World Book Day - Physics
A list linking science fiction to science fact, for World Book Day 2013.
- ALL
- Textbook
- Group work
- Activity sheet
- External link
Textbook
Space, Cosmology and Fiction
The confrontation between science and religion and how science fact catches up with science fiction.
Group work
Assembly: Science Fiction or Science Fact?
This assembly resource from the Association for Science Education (ASE) aims to take a light-hearted look at why some science fiction ideas become reality and others do not
Activity sheet
Science Fiction
How does science fact compare to science fiction - including qoutes from Isaac Asimov, Brian Aldiss, Arthur C Clarke and HG Wells.
External link
IOP Physics In Fiction
From August 2012, this episode of the Physics World books-podcast series discusses four recent entries to the "physics in fiction" genre and sees how they measure up
If you went into a black hole, where would you go?
If you use the look inside feature to view the contents - you can see some of the questions I collected from primary and secondary school students.