A short article based on an extract from Topics in Safety, Topic 17 (Electricity), which is freely available to Association for Science Education (
In this activity children use the exciting space mission to understand the concept of orbits and to link this to their understanding of gravity.
This article outlines one way of addressing children's difficulties with forces, following his successful presentation of it at the Associatio
Classroom activities and resources for students aged 11-19 years with film clips, online games and quizzes.
Run your very own Challenge in school with these online DIY Faraday Challenge Days.
IOPSpark has been designed to give teachers, trainees and teacher trainers a one-stop-destination to access the best physics resources available.
Authoritative guidance for teachers on practical physics from the Nuffield Curriculum Centre and the Institute of Physics.
In this activity children investigate the effects of gravity and create a series of force diagrams to explain what it would be like in zero gravity.
In this activity children investigate the movement of waves and use a chart to explain how to predict when a tsunami may hit.
Kaye and Laby provides tables of data, formulae, graphs and charts covering a wide range of science and engineering topics.
OurFuture.Energy is an online education resource to inform young people of the importance of energy in our daily lives.
A downloadable project to support students using the OurFuture.Energy website to explore issues relating to energy resources and their use.