Professional Knowledge: Physics
Designed for science teachers wishing to advance their professional knowledge, this video from Teachers TV highlights some cutting edge physics projects within the UK. This includes: • Particle accelerators • Lasers • Containing plasma and harnessing fusion • Space exploration and the ExoMars rover The…
Using Chasing the Wind in the Classroom
Produced by Teachers TV as part of the How Science Works series, this video can be used in connection with the Chasing the Wind programme. In this video, Dr. Maggie Aderin talks about her work to measure the world's wind patterns in an effort to better understand climate change. Teacher Mat Galvin uses Maggie's film…
How Science Works: Chasing the Wind
In this video, produced by Teachers TV, Dr Maggie Aderin leads a team launching an instrument into orbit to read atmospheric wind patterns, in order to help assess the impact of climate change. Measuring the Earth's wind patterns with this project will help to form a more complete picture about climate change. Dr. Aderin…
Future Morph: Timber Framer
This Future Morph video clip introduces Marc Watson, a timber framer, who discusses constructing and designing frames for buildings. Marc describes how the properties of different woods and the forces acting on a frame must be taken into consideration. This includes calculating forces on individual beams and the geometry of the completed…
Future Morph: Theatre Technician
In this Future Morph video Suresh Chawla talks about designing, building and moving stage scenery. Suresh explains how working in the theatre challenges him to solve design problems and build useable solutions. He describes how scenery must be light and strong before explaining how some pieces are moved with pulley and rope systems. In…