Give students new ways to explore what forces we experience in our everyday lives, how forces act on objects, and how this relates to energy.
Find out about how balancing forces keep aircraft flying, and how our homes use energy in different forms.
All of the scenes contained within this zone are shown below:
Electromagnets
This scene will allow you to explore electromagnets and explore how they work by taking the magnet apart and observing its activity. Learn how an electric current causes magnetic particles to change behaviour and generate a magnetic field.
PUBLISHED: 30th May 2023Nuclear Fusion
Go inside the nuclear fusion reactor and learn about the possibility to harness limitless clean energy from water.
PUBLISHED: 26th Jul 2022Electrical Circuits
Explore the science lab and learn about electrical circuits.
PUBLISHED: 26th Jul 2022Insulating Our Homes
Visit a typical home and learn how it is insulated to reduce heat loss by conduction, convection and radiation.
PUBLISHED: 3rd May 2022Forces – Pushing and Pulling
Explore forces and learn how pushing and pulling affect the motion of an object.
PUBLISHED: 3rd May 2022Forces – Powering a Rocket
Visit the shuttle launch site and learn about the forces needed for it to launch.
PUBLISHED: 3rd May 2022The Electromagnetic Spectrum
Investigate the radiography lab and learn about the different waves that make up the electromagnetic spectrum.
PUBLISHED: 3rd May 2022The Speed of Sound
Step inside the recording studio and learn how sound is transferred through a solid, liquid and gas.
PUBLISHED: 3rd May 2022Tides and the Moon
Explore the scene from space and learn how the rotation of the Earth and the orbiting moon affect the tidal movement on Earth.
PUBLISHED: 19th Apr 2022Different Types of Energy
Explore the theme park and learn about distinct types of energy and energy transfer.
PUBLISHED: 6th Apr 2022Heat Transfer
Walk through the forest and learn how heat is transferred by conduction, convection and radiation.
PUBLISHED: 22nd Mar 2022Gravity
Visit the orchard where Isaac Newton produced the theory of the force of gravity.
PUBLISHED: 22nd Feb 2022Time to Reflect
Visit the salon and learn how light reflects and how it is affected by various surfaces.
PUBLISHED: 23rd Nov 2021Refraction of Light
Explore the room and learn how light is transmitted through solids, liquids and gases.
PUBLISHED: 23rd Nov 2021Renewable Energy – Solar Power
Explore the solar farm and learn how solar energy is converted to electricity.
PUBLISHED: 2nd Nov 2021Renewable Energy – Tidal
Investigate the tidal barrage and learn how tidal flow is converted to electricity.
PUBLISHED: 2nd Nov 2021Renewable Energy – Hydrostatic electricity
Explore the hydroelectric powerplant and learn how the gravitational potential energy of water is converted to electricity.
PUBLISHED: 2nd Nov 2021Renewable Energy – Wind Turbines
Move through the wind turbines and learn how energy can be generated by wind.
PUBLISHED: 2nd Nov 2021Buoyancy: Floating and Sinking
Observe the cruise liner travelling at sea and learn about the forces that keep it afloat.
PUBLISHED: 7th Oct 2021Sound Waves
Visit Sound Street and learn how sound travels through solids, liquids and gases.
PUBLISHED: 25th May 202112