The project ‘Fisica in Barca’ (‘Boat Physics’), launched in 2005 and repeated a couple of years later, uses a large sailboat to promote the popularisation of physics. Young students sail along the Italian coasts from port to port, learning and experimenting the relevant physics on the way. […]
The author describes a course for Tanzanian teachers of physics and mathematics held in August 2009, the difficulties encountered, the goals achieved and the satisfactions obtained during this extremely interesting experience. […]