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How Do Animals Fly?
Biological evolution has allowed some animals to fly. Find out exactly how their wings work to achieve this. Physics - Forces - Learning Points. Flight occurs when the upward force is greater than the downward. Flight is explained by...
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Terminal Velocity
If a skydiver jumps out of a plane, when will they stop accelerating? Competing physical forces hold the answer. Physics - Forces - Learning Points. Terminal velocity is the maximum constant velocity. Terminal velocity increases with...
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Immune Defence: Part 2
Antibodies combat some of the strongest foreign invaders that enter your body. What are antibodies and how do they work? Biology - Cells And DNA - Learning Points. Whenever a germ or infection enters our body, white blood cells,...
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Friction
Friction can be friend or foe. What is friction, how does it affect our lives and how can we alter it? Physics - Forces - Learning Points. Friction is a resistive force between surfaces moving at different velocities. Friction is...
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Antibiotics
Discover why antibiotics have become one of the most frequently used medicines. And why their efficiency is threatened by the emergence of superbugs. Biology - Healthy Living - Sir Alexander Fleming discovered the first antibiotic for...
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Momentum
Explore the reasons why objects can keep moving on their own, and why most of them will eventually stop. Physics - Forces - Learning Points. Momentum is how we quantify a moving object. Outside forces affect momentum. Momentum is...
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Electric Eels
Electric eels can generate amazing amounts of electricity inside their body. Discover how they use this for defence and to stun potential prey. Physics - Electricity And Circuits - Learning Points. Electric eels create electricity to...
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Electrical resistance
Opposition to the flow of a current within a circuit, measured in ohms. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig Science Glossary Films...
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Reducing Friction: Speed is the Rate of Motion
Did you know that speed is the rate of motion? Physical processes - Force and motion - Reducing friction Learning Points Force causes an object to move. The size of the force acting upon an object affects its speed. A Twig Tidbit Film -...
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Friction – Clip
How do birds land on water? Discover how they create and use resistance in order to slow and stop on water. Physical processes - Force and motion - Friction Learning Points Water resistance is a type of a friction. A Twig Tidbit Film -...
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Action and reaction – Clip
Find out how the lack of air resistance within the vacuum of space is an important factor in space exploration. Physical processes - Force and motion - Action and reaction Learning Points There is no air resistance in the vacuum of...
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Reducing Friction: How Water Makes You Slide Faster
Did you know that the constant flow of water reduces friction and makes you go faster down waterslides? Physical processes - Force and motion - Reducing friction Learning Points Lubricants are substances that reduce friction. A Twig...
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Series and parallel circuits – What happens next?
Two bulbs are added to a series circuit ... what happens next? Physical processes -Electricity and magnetism - Series and parallel circuits A Twig Tidbit Film - What happens next? A short section of film is played and the children have...
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How Robots Work
Investigate why robots need parallel circuits to work properly. Physical processes -Electricity and magnetism - Series and parallel circuits Learning Points Parallel circuits have more than one path for the current. Current flows...
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What is Electricity? - Power Basics
Explore in simple terms what electricity is, how it is created and how it travels to our homes. Physical processes - Electricity and magnetism - Electricity Learning Points Electricity is a form of energy. Electricity is the flow of...
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Streamlining
Discover how streamlining can reduce an object's air or water resistance. Physical processes -Force and motion - Reducing friction Learning Points Streamlining is the creation of a shape that reduces resistance and friction. Streamlining...
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Series circuits
Find out how to construct a series circuit. Physical processes - Electricity and magnetism - Series and parallel circuits Learning Points Series circuits connect components along a single path. Greater amounts of components in a circuit...
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The dangers of electricity
Find out what happens to a farmer who becomes part of an electrical circuit. Physical processes - Electricity and magnetism - Conductors and dangers of electricity Learning Points People can conduct electricity. Conductors are materials...
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Conductors and insulators
Find out what the difference is between a conductor and an insulator. Physical processes - Electricity and magnetism - Conductors and dangers of electricity Learning Points Conductors are materials that allow the flow of electricity....
Flipping Physics
Inductors vs. Resistors: Exploring the Fundamental Differences
Join us as we delve into the intricacies of resistance, resistors, resistivity, inductance, self-inductance, and inductors. Billy kicks things off by clarifying the differences between resistance, a concept; resistors, physical elements;...
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Nancy Wake For Kids
Learn about Nancy Wake, the brave spy and soldier who helped lead the Allies and French Resistance to victory during World War 2.
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Force and Motion: Law of levers
By the end of this learning object, the student will be able to: Discover the relation between law of levers and conservation of effort.9561
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Force and Motion: Types of Levers
By the end of this learning object, the student will be able to: Explain the different types of levers.9553
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Physical Properties of the Electric Current: Ohm's Law
By the end of this learning object, the student will be able to: Explain the electric resistance rule.