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Sciences

The Big History Project looks at the development of the whole universe to explain our past and present and imagines our future. It offers self-contained modules to explore history as a whole, from the beginning of time, with a focus on pupils aged 11-18.

https://www.bighistoryproject.com/home

 

The Natural History Museum in London has some great online resources if you want to expand your knowledge of zoology and geology

https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover.html

Or try the American Museum of Natural History, based in New York

https://www.amnh.org/explore?utm_expid=.Ijk1v7QMTfaFR6IwY6_a7Q.0&utm_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amnh.org%2Flearn-teach

 

There are some great science youtube channels out there. Here are a couple of our recommendations

Brave wilderness for natural history

https://www.youtube.com/user/BreakingTrail/videos

Physics girl

https://www.youtube.com/user/physicswoman/videos

The Extraordinary Universe: explaining einstein’s theory of relativity

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_2MM6tCMKWCj-AnvjIhJtw

 

Ignite science invite you to grow architectural models with mushrooms:

https://2ee9800f-866b-470e-a46b-bc4cf8e2e98a.filesusr.com/ugd/09ba7d_077dbcb4f15341d6a6e96edfacde0696.pdf

 

If you’ve ever wanted to learn about robotics from scratch, try this free online course

https://www.futurelearn.com/programs/robotics

 

Join in with real research projects and add to the sum of human knowledge. These aren’t just science projects, but the penguin data survey is highly recommended.

https://www.zooniverse.org/projects

 

If you’ve ever wondered about training to be a doctor, a nurse or a research scientist, check out these youtube videos from the Wellcome Collection

https://www.youtube.com/user/WellcomeCollection

 

Food science at its most fun: Gourmet Makes

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKtIunYVkv_RwB_yx1SZrZC-ddhxyXanh