The Croatian Physical Society for the

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The Croatian Physical Society for the
International Year of Physics 2005
REPORT FOR THE FIRST SIX MONTHS PERIOD of 2005.
 za-wyp2005_at_hfd.hr http//www.wyp2005.hr Coordin
ator Slobodan Miloevic, slobodan_at_ifs.hr
Ivica Aviani Institute of Physics,
Zagreb aviani_at_ifs.hr
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Main goals in 2005

• Attention of politicians, media and public not
  oriented to physics.
• Attention of pupils to the role of physics in
  everydays life.
• Lectures for humanists, engineers and scientists
  (nonphysicists) about modern developments in
  physics.
• Stronger swing to the permanent activities.
• Stronger support to the physics teachers in
  schools.

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Project activities planned for WYP 2005

• Workpackages
• Week of physics (7-12 November 2005)
• Performances on public places
• Interactive experiments for public
• Beauties of physics
• Regional chain experiments
• Historical physics experiments
• Coordination and public relations

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COORDINATION AND PUBLIC RELATIONS
slobodan_at_ifs.hr

• Organization
• Stimulation for participation
• Help with issues of legal matter

• Coordination
• Web page
• Databases
• Collecting data of all events

• Public relations
• TV, radio, press
• Assistance in search for sponsors
• Spreading the information about the events and
  their results

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INTERACTIVE PHYSICS EXPERIMENTS placed in the
vicinity of science institutes
mpozek_at_phy.hr, veza_at_phy.hr, santic_at_irb.hr,
drobac_at_ifs.hr, mapavic_at_inet.hr
http//www.wyp2005.hr/interaktivni_pokusi/
Six planned interactive experiments The
relativity experiment on the time dilatation in
detection of cosmic Muons Demonstrated on April
13 web, newspapers, TV coverage Other
experiments are in preparation status
performances shifted to autumn
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BEAUTIES OF PHYSICS
Students gjeras_at_fizika.hr, mihael_at_mail.inet.hr
Scientists aviani_at_ifs.hr, ana_at_phy.hr Teacher
tprohaska_at_prvagimnazija.hr
http//www.wyp2005.hr/ljepota_fizike/

• The festival of popular lectures March 17-18
• very good response!
• Beauty of Physics in your School
• Content of pupils works
• Physics Express students demonstrations
• Performing experiments!!
• Continuation also for the following years

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• Beauties of physics
• Festival of Physics 17th and 18th March 2005.
  Institute of Physics, Zagreb

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BEAUTIES OF PHYSICS Festival of Physics
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BEAUTIES OF PHYSICS in your School
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BEAUTIES OF PHYSICS in your School
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BEAUTIES OF PHYSICS Physics Express
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BEAUTIES OF PHYSICS - Competition for the best
pupils photograph, picture, poster
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BEAUTIES OF PHYSICS Performance Sir Isaac
Newton, Apple and The Moon
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HISTORICAL PHYSICS EXPERIMENTS
dandroic_at_phy.hr, furic_at_phy.hr
http//metodika.phy.hr/gf/index.php

• Revitalisation of historical physics experiments
• setting experiments back to work is progressing
  well
• Internet presentations web page
• TV coverage story broadcasted on 27th of April
• On-line presentation expected end of September

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WEEK OF PHYSICS, 7-12 November 2005
bogomil.obelic_at_irb.hr, mpozek_at_phy.hr,
movre_at_ifs.hr, herak_at_rudjer.irb.hr

• Multimedia presentations, public lectures
  (Already started at University)

• Laboratory tours, pupils workshops

• Expositions

• Conferences/workshops

• Repetition of selected events through the year

• Videoconferencing with other large cities (Split,
  Rijeka, Osijek)

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Media coverage
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CHAIN EXPERIMENT
hrvoje.negovec_at_vip.hr , kzadro_at_phy.hr
http//www.wyp2005.hr/lancani_pokus/
Web page done Announcement distributed Low
response from schools Planned for June -
postponed for November (depends on school
semester)
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PERFORMANCES ON PUBLIC PLACES
hmesic_at_phy.hr, suric_at_irb.hr
7 10 large performances were planned Preparation
s performed, executive summary etc. Detailed cost
plan 8000 12000 Euros Late prepayment (end
July) Execution postponed re-planning must be
done Wayout smaller scale performances Near
week of Physics
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CONCLUDING REMARKS

• Response of polititians, industry, sponsors, etc
  low
• Some media are intersted
• Response from teachers and specialy from pupils
  very nice!
• Response from scientists medium
• this type of activity is not recognized in
  promotion of scientific careere
• Public (specialy young) likes to here about
  physics and likes to see
• Experiment on stage!!!
• - To continuue activities