One of the most competitive middle school physics Challenges in the UK

Top students from the UK and China compete together for the top awards

Designed to engage and challenge middle school students of all abilities Provide Chinese paper

Written test in preliminary and experiments in final

Beneficial for applying science majors in top universities

JPC: Nov. 25, 2023 (Sat.) 14:30-15:20

JPC Final: May 19, 2024 (Sun.)

Introduction

The British Physics Olympiad is a charitable trust overseen by a committee of trustees. It was initiated in 1979, and has been used as a qualifier for the selection of the UK Physics Team for the International Physics Olympiad since 1983.
The topic of the questions will be ranging from Dynamics, Electricity, Optics, Heat, Units, Waves, to astronomy. The Junior Physics Challenge is designed to engage and challenge students by offering them a range of problems to solve. They might be shown some pictures of famous physicians and asked to identify one (For example, Hawking, Galileo or Newton). Hence, some general knowledge and interest in physics would be an advantage. The main objective is to create fun, encourage involvement and inspire passion for physics among students.
Since 2019, Chinese and British students will compete together for the awards. Junior Physics Challenge is composed of written and experiments. It aims to inspire middle school students to learn physics, observe, practical skills and critical thinking.

Rules

Language

English / Chinese

Date

Preliminary: Nov. 25, 2023 (Sat.) 14:30-15:20
Final: May 19, 2024 (Sun.)

Participants

Preliminary: Middle school students
Final: Only Preliminary global Gold, Silver and Bronze award winners can participate Final.

Format

Preliminary: Individual, Multiple Choice
Final: Experiment (The final includes 3 rounds of experiment-based challenges. Each round focuses on different topics, such as experiment design, scientific phenomena presentation etc. Judges will grade teams on every experimental step.)

Location

Preliminary: Paper-based in partnering school
Final: Online

 

Type

Preliminary: 60 multiple-choice questions
Final: The final examination includes 3 rounds of experiment-based challenges

Awards

Preliminary Global awards

  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Bronze

Preliminary National awards

  • Regional Honorable
  • (For judging the global awards, British competitors will be ranked first by their overall scores, creating boundaries for the gold, silver and bronze awards. Competitors from other countries are not ranked together with their British competitors, but are compared by the boundaries. Chinese competitors with good results will therefore have an increased chance of receiving an award.)

    Junior Physics Camp and Competition

    Organizer

    British Physics Olympiad
    ASDAN China

    Date

    Junior Physics Camp: August 16-20, 2021

    Junior Physics Competition: August 21-22, 2021

    Participants

    Awarded students in 2020 British Junior Physics Challenge

    Format

    Individual competition, doing experiment with remote monitoring (contestant should prepare notebook or mobile phone with camera, and finish the experiments with apparatus toolkit provided by the committee)

    Awards in Final

    Gold
    Silver
    Bronze

    Seats

    Junior Physics Camp - Up to 80 students
    Junior Physics Competiton - Unlimit

    Language

    Junior Physics Camp - English and Chinese
    Junior Physics Competiton - Chinese

    Agenda
    Date Time Activity
     
    Aug.16
    14:00-14:30 Sign in
    14:30-15:30 Opening ceremony
    15:30-17:30 Experiment 1Braking force on a toy car
     
    Aug.17
    9:30-11:30 Group Challenge 1
    11:30-14:30 Group discussion, Free activity
    14:30-17:30 Experiment 2Floating and sinking
     
    Aug.18
    9:30-11:30 Group Challenge 2
    11:00-14:30 Group discussion, Free activity
    14:30-17:30 Experiment 3Cooling
     
    Aug.19
    9:30-11:30 Group Challenge 3
    11:30-14:30 Group discussion, Free activity
    14:30-17:30 Experiment 4Paper parachutes
     
    Aug.20
    9:30-11:30 Group Challenge 4
    11:30-14:30 Group discussion, Free activity
    14:30-17:00 Experiment 5Silt meter
    17:00-17:30 Camp Closing Ceremony and Award Ceremony
     
    Aug.21
    14:00-14:30 Sign in
    14:30-15:30 Competition 1 Power balls
    15:45-17:00 Break
    15:30-15:45 Competition 2 Lenses/ Competition 3 preparation
     
    Aug.22
    14:30-17:00 Competition 3 Stretching elastic/

    Temperature of a freezer

    Exam Center

    Registration Details

    Fee

    Preliminary: Includes the exam fee, proctor fee, grading fee, past-papers, certificates, offline reference materials /  one-time online mock test,etc. (ASDAN doesn't provide any trainings)
    Final: Includes academic materials and equipment fee

    Registration deadline

    Preliminary: Nov. 14, 2023
    Final: May 5,2024

    Academic materials

    Website: https://www.schoolphysics.co.uk/cd/

    FAQ

    REFUND POLICY

    Preliminary Round: If, for some reason, the student is unable to attend after paying the fee, please contact us. If you apply before the registration deadline, 25% of the registration fee will be deducted as academic materials and service fees. If you apply after the registration deadline, no refund will be given.

     

    Final Round: If you apply to refund from the date before the 30 calendar days of the camp, no registration fee will be deducted; if your application date is between 30 days and 1 week, 50% of the registration fee will be deducted as academic materials, apparatus and service fees. After the date 7 calendar days before the camp, you will no longer be eligible and won't be able to receive a refund.

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