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Leading physicists from history

Scientists who taught us about all things matter, energy, and space

Get lost in space

From infinity and beyond, to your classroom

Key theories, explained

Answering some of the big questions with CERN

Video

How Do We Know Black Holes Exist?

Dive down a discovery rabbithole

Video

The Big Bang in AR

The story of our universe as told by Tilda Swinton

Video

How Do We Know the Universe is Expanding?

This is gonna be big

Applied Digital Skills

Create a Travel Brochure for an Exoplanet

A video lesson using Google Slides to create a brochure

Up close

3D models

3D Object

Space Suit

A closer look at what was worn by the first man on the moon

3D Object

The Command Module From Apollo 11

Where the three-person crew lived during the first manned lunar landing

3D Object

Perseverance

Take a closer look at the Mars Perseverance Rover in 3D

Forces

Under duress

Friction

The force which resists movement between objects

What's a Steam Engine?

How does it work?

Newton's 3rd Law Gets Us Airborne

Future NASA Aeronautics concepts

Physics of Flight

How man took to the air

Optics

Light and how we see

Simple Machines

All shapes and sizes

The Falkirk Wheel

A rotating boat lift

Momentum

What it is, how it works

On the Same Wavelength

The invention of the radio

Newton's Laws of Motion

Helping us understand how and why an object moves

Scientific brewing

How a German physicist introduced an incredibly pure way of making coffee.

Making Waves

Understanding synthesizers and the physics of sound

The Physics of Hydraulics

Lifting with liquid

Electricity

We've got the power

Cruachan Power Station

Hydroelectric power

The Electrical Grid

Flicking a switch to turn a light on is the final step in a long journey to consume electricity

GE and the Electric Car

History of an automotive company

Inventive Minds: Transportation

From Maglev to electric car

Solar Land

The search for clean energy

Energy

High and low

Online Exhibit

Energy Transitions

Searching for clean energy

Online Exhibit

Exothermic Reaction

Making heat

Online Exhibit

Forms of Energy

How we capture energy and use it

Online Exhibit

Power for the People

“India-One” solar thermal power plant

Online Exhibit

Inventive Minds: Energy

Innovations in wind, solar and battery power

Online Exhibit

Fuel to the Fire

Since time immemorial, humans have heated their dwellings in countless ways

Online Exhibit

Power Machinery

From Muscle Power to Steam Turbines

Virtual field trips

Boldly go...

ExploreTake a Tour of Our Solar SystemInto space virtually

ExploreA Virtual Field Trip to CERNExplore the underground tunnels

ExploreA Trip to the Moon 1966One giant leap for the class

ExploreTheory of RelativityIt's all relative

Virtual Field Trips for Science and Technology

Take the class on a voyage of scientific discovery

Visit the page

Particular particles

No one parties like a particle party

Atomic age

Ahhhh atomic

Inside the Atom

A comic book story from 1955

Molecules

Atoms with a chemical connection

Beyond the Sun

Inside a fusion reactor

Beyond sight

Milestones in medical imaging from microscopes to microbubbles

How Did the Curies Measure Radiation?

The Curie Method

Magnetism

Strangely attractive

Online Exhibit

Electromagnetic Spectrum

Take this tour to find out about the electromagnetic spectrum.

Online Exhibit

Magnetism

The power of attraction

Online Exhibit

Michael Faraday

His experiments on electromagnetism led him to discover electromagnetic fields

Who REALLY invented that?

The extraordinary stories behind ordinary objects

Who Invented Mathematics?

It's all summed up here

Who Invented Zero?

The notable story of nothing

Who Invented The Battery?

Power through the story of portable energy

Intro

Big Bang in AR. A Collaboration with CERN

The app can be downloaded from Google Play or the Apple Store

Learn Anywhere

Downloadable science lesson plans

For teachers to use in class or to give to students to work through at their own pace