Pre-University students engage in inquiry

On Friday 26th of March, 14 pre-University students finished the pre-University  on Campus Track. Freek Pols designed and taught one of the tracks. On four consecutive Fridays students learned about data-analysis and error propagation, devised and conducted an experiment to determine the gravitational acceleration within 1% accuracy.

They learned how to use Python to analyse their data and learned how to use LaTeX to make a poster to present their findings. As the track was aborted last year, this is the first time that all activities were carried out. In their feedback, the students state that they perceived the track educational and fun. An example of a poster, with a slight inside on their activities, is shown below.