Well done to Akindu for his poem on the importance of physics. Take a look at his poem and cover letter below:
“Dear judges. To those who are obsessed with science and those with the physics alliance. I’m Akindu Ginneliya, and I am studying year 7 in Maiden Erlegh school in reading. I’m excited to present to you my poem which is called “What is the point of Physics?” which I am entering into the Eureka competition. My poem talks about how without physics we wouldn’t know about particles and how they act, how with a little help with maths it can predict a natural disaster, how sound, light and airwaves move, and how the universe behaves like the big bang. I chose to structure my answer as a poem as a rhyming poem makes me feel more motivated to read it as it rhymes but it also gets the meaning across not just to adults but also teenagers and children. The words “to those who are obsessed with science and those with the physics alliance” are the start to my poem. I hope you enjoy it as much as I have writing it.”
Poem:
To those who are obsessed science
And those with the Physics Alliance
Let me answer your Question
what is the point of Physics?
Physics help us to understand astronomy
Which allows us to develop the economy
Without it rockets wouldn’t go up high
And the astronauts inside would surely die
Reading all these boring articles
What you don’t know, they’re made of particles
Without physics we would never know
If they sing, cling or even grow
Physics is science’s master
As with a little help from maths it can predict a natural disaster
From hurricanes to torrential rain
Even a droplet you see stored in the drain
Physics helps us to understand how the universe behaves
Studies sound, light and airwaves
I hope this answers your question
What is the point of physics
By Akindu