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Cylinders: Fuelling Saturn V
In creating giant detachable fuel cylinders to blast Apollo 8 into outer space, NASA engineers manufactured the most powerful machine ever made. Maths - Shape A Twig Math Film. Reinforce and extend the learning required by the...
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What Are Eclipses?
Solar and lunar eclipses are spectacular phenomena which captivate people around the world, but what causes them? Physics - Our Solar System - Learning Points. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth blocks sunlight from reaching the Moon....
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Place Like Home: Inside a Probe
Learn how scientists overcame huge challenges to land a probe on Saturn's moon, and why Titan is of special interest to life on Earth. Physics - Universe - Learning Points. The Cassini-Huygens probe took seven years to travel over 1...
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What Are Asteroids?
How are asteroids in our Solar System formed, where are they found, and what danger do they pose to life on Earth? Physics - Our Solar System - Learning Points. Asteroids are made from rock, metal or carbon, while comets are made of rock...
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Earth's Twin
Billions of years ago, Earth collided with its twin planet Theia. The impact and resulting geophysical changes prepared Earth for complex life. Physics - Our Solar System - Learning Points. 4 billion years ago Earth had a twin called...
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Place Like Home: Life On a Moon
The discovery of Titan's atmosphere excited scientists, who believe it could hold the key to life on Earth. Physics - UniverseLearning Points. Titan is the only moon in the Solar System with a dense atmosphere. Titan's atmosphere is 98%...
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Dark Side of the Moon
The dark side of the Moon remained a mystery until space travel allowed for circumnavigation. What did the astronauts find? Physics - Our Solar System - Learning Points. The Moon orbits around the Earth and spins on its axis. These...
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Distance to the Sun and Moon
What are the trigonometric functions and how did the sine function allow Indian astronomers to prove that the Sun was 400 times farther from Earth than the Moon? Maths - Shape A Twig Math Film. Reinforce and extend the learning required...
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Man On the Moon: Part 1
The challenges overcome by scientists to put man on the Moon, and the story of the extraordinary moments before "one giant leap". Physics - Our Solar System - Learning Points. In 1962, President John F Kennedy announced the US's...
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The Moon and Spring Tides
How the Moon affects daily tides and drives extreme spring tides, when the Sun and Moon align. Physics - Our Solar System - Learning Points. The Moon creates and controls the tides. Its gravitational pull causes ocean water to bulge...
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What is an Orbit?
How the orbit of the planets is dictated by mass and the force of gravity. Physics - Our Solar System - Learning Points. The curved path of one object around another is its orbit. Objects orbit due to the effects of gravity. The...
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Venus 1: Atmosphere
The first attempts to land a probe on a different planet. Scientists hoped an Earth-like world might lie beneath Venus' dense atmosphere, but a very different reality awaited. Physics - Our Solar System - Learning Points. Venus was...
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Basalt
A dark, fine-grained igneous rock that forms most of the Earth's crust. 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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Sun and Earth – Jigsaw
What is it? ... It's a sunset! Physical processes - The Earth and beyond - Sun, Earth and Moon A Twig Tidbit Film - Jigsaw. An image is slowly revealed as pieces of the jigsaw are removed. The children have to identify it.
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What is light? – Big reveal
What is it? ... It's the Moon! Physical processes - Light - What is light? A Twig Tidbit Film - Big Reveal. The image zooms out from an extreme close-up to full frame. The children have to guess what the image is.
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The Moon – Big reveal
What is it? ... It's a crater on the Moon! Physical processes -The Earth and beyond - The Moon A Twig Tidbit Film - Big Reveal. The image zooms out from an extreme close-up to full frame. The children have to guess what the image is.
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The Moon - Moon’s Scale
Discover the size and scale of the Moon. Our universe - Space adventure - The Sun and Moon Learning Points The Moon is much smaller the Sun. Astronauts have travelled to the Moon in spacecraft. The first astronaut landed on the moon in...
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Reflectors
Did you know that the Moon reflects light from the Sun? The Moon is a reflector. The world around us - Light and sound - Light Learning Points An object that reflects light is called a reflector. The Moon is a reflector and it reflects...
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Reflection – Clip
When we landed on the Moon in 1969 we left behind some mirrors ... discover why. Physical processes - Light - Reflection Learning Points Shiny, smooth surfaces bounce light back and are good reflectors. A Twig Tidbit Film - Clip. A short...
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Sun and Earth – Did you know?
Did you know that there are at least 146 moons within our solar system? Physical processes - The Earth and beyond - Sun, Earth and Moon Learning Points There are at least 146 other moons in our solar system. A Twig Tidbit Film - Did you...
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The Moon – Did you know?
Did you know that the Moon is completely dark when the Earth blocks the Sun's light? Physical processes - The Earth and beyond - The Moon Learning Points During a solar eclipse the Moon passes in front of the Sun. During a lunar eclipse...
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Gravity – True or false
True or false ... The Moon has a greater gravitational pull than the Earth? Physical processes -Force and motion - Gravity Learning Points The Moon has a weaker gravitational pull than the Earth. A Twig Tidbit Film - True or False? The...
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Sun and Earth – Odd one out
Four different dates are shown on screen, but which is the odd one out? Physical processes - The Earth and beyond - Sun, Earth and Moon Learning Points February has 29 days in a leap year. A leap year occurs every 4 years. There are 366...
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Phases of the Moon
Learn about the phases of the Moon. Physical processes -The Earth and beyond - The Moon Learning Points The Moon takes 28 days to orbit the Earth. The Moon's phases are gibbous, waning, crescent and full. A lunar month is the complete...