Resources by Teachers TV

How Science Works: Asthma on the Run

From Teachers TV, this takes a look into the research of biochemist Ceri Harrop. She specialises in respiratory medicine and developing new treatments for people with breathing difficulties.

As part of Ceri's...

How Science Works: Bad Vibes

Produced by Teachers TV, in this video, acoustic engineer Professor Trevor Cox describes a far-reaching internet experiment to discover the worst sound in the world. The video is an interesting way to show how science works.

How Science Works: Chasing the Wind

In this video, produced by Teachers TV, Dr Maggie Aderin leads a team launching an instrument into orbit to read atmospheric wind patterns, in order to help assess the impact of climate change. Measuring the Earth's wind patterns with this project will help to form a...

How Science Works: Engineering Gold

Part of the How Science Works series from Teachers TV, this video shows how Professor Peter Styring came up with a design for self-lubricating skis. Discover what stringent tests he performed before achieving the finished product of a possible gold medal winning ski...

How Stuff Changes

From Teachers TV, and part of the Science Tube series, this video contains five short clips that explore the non-reversible changes that lead to the formation of new materials. The video clips cover:

Fire! Fire! The...

How to Muffle Sound

This short video from Teachers TV is designed for a science topic on sound. It shows a man's comedic attempts to block out noise as he tries to get to sleep. This Key Stage Two starter clip could stimulate ideas when introducing an investigation to find out which materials are best at muffling sound.

How We Hear

From Teachers TV, this video contains an ideas for a lesson starter suitable for lower primary children. They look at how ears are used to hear and locate sound. The short video shows two children playing hide-and-seek in the woods. Gabby is wearing earmuffs and, due to her muffled hearing, she's having difficulty...

How We See Light

This resource from Teachers TV gives Year Six science students a sense of what life is like for those with difficulty seeing, based on the Key Stage Two science learning objective 'we see light sources because light enters our eyes'. Alex is virtually blind due to a congenital condition which means that light...

Human Body, Reading and Tessellation

From Teachers TV, this video illustrates how three teachers bring maths, science and literacy together. Their creative, cross-curricular lesson plans include using music and dance to teach anatomy and tessellation.

Music can be used to teach human anatomy to Year Four children, as shown by Kirsten Graham...

Hydrogen - Exploding Eggs

From the Teachers TV series Demonstrating Chemistry, this demonstration shows how a mixture of hydrogen and air becomes explosive. Professor Hal Sosabowski evacuates an egg by drilling two holes and using an airline to blow the egg out. He flushes out all the air from the egg before filling it with hydrogen. With...