Students will have a simple idea of electromagnetic radiation.

Teaching Guidance 16-19

This episode extends students’ understanding of the nature of different types of electromagnetic radiation, and considers...

Lesson 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 14-16 (KS3) whilst...

Remote teaching support 14-16

A selection of home experiments and online simulations that are suitable to use with your students aged 16-19 (KS5) whilst...

Remote teaching support 16-19

Zebra mussels are an invasive species that have caused significant damage in the Great Lakes in the United States. Researchers...

Stories from Physics 11-14 14-16

Hedy Lamarr was an Austrian-American film actress in Hollywood in the 1930s and 1940s.

Stories from Physics 11-14 14-16

Stories from Physics 11-14 14-16

The idea for a device that uses microwaves to heat food came to Percy Spencer in 1945.

Stories from Physics 11-14 14-16

During the Second World War, radio operators reported being able to perceive microwaves as auditory stimuli.

Stories from Physics 11-14 14-16

Over a period of four years, scientists using the Parkes Radio Telescope in New South Wales,

Stories from Physics 11-14 14-16

French physicist Prosper-René Blondlot demonstrated that X-rays travelled at the speed of light.

Stories from Physics 11-14 14-16