The Royal Institution
Produced by the Royal Institution, these short videos cover a range of topics and provide ideas for fascinating demonstrations.
In the series, Tales from the Prep Room, one of the Institution's technicians tries out a range of demonstrations that could be adapted for use in the classroom. They illustrate how to demonstrate:
• Generating superheated steam that can be hot enough to light a match
• How to make a Magnus cup to show forces on an object spinning in air
• The use of solid argon to show changes of state
• Using a laser and small wire targets to produce diffraction patterns
• The distortion of prespective in an Ames room
In another video clip in the collection - Listening to a Locust Brain, there is a demonstration of how nerve impulses can be observed.
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Listening to a Locust Brain
Produced by the Royal Institution, this short video illustrates how the nervous signals generated when a locust detects movement, can be shown. The clip shows a locust which is immobilised to enable the nerve signals passing down its visual neuron to be detected. These signals are amplified and converted into sound. This produces…
My Favourite Element
In 2012, the Royal Institution Christmas Lectures explored the chemistry of the modern world. Following this theme, the Royal Institution asked colleagues, celebrities and scientists to choose their favourite element and explain why they liked it so much. One of these short films was published every day in December 2012, revealing…
Tales from the Prep Room
The Prep Room plays a crucial role in the Royal Institution’s public communication of science. It is where all the equipment and demonstrations are prepared for Royal Institution events - not least the annual Christmas Lectures. This series provides a range of hands-on experiments and demonstrations across a full range…
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