TEDx Talks | The physics of water | Dr Emma Mitchell | TEDxUWCRCN @TEDx | Uploaded 2 days ago | Updated 1 day ago
A novel, accessible approach to the study of physics, examining how water behaves in the world around us. Dr Emma Mitchell is a physics teacher and the Academic Programme Leader at UWC Red Cross Nordic. While studying in Northern Ireland and at the University of Cambridge, England, Emma noticed that there were fewer females than males in her physics cohorts. After embarking on a career in secondary education, she explored the factors affecting subject and curriculum choices and has published her master's and doctorate research in Tes magazine, on the IB Research website (winning a Jeff Thompson Award) and through the Three-Minute Thesis competition (placing runner-up at University College London). Today, immersed in the International Baccalaureate philosophy that promotes conceptual understanding and interdisciplinary thinking, Emma aims to make physics ideas as accessible as possible in her lessons, textbook and website. Her talk will inspire the audience to notice the peculiarities of something we have all heard of - water - and appreciate the scientific reasons that lie behind them. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at ted.com/tedx
A novel, accessible approach to the study of physics, examining how water behaves in the world around us. Dr Emma Mitchell is a physics teacher and the Academic Programme Leader at UWC Red Cross Nordic. While studying in Northern Ireland and at the University of Cambridge, England, Emma noticed that there were fewer females than males in her physics cohorts. After embarking on a career in secondary education, she explored the factors affecting subject and curriculum choices and has published her master's and doctorate research in Tes magazine, on the IB Research website (winning a Jeff Thompson Award) and through the Three-Minute Thesis competition (placing runner-up at University College London). Today, immersed in the International Baccalaureate philosophy that promotes conceptual understanding and interdisciplinary thinking, Emma aims to make physics ideas as accessible as possible in her lessons, textbook and website. Her talk will inspire the audience to notice the peculiarities of something we have all heard of - water - and appreciate the scientific reasons that lie behind them. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at ted.com/tedx
