Science Made Easy, Ages 5-6 (Key Stage 1): Supports the National Curriculum, Science Exercise Book (Made Easy Workbooks)

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In the early 2000s, science education in schools was delivered almost exclusively by teachers. A number of science centres had opened, but these concentrated mainly on attracting visitors to the centre rather than going out into the schools to support the delivery of science education. One unfortunate consequence of this was that many teenagers (particularly girls) lost interest in science. We are all familiar with water; we see it every day. But in this interactive show we help you dive a little deeper, to think about what water is made from and all the amazing things it can do. Each lesson contains a video outlining and explaining key concepts and ideas in a clear and easy to understand manner.

Wendy Sadler was determined to change that. She believed that science should and could appeal to everyone, if only they were suitably inspired. Wendy was a graduate in Physics and Music and had considerable experience of working in science centres and developing science education programmes in both Australia and the UK. Wendy is awarded an MBE in Queen’s Birthday Honours for services to science and engineering communication David is awarded the Manchester Science Festival Josh Award for Outstanding Innovation in Science Communication Einstein’s most famous equation describes the relationship between energy, mass, and the speed of light. It says energy (E) equals mass (m) times the speed of light (c) squared (2), or E=mc 2. It means that mass and energy are related and can be changed from one to the other. Mass is basically the amount of material an object contains (which is distinguished from weight, which is the force of gravity on an object). Mass changes depending on the object. In contrast, the speed of light is a constant—it is the same everywhere in the universe. At around this time, there was significant growth in the number of science festivals taking place across the UK. These events served a different audience from that in the schools and provided an opportunity to inspire and enthuse people of all ages in the wonders of science. Naturally, Science Made Simple hopped on the festival circuit. Over the years science festivals have remained an important market for Science Made Simple, but interest has expanded and SMS now presents its range of science and engineering shows for other types of cultural event such as Glastonbury, Green Man and FUNHarmonics for the London Philharmonic Orchestra.

As a result, an infinite amount of energy is required to make an object move at the speed of light. For this reason, it is impossible for any matter to travel faster than light speed.” Our lessons follow a logical structure and each lesson builds on and revisits concepts from previous lessons. Ensuring that learners understand the content that they are learning. We have absolute confidence in our courses and believe any learner, no matter their ability will make good progress if they follow our lessons.

Special and general relativity come together to show how time is measured differently in different frames of reference, called time dilation. This effect happens because different frames of reference perceive time and space differently. Let’s look at an example: the muon. Muons are subatomic particles that are created when cosmic rays hit the Earth’s atmosphere. They decay after just 2.2 microseconds. Although muons travel at nearly the speed of light, they decay so fast that they shouldn’t reach the Earth’s surface. But many do. To an observer whose reference frame is standing on the Earth’s surface, a muon should travel only .4 miles in its 2.2 microsecond life. But because muons travel so close to the speed of light, from their reference frame time passes for them about 40 times slower than viewed by an earth observer. This means, from our perspective on Earth, a muon has a lifetime of close to 90 microseconds, during which it can travel 16 miles. This effect is known as time dilation. Relativity Fast Facts The first step is choosing the right science fair project idea, based on your interests and abilities. Finally, you must reach conclusion about your experiment and prepare a presentation of the results. When it's time for your school science fair project - Don't Panic! Just follow these simple step-by-step instructions to create your winning entry! Using lots of demonstrations and volunteers to help, our presenters will help you recognise and name properties of water – freezing, boiling, melting, condensing, dissolving and evaporating and will talk about the states of matter – solid, liquid and gas. They will illustrate how water has a chemical formula and how water and the objects in it are affect by forces – floating and sinking, gravity.Relativity is two related theories: special relativity, which explains the relationship between space, time, mass, and energy; and general relativity, which describes how gravity fits into the mix. Albert Einstein proposed these theories starting in 1905. By the 1920s, they were widely accepted by physicists. Helen has presented a number of brilliant science programmes on BBC4 and Radio 4 and is the author of the highly acclaimed book; “ Storm in a Teacup: the physics of everyday life”.

However, from the point of view of the occupants of a space ship, they continue to accelerate as long as there is fuel to propel it. Time slows down for them, so they don’t perceive anything preventing them from accelerating for an infinite amount of time. However, they should perceive a red-shift in the light coming from their destination.The speed of light is incredibly high. Because the speed of light is squared in Einstein’s equation, tiny amounts of mass contain huge amounts of energy. Another result of the theory of special relativity is that as an object moves faster, its observed mass increases. This increase is negligible at everyday speeds. But as an object approaches the speed of light, its observed mass becomes infinitely large. As a result, an infinite amount of energy is required to make an object move at the speed of light. For this reason, it is impossible for any matter to travel faster than light speed.

It would appear that the speed of light is a singularity at which Time, as observed by someone outside the frame of reference, essentially stops, but the speed approaches the speed of light asymptotically; the length of the ship approaches zero. The question is, other than the red-shift, what do the occupants observe? Relativity, comprising Albert Einstein’s theories of special and general relativity, revolutionized our understanding of space, time, mass, energy, and gravity. Special relativity introduces the constancy of light speed and consistent physics across non-accelerating reference frames, while general relativity explains gravity as the warping of space-time by mass. These theories are pivotal in modern scientific endeavors, including particle physics and GPS technology. What Is the Theory of Relativity? For an outside observer, the mass of the space ship approaches infinity. That means for a chemically-propelled ship, each and every molecule of exhaust approaches an infinite mass. Thus, there is no impediment to continued acceleration. However, what happens to the curvature of the universe as a small body has its mass approach infinity? with considerable experience of developing science education programmes for centres in both Australia and the UK. From absorbing water effectively, to dissolving chemicals in it, you can squash, freeze and heat water to do all sorts of things. Its properties really are extraordinary.Special relativity involves two key ideas. First, the speed of light in a vacuum is the same for any observer, regardless of the observer’s location or motion, or the location or motion of the light source. Second, the laws of physics are the same for all reference frames that are not speeding up or slowing down relative to each other. A reference frame can be thought of as an environment in which an observer is at rest.