Resources by Institute of Physics (IOP)
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Colour and Temperature of Stars
This Teaching Astronomy and Space video clip, from the Institute of Physics (IOP), Teachers TV and the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), shows how it is possible to illustrate how the light emitted by a star is related to the star's temperature. Using...
Cooking Up a Comet
This Teaching Astronomy and Space video clip, from the Institute of Physics (IOP), Teachers TV and the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), shows how a range of ingredients can be used to make a material in the classroom that is the similar to the solid...
'What do materials scientists do? They investigate the properties of materials. Sometimes they try to make a material for a purpose. Sometimes a material is discovered and they explore its potential uses. The properties of all materials must be rigorously assessed.'
These practicals and videos use a...
Cutting Edge Materials: Activity Sheets
Seven activity sheets produced by the Institute of Physics (IOP) to accompany the MODEL Project's Cutting Edge Materials video.
Worksheet one takes an overview of the topic. Worksheets two - seven are targeted at specific sections of the video.
Answers to all the worksheet questions are provided in...
Cutting Edge Materials: Practicals
Six groups of practicals produced by the Institute of Physics (IOP) that help students to find out more about how science is applied to using and testing new materials.
In addition to the guidance included for specific activities, please refer to the generic health and safety information before commencing...
Cutting Edge Materials: Videos
A video produced by the Institute of Physics (IOP) shows researchers at the Department of Engineering, University of Liverpool, undertaking world-beating research into advanced materials.
The video is presented as a whole and, for ease of use, also in six sections:
Materials scientists:...
Day and Night, Seasons
In this activity developed by the Institute of Physics, students model the motion of a planet around a star and investigate how day and night and seasons may be different on other planets. Working in pairs or small groups, students demonstrate night and day and seasons to each other. They can then go on to model...
Daytime astronomy
An activity where students use telescopes or binoculars to project an image of the sun onto a screen. Using a microwave oven, they then calculate the speed of light.
Defying Gravity
The 2013 Institute of Physics Schools Lecture - Defying Gravity: Laura Thomas, an independent science communicator with a background in astrophysics, talks about the physics of space flight. She explains how studying physics and mathematics could...
Diffraction of laser light
In these short videos, Michael de Podesta explains how a laser can be used to show the diffraction and interference of light. Using a laser pen in the classroom, the wave nature of light is demonstrated as a thin wire is used to generate an easily-seen interference pattern.
Two versions of the video are...