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Science Week Resources

Covering a homemade pinhole camera, showing aperture

Camera Obscura - Pinhole camera

Light travels in straight lines. Make this homemade pinhole camera to prove it!

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Peter Apian volvelle showing ascendency of the sun

Volvelles

These paper instruments could be cut out, constructed and used for measuring and calculating time and distance in astronomy. We have made a replica for you to try at home or in school.

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Smartphone hologram image. Kiste on Youtube

Hologram Viewer

This activity always gives the wow factor. All you need to do is make the viewer and grab a smartphone and YouTube kids!

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Natural ingredients for home ink making. Mustard seeds, sunflower petals, blackberries and saffron.

Ink Making

Instructions on how to make your own ink to write and draw with. All ingredients can be found in a supermarket and art supplier, and maybe from your kitchen cupboard or from the great outdoors!

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The Planets

You'll find our Planetary Quiz for primary school age here, including bite-size information fact files on the planets (and a dwarf planet) in our solar system.

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Section of the Seahorse from Aldrovandi's Monstrorum

Animal Classification using Aldrovandi

Here we use our collection of Aldrovandi volumes with their amazing prints of the animal kingdom. Then use them to develop skills in classifying animals and identifying their differing characteristics.

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