Student Activity & Video & Film Please login to favourite this article. Why is the sky blue? Physical SciencesSTEM 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 Physical SciencesChemical SciencesSTEM The UV torches that come with RATs could prompt some fun discoveries. This article has a simplified explanation of how... Years 5 & 9
Article Please login to favourite this article. COSMOS Magazine: How do you stage a Holographic Concert? (Article) Physical SciencesSTEM The following article was published in COSMOS Magazine Issue #93. This article was written by Amanda Yeo, she is a... Years 5, 9 & 11-12
Student Activity, Article & Teacher Resource Please login to favourite this article. COSMOS Magazine: How do you stage a Holographic Concert? Physical SciencesSTEM 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 & Film Please login to favourite this article. A science poet’s guide to the galaxy Physical SciencesCareers 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 & Film Please login to favourite this article. Phenomena - Episode 4: Light Physical SciencesSTEM 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 & Teacher Resource Please login to favourite this article. COSMOS Magazine: A short history of light EngineeringPhysical Sciences 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 Chemical SciencesPhysical SciencesSTEMTechnology 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? Physical SciencesSTEM 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 & Film Please login to favourite this article. Explainer: The Electromagnetic Spectrum Physical SciencesSTEM 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 & Explainer Please login to favourite this article. EXPLAINER: How does the Sun make such pretty colours at sunsets and sunrises? Earth SciencesPhysical SciencesSTEM 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. COSMOS Magazine: Refracted Glory Chemical SciencesPhysical Sciences Before Galileo, Descartes and Newton, Thomas Harriot made some of the breakthroughs ascribed to his famous peers – but as... Years 8-12