Inspiration with Sir Peter Ogden

The first in our series of interviews with the Ogden Trust and a glimpse into the key life experiences that motivated Sir Peter Ogden towards a life time career supporting physics educators and education.

Thomas, Robin and I reminisce about the inspirational teachers that lead us into careers in physics education; Quirky characters and memorable methods abound. We also share our favourite practical actives to bring fun, flair and engagement into the classroom.

• The Ogden Trust
• Marching Soldiers Activity – Explaining Refraction
• Energy Ball – Teaching Circuits with students
• Brainiacs – Electric Fence Video
• “Air is Heavy”- Thomas’ blog post from the podcast’s early days
• The Flame Probe “Silver, Gold, Blades, Fire and High Voltage”
• Calculating Specific Latent Heat (Bond energy of water) – with Mrs Physics
• Aluminium Foil Speakers – with Rhett Allain
• Wimshurst Machine

If you have a moment please do share with us your favourite YouTube videos or memorable practicals to inspire and engage – there is a contact form on every page of the web site – the.physicsteachingpodcast.com, or email us contact at thephysicsteachingpodcast dot com or on X – @physicstp or BlueSky @physicstp.bsky.social.

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Music

• Season 7: Physics Is Our Business by Miracles of Modern Science.
• Seasons 5 and 6: Crescents by Ketsa.
• Seasons 3 and 4: Disco Sheik by Podington Bear.
• Seasons 1 and 2: One legged equilibrist polka by Circus Homunculus.
• Occasionally we also use Cantina Rag by Jackson F. Smith.

The music is used under the Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License