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Taste and Smell: Starburst Challenge
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Sensing Temperature
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10 Interesting Facts I have learnt over the course of my Psychology & Biology Degree
Third year Psychology and Biology student, James Hodson, shares a round up the most interesting things he has learned during his degree. 1. Antifreeze Frogs There is a frog called… Read...
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Scientists Answer Children’s Questions on Marine Biology
When visiting schools and museums our Street Scientists often get asked a variety of questions from curious children. Here are the answers to some of our favourite questions! This week,… Read...
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How to Make Water Walk with Science
You will need: Red, yellow and blue food colouring Kitchen roll 6 Clear cups, roughly the same size Add water to three of the cups so they are 3/4 full.… Read...
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Scientists answer Children’s Questions on Zoology
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STEM Kitchen: Science of Bread
4 minutes Discover the science behind baking bread with a super simple bread recipe. https://youtu.be/C1Morx7qM5g Bread Recipe Requires 460g Strong bread flour 2 Teaspoons of salt 7g Sachet of fast-action… Read...
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Dove Marine Diaries: The Princess Royal
7 minutes Dive into the world of marine science on board Newcastle University’s research vessel, The Princess Royal. Captain Neil Armstrong takes us on a tour of the research vessel… Read...
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Holmes Lectures: Women in STEM
30 minutes + 50 minutes Part 1: Where are the Women in STEM? This interactive lecture uncovers the history of women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and the reasons why the… Read...
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Did you Always Want to Be a Scientist or Engineer?
9 minutes Newcastle University’s Scientists and Engineers share what they wanted to be when they were younger. https://youtu.be/xho5R4_Ti6U Hear more from our Scientists and Engineers If you want to hear… Read...
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Dove Marine Diaries: Plastic Plankton
7 minutes Dive into the world of marine science at Newcastle University’s Dove Marine Laboratory in Cullercoats, as we learn about how tiny zooplankton are helping scientists to look for… Read...
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Scientists answer Children’s Questions on Chemistry
When visiting schools and museums our Street Scientists often get asked a variety of questions from curious children. Here are the answers to some of our favourite questions! This week,… Read...
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How to Make Rock Candy
This weeks Try This Tuesday takes a while, but you end up with a tasty treat! You will need: A wooden skewer or chopstick Peg 1 cup of water 2-3… Read...
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How to Make an Exploding Lunch Bag
Today we are going to make an explosive lunch! You will need One small (sandwich size) zip-lock plastic bag Bicarbonate of soda Warm water Vinegar A tissue Do this experiment… Read...
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How to Make Milky Fireworks
For this week’s experiment you will need to raid your fridge and kitchen cupboards to get some milk, food colouring and washing up liquid. Pour some milk into a dish… Read...
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How to Make Ice Cream with Science
This week we’re making ice cream but instead of using an ice cream machine, we’re going to make it using science! You will need: Two Ziploc bags – one small,… Read...
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STEM Kitchen: Science of Bread
4 minutes Discover the science behind baking bread with a super simple bread recipe. https://youtu.be/C1Morx7qM5g Bread Recipe Requires 460g Strong bread flour 2 Teaspoons of salt 7g Sachet of fast-action… Read...
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STEM Kitchen: Honeycomb Reaction
5 minutes Learn about the science of honeycomb – what makes all those bubbles!? https://youtu.be/_daS-HknyA0 Honeycomb Recipe Requires Baking Tray Greaseproof Paper/ Butter Saucepan Wooden Spoon Stove 100g Sugar 2.5… Read...
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Holmes Lectures: Women in STEM
30 minutes + 50 minutes Part 1: Where are the Women in STEM? This interactive lecture uncovers the history of women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and the reasons why the… Read...
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What is your Best Invention?
5 minutes Scientists and Engineers at Newcastle University share their best inventions, designs and creations for British Science Week 2021. The theme of BSW 2021 is Innovating for the Future.… Read...
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Did you Always Want to Be a Scientist or Engineer?
9 minutes Newcastle University’s Scientists and Engineers share what they wanted to be when they were younger. https://youtu.be/xho5R4_Ti6U Hear more from our Scientists and Engineers If you want to hear… Read...
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Holmes Lectures: Women in STEM
30 minutes + 50 minutes Part 1: Where are the Women in STEM? This interactive lecture uncovers the history of women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and the reasons why the… Read...
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What is your Best Invention?
5 minutes Scientists and Engineers at Newcastle University share their best inventions, designs and creations for British Science Week 2021. The theme of BSW 2021 is Innovating for the Future.… Read...
