Outreach activities
Would you like a team of senior students and graduate students to visit your school?
We offer a range of activities that can be tailored to your programmes, either for a larger group of students or run a set of small group activities. It is also possible to arrange visits to the Physics Department for older students (year 11 and above).
Our researchers are happy to give either short or standard presentations relevant to NCEA topics, e.g., on modern physics, energy transformation in our current society, climate change, etc. If you would like your students hear about such topics as part of a school visit, please let us know.
For more information please email:
physics.outreach@otago.ac.nz
Resources for teachers
Physics curriculum posters from the Department of Physics, University of Otago:
- Rutherford's Atom (PDF)
- LCR circuits (PDF)
- Torque (PDF)
- Circular motion (PDF)
A poster of physics careers based on University of Otago Physics alumni:
- Physics careers (PDF)
To help with studying for the scholarship physics exam, below is a booklet of 40 NZQA scholarship level questions.
Teachers, for a copy of the solutions book, please email physics.office@otago.ac.nz
Teachers' professional development
In collaboration with NZIP we can run professional development courses on selected topics. We are happy to provide help via email, or in person if you would like us to visit your school.
Please email physics.outreach@otago.ac.nz