This video explores how far a liquid can be sucked up a tube. The theoretical maximum if a vacuum is created above the liquid is 10.3m.  How well do they do and does the diameter of the tube affect the results?

A Catalyst article about the CLEVER car, which has been designed to be a compact, energy-efficient car. As more and more people want to get about within cities and towns, the problems of congestion and pollution are increasing. Motorcycles and bicycles take up less space and produce fewer emissions than...

This video uses a gambling scenario to consider taking risks. Some elements of probability theory are introduced.

Taking apart gadgets such as a travel alarm clock, disposable camera, headphones, propelling pencil or a TV remote control is a great way of exploring beneath the surface of objects. It encourages students to question and find out how something works, and how it was made.

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'Write on' is a high interest information series with a difference, designed to help the newly independent reader become a confident writer. Eye-catching photos and accessible...

This engineering activity, suitable for children in computing lessons, looks at the basics of flowchart construction. Simple examples, such as the decisions made by a dog chasing a stick, are used to make flowchart representation of algorithms accessible to younger children. A simple design activity requires...

This resource from the Institute of Physics (IOP), describes how X-rays can be used to image the body. The X-rays video, taken from an IOP Schools and Colleges lecture, describes how Roentgen discovered how to image using X-rays, in his lab. The lecture also describes how barium and iodine can be used to to image...

In this article from Catalyst, a series of images shows how X-ray technologies have improved over the last century.

The article is from Catalyst: Secondary Science Review 2014, Volume 25, Issue 2.

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A Catalyst article about X-rays. The medical profession does its best to avoid X-raying young people, but sometimes the benefits outweigh the hazards. The benefits go beyond discovering broken bones; X-rays have played a major part in discovering the structure of DNA. The article looks at the history of X-rays, how...

From the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), this brochure describes the leading role played by UK scientists and engineers at universities, observatories and research council establishments in X-ray Multi Mission-Newton (XXM-Newton). Using XMM-Newton, astronomers will be able to pinpoint and study in...

This session focuses on Year 6 pupils revising and enhancing their understanding of a healthy and nutritious balanced diet. Pupils use the supporting PowerPoint presentation, inspiration from recipe books and the internet to design a range of dishes celebrating their key ingredient. This session gives children the...

In this activity children learn to name a variety of fruit plants and trees and label their parts. They then explore a range of fruit seeds and describe their properties using comparative language.

This is the second in a series of activities where children work towards an end goal of setting up a yoghurt...

In this activity children think about eating healthily and the nutrients included in each food group. Using this learning, they are then challenged to use a range of seasonal fruit to design a food flag yoghurt that they can sell in their yoghurt cafés.

This is the third in a series of activities where...