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Ask our Computer Scientist
7 minutes Newcastle University’s Jan Smeddinck answers your questions on Computer Science and Game Design. Jan answers the following questions: How do you go about making a video game? Are… Read...
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Engineers answer Children’s Questions on Engineering
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Engineering: What Job Can I Get?
Third year Mechanical Engineering student Jenny Olsen talks us through the many options that are available to engineering students once you graduate. So you’re thinking of choosing an engineering degree… Read...
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Virtual Treasure Hunt
To celebrate International Talk Like a Pirate Day we have put together a virtual treasure hunt that you can do from a phone or computer. For this treasure hunt you… Read...
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Meet Real Life Engineers From Newcastle University
Recently we hosted the Engineering Education Scheme at Newcastle. Year 12 students from the local area worked with industry to come up with solutions to real life engineering problems. We… Read...
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Holmes Lectures: Women in STEM
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What is your Best Invention?
5 minutes Scientists and Engineers at Newcastle University share their best inventions, designs and creations for British Science Week 2021. The theme of BSW 2021 is Innovating for the Future.… Read...
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Did you Always Want to Be a Scientist or Engineer?
9 minutes Newcastle University’s Scientists and Engineers share what they wanted to be when they were younger. https://youtu.be/xho5R4_Ti6U Hear more from our Scientists and Engineers If you want to hear… Read...
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Women in STEM with Chi Onwurah
18 minutes MP for Newcastle upon Tyne Central and Shadow Minister for Science, Research and Digital discusses the need for diversity in STEM as well as her experiences as an… Read...
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Ask our Mechanical Engineer
4 minutes Newcastle University’s Jenny Olsen answers your questions on Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering. Jenny answers the following questions: Can you create a robot that talks and moves? What is… Read...
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Amazing Adaptations
PDF | 609KB | Year 5-6 Lesson Plan for Amazing Adaptations workshop. This talks through evolution and adaptations and includes an activity where students are tasked with designing and building… Read...
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Science Cookbook
PDF | 2200KB | Year 3-9 Fun recipe book that explores the science behind some of our food. The science content is aimed at a KS3 audience however the recipes… Read...
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KS1-2 STEM Activity Pack
PDF | 8043KB | Year 1-6 Pack of fun STEM activities to be completed in school or at home for a ks1-2 audience.
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Thinking Like a Scientist Poster
PDF | 6659KB | Year 5-6 Summary of key principles in the Thinking Like a Scientist workshop
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The Story of Earth Booklet
PDF | 6659KB | Year 1-6 Booklet to accompany The Story of Earth presentation.
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How to Make a Flower Bouquet with Science
Last week, Street Scientist, Ailie, showed us how to make a colour wheel with kitchen roll. Now we’re going to use that same technique to create a colourful bunch of… Read...
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How to Make Water Walk with Science
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Scientists answer Children’s Questions on Being a Researcher
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The Science of Baking: Cake
For the next instalment in Science of Baking series, Charlie has looked into the science of making the perfect cake. Cake is a wonderful thing, there’s nothing quite like the… Read...
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How to Make Milky Fireworks
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STEM Kitchen: Science of Bread
4 minutes Discover the science behind baking bread with a super simple bread recipe. https://youtu.be/C1Morx7qM5g Bread Recipe Requires 460g Strong bread flour 2 Teaspoons of salt 7g Sachet of fast-action… Read...
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STEM Kitchen: Honeycomb Reaction
5 minutes Learn about the science of honeycomb – what makes all those bubbles!? https://youtu.be/_daS-HknyA0 Honeycomb Recipe Requires Baking Tray Greaseproof Paper/ Butter Saucepan Wooden Spoon Stove 100g Sugar 2.5… Read...
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STEM Kitchen: Mug Cake
4 minutes Learn all about the science behind microwaves and discover how to make a cake in a mug! https://youtu.be/Syathe36lBU Mug Cake Recipe Requires 4 tablespoons plain flour 2 tablespoons… Read...
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Holmes Lectures: Women in STEM
30 minutes + 50 minutes Part 1: Where are the Women in STEM? This interactive lecture uncovers the history of women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and the reasons why the… Read...
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What is your Best Invention?
5 minutes Scientists and Engineers at Newcastle University share their best inventions, designs and creations for British Science Week 2021. The theme of BSW 2021 is Innovating for the Future.… Read...
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Scientists answer Children’s Questions on Earth Science
When visiting schools and museums our Street Scientists often get asked a variety of questions from curious children. Here are the answers to some of our favourite questions! This week,… Read...
