Key takeaways
An explanation of what pressure is and how it is calculated.
How pressure calculations are applied to situations in the real world.
Examples of calculations involving pressure.
Host: Laura studied at Royal Holloway University of London and the Open University. She is passionate about science communication and has presented talks about Exoplanets at Oxford University and Imperial College London. Did you know that using a knife, drawing blood, and drinking from a straw are all real life applications of pressure? In this class, students will gain a better understanding of what pressure is and how pressure affects our everyday lives as well as how it calculated before moving onto solving problems. This class is aimed at students in Years 7 - 9 but would be useful for any student studying Physics.
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Safeguarding reminder:The safety of your child is of the utmost importance. All of our classes are pre-recorded to remove any concerns around live participation. For reruns of our past live classes, students' webcams and microphones were disabled and only the chat history, if participation was requested, is visible.
Suitable for:
This class is suitable for Physics students in Years 7-9 or S1-S3.
Class requirements:
Students will require a laptop with internet connection to view the class. A pen and notepad will also be required during the lesson.
What to expect:
- This class will take place online via a Zoom webinar.
- For live classes, please arrive promptly. Students' cameras and microphones are disabled by default.
- For on demand classes, students will be watching a recording of a previous live class.
- Once you have signed up, you will be taken to your dashboard where you can view details of the class, and re-watch it in the future.
- Students will be sent confirmation of the class to their email address if provided.