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Learn to think like a scientist. In this collection we demonstrate a series of hands-on experiments that you can carry out in your own kitchen. We
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How to present your results from 2014-10-01T17:43:46
A graph is a great way of telling a story with numbers but the same data can be presented using different ways. So how do you choose the right type of graph to use?
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A graph is a great way of telling a story with numbers but the same data can be presented using different ways. So how do you choose the right type of graph to use?
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Making it all add up from 2014-10-01T14:49:12
Since numbers first emerged people have tried anything to make maths easier, find out how these attempts have changed through time.
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Transcript -- Making it all add up from 2014-10-01T14:49:11
Since numbers first emerged people have tried anything to make maths easier, find out how these attempts have changed through time.
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Explaining scientific notation from 2014-10-01T14:32:33
Find out how to write very big or very small numbers, and why it’s useful for communicating your results.
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Transcript -- Explaining scientific notation from 2014-10-01T14:32:32
Find out how to write very big or very small numbers, and why it’s useful for communicating your results.
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Explaining negative numbers from 2014-10-01T12:11:29
Negative numbers can seem hard to understand, but looking at different temperatures around the world shows that it's not that difficult.
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Transcript -- Explaining negative numbers from 2014-10-01T12:11:28
Negative numbers can seem hard to understand, but looking at different temperatures around the world shows that it's not that difficult.
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Why keep a journal from 2014-10-01T10:52:11
Keeping a lab notebook is a vital skill for any scientist and beginners to the subject often underestimate its importance.
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Transcript -- Why keep a journal from 2014-10-01T10:52:10
Keeping a lab notebook is a vital skill for any scientist and beginners to the subject often underestimate its importance.
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Potato experiment: How much water is in a potato? from 2014-10-01T10:02:03
Everyday food stuffs such as potatoes and apples contain water, but have you ever wondered how much? The answer may surprise you.
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Transcript -- Potato experiment: How much water is in a potato? from 2014-10-01T10:02:02
Everyday food stuffs such as potatoes and apples contain water, but have you ever wondered how much? The answer may surprise you.
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Cucumber experiment: How to measure osmosis in a cucumber from 2014-09-30T17:00:50
By recording what happens when you drop cucumber into salty water you'll learn about an important process called osmosis.
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Transcript -- Cucumber experiment: How to measure osmosis in a cucumber from 2014-09-30T17:00:49
By recording what happens when you drop cucumber into salty water you'll learn about an important process called osmosis.
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Ice tray experiment: changing states of matter from 2014-09-30T16:51:50
How the physical properties of matter change at different temperatures is fundamental to life on our planet as you’ll see in this experiment.
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Transcript -- Ice tray experiment: changing states of matter from 2014-09-30T16:51:49
How the physical properties of matter change at different temperatures is fundamental to life on our planet as you’ll see in this experiment.
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Yeast Experiment: measuring respiration in yeast from 2014-09-30T16:07:18
This experiment uses a living organism to investigate the conditions under which life grows the best.
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Transcript -- Yeast Experiment: measuring respiration in yeast from 2014-09-30T16:07:17
This experiment uses a living organism to investigate the conditions under which life grows the best.
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Kiwi Fruit Experiment: Finding the DNA of a kiwi fruit from 2014-09-30T15:37:41
Turn your kitchen into a CSI lab by using some common household chemicals to isolate the DNA in the cells of a kiwi fruit.
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Transcript -- Kiwi Fruit Experiment: Finding the DNA of a kiwi fruit from 2014-09-30T15:37:40
Turn your kitchen into a CSI lab by using some common household chemicals to isolate the DNA in the cells of a kiwi fruit.
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