Any queries on the day: please call 023 8059 9047

Note: this event takes place 10am-3pm on Thursday 12 July 2018. A duplicate event takes place on Friday 13 July 2018, see alternative registration page at: musicmixer2.eventbrite.co.uk

Owing to the funding source, this is open only to UK-based A-level Physics teachers. One teacher from each school/college may register. A previous requirement for attendees to be from state schools has now been lifted.

This free-of-charge event will feature training on our Music Mixer circuit boards, which incorporate core electronics concepts suitable for A-level Physics students. Attendees will be sent a free classroom kit of Music Mixer circuit boards later this year!

The one-day training session will be held in our state-of-the-art labs in the School of Electronics and Computer Science at the University of Southampton.

The circuit board (pictured above) combines two audio signals, for example music from mobile phones, enabling users to control the volume by experimenting with different electronic components, learn about electronic sensors (e.g. LDRs) and resistor dividers.

The design aims to expose all components and demystifies electronics for students.

The board also has dedicated sections for determining Planck’s constant – by measuring and plotting the voltage and current through four differently coloured LEDs – and experimenting with capacitor discharge.

Equipment issued to attendees is provided by UK Electronics Skills Foundation.

Kits will be provided on indefinite loan, subject to a usage agreement. As a condition of issue, we are required to share basic contact details with the UK Electronics Skills Foundation (i.e. name, school, email address). This will be used solely for the purposes of tracking usage of equipment and will not be used for marketing. Please note that any schools that have already received kits through this scheme, or are registered for the University of Southampton A-level Teachers Workshop 2018, are ineligible to register for this event.