Show Me the Science
A series of short films for primary schools, following presenters Mwaksy Mudenda and Greg Foot as they use demonstrations, experiments and animations to learn about forces and electricity.
Suitable for teaching science (the topics of forces and electricity) at KS2 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and 2nd Level in Scotland.
Forces:
- What are magnets? Mwaksy and Greg observe how magnets attract or repel each other and attract some materials and not others. They explore the behaviour and everyday uses of magnets and create and design a game using magnets and magnetic materials.
- What is gravity? In a practical investigation, Mwaksy and Greg look at how unsupported objects fall towards the Earth because of the force of gravity.
- What is friction? Mwaksy and Greg explore the effects of friction, including air and water resistance and investigate how friction slows or stops moving objects.
- What are levers? Mwaksy and Greg design and make mechanisms that use levers to allow a smaller force to have a greater effect.
What are magnets? video
Mwaksy and Greg learn about magnets, where they come from, and where magnetic materials can be found.
What is gravity? video
Mwaksy and Greg learn about what gravity is using bottles and air rockets.
What is friction? video
Mwaksy and Greg learn about friction, air resistance and water resistance, and see them in action.
What are levers? video
Mwaksy and Greg learn what levers are, what the different parts are called, and how they work.
Electricity:
- What is electricity? Mwaksy and Greg explore what electricity is, how we generate it using movement and the importance of it in our daily lives.
- How do circuits work? Mwaksy and Greg construct a simple circuit that uses cells, bulbs and wires and investigate how a switch opens and closes a circuit.
- What are conductors and insulators? Mwaksy and Greg investigate some common conductors and insulators and how metals are good conductors of electricity.
- Electricity in the world around us A look at the uses of electricity in the world around us and how it is produced using renewable and non renewable energy sources.
What is electricity? video
Mwaksy and Greg learn about what electricity is and how we generate it using movement.
How do circuits work? video
Mwaksy and Greg learn about how circuits and switches work, and why they’re so useful.
What are conductors and insulators? video
Mwaksy and Greg create circuits using spoons and dough, to learn about conductors and insulators, why they’re useful and how they keep us safe.
Electricity in the world around us. video
Mwaksy and Greg explore the different reasons why electricity is useful and convert the chemical energy in a battery into different forms of energy.
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