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Types and Properties of Waves

01: Speed Limits | Richard Hammond's Invisible Worlds

01: Speed Limits | Richard Hammond's Invisible Worlds

BBC HD | 2010 | 58'56''

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

Using an understanding of seismic waves to reduce damage to structures | Short Circuit

BBC Two | 2009 | 2'18''

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

Using seismic waves to locate the source of an earthquake | Short Circuit

BBC Two | 2009 | 2'34''

Spec references J249: P8.3i. Finding the location of an earthquake.

Seismic waves (2) | Short Circuit

Seismic waves (2) | Short Circuit

BBC Two | 2009 | 24''

Spec references J249: P8.3i, P5.1e. Different types of seismic wave - primary (P) and secondary (S) waves.

Seismic waves (1) | Short Circuit

Seismic waves (1) | Short Circuit

BBC Two | 2009 | 34''

Spec references J249: P8.3i, P5.1e. Different types of seismic wave - primary (P) and secondary (S) waves.

Seismometer | Short Circuit

Seismometer | Short Circuit

BBC Two | 2009 | 1'44''

Spec references J249: P8.3i, P4.2e. How a seismometer works and use of dynamo effect.

Earthquakes | Short Circuit

Earthquakes | Short Circuit

BBC Two | 2009 | 1'15''

Spec references J249: P8.3i. Why earthquakes happen.

Transverse and longitudinal waves | Additional Science 2

Transverse and longitudinal waves | Additional Science 2

BBC Two | 2010 | 21''

Spec references J249: P5.1e J250: P4.1e. The differences between transverse and longitudinal waves demonstrated with...

02: Out of Sight | Richard Hammond’s Invisible Worlds

02: Out of Sight | Richard Hammond’s Invisible Worlds

Atomic Structure | BBC HD | 2010 | 58'22''

Richard Hammond uses groundbreaking imaging technology to take the viewer on a journey of discovery beyond the vi...

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...

Refraction | Additional Science 2

Refraction | Additional Science 2

Physics | BBC Two | 2010 | 37''

Spec references J249: P5.1g. Simple description of refraction.

Reflection | Additional Science 2

Reflection | Additional Science 2

Physics | BBC Two | 2010 | 37''

Spec references J249: P5.1g. Demonstration and description with animation of ray diagram for reflection.

Properties of waves – refraction | Curriculum Bites

Properties of waves – refraction | Curriculum Bites

Physics | CBBC | 2003 | 1'06''

Spec references J249: P5.3a, P5.3d J250: P4.2j. Demonstration with description and animation of ray diagram for ref...

Properties of waves – reflection | Curriculum Bites

Properties of waves – reflection | Curriculum Bites

Physics | CBBC | 2003 | 1'04''

Spec references J249: P5.1g. Demonstration and description with animation of ray diagram for reflection.

Transverse and Longitudinal waves | Curriculum Bites

Transverse and Longitudinal waves | Curriculum Bites

Physics | CBBC | 2003 | 2'56''

Spec references J249: NA. The differences between transverse and longitudinal waves demonstrated with an animated slinky...

Light and sound waves | GCSE Bitesize Revision

Light and sound waves | GCSE Bitesize Revision

Physics | BBC Two | 2010 | 4'52''

Animated shorts to support students preparing for assessments in GCSE Additional Science.

Optically Speaking | Short Circuit

Optically Speaking | Short Circuit

Physics | BBC Two | 1998 | 24'19''

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

Skin Deep | Short Circuit

Skin Deep | Short Circuit

Physics | BBC Two | 1998 | 24'12''

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

Electromagnetic Waves | Short Circuit

Electromagnetic Waves | Short Circuit

Physics | BBC Two | 2009 | 22'22''

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

Earthquakes And Seismic Waves | Short Circuit

Earthquakes And Seismic Waves | Short Circuit

Earthquake causes and effects | BBC Two | 2009 | 18'48''

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

Uses of Waves | Curriculum Bites

Uses of Waves | Curriculum Bites

Physics | CBBC | 2003 | 5'09''

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

Waves | Curriculum Bites

Waves | Curriculum Bites

Physics | CBBC | 2003 | 5'47''

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

The power of invisibility | Bitesize Science

The power of invisibility | Bitesize Science

Physics | BBC Two | 2014 | 1'40''

Light moves at different speeds through different objects, this can make objects appear in a different place to where they actua...

Internal reflection | Bitesize Science

Internal reflection | Bitesize Science

Physics | BBC Two | 2014 | 2'03''

An examination of how light can be internally reflected, and how this is used for carrying information in fibre optic cables.

The photoelectric effect | The Secrets of Quantum Physics

The photoelectric effect | The Secrets of Quantum Physics

Physics | BBC Four | 2014 | 3'52''

In the late 19th century, scientists discovered that exposing electrical voltages to bright light could transfer sp...

The ultraviolet catastrophe and black-body radiation | The Secrets of Quantum Physics

The ultraviolet catastrophe and black-body radiation | The Secrets of Quantum Physics

Physics | BBC Four | 2014 | 4'01''

Max Planck was interested in why light changed colour as it got hotter, so built a blac...

Einsteins explanation of photoelectricity | The Secrets of Quantum Physics

Einsteins explanation of photoelectricity | The Secrets of Quantum Physics

Physics | BBC Four | 2014 | 3'08''

Einstein argued that science needed to forget of light as a waveform and think of it more as a str...

How science influences mitigation against earthquakes | Short Circuit

How science influences mitigation against earthquakes | Short Circuit

Geography | BBC Two | 2008 | 3'37''

An explanation of how buildings are designed to withstand earthquakes.

The science of Earthquakes | Short Circuit

The science of Earthquakes | Short Circuit

Geography | BBC Two | 2008 | 6'33''

Earthquakes are caused by shifts in tectonic plates. The example in this video features San Francisco which sits on the San Andrea...

The importance of diffraction | Short Circuit

The importance of diffraction | Short Circuit

Physics | BBC Two | 2008 | 2'22''

An explanation of diffraction and the factors that affect it.

Refraction & Total internal reflection | Short Circuit

Refraction & Total internal reflection | Short Circuit

Physics | BBC Two | 2008 | 2'09''

An explanation of refraction and reflection.

The electromagnetic spectrum | Short Circuit

The electromagnetic spectrum | Short Circuit

Electromagnetic spectrum | BBC Two | 2008 | 1'35''

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...

Chladni experiment | Sound Waves: The Symphony of Physics

Chladni experiment | Sound Waves: The Symphony of Physics

Physics | BBC Four | 2017 | 1'59''

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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