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Harry Kroto has given workshops around the world to a range of age groups. Hear about everything from galaxy formation and fullerenes, to juggling, politics and tortoises! You can also download the powerpoint presentation packs and worksheets here that Harry has prepared for these workshops, if you want to use them yourself.
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Manchester United (UK - English)
14/10/2003 Harry delivered his Buckyball workshop to 350 Children at the Manchester United Carrington Training Academy with the help of Premiership footballers Diego Forlan and John O'Shea as part of the Bicentennial celebration of the publication of John Dalton's Atomic Theory.
There is also a photo album associated with this workshop and a short clip of the footballers teaching
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Nesta Inspire (UK - English)
Harry and Jonathan give a workshop at the University of Sussex to local school children and simultaneously video conference with children at Leicester, Imperial, Cardiff, and Edinburgh universities. |
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UNAM (Mexico - Spanish)
Harry and a huge hall full of school children build fullerenes, practice fullerene meditation, and have a great time discovering that science can be fun. |
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UCSB (USA - English)
At University of California, Santa Barbara, Harry runs a Buckyball workshop with a group of young school children (originally streamed live to local schools). |
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Toyo, Japan 2002 (Japan - English/Japanese)
Harry explores chemistry, astronomy, algebra and architecture, with children at Toyo University, Japan.
Click here for the Japanese version
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Maps Test Clip
A test clip of Harry peeling a grapefruit and using it to explain how spherical maps of the world deform when represented on a flat surface such as a page in a book.
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