01: Speed Limits | Richard Hammond's Invisible Worlds
Using state-of-the-art technologies, Richard Hammond goes beyond the limits of the naked eye and explores the hidden se...
Using an understanding of seismic waves to reduce damage to structures | Short Circuit
Spec references J249: P8.3i. Reducing the damage caused to structures during earthquakes.
Using seismic waves to locate the source of an earthquake | Short Circuit
Spec references J249: P8.3i. Finding the location of an earthquake.
Seismic waves (2) | Short Circuit
Spec references J249: P8.3i, P5.1e. Different types of seismic wave - primary (P) and secondary (S) waves.
Seismic waves (1) | Short Circuit
Seismometer | Short Circuit
Spec references J249: P8.3i, P4.2e. How a seismometer works and use of dynamo effect.
Earthquakes | Short Circuit
Spec references J249: P8.3i. Why earthquakes happen.
Transverse and longitudinal waves | Additional Science 2
Spec references J249: P5.1e J250: P4.1e. The differences between transverse and longitudinal waves demonstrated with...
Richard Hammond uses groundbreaking imaging technology to take the viewer on a journey of discovery beyond the vi...
Richard Hammond explores the miniature universe around us, from microscopic changes to ice crystals that can tri...
Spec references J249: P5.1g. Simple description of refraction.
Spec references J249: P5.1g. Demonstration and description with animation of ray diagram for reflection.
Spec references J249: P5.3a, P5.3d J250: P4.2j. Demonstration with description and animation of ray diagram for ref...
Spec references J249: NA. The differences between transverse and longitudinal waves demonstrated with an animated slinky...
Animated shorts to support students preparing for assessments in GCSE Additional Science.
Bringing chemistry, physics and biology to life using real-life examples, 3D graphics and practical experiments.
Schools science programme where topics in the double science curriculum are broken down into small chunks.
Light moves at different speeds through different objects, this can make objects appear in a different place to where they actua...
An examination of how light can be internally reflected, and how this is used for carrying information in fibre optic cables.
In the late 19th century, scientists discovered that exposing electrical voltages to bright light could transfer sp...
Max Planck was interested in why light changed colour as it got hotter, so built a blac...
Einstein argued that science needed to forget of light as a waveform and think of it more as a str...
An explanation of how buildings are designed to withstand earthquakes.
Earthquakes are caused by shifts in tectonic plates. The example in this video features San Francisco which sits on the San Andrea...
An explanation of diffraction and the factors that affect it.
An explanation of refraction and reflection.
Spec references J249: P5.2a, P5.2c, P5.2d, P5.2f, P5.2g J250: P4.2a, P4.2c, P4.2d, P4.2f, P4.2g. All electromagnetic waves are t...
Dr Helen Czerski investigates the science behind the sounds and how Chladni used sand to see the shape of sound vib...
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