Kick off of Physics in Action Project

The first online workshop for the Physics in Action took place recently. Teachers from schools in Dublin, Balbriggan, Navan and Mullingar participated in this hands-on, interactive workshop that explored inquiry-based and embodied cognition approaches to teaching and learning Science.

The aim of the Physics in Action Project is to make teaching and learning in Physics an active,

engaging and enjoyable experience, through the use of embodied cognition approaches. Over the

course of this year-long project, teachers, students and parents alike will be provided with

opportunities to engage with a range of inquiry-based and embodied cognition approaches to

learning Physics. Embodied Cognition is the idea that not only are our minds connected to our

bodies, our thoughts are shaped by the types of perceptual and motor experiences we have as we

interact each day with the world.

The Physics in Action Project is funded by Science Foundation Ireland.