Telescopes

Telescopes

A number of different kits available KS2, KS3, KS4, KS5   Hydrogen-alpha Telescope KS3/4/5 This telescope can be used to view the sun through a hydrogen filter. Manual Telescope (x2) KS2/3/4 These manual telescopes are very straightforward to use. They come with...
Solar System Model

Solar System Model

2 kits available KS2, KS3, KS4 This kit contains a scale model of the solar system, a 30m tape to help show inter-planet distances and some solar system posters. The model solar system is to scale and uses a large (1.4m diameter) sphere for the Sun that needs to be...
Measuring Forces

Measuring Forces

1 kit available KS1, KS2, KS3, KS4 This kit consists of sets of forcemeters (10 each of 2.5N, 5N, 10N), a newton balance (bathroom scale) that will weigh children and adults and a push-pull 550N dynometer. There are some notes to accompany these – in particular...
Friction

Friction

4 kits available KS2, KS3, KS4 This kit contains a set of 10 wooden blocks with different surfaces and 10 adjustable ramps. There are 10 forcemeters and sets of 2p coins to use as weights. There are also sets of large plastic cylinders and a hand vacuum-pump to...
Renewable Energy

Renewable Energy

1 kit available KS1, KS2, KS3, KS4 This kit contains 5 wind turbine kits (National Energy Foundation), together with 5 hairdryers and 5 stands, so that investigations may be carried out in the classroom. There are also 5 photovoltaic kits (solar panel, motor, buzzer,...