STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths)

What is physics? 
An introduction to physics, and the fields of study.  

Physics activities 
Ideas for teaching physics to kids; light, machines, gravity, inertia and magnets 

Physics experiments 
Simple experiments for kids using every day objects. 

Light is more than one colour!  
What is scattering of light? 

How fast is light? 
Light travels so fast!! 

Forces  
Did you know that when you’re soaring on the swings, or sliding down the slide, you’re taking part in some seriously cool science? Jessi explains the forces you can find at the playground! 

What is electricity? 
The history and discovery of Electricity 

What is energy?  
The simplest definition of energy is “the ability to do work”. Energy is how things change and move. It’s everywhere around us and takes all sorts of forms. 

Physics 
Physics is a branch of science that studies matter and its motion as well as how it interacts with energy and forces. 

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