The “pink” (magenta) elephant optical illusion is a great starter to a lesson on colour vision.

Practical Activity 11-14 14-16

An activity for 13-14 year olds to encourage more students, particularly girls, to consider careers related to physics.

Classroom Activity 11-14 14-16

A selection of question sets and worksheets to use with your students to support and develop their understanding of light...

Remote teaching support 11-14 14-16 16-19

A selection of home experiments that are suitable to use with your students remotely to support and develop their...

Remote teaching support 11-14 14-16 16-19

A selection of home experiments and online simulations that are suitable to use with your students aged 11-14 (KS3) whilst...

Remote teaching support 11-14

One of the first public remarks on the electromagnetic nature of light occurred partly by accident. In 1846,

Stories from Physics 11-14 14-16

A model of colour perception, proposed in 1872 by Ewald Hering, argued colour vision involves two opponent pairs of colours...

Stories from Physics 11-14 14-16

Yellow light can be perceived as the result of two mechanisms: ‘physical yellow’ which results from the incidence of 600 nm...

Stories from Physics 11-14 14-16

Jan Evangelista Purkyně, a 19th century Czech anatomist, gave his name to several well-known effects.

Stories from Physics 11-14 14-16

Stories from Physics 11-14 14-16

A study which examined whether bees were attracted to paintings of flowers investigated the reactions of the insects to...

Stories from Physics 11-14 14-16

Hippopotamuses secrete a clear fluid that helps to control their body temperature. The fluid turns red-brown within a few...

Stories from Physics 11-14 14-16