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Virtual Treasure Hunt
To celebrate International Talk Like a Pirate Day we have put together a virtual treasure hunt that you can do from a phone or computer. For this treasure hunt you… Read...
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Ask our Hydrologist
6 minutes Newcastle University’s Liz Lewis answers your questions on water and climate change Liz answers the following questions: What is hydrology? How is climate change linked to flooding and… Read...
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Engineers answer Children’s Questions on Engineering
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Virtual Treasure Hunt
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How to Trick Your Friends: The Peg Game
This week we will show you how to play a game that you will never lose! For this you will need 12 pegs and a piece of material. Clip all… Read...
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How to Guess Someone’s Birthday with Binary
Here’s a little trick you can play on your friends, or someone you don’t know well enough to already know their birthday… With the five cards below, you can “guess”… Read...
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Our Best Science Jokes!
We asked some of our students for their favourite STEM jokes. Scientific explanations are underneath each one. Neutrons make up the middle (nucleus) of atoms and don’t have any electric… Read...
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Holmes Lectures: Women in STEM
30 minutes + 50 minutes Part 1: Where are the Women in STEM? This interactive lecture uncovers the history of women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and the reasons why the… Read...
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Scientists answer Children’s Questions on Medicine and Health
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The Science and Myths of Charcoal Toothpaste
In this guest post, Dental student, Jenny, reveals the science behind charcoal toothpaste In the last few years, a massive surge in commercially available brands of charcoal-based toothpastes has swept… Read...
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Holmes Lectures: Women in STEM
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Did you Always Want to Be a Scientist or Engineer?
9 minutes Newcastle University’s Scientists and Engineers share what they wanted to be when they were younger. https://youtu.be/xho5R4_Ti6U Hear more from our Scientists and Engineers If you want to hear… Read...
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Ask our Medicinal Chemist
5 minutes Newcastle University’s Catherine Salvini answers your questions on Chemistry and making medicines. Catherine answers the following questions: How do you make medicines? What happens if you mix the… Read...
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Ask our Epidemiologists
7 minutes Newcastle University’s Mark Pearse and Emma Slack answer your questions on epidemiology. Mark and Emma answers the following questions: What is epidemiology? How do diseases spread around the… Read...
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The Story of Earth Booklet
PDF | 6659KB | Year 1-6 Booklet to accompany The Story of Earth presentation.
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The Power of Friction
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Balancing Corks
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Balloon Skewer
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How to Make a Bottle Hover With a Pencil
Our #TryThisTuesday this week, is a challenge for you. The task is to fill a dry bottle with rice and lift it up using only a pencil. Have a go… Read...
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How to Bend Water
This week’s experiment is quick and simple but sure to amaze! You will need: A balloon An indoor tap Clean dry hair Method: Turn the tap on so there is… Read...
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STEM Kitchen: Mug Cake
4 minutes Learn all about the science behind microwaves and discover how to make a cake in a mug! https://youtu.be/Syathe36lBU Mug Cake Recipe Requires 4 tablespoons plain flour 2 tablespoons… Read...
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Holmes Lectures: Women in STEM
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What is your Best Invention?
5 minutes Scientists and Engineers at Newcastle University share their best inventions, designs and creations for British Science Week 2021. The theme of BSW 2021 is Innovating for the Future.… Read...
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Did you Always Want to Be a Scientist or Engineer?
9 minutes Newcastle University’s Scientists and Engineers share what they wanted to be when they were younger. https://youtu.be/xho5R4_Ti6U Hear more from our Scientists and Engineers If you want to hear… Read...
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Ask our Mechanical Engineer
4 minutes Newcastle University’s Jenny Olsen answers your questions on Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering. Jenny answers the following questions: Can you create a robot that talks and moves? What is… Read...
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10 Interesting Facts I have learnt over the course of my Psychology & Biology Degree
Third year Psychology and Biology student, James Hodson, shares a round up the most interesting things he has learned during his degree. 1. Antifreeze Frogs There is a frog called… Read...
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The Science of Smells and Memory
In this week’s blog post, psychology graduate, Maria, explains the science behind smells that help us recall vivid memories. We probably don’t analyse why we see the world around us,… Read...
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How to Make a Valentine’s Day Optical Illusion
Happy Valentine’s Day! Love can confuse your brain, and so does this week’s Try This Tuesday. You don’t need any equipment to try this experiment at home – you just need… Read...
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9 Scientific Mistakes in Disney and Pixar
Sorry to crush your dreams but we have inspected some of our favourite Disney films and some things just don’t sit right in our scientific minds. Here are nine examples of… Read...
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