Let’s Dissect – the Digestive Tract
This tutorial, from Bristol University’s Let’s Dissect, highlights the structure and function of the digestive tract, including the salivary glands, oesophagus, stomach, duodenum, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, small intestine, villi, large intestine and rectum. Curriculum links include the digestive process, enzymes,…
Let’s Dissect – the Kidney
This tutorial, from Bristol University’s Let’s Dissect, highlights the structure and function of the kidney and includes a video of a kidney dissection with accompanying narration describing the anatomy. Curriculum links include the excretory system and homeostasis. The process of kidney dialysis is also explained…
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Let's Dissect - the Heart
This tutorial, from Bristol University’s Let’s Dissect, includes a video of a heart dissection with accompanying narration describing the anatomy. Following this, there are slides which highlight the position, structure and function of the main parts of the heart, including chambers, vessels, valves and heart wall. A…
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- Publication year: 2010 to date
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Skill 2.3 Observing from Different Points of View
Produced by Gatsby Science Enhancement Programme, this activity helps students to look at information from different points of view. While listening to a presentation, or watching a film, students are encouraged to consider what is being shown from a range of different perspectives, such as a scientist, sociologist, technologist…
Futurecade
Futurecade is an innovative interactive suite of games from the Science Museum that allows students to explore how science and technology impacts on their everyday lives. Futurecade’s four games are inspired by current and future technology in the fields of robotics, satellites and space junk, geo-engineering and synthetic…
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- Publication year: 2010 to date
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Waterproof Hanky
Produced by the Institute of Physics, this Physics to Go video shows a short demonstration which illustrates the power of water's surface tension and the push of atmospheric air pressure. All that is needed is a cloth handkerchief, a glass and some water. The teachers' notes include the equipment needed, tips and contain…
Straw Oboes
Produced by the Institute of Physics, this Physics to Go video shows a noisy, amusing demonstration of the physics of music. Using a drinking straw, it is possible to make a vibrating 'reed' similar to ones found in wind instruments. It can take a bit of practice to get exactly right, but it is well worth the effort.…
Tame Tornado
Produced by the Institute of Physics, this Physics to Go video shows a good visual demonstration of forces, and in particular vortices. This demonstration does require a specialised adapter, but it is readily available and the demonstration is striking. The initial small rotation caused by spinning the bottles gains speed as…
The Power of Words
Produced by the Institute of Physics, this Physics to Go video gives a short demonstration which uses a rule and a sheet of newspaper to show just how much force air pressure can exert, especially when it acts over a large area. The teachers' notes include the equipment needed, tips and contain a full explanation of the…
Potato Straw
Produced by the Institute of Physics, this Physics to Go video shows a short demonstration. Could you push a plastic straw into a potato? Try doing it slowly and the drinking straw will bend and crush. Be bold and do it quickly and the straw will penetrate the potato due to the instantaneous force and pressure. Watch the video…
Magical Match
Produced by the Institute of Physics, this Physics to Go video shows a short demonstration in which the uneven contraction of a match causes it to bend. This is the same type of uneven expansion and contraction that is common in many thermostats that contain a bimetallic strip. The teacher notes include the equipment needed, tips…
One in the Hand
Produced by the Institute of Physics, this Physics to Go video shows a short demonstration which shows how force applied over a large area will not break an egg. The shape of an egg is actually one of the strongest designs possible. The curved structure means that applying pressure to any particular area actually spreads the…
Lager Lamp
Produced by the Institute of Physics, this Physics to Go video shows a short demonstration which is a twist on the lava lamp activity. Watch nuts rise and fall in lager (or any other fizzy drink) as they form bubbles on their surface, and float, before releasing the bubbles at the surface and sinking back down. This demonstration…
Extra Bounce
Produced by the Institute of Physics, this Physics to Go video shows an experiment which looks at conservation of energy and momentum. Drop each ball separately and they do not bounce very high. Drop the small ball and large ball together, with the small ball on top, and most of the momentum from both balls is transferred to the…
Erupting Fizz
Produced by the Institute of Physics, this Physics to Go video shows a short demonstration shows how mixing a carbonated drink, some salt and an effervescent tablet produces some interesting effects when the liquids' densities are modified. The teachers' notes include a list of the equipment needed, tips and a full…
Egg-citing Physics
Produced by the Institute of Physics, this Physics to Go video shows a short demonstration which demonstrates momentum by spinning hard-boiled and uncooked eggs. The raw egg is filled with liquid whereas the hard boiled egg is effectively a solid. The hard boiled egg is easier to spin since the entire egg starts spinning at…
Cloud in a Bottle
