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Physics

Musical coat hangers

Try out an amazing trick with a coat hanger and some string, and think about the science of sound.

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two small children and a woman in a red dress are building a tower out of spaghetti and marshmallows

Physics

Spaghetti towers

Become engineers for the day, by building structures out of spaghetti and marshmallows, and investigating the properties of

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young girl in pigtails is blowing into a balloon that is strapped onto a homemade racing car

Physics

Balloon car racers

Build and race your own balloon powered cars.

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Physics

Static magic

Explore the magical world of static electricity by making charged objects move without touching them.

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a young girl is running her finger over the rim of a glass while smiling at her mother

Physics

Singing wine glasses

Make music with wine glasses and squash, and investigate how changing one variable can affect another.

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young girl in red dress holding two wooden spoons and some string tied in a loose circle around them from which emerges a giant bubble

Chemistry

Giant bubbles

Learn why bubbles are always round and find out how to make giant bubbles with a couple of wooden spoons and some string.

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two boys holding up Pringles cans as if they are cannons

Physics

Rubber band cannons

Build rubber band cannons from crisp tins and drinks bottles, and use them to explore projectile motion.

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Video Brian Clegg in a white button up shirt in the Ri lecture theatre

Physics

The Fundamental Patterns that Explain the Universe - with Brian Clegg

From the cosmic microwave background to Feynman diagrams - what are the underlying rules that work to create patterns of action

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Video The Volcanoes of our Solar System - with Natalie Starkey

Physics

The Volcanoes of our Solar System - with Natalie Starkey

Earth isn't the only planet to harbour volcanoes. In fact, the Solar System, and probably the entire Universe, is littered with

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Video A Beginner's Guide to Black Holes - with Amélie Saintonge

Physics

A Beginner's Guide to Black Holes - with Amélie Saintonge

What is a black hole and how does it come into being? Amélie Saintonge takes us on a lightspeed tour of these fascinating

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