Optically Speaking | Short Circuit

02: Out of Sight | Richard Hammond's Invisible Worlds

Richard Hammond uses groundbreaking imaging technology to take the viewer on a journey of discovery beyond the visible ...

01: Speed Limits | Richard Hammond's Invisible Worlds

Using state-of-the-art technologies, Richard Hammond goes beyond the limits of the naked eye and explores the hidden se...

How science influences mitigation against earthquakes | Short Circuit

An explanation of how buildings are designed to withstand earthquakes.

The electromagnetic spectrum | Short Circuit

Spec references J249: P5.2a, P5.2c, P5.2d, P5.2f, P5.2g J250: P4.2a, P4.2c, P4.2d, P4.2f, P4.2g. All electromagnetic waves are t...

03: Off the Scale | Richard Hammond's Invisible Worlds

Richard Hammond explores the miniature universe around us, from microscopic changes to ice crystals that can trigger a...

Earthquakes And Seismic Waves | Short Circuit

Bringing chemistry, physics and biology to life using real-life examples, 3D graphics and practical experiments.

Refraction | GCSE Bitesize Revision

Spec references J249: P5.1g. Simple description of refraction.

The power of invisibility | Bitesize Science

Light moves at different speeds through different objects, this can make objects appear in a different place to where they actua...

The science of Earthquakes | Short Circuit

Earthquakes are caused by shifts in tectonic plates. The example in this video features San Francisco which sits on the San Andrea...

Transverse and Longitudinal waves | Curriculum Bites

Spec references J249: NA. The differences between transverse and longitudinal waves demonstrated with an animated slinky...

Chladni experiment | Sound Waves: The Symphony of Physics

Dr Helen Czerski investigates the science behind the sounds and how Chladni used sand to see the shape of sound vib...

Earthquakes | Short Circuit

Spec references J249: P8.3i. Why earthquakes happen.

Einsteins explanation of photoelectricity | The Secrets of Quantum Physics

Einstein argued that science needed to forget of light as a waveform and think of it more as a str...

Electromagnetic Waves | Short Circuit

Bringing chemistry, physics and biology to life using real-life examples, 3D graphics and practical experiments.

Internal reflection | Bitesize Science

An examination of how light can be internally reflected, and how this is used for carrying information in fibre optic cables.

Light and sound waves | GCSE Bitesize Revision

Animated shorts to support students preparing for assessments in GCSE Additional Science.

Properties of waves - reflection | Curriculum Bites

Spec references J249: P5.1g. Demonstration and description with animation of ray diagram for reflection.

Properties of waves - refraction | Curriculum Bites

Spec references J249: P5.3a, P5.3d J250: P4.2j. Demonstration with description and animation of ray diagram for refraction.

Reflection | GCSE Bitesize Revision

Spec references J249: P5.1g. Demonstration and description with animation of ray diagram for reflection.

Refraction & Total internal reflection | Short Circuit

An explanation of refraction and reflection.