The Ensonglopedia of Science

科学百科全书

• 批准号: ST/P001599/1
• 负责人: Darren Baskill
• 金额: $ 0.78万
• 依托单位: University of Sussex
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Research Grant
• 财政年份: 2016
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2016 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ST%2FP001599%2F1
• 关键词: Ensonglopedia; Science

This project is a collaboration between the Physics & Astronomy Department at the University of Sussex (hereafter UoS), a number of other UK scientific institutions, and a team of award-winning science communicators working in theatre and music. It will get young people excited about contemporary scientific research by presenting it through music and comedy. The Arts Council-funded live show that forms the project's centrepiece will be a fast-moving, fact-packed theatrical experience that appeals to children and adults alike. Music videos will be made to spread the show's scientific learning to a broader audience. Teaching aids linking all parts of the show to the school curriculum, and highlighting relevant career paths, will be distributed.While the project informs its audience about many areas of science, the current application focuses on 6 songs & their accompanying videos, which communicate these areas of research:* A song about atoms, particle physics and the standard model, with reference to the discoveries made at CERN. The accompanying video will find an original and light-hearted approach to representing atomic structure pictographically. The scientific advisor is Dr Darren Baskill at UoS.* A song about Bangs (Big & small). This song will explore a) Big Bang cosmology, from the first nanoseconds up to recombination (with reference to the data gathered by the STFC-funded Planck Satellite); and b) explosions in general, including gamma ray bursts (with reference to the STFC-funded Swift Space Telescope). Scientific advisor: STFC-funded Professor Mark Hindmarsh at UoS.* A song about quantum mechanics, exploring the cutting edge of research into quantum technology. Scientific advisor: bestselling science author Dr John Gribbin.* A song about fusion energy, produced in partnership with Culham Centre for Fusion Energy. It will a) explain the fundamentals of nuclear fusion with a focus on the energy created in our sun, b) differentiate between fusion and fission power, and c) highlight the steps towards achieving a sustainable fusion reactor.* A song about entropy and the possible scenarios for the end of the Universe, with reference to STFC-funded research into dark energy at the Royal Observatory in Edinburgh (ROE). Scientific advisor: Professor Andrew Liddle at ROE.* A song about time, exploring our everyday understanding of the concept, Einstein's Special Theory of Relativity, the role of time in quantum gravity, the Arrow of Time, and irreversibility, with reference to STFC-funded research at ROE. Scientific advisor: Dr Marina Cortes at ROE.Other project areas not funded by STFC will communicate entomology (in partnership with London's Natural History Museum), botany (Cambridge University Botanic Garden), stem cell research & cancer treatment (Centre for Stem Cells & Regenerative Medicine), DNA (Nemesis Bioscience), childbirth (Brighton & Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust), anthropological science (Loughborough University) and others.The project will supplement the science learning within schools by a careful linking of each segment with the curriculum at all relevant key stages, which will be provided to schools in the booking pack and teaching aids accompanying the show, on the project's website, and in a mail-out to schools. The teaching pack will additionally detail the career paths taken by the project's scientific advisors, promoting the sciences as a career choice. By characterising science as an ongoing quest, the project will spark the imaginations of the audience and ignite a desire for further study. It will encourage debate between youngsters and their parents, teachers and peers. It aims in particular to encourage scientific participation amongst children in deprived areas, through a focus on these areas during the tour of schools. In the longer term, it is hoped that the project will help the national economy by inspiring the next generation of scientists

该项目是苏塞克斯大学（以下简称 UoS）物理与天文学系、英国其他一些科研机构以及戏剧和音乐领域屡获殊荣的科学传播者团队之间的合作。它将通过音乐和喜剧的方式呈现当代科学研究，让年轻人对当代科学研究感到兴奋。由艺术委员会资助的现场表演是该项目的核心内容，它将是一场快速发展、内容丰富的戏剧体验，对儿童和成人都有吸引力。将制作音乐视频，向更广泛的观众传播该节目的科学知识。将分发将节目的所有部分与学校课程联系起来并突出显示相关职业道路的教具。虽然该项目向观众介绍了许多科学领域，但当前的应用程序侧重于 6 首歌曲及其随附视频，它们传达了这些研究领域：*一首关于原子、粒子物理和标准模型的歌曲，参考了 CERN 的发现。随附的视频将找到一种新颖且轻松的方法来以象形方式表示原子结构。科学顾问是 UoS 的 Darren Baskill 博士。*一首关于 Bangs（大与小）的歌曲。这首歌将探索 a) 大爆炸宇宙学，从第一纳秒到重组（参考 STFC 资助的普朗克卫星收集的数据）； b) 一般爆炸，包括伽马射线暴（参考 STFC 资助的雨燕太空望远镜）。科学顾问：STFC 资助的 UoS 教授 Mark Hindmarsh。*一首关于量子力学的歌曲，探索量子技术研究的前沿。科学顾问：畅销书科学作家约翰·格里宾博士。*一首关于聚变能的歌曲，与卡勒姆聚变能源中心合作制作。它将 a) 解释核聚变的基本原理，重点关注太阳产生的能量，b) 区分聚变和裂变能，以及 c) 重点介绍实现可持续聚变反应堆的步骤。*一首关于熵和宇宙终结的可能场景的歌曲，参考 STFC 资助的爱丁堡皇家天文台 (ROE) 暗能量研究。科学顾问：ROE 的 Andrew Liddle 教授。*一首关于时间的歌曲，参考 STFC 资助的 ROE 研究，探索我们对时间概念的日常理解、爱因斯坦的狭义相对论、时间在量子引力中的作用、时间之箭和不可逆性。科学顾问：ROE 的 Marina Cortes 博士。 STFC 未资助的其他项目领域将交流昆虫学（与伦敦自然历史博物馆合作）、植物学（剑桥大学植物园）、干细胞研究和癌症治疗（干细胞和再生医学中心）、DNA（Nemesis Bioscience）、分娩（布莱顿和苏塞克斯大学医院 NHS Trust）、人类学科学 （拉夫堡大学）等。该项目将通过将每个部分与所有相关关键阶段的课程仔细链接来补充学校内的科学学习，这些链接将通过演出的预订包和教具、项目网站以及邮寄给学校的方式提供给学校。该教学包还将详细介绍该项目的科学顾问所采取的职业道路，促进科学作为一种职业选择。通过将科学描述为一种持续的探索，该项目将激发观众的想象力并激发进一步研究的愿望。它将鼓励青少年与其父母、老师和同龄人之间的辩论。它的特别目的是通过在参观学校期间重点关注这些地区，鼓励贫困地区儿童的科学参与。从长远来看，希望该项目能够激励下一代科学家，从而帮助国民经济