It’s time to dust off the data-loggers and digital microscopes – it’s British Science Week! A ten-day celebration of all things Science, Technology, Engineering
Whilst it may be a little late to start planning, we’d like to draw attention to Google’s Once Upon A Try page – a central hub for all things science and discovery, and can be a good place to browse for inquisitive minds with free time during the week.
https://artsandculture.google.com/project/once-upon-a-try
Be sure to check out some of our favourites;
NASA Visual Universe
With NASA’s space adventures dating all the way back to 1915, there’s plenty of photographs from the journey learning about the unknown.
Browse through a visual universe, browsing through the ‘stars’ which are all categorized photographs of the history of space explorations.
https://artsexperiments.withgoogle.com/nasasvisualuniverse
Space Shuttle Discovery
On the subject of space, how about experiencing inside the Space Shuttle, before and after it’s launch?
A 360 video allows you to drag and look around the launch in real time! If you have access to a VR headset (or a last minute booking of VR For Schools) you can look around and immerse yourself as if you are really there!
https://artsandculture.google.com/project/space-shuttle-discovery
Science of Superheroes
We would all like super powers and the focus of this short YouTube series is about the science of tomorrow – and how comic book powers such as X-Ray vision and channeling the elements might not be so ‘fictional’ in the future.
Inventions That Wouldn’t Catch On
An interesting article, covering the initial concept and creation of several of todays staple inventions – and why they initially were deemed to be on course of failure.
In 1946, it was said of the television – “people will soon get tired of staring at a plywood box every night.” The rest is history.
See how many pupils recognize.
https://artsandculture.google.com/theme/dAJy2GNl1ScYLQ
There’s plenty more where that came from and should be a useful addition to the week.
