Student Activity & Video Please login to favourite this article. Why is the sky blue? PhysicsSTEM Why is the sky blue? It’s a question that only leads to more questions. Use this resource with Year 5... Years 5 & 9
Article Please login to favourite this article. Got a new UV torch? Here are some things to shine it on PhysicsChemistrySTEM The UV torches that come with RATs could prompt some fun discoveries. This article has a simplified explanation of how... Years 5 & 9
Student Activity, Article & Teacher Resource Please login to favourite this article. How do you stage A holographic CONCERT? PhysicsSTEM From speeches by long-dead football coaches to concerts from legendary musicians still very much alive, what does it take to... Years 5, 9 & 11-12
Video Please login to favourite this article. A science poet’s guide to the galaxy PhysicsCareers in STEMSTEM Photons, physics and the power of performance: science poet, Rachel Rayner tells us how to communicate complex concepts. Learn about... Years 8-9
SCINEMA, Student Activity & Video Please login to favourite this article. Phenomena - Episode 4: Light PhysicsSTEM Light illuminates the universe in colour. Through macro photography, the structure of a soap bubble reveals the colours of the... Years 5
Article & Student Activity Please login to favourite this article. A short history of light PhysicsSTEM Rachel Rayner takes us on a tour of the spectrum beyond the visible and explains why dogs help. Explore the... Years 5 & 9
Article Please login to favourite this article. Turning mirrors into windows using nanotechnology ChemistryPhysicsSTEMTechnology By combining materials science, physics and engineering, scientists have designed a new nano material that can reflect or transmit light... Years 8-10
Article & Explainer Please login to favourite this article. EXPLAINER: Is light a wave or a particle? PhysicsSTEM Is light a wave or a particle? — Ishan, aged 15. Light behaves very strangely and confused scientists at first... Years 9 & 11-12
Article & Video Please login to favourite this article. Explainer: The Electromagnetic Spectrum PhysicsSTEM You think you might know light, but there’s way more to it than meets the eye. Find out all the... Years 5 & 7-10
Article Please login to favourite this article. How does the Sun make such pretty colours at sunsets and sunrises? Earth SciencesPhysicsSTEM How does the Sun make such pretty colours at sunsets and sunrises? — Aisling, age 7. Learn about what makes... Years 1, 3, 5 & 9
Article & Student Activity Please login to favourite this article. Refracted Glory ChemistryPhysicsSTEM Before Galileo, Descartes and Newton, Thomas Harriot made some of the breakthroughs ascribed to his famous peers – but as... Years 8-12
Article Please login to favourite this article. Venus keeps teasing us about life BiologyChemistryPhysicsSpace SciencesSTEM Phosphine gas has been detected in the atmosphere of Venus. This fascinating article is well suited to year 4-12 students... Years 4-6 & 8-12