British Science Week

Promoted by the British Science Association, the annual British Science Week aims to celebrate all sciences and their importance in our everyday lives. It provides an opportunity for people of all ages across the UK to take part in science, engineering and technology events and activities.

This collection contains:

  • a range of guides which will help with generating ideas for British Science Week events, with guidance to help you get started and run an event
  • several activity packs from British Science Week.

More guides, case studies and resources for organisers are available at the British Science Association website.

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Flying Weightless *suitable for home teaching*

This Catalyst article looks at what it means to say that an astronaut is 'weightless'. The article looks at how astronauts are trained in aircraft and how underwater work can also help prepare them for space travel.

This article is from Catalyst: Secondary Science Review 2008, Volume 19, Issue 1.

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Career Clips: Forces and motion in computer games *suitable for home teaching*

From the Institute of Physics, this seven minute film showcases how an understanding of forces and motion is required to develop certain video games. It looks at the work of a company which develops computer models that ensure objects and people in video games adhere to real world laws of motion. The work is an...

Fluids and Motion in Space

These short video clips, from Our Space, show Richard Garriott during his mission to the International Space Station, illustrating how everyday materials and activities are very different in space. Each video illustrates one of the following different phenomena...

Forces and Motion in Space

Produced by Our Space during his visit to the International Space Station, these short video clips entertainingly illustrate aspects of movement in space. They allow students to see how objects move when apparently weightless. In these videos, Richard...

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