“Experiment Shares” are online meetings for teachers to share their favourite experiments with other teachers. Hosted by Michael Gregory, Hosted by Michael Gregory, Science on Stage France and Scientix Ambassador, experiments have been shared by teachers from Canada, Greece, Italy, Romania, Serbia, Germany, Ireland, UK, Brasil, USA, France, Portugal, Bulgaria, Albania and the list continues to grow!
Started in August 2021, these meetings were inspired by a number of cool projects – notably Perimeter Institute’s “Kitchen Wars”, “YES! International” meetings for students, CERN ITW2018 “Virtual Pub” reunions, “Active Science” online workshops, and “My Favourite Experiments” where I’ve been asking teachers around the world to share their favourite experiments with me since 2017.
Experiment Shares are free and all teachers are welcome, so please spread the word! The goal is for teachers to share experiments with each other, so everyone is encouraged to prepare a short demo (1 to 5 minutes) of one of their favourite experiments. But if you’re too shy, busy or short on inspiration, please also feel free to come along just to see what others have to share. In either case, please come ready to ask questions, provide feedback, and eager to try out some of the experiments you see!
Don’t just take my word for it, you can also read about these Experiment Share meetings in the June 2022 issue of Science in School: https://www.scienceinschool.org/article/2022/my-favourite-experiments/
Upcoming Experiment Shares:
Spanish, French & Italian Experiment Shares – coming in 2023!
Following the success of the Spanish-language pilot in December, discussions are in place to finally try Experiment Shares in French and Italian! As there are fewer teachers who speak these languages, it is unlikely that these will happen more than once or twice per year, but it is still worth including some of the great teachers who speak other languages. Please get in touch if you would be interested in attending or presenting in any of these languages, or if you would like help to start similar meetings in other languages. (For the moment I only speak four languages with enough confidence to attempt hosting meetings, but I always eager to join in and support teachers with projects in languages I don’t yet speak if I can be of use.)
Past Experiment Shares
Playlist of Recordings: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVBCF3W9tuWpJzMymob9IOhXCXBxNlCeJ
November 6th
Recording: https://youtu.be/MvXm83_E6YA
Experiment Details: https://tinyurl.com/experimentshare-nov6
December 20th
Recording: https://youtu.be/OOEdxqagN48
Experiment List: https://tinyurl.com/experimentshare-dec20
Scientix webinar, Dec. 15th at 17:00 CET:
Hands-on Experiments from Shared Experiences
January 19th
Recording: https://youtu.be/CWhTWzg81tE
Experiment Details: https://tinyurl.com/experimentshare-jan19
February 16th
Recording: https://youtu.be/DrN8Zc45HA8
Experiment Details: https://tinyurl.com/experimentshare-feb16
March 13th – Pi Day Eve Celebration
Recording: https://youtu.be/PGbxR1oVwFk
April 3rd – Science on Stage “Share it Forward”
Recording: https://youtu.be/7Zj1e6ro7XY
Experiment List: https://tinyurl.com/ExpShare-SonS
April 21st – Earth Day Eve
Experiment List: https://tinyurl.com/ExpShare-EarthDayEve2022
Recording: https://youtu.be/cwG-WudH_ek
May 9th – Silent Experiment Share
Experiment List: https://tinyurl.com/ExpShare-May2022
Recording: https://youtu.be/16IswaO-HNE
June 2022
Experiment List: https://tinyurl.com/ExpShare-June2022
Recording coming soon…
August 2022
Experiment List: https://tinyurl.com/ExpShare-Aug2022
Recording: https://youtu.be/aJlZKYfDyd8
October 2022
Experiment List: https://tinyurl.com/ExpShare-Oct2022
Recording coming soon…
November 2022
Recording coming soon…
En Espanol (Spanish-language Experiment Share)
Dec. 12th 18:00 CET/Paris/Madrid
Monday December 19th 18:00 CET/Paris
Registration: https://forms.gle/iUXj7x448Ws2Hpxi9
Experiment Share vf
Les “Experiment Shares” sont des réunions Zoom où des enseignants à travers le monde partage leurs expériences préférées. Avec du participation régulier du Canada, Grèce, Italie, Roumanie, Serbie, Allemagne, Irlande, Royaume-Uni, Brésil, USA, et bien sur son organisateur Michael Gregory à Paris!
Particle Physics for Kids
If you like Particle Physics, why not check out my Particle Physics for Kids virtual science camps, with visits, science shows and lectures to make this complicated topic fun and accessible for students 12-16.
For more details, see: tinyurl.com/pp4kids
YES! International
For more information on the student version of Experiment Shares, please see: https://www.scienceonstage.fr/yes-international/
