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New Degree - Integrated Sciences. A science, physics video resource
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New Degree - Integrated Sciences

The Stimulating Physics Network worked with the Universities of Leicester, London South Bank, Surrey and East Anglia to develop a new interdisciplinary degree course. Two video clips introduce the course, presented by Professor Derek Raine at Leicester and Professor Jim Al-Khalili at Surrey. The third clip discusses the problem-based…

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  • Publication year: 2000 - 2009
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A Day in the Life of UK Space Scientists and Engineers. A science, physics video resource
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A Day in the Life of UK Space Scientists and Engineers

These videos provide an insight into the working lives of seven different space scientists and engineers in the UK. Each video has an associated file with suggested ideas of how you could use the videos in a lesson, posing questions to the students based on the videos and presenting ideas for research projects and class activities. Mat…

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  • Publication year: 2010 to date
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The International Space Station and Skylab. A science, physics video resource
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The International Space Station and Skylab

Produced by FootageVault and using original NASA video, these clips illustrate life onboard the International Space Station (ISS) and its forerunner, Skylab. The clips cover a range of topics and show: • views of the earth • floating in zero gravity • approach of the Space Shuttle Endeavour • living in…

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  • Publication year: 2010 to date
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Looking at Learning in Science. A science, biology video resource
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Looking at Learning in Science

Produced by the Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS), this resource is for teachers wishing to explore a variety of approaches to improving teaching and learning in science. The booklet contains background information and reflections on the individual video sequences, and offers questions for further discussion. It is…

  • star rating 5/5
  • Publication year: 2000 - 2009
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Tales from the Prep Room: the Ames Room. A science, biology video resource
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Tales from the Prep Room: the Ames Room

Produced by the Royal Institution, this short video clip shows how perception can be confused in an Ames room. The video shows the production of the room, which has a checked floor, windows and ceiling that appear to be normal but is in fact distorted. The overall effect is that moving to different parts of the room give a distorted…

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  • Publication year: 2010 to date
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Maggie Aderin: Reaching for the Stars. A science video resource
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Maggie Aderin: Reaching for the Stars

From teachers TV, this video follows Dr. Maggie Aderin to South Africa to see the South African Large Telescope. She describes how the telescope works before moving on to a science festival in Grahamstown, where she talks to a NASA astronaut. Dr. Aderin an astronomer but is as much in demand for her inspiring science talks as…

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  • Publication year: 2000 - 2009
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Girls in Physics: Videos. A science, physics video resource
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Girls in Physics: Videos

Two videos to illustrate the messages of the Girls in Physics review and teachers' guide. 'Saving Nellie' A scripted drama showing two teachers struggling to change their teaching to 'save' their student Nellie's interest in physics. 'Key Stage 3/4 Science: Girls in Physics' A Teachers'…

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  • Publication year: 2000 - 2009
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Mission 1: Newton in Space. A science, physics video resource
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Mission 1: Newton in Space

Produced with the input of experts and teachers, this 17-minute video from ESA illustrates how simple experiments, in space and on Earth, can be used to investigate Newton's three laws of motion. The video also examines the difference between mass and weight. The video uses demonstrations from two astronauts on the International…

  • star rating 5/5
  • Publication year: 2000 - 2009
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Electric Sausage. A science, physics video resource
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Electric Sausage

In this video, produced by the National STEM Centre and the Institute of Physics, Michael de Podesta has a unique twist to demonstrate static electricity and charge. Small pieces of paper are attracted to a statically-charged balloon. Amazingly, so is a sausage. This short video illustrates an engaging demonstration that can readily…

  • star rating 5/5
  • Publication year: 2010 to date
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Tales from the Prep Room: Diffraction. A science, physics video resource
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Tales from the Prep Room: Diffraction

From the Royal Institution, this short video shows how to use a laser and a piece of thin wire to show a diffraction pattern. Adding more wires into the path of the laser changes the diffraction pattern that is generated. Another diffraction pattern is seen when the laser is aimed at the fine coil of a filament lamp. The process…

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  • Publication year: 2010 to date
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Saturn and the Scale of the Solar System. A science, physics video resource
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Saturn and the Scale of the Solar System

