Make a device called a phenakistoscope, which displays a continuously looping animation.
Use trigonometry to estimate the heights of tall objects.
Make a cipher wheel of your own with this learning activity, which you can use to encrypt and decrypt messages.
Make use of geometry in observing the shapes and angles soap bubbles create when they join together.
Find something that is symmetrical; something that you could use to count with…
Find something that is more than 100 years old, something made from a material that you are wearing and something that you wish you had invented…
Find something that makes your life easier; something that could keep you dry in the rain…
When the power goes out, it’s time for action in our web-based game, Total Darkness.
Turn your museum visit into a giant interactive game with our free downloadable app.
This video shows highlights to look out for on your visit to the Textiles Gallery at the Science and Industry Museum, Manchester.
Explore and discover more about the world around us. This short animation introduces a tool called See, Link, Wonder to support enquiry learning – in and beyond the museum.
This video will help your students explore pulleys and make creative connections between forces, literacy, PE, history, art and design.