Fun Science Kits, Activities and Toys for Kids at Steve Spangle Science - Shop Now * Science Articles Every lesson is accompanied by a printable summary sheet and printable worksheets and answers. These form a complete set of revision notes. 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. Global positioning system ( GPS) satellites fly in different orbits around the Earth. These orbits are different frames of reference, so GPS has to take special relativity into consideration to help us navigate.

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? 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.We’re delighted that Helen Czerski accepted our invitation to become patron of Science Made Simple. Helen is a physicist, oceanographer and broadcaster with a passion for science, sport, books, creativity, hot chocolate and investigating the interesting things in life. She’s an expert on bubbles and acoustics too, so she’s definitely a kindred spirit to the mission of our team! 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. Helen said “I’m delighted to be the new Patron of Science Made Simple because learning about the way the world works has so much to offer all of us – it’s not just the delight of curiosity satisfied, or the fun of finding things out – science changes our perspective on the world and provides the critical framework that citizens need to make everyday decisions. Science Made Simple does a great job of sharing this message.” For 11+ age groups, our presenters encourage the audience to think about how elements consist of atoms that combine together in chemical reactions to form compounds, and how gravity – as a weak force – can be over-come by other forces.

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.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. 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.