In this Teaching Astronomy and Space video, from the Institute of Physics (IOP), Teachers TV and the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), planetary scientist Sheila Kanani shows us the stunning images of Saturn and its moons taken from the Cassini spacecraft. Sheila describes the Cassini-Huygens mission and how it…

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  • Publication year: 2010 to date
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Powering the Future. A science, how science works video resource
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Powering the Future

Powering the Future is one of the Institute of Physics Schools and Colleges Lectures. This lecture was first delivered in 2010. It is aimed at students aged 14 to 16 but will be of interest to other ages. Powering the future looks at: • The physics behind fusion reactions that power the Sun. • How physicists are trying…

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  • Publication year: 2010 to date
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Exoplanets. A science, physics video resource
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Exoplanets

In this Teaching Astronomy and Space video, produced by the Institute of Physics (IOP), Teachers TV and Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), Don Pollacco introduces us to SuperWASP, one of the most successful exoplanet finding instruments in the world. Don explains how we find planets orbiting other stars and how…

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  • Publication year: 2010 to date
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Rock in 11 Dimensions. A science, how science works video resource
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Rock in 11 Dimensions

Rock in 11 dimensions: where physics and guitars collide is the Institute of Physics Schools and Colleges Lecture from 2008. The hour-long lecture is aimed at students aged 14 to 16 but it will also be of interest to students of other ages. This lecture is loud! It features rock guitar, multidimensions, superstrings and the world's…

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  • Publication year: 2000 - 2009
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Recycling on the International Space Station. A technology video resource
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Recycling on the International Space Station

This clip, from NASA, joins engineers at NASA and astronauts on board the International Space Station to learn about the importance of recycling. Find out how NASA is solving the challenge of giving astronauts water to use without wasting any with the new Water Recovery System.

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  • Publication year: 2000 - 2009
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Invisible Wavelengths. A science, physics video resource
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Invisible Wavelengths

This Teaching Astronomy and Space video clip, from the Institute of Physics (IOP), Teachers TV and the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), shows a simple demonstration to illustrate wavelengths of radiation that are invisible to the human eye, but which can be detected using a camera phone or digital camera. The…

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  • Publication year: 2010 to date
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The Sun. A science, physics video resource
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The Sun

In this Teaching Astronomy and Space video, from the Institute of Physics (IOP), Teachers TV and the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), solar physicist Lucie Green reveals her lifelong fascination with our nearest star, the Sun. Lucie explains how space telescopes are allowing us to see the Sun in greater detail…

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  • Publication year: 2010 to date
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Elliptical Orbits. A science, physics video resource
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Elliptical Orbits

This Teaching Astronomy and Space video clip, from the Institute of Physics (IOP), Teachers TV and the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), illustrates a simple demonstration showing how the orbits of the planets form an ellipse around the sun. It also enables students to see why comets have a much more eccentric eliptical…

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  • Publication year: 2010 to date
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Cloud Chamber. A science, chemistry video resource
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Cloud Chamber

This video from the Royal Institution shows tracks within a cloud chamber. A supersaturated layer of alcohol vapour exists just above the floor of the chamber and the ionisation radiation causes vapour to condense along the path of the radiation. An Americium source is introduced into the chamber so that tracks from alpha radiation…

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  • Publication year: 2010 to date
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Sounds Good: Videos. A science, how science works video resource
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Sounds Good: Videos

This video, produced by Institute of Physics (IOP), shows how the work of a university research scientist helps sound engineers control the quality of sound in a theatre. The video is presented as a whole and, for ease of use, in four sections: Acoustic engineering: the design of theatres is influenced by the work of research…

  • star rating 3/5
  • Publication year: 2000 - 2009
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Lifting Lemon. A science, physics video resource
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Lifting Lemon

Produced by the Institute of Physics, this Physics to Go video shows a short demonstration that can be used to engage your students. The teacher notes include the equipment needed, tips and contain a full explanation of the physics involved. This demonstration shows a slice of lemon, floating on water, mysteriously rising in…

