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  • Why is the sky blue?
    Student Activity & Video & Film

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    Why is the sky blue?

    Physical SciencesSTEM

    Why is the sky blue?  It’s a question that only leads to more questions. Use this resource with Year 5...

    Years 5 & 9
  • Got a new UV torch? Here are some things to shine it on
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    Got a new UV torch? Here are some things to shine it on

    Physical SciencesChemical SciencesSTEM

    The UV torches that come with RATs could prompt some fun discoveries. This article has a simplified explanation of how...

    Years 5 & 9
  • COSMOS Magazine: How do you stage a Holographic Concert?
    Student Activity, Article & Teacher Resource

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    COSMOS Magazine: How do you stage a Holographic Concert?

    Physical SciencesSTEM

    From speeches by long-dead football coaches to concerts from legendary musicians still very much alive, what does it take to...

    Years 5, 9 & 11-12
  • Tech In Your Clothes and Under Your Skin
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    Tech In Your Clothes and Under Your Skin

    TechnologyBiological SciencesPhysical SciencesSTEMSTEM in Action

    You’re probably already pretty comfortable with wearing your technology. But how will you feel about implanting or ingesting it? Learn...

    Years 5 & 8-10
  • Phenomena – Episode 4: Light
    SCINEMA, Student Activity & Video & Film

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    Phenomena - Episode 4: Light

    Physical SciencesSTEM

    Light illuminates the universe in colour. Through macro photography, the structure of a soap bubble reveals the colours of the...

    Years 5
  • COSMOS Magazine: A short history of light
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    COSMOS Magazine: A short history of light

    EngineeringPhysical Sciences

    Rachel Rayner takes us on a tour of the spectrum beyond the visible and explains why dogs help. Explore the...

    Years 5 & 9
  • Explainer: The Electromagnetic Spectrum
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    Explainer: The Electromagnetic Spectrum

    Physical SciencesSTEM

    You think you might know light, but there’s way more to it than meets the eye. Find out all the...

    Years 5 & 7-10
  • EXPLAINER: How does the Sun make such pretty colours at sunsets and sunrises?
    Article & Explainer

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    EXPLAINER: How does the Sun make such pretty colours at sunsets and sunrises?

    Earth SciencesPhysical SciencesSTEM

    How does the Sun make such pretty colours at sunsets and sunrises? — Aisling, age 7. Learn about what makes...

    Years 1, 3, 5 & 9
  • COSMOS Magazine: Refracted Glory
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    COSMOS Magazine: Refracted Glory

    Chemical SciencesPhysical Sciences

    Before Galileo, Descartes and Newton, Thomas Harriot made some of the breakthroughs ascribed to his famous peers – but as...

    Years 8-12
  • COSMOS Magazine: The Amazing Concept of Gravito-Electromagnetism
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    COSMOS Magazine: The Amazing Concept of Gravito-Electromagnetism

    Mathematical SciencesPhysical Sciences

    How mathematics enables physicists to speak, and understand,, invent and develop new technologies.

    Years 9-12
  • COSMOS Magazine: What Colours Can You Hear?
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    COSMOS Magazine: What Colours Can You Hear?

    Biological SciencesPhysical SciencesSTEMTechnology

    Stephen Fleischfresser talks with the world’s first legally recognised cyborg, Neil Harbisson, about how he experiences the world. The article...

    Years 5-10
  • Shining a Light on the Hidden Universe
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    Shining a Light on the Hidden Universe

    Chemical SciencesPhysical SciencesSpace SciencesSTEMTechnology

    The night sky has always been a source of wonder, but it wasn’t until the 20th century that we could...

    Years 8-12

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