Resources by Royal Institution
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City Walk
This resource, from the Royal Institution, includes an example of a school outing that centres on mathematics. A trip to famous London buildings provides a natural context to integrate mathematics, engineering and technology. Creativity and knowledge are used to address energy efficiency issues, touch on topics...
Cloud Chamber
This video from the Royal Institution shows tracks within a cloud chamber. A supersaturated layer of alcohol vapour exists just above the floor of the chamber and the ionisation radiation causes vapour to condense along the path of the radiation. An Americium source is introduced into the chamber so that tracks...
Colour mixing
This video from the Royal Institution describes how colour mixing works. Colours of light cannot be mixed in physics but different cones in your eyes are sensitive to different colours. The brain interprets a mixture between the two as a colour somewhere between the two. In the case of magenta, your brain invents...
Copper
In the build-up to the Christmas Lectures in 2012, the Royal Institution published a new video for every day of advent revealing the elements that really excite and inspire people. Jerry Hall demonstrates the beauty and versatility of her favourite element, copper. Copper turns green when exposed to the...
Curved Fold
This resource, from the Royal Institution, provides students with the opportunity to explore the formation of a parabola through a paper folding activity. Students follow a set of simple instructions which describe how to fold a piece of A4 paper and are asked to describe what shape is produced. The activity is...
Debate kit - will the benefits of AI outweigh its risks?
Using the AI debate kit, students explore the benefits and risks that AI poses to individuals and society, now and in the future. What decisions should be made by AI? What data is needed to support these decisions? Does AI pose a threat to our own intelligence or bolster it?
The different ‘rounds’ of the...
From Butterfly Wings to Metamaterials
This video, from the Royal Institution, explains how the vivid blue colour of a butterfly’s wing is caused by the microstructure of the wings which only diffracts blue light. John Pendry, Professor of Physics at Imperial College, explains that he is currently carrying out research into ways of controlling light...
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This is the book accompanying the video Gyroscopes and Boomerangs. It is the second in the series of Royal Institution Mathematics Masterclass Videos. The idea of these is to provide enrichment material for gifted 13-year-olds. The subjects were chosen for their interest and importance, and to complement the school...
Helium
In the build-up to the Christmas Lectures in 2012, the Royal Institution published a new video for every day of advent revealing the elements that really excite and inspire people. From the floor of the Science Museum in London, Roger Highfield explains why the scarcity of his favourite element should concern us...