Produced by the Institute of Physics, this Physics to Go video shows a short demonstration that can be used to show water condensation as a 'cloud' forms inside a plastic bottle. Clouds are formed when water droplets in the air cool and then collect on dust particles. In this demonstration, the dust particles are provided…
Cartesian Diver
Produced by the Institute of Physics, this Physics to Go video shows a classic demonstration which helps to develop understanding about how pressure can influence the volume, and therefore density, of a gas. The Cartesian diver demonstration also links in with the understanding of density, floating and sinking. The teachers'…
Bernoulli Balls
Produced by the Institute of Physics, this Physics to Go video shows a short demonstration in which a ball is kept in the air using only a hairdryer. The upward pressure from the hairdryer balances the downward force of gravity, keeping the ball 'levitating'. The more impressive part of this trick is being able to move…
Balloon Kebabs
Produced by the Institute of Physics, this Physics to Go video shows a short demonstration which aims to develop an understanding of surface properties. A balloon is formed by inserting air into a flexible thin rubber sheet. Most of the balloon is stretched evenly, but there are two points where the rubber is least stretched…
Amazing Marshmallows
Produced by the Institute of Physics, this video shows a simple demonstration to stimulate discussion on gas pressures and gas laws. A vacuum wine saver pump and stopper are used to reduce the air pressure in a bottle,causing the air inside marshmallows in the bottle to expand and the sweets to swell. The teachers' notes…
Alka-Seltzer Rocket
Produced by the Institute of Physics, this Physics to Go video shows a demonstration of how the idea of pressure can be shown using just a 35mm film canister, some water and an effervescent tablet. When water is added to the effervescent tablet, bubbles of carbon dioxide gas are given off. When the lid is fitted tightly to the…
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- Publication year: 2010 to date
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Building Bonanza
From the Science Museum, this interactive game is a good way to engage students in thinking about the materials, and other factors, needed to make a more sustainable house of the future. Students are given choices over things such as building materials, heating, lighting, construction and insulation. This gives students an opportunity…
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- Publication year: 2010 to date
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Hungry Mice
From the Science Museum, this interactive game encourages students to think about renewable and non-renewable energy sources. Students need to guide their 'Hungry mice' as they find and eat energy sources. Renewable ones are replaced but non-renewable resources disappear. The game is a way to engage younger students in…
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- Publication year: 2010 to date
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Fire: Flames and Chemical Change
These downloadable videos and animations are part of the multimedia package Stuff and Substance, developed by the Gatsby Science Enhancement Programme (SEP). They can be used to develop ideas relating to flames, from hydrogen to candle wax. A flame is a chemical reaction between two substances in a gaseous mixture. Normally,…
Rate of Dissolving
These downloadable videos and animations are part of the multimedia package Stuff and Substance, developed by the Gatsby Science Enhancement Programme (SEP). They can be used to develop ideas relating to the factors which affect the rate of dissolving and the particle model explanation. The rate of dissolving depends on the surface…
Separating Mixtures
These downloadable videos and animations are part of the multimedia package Stuff and Substance, developed by the Gatsby Science Enhancement Programme (SEP). They can be used to develop understanding of filtration, evaporation and distillation as methods to separate various types of mixtures. Understanding filtering rests on…
Fire: Combustion or Decomposition?
These downloadable videos and animations are part of the multimedia package Stuff and Substance, developed by the Gatsby Science Enhancement Programme (SEP). They can be used to develop ideas relating to the distinction between combustion and decomposition in the context of ‘burning’ materials. Combustion is a reaction…
Substances Changing: Dehydration
These downloadable videos and animations are part of the multimedia package Stuff and Substance, developed by the Gatsby Science Enhancement Programme (SEP). They can be used to develop the idea that some crystals incorporate water molecules within their structures. Whether the change from hydrated copper sulfate to anhydrous…
Substances Changing: Decomposition
These downloadable videos and animations are part of the multimedia package Stuff and Substance, developed by the Gatsby Science Enhancement Programme (SEP). They can be used to develop the idea of chemical change by showing that in some reactions substances decompose. Chemical changes often involve two substances reacting together…
Substances Changing: Reaction in Solution
These downloadable videos and animations are part of the multimedia package Stuff and Substance, developed by the Gatsby Science Enhancement Programme (SEP). They can be used to develop the idea of chemical change by showing reactions that takes place between substances in solution. Many chemical reactions involve solutions and…
Substances Changing: Reaction on Heating
These downloadable videos and animations are part of the multimedia package Stuff and Substance, developed by the Gatsby Science Enhancement Programme (SEP). They can be used to develop the idea of chemical change by showing a reaction that takes place on heating to a higher temperature. These resources cover the reaction between…