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BENEFITS OF IYPT IN PHYSICS EDUCATION

1 Teaching Physics Innovatively 17-19. August 2015. Ábel Beregi

Baár-Madas Reformed High School, Budapest

Mihály Hömöstrei

German Nationality High School, Budapest

IYPT IN GENERAL

IYPT = International Young Physicists´ Tournament (The Physics World Cup) Founded in the Soviet Union, started in 1988 (31 teams of 3 countries) Around 150 international pre-university contestants, 30 nations Official language: English 17 open-ended problems 2

THE PROBLEMS OF IYPT

IYPT 2016:

• 8. Magnetic Train

Button magnets are attached to both ends of a small cylindrical battery. When placed in a copper coil such that the magnets contact the coil, this "train" starts to

• move. Explain the phenomenon and investigate how

relevant parameters affect the train's speed and power. 3

THE PROBLEMS OF IYPT

IYPT 2016:

• 8. Magnetic Train

Button magnets are attached to both ends of a small cylindrical battery. When placed in a copper coil such that the magnets contact the coil, this "train" starts to move. Explain the phenomenon and investigate how relevant parameters affect the train's speed and power. 4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9b0J29OzAU

HOW TO SOLVE IYPT PROBLEMS?

Year long research

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Background researches:

Reference kit (published by the IOC) Scientific articles

Own experiments:

Experiments at home At school At ELTE University

• 13. Magnetic Pendulum

Make a light pendulum with a small magnet at the free end. An adjacent electromagnet connected to an AC power source

• f

a much higher frequency than the natural frequency of the pendulum can lead to undamped oscillations with various amplitudes. Study and explain the phenomenon.

EXAMPLE OF A SOLUTION

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THE PHYSICS FIGHT

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Reporter Opponent Reviewer

• Presents own

solution

• Defends it in a

discussion

• Gives a overview
• f the report
• Challenges the

reporter in the discussion

• Tests the

knowledge of the reporter and the

• pponent
• Gives a review of

the report and the discussion

Challenge Presentation Questions Opposition Discussion Questions Review Questions by the jury Grading 8

THE PHYSICS FIGHT

BENEFITS FOR STUDENTS

• Takes a lot of time – not

work, serious game

• Significant learning
• pportunity
• After HYPT (selection

tournament for IYPT) preparation at university with team leaders

• Getting an insight into the

work of a physicist

• High-class equipment
• Teamwork during

preparation

• Good community

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Getting to know a different culture Excursions Food specialities Meeting interesting people Building connections Success

TOURNAMENT = REWARD

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HYPT → IYPT

• Call to participate:
• In KÖMAL ( Mathematical and Physical Journal for

Secondary School) in September for every Hungarian students

• 1st round: Scientific essay
• approx. end november
• 8-10 pages of scientific study of a choosen

problem in Hungarian

• approx. 40 students – lack of experience?
• work alone and with the physics teacher of the

school 11

HYPT → IYPT

Improved skills and capabilities in the 1st round:

• Reading of papers (English, finding the main

points)

• Own research (logical structure, precision)
• Creativity (using physics in practice)
• Cooparating with the teacher as a coworker
• Writing scietific study (how to explain to others?)

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HYPT → IYPT

• 2nd round: Hungarian Young Physicists´s

Tournament

• in middle of december at the ELTE University
• 15 best students of the 1st round (lack of capacity)
• Jury: professors of the ELTE University
• presentations of own researches of the

participiants

• opposition of an old IYPT presentation
• selection of 8 students for further preparation

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HYPT → IYPT

Improved skills and capabilities in the 2nd round:

• Using critics in a positive way (evaluation of the

1st round can help to improve the first results)

• Creating appropriate presentation (logical

structure, easy to follow and to understand),

• Language and presentation skills
• Physics knowledge

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HYPT → IYPT

• 3rd round: Selection of the 5 team members

for IYPT

• The students work in pairs after the 2nd round

under the supervision of Peter Ispanovity and Peter Jenei

• They present their partner‘s problem
• IYPT team member selection: Mid-March
• AYPT and other international tournaments for non-

team-members 15

HYPT → IYPT

• Improved skills and capabilities in the 3rd

round:

• working in pairs
• using lab equipment at ELTE University
• presentation skills

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SUMMARY – BENEFITS OF IYPT

• Modern competition – Modelling the whole research

process

• Inspiration
• „Learning by doing“ type of students
• 21st century skills
• Physics knowledge, research
• Speaking English
• Communication and presentation
• Creativity
• Teamwork

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION

See you next year in Russia! 18

For further information:

www.iypt.org hypt.elte.hu