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Image bank: medicine

See striking photos of medical objects chosen to spark discussion in your classroom. All objects featured here are on display in Medicine: The Wellcome Galleries.

This free downloadable image bank showcases the tools, people and challenges behind the development of computers.

Cut out simple shape templates and look through them to find similar shapes in the real world with this free learning activity.

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Mystery tubes

Work out how shoelaces are connected inside a closed tube.

Make a device called a phenakistoscope, which displays a continuously looping animation.

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Bubble Geometry

Make use of geometry in observing the shapes and angles soap bubbles create when they join together.

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Enigma cipher machine

Enigma cipher machines were designed to create complex encrypted messages that were almost impossible to break.

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Catalytic converter

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.

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Marine sextant

Sailors use sextants to work out their ship’s location at sea so they can navigate.

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