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Asked by anon-207861 to William, Silvia, Scott, Oliver, Natalie, Michelle, Lowri on 4 Mar 2019.
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Lowri Evans answered on 4 Mar 2019:
I think we all deserve the prize money, as it sounds like we all work hard! However, I believe that lots of people would benefit with my idea for the prize money. It is also feasible with the amount of money on offer, therefore a realistic idea.
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Silvia Imberti answered on 5 Mar 2019:
Because the Molecularium is a really cool project: a team of American scientists crossed path with a team of filmmakers/cartoon designers and they produced this great animated movies that explain atoms and molecules at primary school level. They are meant to be projected in a planetarium (one of those dome shaped places where you usually go to watch stars and planets) or in 3D cinemas.
“If only one idea had to be passed on the next generation, it is the concept of atoms and molecules, and that everything is made of them.”
– Richard Feynman, Physics Nobel Laureate
Trailer here: http://molecularium.com/projects/molecules-to-the-max/
What is really cool about it is that the way molecules are moving around is not fictional (well, not in the conventional sense of the word at least).
There are real “Molecular Dynamics” simulations underpinning the actual puppet molecules moving around (Molecular Dynamics or “MD” is the name of one of the most common simulations types in my field). Reproducing the positions and movements of molecules (and water molecules in particular) realistically is still one of the biggest challenges in my field (ask me about it!).
This is really a great example of how to get science out of the lab! -
Natalie Lamb answered on 5 Mar 2019:
Last year I helped organise a week-long science festival in my town with a group of other volunteers. The festival had a lot of events for kids aged 4-11. It was loads of fun! Here are some of the events we planned: Science Magic (a magician who did magic tricks based on science and then told the kids how he did the tricks), Fireworks – Real Science or Just Bangs (a show about the science behind how fireworks explode, with lots of bangs) and Zoolab (mini-beasts were brought into class and kids were shown the differences in behaviour and habitat and told how to look after them).
If I won the £500 prize money I would use it to run the week long science festival again but have even more events on that would be free for school kids to go to. I would also like to have more events for people over age 11.
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Michelle Valkanas answered on 6 Mar 2019:
By providing a summer science program, I will be able to expose children to science and hands on activities where they may not have had the opportunity otherwise. I have worked with several organizations in developing STEM activities that cannot only be do4me that day, but taken home and done with their families. I would love the opportunity to get these kits in as many curious hands as possible!
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Scott Graham answered on 7 Mar 2019:
as has been previously said it sounds like we all work hard so we all deserve to win. Unfortunately only one of can. If I am the lucky person to win I feel that my project idea would not only benefit schools in my area (I plan to visit local schools then further afar ones) but if I can get a social media page or website set up with my plan on having interviews from different scientists in different fields etc then this will be accessible to anyone which would benefit a wider audience.
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Oliver Andrews answered on 7 Mar 2019:
It’s a tough one because everyone is amazing! my idea is to make music which helps us understand what climate change “sounds like”. I’ve always wanted to do this as a project so it would mean a lot to me!
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