Science ABC
Why Is The Mona Lisa So Famous?
One of the most popular reasons for the worldwide appeal of the Mona Lisa is her smile. Da Vinci used optical illusion to create a unique smile through perspective and shadow work. He painted the Mona Lisa in such a way that the eyes of...
Science ABC
Why Does Your Skin Look Green?
The beard appears as dots of color when it first begins growing back because each hair is still tiny and short. When the stubble has just begun to sprout, the young facial hair emerges as small black or brown dots on fair skin. Seen from...
Science ABC
Why Do Some People Look More Like Their Grandparents Than Their Parents?
Our physical appearance is significantly influenced by our genes, which are inherited from our parents, who in turn receive their genetic material from their own parents. When your genetic makeup closely mirrors that of your...
Science ABC
Why Can't You See Stars from an Airplane at Night?
While flying over a metropolitan or densely populated area at night, its likely that you wont see stars from the airplane window. This is because the excessive artificial lighting (i.e., light pollution) of the city can light up the sky...
Science ABC
Why Are Rainbows Curved?
A rainbow is not actually shaped like a semicircle or an arc; that is simply the shape that we see. In fact, a rainbow is a circle, but we can’t see the full shape because the horizon cuts off the lower half. However, if you were...
Food Farmer Earth
Crafting Comfort: How an Urban Goat Farmer Creates Decorative Goat Pillows
Explore the creative process behind making decorative goat pillows by an urban goat farmer. Learn how these pillows are designed to reflect the unique characteristics of different goat breeds, bringing farm-inspired decor into urban homes.
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Embryo
An animal foetus in the earliest stages of development - in humans, in the first eight weeks after fertilisation. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual...
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Perspective: Parallax
Discover how parallax can be used to measure distances, and how early astronomers used it to find the distance of stars from Earth. Maths - Space A Twig Math Film. Reinforce and extend the learning required by the curriculum. Twig’s math...
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Factpack: Pregnancy Timeline
See what's happening during different stages of pregnancy, as the baby changes from conception to birth. Biology - Being Human - Learning Points. A Twig FactPack Film. Open a discussion on what has been already learnt in a topic, or use...
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Infrared: Snake Hunt
Humans are not able to see infrared radiation without specialised equipment, but certain snakes can detect infrared radiation. See how they use it to deadly advantage. Physics - Waves - Learning Points. The pit viper uses special sensors...
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Looking into the Future
We use instinct to sense exactly what is going to happen without seeing it. Baseball players show how instinct allows them to predict the future. Biology - Being Human - Learning Points. Our sense of vision is constantly keeping track of...
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How We See Part 2: Brain
Only a small part of what the eye 'sees' is in focus. To turn the image on the retina into complete vision the eye needs help from the brain. Biology - Being Human - Learning Points. The brain processes the raw information coming from...
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Why Do I Get Travel Sick?
Your body can get confused by different incoming signals. A look at how the ears, eyes, organs and muscles combine to detect motion, and what happens when they're out of sync. Biology - Being Human - Learning Points. Our brain relies on...
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How We Balance: Part 2
Learn how the brain, eyes, skin and muscles help us achieve the incredible challenge of balancing. Biology - Being Human - Learning Points. Your brain maintains balance by combining information from you eyes, ears, skin and muscles. Your...
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Synaesthesia
Synaesthesia, or mixed sensory perception, leads people to "see" smells or "hear" colours. Why does this occur and what does this tell us about brain function? Biology - Being Human - Learning Points. Each of our senses has different...
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Animal Senses
Animals share many of our senses, but can use them in very different ways. Snakes, bats and cheetahs have senses optimised for hunting and migrating in different environments. Biology - Being Human - Learning Points. Different sensory...
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Oceans: The Deep Blue
Marine species have developed weird and wonderful adaptations to allow them to live at depths far below where sunlight can reach. Biology - Ecosystems - Learning Points. Over 200m below the surface of the sea, photosynthesis no longer...
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Splitting Light
We use a prism to split white light into its constituent colours. Light is passed through a slit in a screen before it hits the prism. The prism refracts the light and we can see the different colours. A second slit can be used to see...
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The Senses
We make sense of the world around us through touch, smell, sight, taste and sound. But what are these senses and how does the body and brain process them? Biology - Being Human - Learning Points. Our senses detect information from our...
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How Did Fish Evolve?
Journey through the evolution of fish, from the first vertebrate to the fish species that would eventually evolve to crawl onto land. Biology - Animal Kingdom - Learning Points. The first fish was called Haikouichthys, and it evolved in...
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Inheritance: Part 2
If you inherit two copies of every gene, one from each parent, how do your cells know which version to use? Biology - Cells And DNA - Learning Points. Alleles, alternative forms of genes, can be dominant or recessive. Dominant alleles...
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Visible light
The portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that our eyes can see. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig Science Glossary Films reinforce...
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Irritant
A substance that produces inflammation or pain on contact with skin, eyes, the respiratory system or other membranes such as stomach linings. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning...
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Nocturnal animals
Step inside the night-time world of the nocturnal mouse lemur. Our universe - Planet Earth - Day and night Learning Points Nocturnal animals are animals that are primarily awake and active at night. A Twig Junior Film - Core science...