In the Zone – bringing science to the Olympic Games for students in 2012
Issue 345 | Page 43 | Published Jun 2012
Description
The Wellcome Trust is running a national engagement and education initiative inspired by the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. 'In the Zone' involves sending practical science kits to every UK school and college. Here, we discuss the development of the school activities and how the feedback from pilot schools helped to shape the final resources.
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