These resources from Planet Science provide a series of pen pictures of a scientist and a related experiment which can be used at home or as science club activities.
Activity A: Great Social life: Toyin Solanke
The geologist Toyin Solanke provides the inspiration for a simple activity demonstrating how oil is formed and how it can be extracted.
Activity B: Improve the World: Liz Sockett
The genetic researcher Liz Sockett provides the inspiration for a simple activity making a genetic code friendship bracelet.
Activity C: Rich and Famous: Martin Westwell
Martin Westwell who runs a drugs company provides the inspiration for a simple activity exploring how the brain works.
Activity D: Your questions answered: Catherine Heymans
Catherine Heymans, an astrophysicist, provides the inspiration for a simple activity to construct a pinhole viewer and find the diameter of the sun or moon.
Activity E: Impressing the Pants off everyone: John Turner
John Turner, a test pilot with BAE systems, provides the inspiration for a simple activity to construct a paper helicopter.
Activity F: Lengthen your student life: Stephanie Ankrah
Stephanie Ankrah, a sports materials engineer, provides the inspiration for simple activities to design a package to stop an egg breaking and to make slime.
Activity G: Be your own boss: Suwan Jayasinghe
Suwan Jayasinghe, a researcher, provides the inspiration for a simple activity to explore static electricity.
Activity H: See the World; Christine Pequignet
Christine Pequignet, who is an oceanographer, provides the inspiration for simple activities to explore ocean currents using water and salt water.
Activity I: Future Female Future perfect: Cathy Day
Cathy Day, who is an engineer, provides the inspiration for a simple activity to make a car run on air.
Activity J: Be in demand: Emma McLeod
Emma McLeod, who is a process engineer, provides the inspiration for a simple activity to make marshmallow crispy sweets and test them.
Activity K: And if want more: Alex Brabbs
Alex Brabbs, who works as a science communicator, provides the inspiration for a simple activity making a DNA model from sweets.
Activity L: Sounds like Fun: Paula Mathews
Paula Mathews, who works as a broadcast technologist, provides the inspiration for a simple activity exploring how sound travels.
Activity M: Health and Beauty: Lloyd Hamilton
Lloyd Hamilton, who works for Boots, provides the inspiration for a simple activity making bath bombs.
Activity N: Getting the Wind Up: Julia Rhodes
Julia Rhodes, a wind farm manger, provides the inspiration for a simple activity making an anemometer to measure wind speed.
Activity O: Are you sitting comfortably?: Sara McGowan
Sara McGowan, a building services engineer, provides the inspiration for a simple activity making a thermometer shelter.
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Toyin Solanke: case study 38.9 KB
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Toyin Solanke: activity sheet 71.38 KB
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Liz Sockett: case study 39.88 KB
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Liz Sockett: experiment 66.84 KB
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Martin Westwell: case study 37.19 KB
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Martin Westwell: activity sheet 72.19 KB
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Catherine Heymans: case study 37.51 KB
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Catherine Heymans: activity sheet 302.73 KB
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John Turner: case study 38.39 KB
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John Turner: activity sheet 15.87 KB
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Stephanie Ankrah: case study 37.75 KB
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Stephanie Ankrah: activity sheet 82.78 KB
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Suwan Jayasinghe: case study 37.44 KB
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Suwan Jayasinghe: activity sheet 88.58 KB
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Christine Pequignet: case study 38.1 KB
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Christine Pequignet: activity sheet 88.72 KB
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Cathy Day: activity sheet 36.28 KB
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Cathy Day: activity sheet 86.87 KB
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Emma McLeod: case study 36.3 KB
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Emma McLeod: activity sheet 158.44 KB
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Alex Brabbs: case study 390.53 KB
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Alex Brabbs: activity sheet 678.58 KB
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Paula Mathews: case study 320.38 KB
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Paula Mathews: activity sheet 631.88 KB
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Lloyd Hamilton: case study 358.65 KB
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Lloyd Hamilton: activity sheet 679.01 KB
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Julia Rhodes: case study 419.47 KB
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Julia Rhodes: activity sheet 918.54 KB
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Sara McGowan: case study 520.84 KB
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Sara McGowan: activity sheet 801.13 KB
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Subject(s) | Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Careers, Practical work, Science |
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Tags | n.a |
Age | 11-14, 14-16 |
Published | 2000 - 2009 |
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URL | https://www.stem.org.uk/rxwdg |
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