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Head STEAM
Head STEAM
Head STEAM, produced by TV and online production company 360Production, is an educational channel that aims to inspire students to become a future leader of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Maths) industries. The short videos explore a variety of STEAM topics such as sound waves and frequencies, 3D printing and coding - but also demonstrate how they apply to our everyday lives. They also aim to highlight the careers which use this knowledge in the real world with interviews from experts in their field.
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Jon Chase: Cake in a Mug
This film, from Headsteam, shows how to make a cake in a cup. The presenter explains how gluten helps to form the structure of the cake. The eggs help to keep the cake moist, and to provide structure when they denature.
Smartphone Science
This film, from Headsteam, explains how an accelerometer works in a mobile phone. Accelerometers measure the rate of change of velocity. Newton’s second law states that the overall force on an object is equal to the mass of that object multiplied by the acceleration of the object, and smart phones use this to...
Jheni Osman: Bridges
Einstein’s special theory of relativity helped to design the world’s tallest bridge. The bridge is taller than the Eiffel Tower and can carry 35,000 tonnes. All bridges have to cope with two main forces, tension and compression.
Engineers also had to consider the problem of accuracy when working on such...
Jheni Osman: Trees
In this film Jheni Osman describes how the transport systems in plants, the xylem and phloem, may limit the height to which trees can grow. Transpiration is driven by evaporation from the leaves, pulling water up through the xylem. The taller the tree, the further the water has to move against gravity.
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| Subject(s) | Careers, Mathematics, Science |
|---|---|
| Age | 11-14, 14-16 |
| Published | 2010 to 2019 |
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| Direct URL | https://www.stem.org.uk/cx63g |
