Enigma cipher machines were designed to create complex encrypted messages that were almost impossible to break.
A catalytic converter is a large metal box that sits underneath your car. They help reduce the chances of us getting ill by reducing the emission of toxic fumes.
Look out for these iconic exhibits and their inventors illustrated by Quentin Blake when you visit the Science Museum, London.
A practical guide to help you explore Science Museum’s Exploring Space gallery.
Find something that light can pass through, something that makes you feel happy…
Find something that is heavier than you, something that is smaller than a mouse…
A practical guide to help you explore Medicine: The Wellcome Galleries.
Explore the brand new Medicine: The Wellcome Galleries as a team with fun games and challenges.
These statues, made about 300 years ago, are of two Christian martyrs – people tortured and killed for their beliefs.
This plastic mask was worn by a patient having radiotherapy for throat cancer in 2018.
This prosthetic (artificial replacement) arm was made in 1904 for a professional pianist – a woman called Elizabeth Burton.
This jar was made and used between 1830 and 1870. It was used to store leeches – a kind of worm that survives by sucking blood from other animals.