The videos in this collection from Teachers TV are suitable to be shown in primary science lessons as stimulus material and are ideal for use as a lesson starter or as an engaging demonstration of a new concept.

Videos in this section cover a wide range of topics, including:
* forces, pushes, pulls and movement
* hearing and sound
* seeing and light
* the environment
* minibeasts
* electricity and circuits
* materials, reversible and irreversible change

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How to Muffle Sound

This short video from Teachers TV is designed for a science topic on sound. It shows a man's comedic attempts to block out noise as he tries to get to sleep. This Key Stage Two starter clip could stimulate ideas when introducing an investigation to find out which materials are best at muffling sound.

Changing Sounds

This video from Teachers TV is a short clip designed for teaching Year Five students about pitch and how it may be changed. A professional group of drummers show a class how the tightness of the drum skin and the size of a drum affect the pitch of the instrument. This could be used as an introduction when...

Seeing in the Dark

This short lesson starter from Teachers TV, aimed at Year One children gives a clear example of how light is needed to see.

A man takes his dog Woody for a walk in the woods at night, who promptly runs away. This clip leads into a discussion about how Dick managed to find Woody in the dark woods.

Light and Seeing

This short video from Teachers TV helps Key Stage One children investigate what happens when light is excluded from the human eye, and poses questions for further discussion. A group of primary students are blindfolded to exclude light from their eyes. They are then led into a room where there is a table full of...

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