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Roll up, roll up! We bring you some more fantastic feats to challenge and entertain – and to showcase some physics, too.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Can you stop the tray from tipping? Learn about the law of the lever to beat your opponent in this simple game.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Antimatter has inspired many science fiction stories, but these fascinating facts show that it is not just reserved for fantasy.
Ages: 16-19;
Gravitational waves were predicted by Einstein – but where do they come from, and what different types might there be out in the cosmos?
Ages: 16-19;
Shark skin is adapted for energy-efficient swimming in remarkable ways, some of which are now being copied by designers and engineers.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Create a particle accelerator using a Van de Graaff generator, a ping-pong ball and a salad bowl to understand how it is used to study matter at the smallest scale.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Dissect a chicken from the supermarket to discover the unusual pulley system that enables birds to fly.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Using a simple calculation, measure the distance between Earth and the Moon with the help of a local amateur radio station.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Introduce your students to acoustic and optical spectra with a hands-on murder mystery.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
In the fifth and final article in this series on astronomy and the electromagnetic spectrum, find out how scientists use the European Space Agency’s missions to observe the sky in far-infrared, sub-millimetre and microwave light.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
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Further fantastic feats: falling and bouncing
Topics: Physics, Engineering
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Balancing act: the physics of levers
Topics: Physics
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Ten things you might not know about antimatter
Topics: Physics, Astronomy / space
| Issue 41
Gravitational waves: a taxonomy
Topics: Physics, Astronomy / space
| Issue 41
Design inspiration: the secrets of shark skin
Topics: Physics, General science, Biology, Engineering
| Issue 41
A particle accelerator in your salad bowl
Topics: Physics
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How do birds fly? A hands-on demonstration
Topics: Biology, General science
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To the Moon and back: reflecting a radio signal to calculate the distance
Topics: Physics, Earth science, Mathematics, Astronomy / space
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Who murdered Sir Ernest? Solve the mystery with spectral fingerprints
Topics: Physics, Chemistry
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More than meets the eye: the cold and the distant Universe
Topics: Physics, Astronomy / space
