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The ERA Video Streaming Platform | Physics | Atomic Structure

Radioactivity and nuclear decay

03: Off the Scale | Richard Hammond’s Invisible Worlds

03: Off the Scale | Richard Hammond’s Invisible Worlds

Atomic Structure | BBC HD | 2010 | 59'21''

Richard Hammond explores the miniature universe around us, from microscopic changes to ice crystals that can tri...

Chemical weapons | Inside Porton Down: Britain’s Secret Weapons Research Facility

Chemical weapons | Inside Porton Down: Britain’s Secret Weapons Research Facility

Atomic Structure | BBC Four | 2016 | 1'53''

Introducing the idea of chemical and biological weapons, leading onto pathogens.

Inside Porton Down: Britain’s Secret Weapons Research Facility

Inside Porton Down: Britain’s Secret Weapons Research Facility

Atomic Structure | BBC Four | 2016 | 59'00''

Michael Mosley investigates Porton Down, Britain's most secretive and controversial military research ba...

Using radioactive tracers for bone scans (2) | Short Circuit

Using radioactive tracers for bone scans (2) | Short Circuit

Atomic Structure | BBC Two | 2009 | 3'35''

Spec references J249: P6.2c, P5.2i. Preparation and administration of a tracer for a bone scan of a rower.

Using radioactive tracers for bone scans (1) | Short Circuit

Using radioactive tracers for bone scans (1) | Short Circuit

Atomic Structure | BBC Two | 2009 | 2'25''

Spec references J249: P6.2c, P5.2i. Preparation and administration of a tracer for a bone scan of a rower.

Half-life | Short Circuit

Half-life | Short Circuit

Atomic Structure | BBC Two | 2009 | 58''

Spec references J249: P6.1j, P6.2b J250: P4.3j. Explanation and animation - Nuclear decay is random. Half-life.

Lab demonstration of alpha beta gamma penetration properties. | Short Circuit

Lab demonstration of alpha beta gamma penetration properties. | Short Circuit

Atomic Structure | BBC Two | 2009 | 56''

Spec references J249: P6.1l J250: P4.3l. Laboratory demonstration of the penetration propertie...

An Alpha, Beta and Gamma of Radioactivity | Short Circuit

An Alpha, Beta and Gamma of Radioactivity | Short Circuit

Atomic Structure | BBC Two | 1998 | 24'14''

Bringing chemistry, physics and biology to life using real-life examples, 3D graphics and practical experiments.

Radioactivity | Short Circuit

Radioactivity | Short Circuit

Atomic Structure | BBC Two | 2009 | 18'43''

Bringing chemistry, physics and biology to life using real-life examples, 3D graphics and practical experiments.

Radioactivity | Curriculum Bites

Radioactivity | Curriculum Bites

Atomic Structure | CBBC | 2003 | 6'33''

Schools science programme where topics in the double science curriculum are broken down into small chunks.

Radioactive particle clean up mission | Bang Goes the Theory

Radioactive particle clean up mission | Bang Goes the Theory

Atomic Structure | BBC One | 2011 | 3'24''

Following a leak of thousands of radioactive particles in the 60's, a team at Dounreay are attempting to find an...

Radium | Chemistry: A Volatile History

Radium | Chemistry: A Volatile History

Atomic Structure | BBC Four | 2010 | 3'11''

Radium was discovered in 1898 by Marie and Pierre Curie.

The properties of different types of radiation | Short Circuit

The properties of different types of radiation | Short Circuit

Atomic Structure | BBC Two | 2008 | 1'35''

An explanation of how a radiation detector picks up different types of radiation.

Types of nuclear radiation | Short Circuit

Types of nuclear radiation | Short Circuit

Atomic Structure | BBC Two | 2008 | 1'26''

An explanation of alpha, beta and gamma radiation.

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