1. Workshop 3
Communication

2. Sit back to back with a partner If you are the describer:
Describe and draw
Sit back to back with a partner
If you are the describer:
You must not show the picture to your partner
You are only allowed to describe the shapes that make up the picture
If you are the drawer - try to draw the picture from your partners description
4 mins

3. Reveal the picture and discuss:
Describe and draw
Reveal the picture and discuss:
For the person describing, what did you find difficult?
For the person drawing, what was difficult for you?
How could you make the instructions clearer?
2 mins

4. Swap roles. If you were the drawer you should become the describer.
Describe and draw
Swap roles. If you were the drawer you should become the describer.
Remember, the describer:
Must not show the picture
Is only allowed to describe the shapes that make up the picture
4 mins

5. Working in teams of two, collect a Science Demo card.
Practise the demonstration
Think about how you will explain the science behind it
When you are ready, find a team who did a different demo and show each other how to do it
Once you’ve learned one demo, try another
20 mins

6. Working with your partner:
Science demo
Working with your partner:
Pick one of the activities you have practised
Plan a short presentation for the rest of the group
Show the demonstration and explain the science behind it
10 mins

7. What was the best way to receive instructions? using diagrams,
Top tip for outreach
What was the best way to receive instructions?
using diagrams,
being told
being shown
trying it for yourself?
What is your top tip for a future team planning a physics demonstration?
5 mins