This resource uses the context of fencing to make a simple electric circuit. Students make an epee sword out of a smarties tube and incorporate a buzzer that should sound when the button on the end of the smarties tube is pressed. Students are encouraged investigate how they could change the volume of the buzzer or...

Physics in Vocational Courses – the role of physics in ‘general vocational’ and ‘vocational’ learning pathways. This booklet, from the Institute of Physics, considers the vocational (applied) science curriculum and what physics can contribute to it.

[b]Content includes[/b]:
• what is ‘vocational...

This video provides a brief introduction to the seven base units used in physics. Base units are identified with their symbols and S.I units.

The origin and definition of the metre is explained and reference to Wikipedia is made for definitions of the other base units....

A series of short, engaging activities that could be used in a STEM club. May also be used by students in the production of a science show.

Please note, the videos from physics.org mentioned in the pack are no longer available. However, each activity has clear, written instructions describing how they...

This resource from Siemens encourages students to think about medical diagnosis and how information can assist the doctor in being effective and accurate. Students are asked to suggest ideas about the characteristics of a useful image to support a medical diagnosis. They then look at the properties of sound, how...

From the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), this poster describes the Planck mission that is enabling scientists to map ripples in the electromagnetic echo of the Big Bang, across the entire sky, to build up a picture of the early Universe in unprecedented detail. The resource looks at: * The...

The aim of this experiment is for students to be able to determine for themselves the threshold voltage needed to activate a range of LEDs of different colours. From these values, combined with a knowledge of the wavelengths of each LED, students can plot a graph to determine a value for Planck’s constant. The...

This resource, from the Association for Science Education (ASE), is a virtual model of our solar system. There are two main activities in this resource.

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