• Question: how would your research help the study of students in schools ?

    Asked by mrman to Pete, Rebecca, SallyB, Sally, Sian on 15 Jun 2010 in Categories: . This question was also asked by nilima.
    • Photo: Peter Styring

      Peter Styring answered on 14 Jun 2010:

      It already is. See http://www.teachers.tv/videos/engineering-gold for a TV programme I did a few years ago. This is now part of the Science GCSE. We also did a few films with schools showing a virtual reality snowboard simulator but these aren’t on the web anymore.

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      Sian Lawson answered on 14 Jun 2010:

      If I can understand more about how muscles, bones and tendons work, and how this changes with age and pathology, then this should turn up in biology textbooks – and PE classes!

      Also I’m hoping to get involved in making mechanics more accessible and fun.

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      Sally Fenton answered on 15 Jun 2010:

      It would help to further young peoples education on the importance of staying fit and healthy whihc I think it very important in the current environment we live in today. People are eating to much and not exercising enough and 33% of children aged 12-15 are classed as either overweight or obese…and these people are at risk of things like diabetes and heart disease…so we really need to teach people more about the importance of staying fit and healthy!

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      Sally Barber answered on 15 Jun 2010:

      I’ve got an idea at the moment about how exercise might stimulat brain cells, improve brain function and perhaps have beneficial affects on disorders such as ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) in people. This could help students to study better at school. It is just an idea at the moment and I have not got any data or evidence yet. I need to design and carry out a study to look into it.

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