NZ for Physics World Cup!

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NZ For Physics World Cup!

Project 2012-07-02 00:43:16 +1200

We’re New Zealand’s IYPT team, and we need your help to get to Germany! The 5 of us have been selected from the high school physics students around the country to represent New Zealand in the International Young Physicists’ Tournament in July. It’s pretty much the world"s tip-top high school physics competition, like the Olympiads. 30 countries around the world are sending their top physics students to compete, and this year it’s being held in Bad Saulgau, Germany (www.iypt.de)


This is an awesome competition – you do lots and lots of experiments and hands-on research. The problems are really open-ended, and just plain cool:

1. Gaussian cannon A sequence of identical steel balls includes a strong magnet and lies in a nonmagnetic channel. Another steel ball is rolled towards them and collides with the end ball. The ball at the opposite end of the sequence is ejected at a surprisingly high velocity. Optimize the magnet"s position for the greatest effect.

You have to condense months of research into a 12-minute PowerPoint, and then defend your work in a vigorous debate with other teams. (For more information, go to www.iypt.org) There’s no black-and-white answer, and you can’t go look up the solution in a textbook – because nobody’s ever done this exact problem before, and you’re the one who knows the most about it. And it’s all about teamwork – because your teammates are the ones who will be helping you every step of the way, watching your debate, checking your facts and giving you the support you need to get through. 

We’re really proud to be representing our country, and hopefully we’ll bring you back a great result – NZ has gotten Gold and Silver for the last 4 years. Past Tournaments have been held in Tehran, Vienna, Tianjin, Seoul, and Brisbane. But going to Europe is expensive, and we need the extra cash to help with the travel costs, accommodation, competition fee etc. 

Since the end of last year, we’ve been slaving away in the lab every day after school to get these problems ready, and we’re SO excited to be going! So please, give a little, and help us get there!

Thank you so much ---Jesse, Kaylie, Matthew, Ollie and Howell

(Note: some of the rewards would have to wait until the end of the competition)

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Grant Robinson
20/07/2012 at 9:48am
Anonymous pledger
20/07/2012 at 1:06am
Anonymous pledger
18/07/2012 at 7:38pm
ruth
18/07/2012 at 4:15pm
Camilo Borges
16/07/2012 at 10:01pm
Rory
14/07/2012 at 8:12pm
Louis Elwood-Leach
13/07/2012 at 9:42pm
Anonymous pledger
12/07/2012 at 10:04pm
Rob Kilpatrick
09/07/2012 at 1:10pm
Michelle
08/07/2012 at 2:34pm
Grant McLean
06/07/2012 at 11:38pm
Anonymous pledger
05/07/2012 at 5:31pm
Helen Hughes
05/07/2012 at 11:36am
Jillian Carpenter
04/07/2012 at 11:18pm
Andrew McMillan
04/07/2012 at 7:19pm
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04/07/2012 at 7:16pm

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NZ For Physics World Cup!

Project 2012-07-02 00:43:16 +1200

We’re New Zealand’s IYPT team, and we need your help to get to Germany! The 5 of us have been selected from the high school physics students around the country to represent New Zealand in the International Young Physicists’ Tournament in July. It’s pretty much the world"s tip-top high school physics competition, like the Olympiads. 30 countries around the world are sending their top physics students to compete, and this year it’s being held in Bad Saulgau, Germany (www.iypt.de)


This is an awesome competition – you do lots and lots of experiments and hands-on research. The problems are really open-ended, and just plain cool:

1. Gaussian cannon A sequence of identical steel balls includes a strong magnet and lies in a nonmagnetic channel. Another steel ball is rolled towards them and collides with the end ball. The ball at the opposite end of the sequence is ejected at a surprisingly high velocity. Optimize the magnet"s position for the greatest effect.

You have to condense months of research into a 12-minute PowerPoint, and then defend your work in a vigorous debate with other teams. (For more information, go to www.iypt.org) There’s no black-and-white answer, and you can’t go look up the solution in a textbook – because nobody’s ever done this exact problem before, and you’re the one who knows the most about it. And it’s all about teamwork – because your teammates are the ones who will be helping you every step of the way, watching your debate, checking your facts and giving you the support you need to get through. 

We’re really proud to be representing our country, and hopefully we’ll bring you back a great result – NZ has gotten Gold and Silver for the last 4 years. Past Tournaments have been held in Tehran, Vienna, Tianjin, Seoul, and Brisbane. But going to Europe is expensive, and we need the extra cash to help with the travel costs, accommodation, competition fee etc. 

Since the end of last year, we’ve been slaving away in the lab every day after school to get these problems ready, and we’re SO excited to be going! So please, give a little, and help us get there!

Thank you so much ---Jesse, Kaylie, Matthew, Ollie and Howell

(Note: some of the rewards would have to wait until the end of the competition)

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Grant Robinson
20/07/2012 at 9:48am
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20/07/2012 at 1:06am
Anonymous pledger
18/07/2012 at 7:38pm
ruth
18/07/2012 at 4:15pm
Camilo Borges
16/07/2012 at 10:01pm
Rory
14/07/2012 at 8:12pm
Louis Elwood-Leach
13/07/2012 at 9:42pm
Anonymous pledger
12/07/2012 at 10:04pm
Rob Kilpatrick
09/07/2012 at 1:10pm
Michelle
08/07/2012 at 2:34pm
Grant McLean
06/07/2012 at 11:38pm
Anonymous pledger
05/07/2012 at 5:31pm
Helen Hughes
05/07/2012 at 11:36am
Jillian Carpenter
04/07/2012 at 11:18pm
Andrew McMillan
04/07/2012 at 7:19pm
Anonymous pledger
04/07/2012 at 7:16pm

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