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National Physical Laboratory (NPL)
Measurement at home
This collection of resources, from the National Physical Laboratory, sets a number of measurement challenges for students that can be performed in their own homes, or in school.
All resources contain an explanatory video and a downloadable worksheet.
Students are invited to submit their results via the NPL website. Many resources also have a summary report of some of the results already collected by NPL.
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Ice cube melt
The video and worksheet set out a measurement challenge for students that can be carried out at home or in school. Students use ice cubes (coloured with food dye to visualise the melting process easily) to represent ice masses found in the sea, freshwater lakes or on land (glaciers.) The ice cubes (of similar...
Pollution monitor
The video and worksheet set out a measurement challenge for students that can be carried out at home or in school. Students make their own pollution monitors to investigate visual particle pollutants in their home or outdoor environment. The monitors consist of a 5 cm square piece of white card or plastic smeared...
Hot mug challenge
The video and worksheet set out a measurement challenge for students that can be carried out at home or in school. Students use four different drinks containers to measure the rate of cooling of hot water to investigate how the material and use of a lid affects the process. A stainless steel insulated cup with...
Break a flake
The video and worksheet set out a measurement challenge for students that can be carried out either at home or in school. They must use a mass balance (weighing scale) to calculate the force needed to break different sized cereal flakes. They are encouraged to take multiple readings and submit them to the NPL...
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| Subject(s) | STEM Clubs, Cross curricular, Mathematics, Science, Practical work, Enquiries and investigations |
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| Age | 11-14, 14-16 |
| Published | 2020 to date |
| Published by | 
Submitted by Jenny Toft-Eriksen on
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| Direct URL | https://www.stem.org.uk/cxgq4r |
