Science Video Clips

Solids, liquids & gases - compilation of clips Suitability of Materials for Manufacture Testing different materials Testing materials The effects of different drinks on teeth The temperature of ice The use of reflective materials for safety Use of nylon for parachutes What are objects made out of? Which material? Why did the first little pig choose straw to build a house? Why different materials are needed to make a bike? Why galvanise steel? Can you spot the difference between a rabbit and a hare?

Can you spot the differences between a frog and a toad?

How to identify birds through their songs?

Twins

What attracts butterflies and bees to certain plants?

What makes a bird a bird?

A short video clip showing differences between frogs and toads

A short video clip asking bridges - what are they made from?

A short video clip showing the effect of impact on metals

Force helps change shape

Filtering rubbish and debris from the River Thames

Glass - from liquid to solid

Glass blowing

How and when people first discovered firing clay changed its properties

How to make gunge same amount of material differing amounts of water

Investigation to compare how different types of fabrics burn

Materials and their uses

Melting and casting metals solid liquid reversible changes

Molten rock liquid solid changes in materials

Production and use of plastics changing materials irreversible

Rust is the product of a chemical reaction changing materials irreversible

Separating mixtures of materials

Separating solids and liquids

Building sculptures out of ice and snow changing materials reversible

Freezing and melting snow, ice and water changing materials reversible

Solids and liquids (clip compilation) grouping and classifying materials

Repeating Tests a simple animation to explain why scientific tests should be repeated to check results

A short video clip about soluble and insoluble materials

The use of electricity

Batteries and their uses

Children using circuits to make games and activities

A British woodland habitat Animals that feed in gardens Different beetles Different varieties of butterflies Elephants in the Namib Desert Habitats (clip compilation) Hippos in the Okavango Delta Life in shallow seas Plan to reduce tiger attacks on people in Bangladesh Plants and animals around us Rockpools The African savanna The Amazon rainforest The Namib Desert The rainforest habitat Through an animal's eye Variation in nature Water vole habitats What do you find in a rock pool? Woodland, pond and ditch habitats A collection of moving toys Compilation of forces in action Conservation of energy Could you use an umbrella to parachute? Elephant pushes over an acacia tree Everyday pushes and pulls in an adventure playground Examples of friction Experiments to test air resistance Force of water Forces in action Friction between the tyre and the road Friction on the slopes Gravity and its effects on a stunt artist How is friction created? Kite buggying Making a plasticine character Playground safety inspector tests Playing squash and how the shape of the ball changes upon impact Pulp friction Pushes and pulls Pushes and pulls Rapunzel investigation Rice friction Rodeo show – pushes and pulls Safety on the roads Scientific Spiderman Streamlining in nature and industry Testing friction The amazing strength of hooks and loops Wind resistance in cycling Food chains Food chains on a farm How bumble bees help us grow food Looking at creatures found in a pond A trip to school in the countryside (pt 1/3) A trip to school in the countryside (pt 2/3) A trip to school in the countryside (pt 3/3) Barnaby Bear at the recycling banks Barnaby Bear visits Dublin Barnaby Bear watches badgers Biofuels Biomass Cars and community transport in rural areas Hedgehog road safety How coal is mined at Orgreave mine How do Asian elephant families help each other to survive? Hydrogen Hydrogen-powered car is commercially available Impact of car use in Britain Living in the desert Micro renewable Natural balance - the rainforest Natural Balance – the forest Natural Balance – The forest and tourism Problems of driving in the countryside Pros and cons of cars and public transport Pros and cons of train travel Pros and cons of travelling by bike Public transport in rural areas Recycling - what's the best way to sort waste? Schooling in the desert Solutions to traffic congestion The impact of fishing in the Philippines The importance of water in Southern India The pros and cons of country living Transport in the city Tropical deserts - Death Valley Water in the desert, Bangladesh Water in the Desert, Las Vegas Water in the Mojave Desert Wave power, hydroelectricity and wind farms What happened to the forest at Karkonosze? (pt 1/3) What happens when a river floods and how can we limit the damage caused? What is the North Sea like and what animals live in or over it? What was the long term impact of the oil spill in Pembrokeshire? Why have fish stocks decreased in the North Sea? (pt 1/2) Why have fish stocks decreased in the North Sea? (pt 2/2) Circuits, batteries and power sources video clip Dangers of electricity - the adventures of Electro Mouse video clip Electricity in remote locations video clip Electricity in rural Zambia - solar panels video clip Electricity produced by generators video clip How an electric circuit works video clip How voltage affects the illumination of light bulbs video clip Mains power and the danger of electricity video clip The dangers of electricity video clip The importance of circuits video clip The power of batteries in a circuit video clip Two Peruvian villages - one with and without electricity video clip What materials conduct electricity? video clip What would you miss most if there was no electricity? video clip Where does electricity come from? video clip Copernicus and Galileo – the movement of the earth video clip Day and night in the most northerly city  video clip Flat or spherical  video clip Gravity - Earth, Jupiter and Pluto  video clip How on Earth do we go from day to night  video clip Images of the Earth, sun and moon  video clip Planet Earth  video clip The earth's orbit of the sun  video clip The moon  video clip The Moon and its orbit around the Earth  video clip The Sun and its role in our galaxy  video clip Weightlessness in space  video clip