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Why Can't We Walk through Walls?
Alice wonders why Alice can’t walk through a wall if atoms consist mostly of empty space. Bob suggests that it may be because like charges repel, but then if atoms are neutral then there would be no net charge. Alice and Bob come the conclusion that they need quantum theory to explain why solids can’t pass...
Why cast it?
This is one of a set of resources produced in conjunction with the engineering company Arconic. The resources are designed to support teaching of key engineering concepts at both key stage 3 and key stage 4, including the new GCSE in Engineering. This resource focusses on the understanding of the reasons why...
In the 1970s the behavioural psychologist Herbert S. Terrace led an experiment to see if a chimpanzee could be taught to use language. A young ape named 'Nim' was raised by a family in New York and instructed in American Sign Language. Initially, Terrace thought that Nim could create sentences but later discovered...
Why Choose Engineering?
These videos have been developed for the National HE STEM Programme project ‘becoming a STEM enthusiast’ to be used in conjunction with the activities found in this collection.
Professor Dragan Savic talks about how engineers design, build and maintain the infrastructure we see around us today. He...
Why Choose Maths?
These videos have been developed for the National HE STEM Programme project ‘becoming a STEM enthusiast’ to be used in conjunction with the activities found in this collection.
Dr Tim Jupp explains that the difference between school mathematics and university mathematics is that at university students...
Why Choose Physical Sciences?
These videos have been developed for the National HE STEM Programme project ‘becoming a STEM enthusiast’ to be used in conjunction with the activities found in this collection.
Dr Alastair Hibbins talks about the active research project work contained in undergraduate physics programmes. Professor...
Why Classify?
This resource provides three short videos which support learning about classification and how Carl Linnaeus developing this system for classifying living things by their features. The educational films are designed to support learning in this area and provide the basis for many discussions and activities...
Why computer systems must be reliable
This lesson focuses on the reliability of computer systems, and specifically how this applies in the case of self driving cars, and what some of the implications might be if this reliability is not demonstrated. Students begin by...
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