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  • Publication year: 2010 to date
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Spaceflight History: Rockets and Shuttle. A science, physics video resource
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Spaceflight History: Rockets and Shuttle

Produced by FootageVault and using original video from NASA, these clips show some of the major milestones in the development of spaceflight. The Apollo missions used the Saturn V launcher and it's lift off is shown. NASA's most recent launch vehicle is the Space Shuttle. This launcher returns to Earth where it can…

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  • Publication year: 2010 to date
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ESO la Silla Observatory. A science, physics video resource
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ESO la Silla Observatory

Produced by the European Southern Observatory (ESO), this short video shows the observatory and work done at La Silla, Chile. ESO’s La Silla Observatory celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2009. When it began operations, it was the largest astronomical observatory of its time, and it is still one of the most scientifically…

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  • Publication year: 2000 - 2009
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Stimulating Physics: Teacher Fellowship Scheme. A science, physics video resource
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Stimulating Physics: Teacher Fellowship Scheme

Video clip illustrating the experience of teachers seconded to their local university physics departments to work on a range of objectives to improve the experience of students making the transition from school to HE.

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  • Publication year: 2000 - 2009
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Cooking Up a Comet. A science, physics video resource
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Cooking Up a Comet

This Teaching Astronomy and Space video clip, from the Institute of Physics (IOP), Teachers TV and the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), shows how a range of ingredients can be used to make a material in the classroom that is the similar to the solid head of a comet. The clip shows how mixing water, silicates (sand)…

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  • Publication year: 2010 to date
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Models of the Solar System. A science, physics video resource
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Models of the Solar System

In this Teaching Astronomy and Space video, from the Institute of Physics (IOP), Teachers TV and the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), physics teacher and astronomer Simon Foster explores how we developed our understanding of the universe. He shows how our changing models of the Solar System is an example of how science…

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  • Publication year: 2010 to date
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Very Large Telescope. A science, physics video resource
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Very Large Telescope

From the European Southern Observatory (ESO), this video describes the construction and work of the Very Large Telescope (VLT). The VLT was made in Europe and will be erected on Cerro Paranal, a 2,640 metre high mountain in the Atacama desert in northern Chile. This video describes the VLT project and some of the research expectations…

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  • Publication year: 2000 - 2009
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Wave Machine. A science video resource
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Wave Machine

In this video, produced by the National STEM Centre and the Institute of Physics, Alom Shaha describes a simple but effective wave machine. Aimed at teachers, this video explains how to make the wave machine using adhesive tape, jelly babies and wooden skewers. He explains how it can be used to illustrate transverse wave motion in…

  • star rating 5/5
  • Publication year: 2010 to date
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Bin-bag Capacitor. A science, physics video resource
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Bin-bag Capacitor

Produced by the National STEM Centre and the Institute of Physics, this video shows how two metal foil sheets and a bin-bag can be used to show how a capacitor works. The metal foil acts as the plates and the bin-bag as the dielectric. The model capacitor can be charged and discharged as well as demonstrating what happens if…

  • star rating 5/5
  • Publication year: 2010 to date
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Survival. A science, physics interactive resource
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Survival

This resource, from the Association for Science Education (ASE), is designed to add excitement to the teaching of either chemical reactions or heat transfer. Students embark on a virtual mission to the International Space Station (ISS), with the help of audio, images and video clips. When disaster strikes, they have to learn about…

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  • Publication year: 2000 - 2009
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Electric Motor. A science, physics video resource
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Electric Motor

Produced by the National STEM Centre and the Institute of Physics, this video shows a simple method for making an electric motor using a battery, strong magnets and a copper coil. It allows students to investigate Fleming's left hand rule and the forces generated in an electric motor.

  • star rating 5/5
  • Publication year: 2010 to date
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Secondary Science Technicians. A science video resource
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Secondary Science Technicians

Science technicians are an integral part of any school science team and offer invaluable back-up to science teachers. In this Teachers TV video, two science technicians at Manor School, York, work with Simon Quinnell, senior science technician at the National Science Learning Centre, to develop their skills, inspire students and…

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  • Publication year: 2000 - 2009
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