Science

The Elements: A Visual Exploration of Every Known Atom in the Universe

The Knowledge: How to Rebuild Our World from Scratch is a non-fiction reference work written by astrobiologist Lewis Dartnell

Dare to discover evil elements, revolting robots and more in the bestselling Horrible Science series by Nick Arnold and Tony De Saulles – now a major TV series on CITV starring Ben Miller. Science has never been so horrible.

A short history of nearly everything by Bill Bryson

What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions by Randall Munroe

Catalyst magazine https://catalyst-magazine.org/ 

Popular science magazine https://www.popsci.com/

Operation Ouch! is a British comedy children's television series on the human body, showing what happens in A&E, what doctors sometimes have problems with and great experiments. https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/shows/operation-ouch 

Chemistry: A Volatile History is a 2010 BBC documentary on the history of chemistry presented by Jim Al-Khalili. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00qbq7f

BBC iPlayer science and nature documentaries https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/categories/documentaries-science-and-nature/a-z

Tumble is all about the stories of science discovery — how science works, the bumps along the way to knowledge, and how we come to know what we know. https://www.sciencepodcastforkids.com/

If you’ve ever thought, “Hey, is there such a thing as a science podcast for kids?” you likely know about Brains On! Produced by Minnesota Public Radio, each episode is co-hosted by a kid. There’s interviews, there’s science songs, there’s no end to interesting topics.  https://www.brainson.org/

Royal Institution Christmas Lectures - The first series was delivered in December 1825 by the Royal Institution's Professor of Mechanics, John Millington. Two years later Michael Faraday gave his first of nineteen series of lectures, culminating with his 1860/61 series 'The chemical history of a candle' which produced perhaps the most popular science book ever published. As the Royal Institution's flagship lecture series, it was an obvious candidate for broadcasting by the BBC's fledging television service in 1936. In the post-1945 period several lectures were televised, but it was not until the 1966/7 series that they started being broadcast annually.  

GCSE Science in Action - Five interactive and highly engaging sessions will inspire and challenge your students. There will be demonstrations and audience participation, and students will discover the wonder of science in our specially designed programme, delivered by the leading lights in the field. A session on examination success will equip students with the tools to succeed.

KS3 BBC Bitesize - https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/zng4d2p 

Biology GCSE BBC Bitesize - https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/examspecs/z3dj82p 

Chemistry GCSE BBC Bitesize - https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/examspecs/z92x7hv 

Physics GCSE BBC Bitesize - https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/examspecs/zwtp6fr 

London (England) has some interesting places to visit if you are interested in science and technology. Below is a list of the top 5 museums and attractions related to science and technology in London for you to visit.

1. Science Museum - if you’re a science enthusiast and haven’t been to the Science Museum, you’re doing London all wrong. This South Kensington spot is one of the biggest museums in the capital, attracting millions of visitors a year. Inside, you’ll find flabbergasting attractions ranging from the actual Apollo 10 capsule to Stephenson’s Rocket, with tons of interactive exhibits in the Wonderlab for kids, and stunning science documentaries on-screen at its own IMAX cinema. Exhibition Road, Kensington, SW7 2DD, sciencemuseum.org.uk

2. Natural History Museum - Calling geologists, zoologists, biologists and more: if you want to know how the natural world works, then the legendary Natural History Museum is your first stop. Enter under the 25-metre long blue whale skeleton that hangs from the Hintze Hall ceiling (her name is Hope) and travel back through a few billion years of earth’s environment and inhabitants, encountering anything from a 147 year old fossilised bird to one of Charles Darwin’s pigeons. If you can't bare to leave, you can even stay overnight on one of the museum's DinoSnores sleepovers. Cromwell Road, Kensington, SW7 5BD, nhm.ac.uk

3. Royal Observatory - In and around Sir Christopher Wren’s original building, you can get up close and personal with the rest of the gallery through interactive exhibits, talks and courses all about astronomy. Take in a tour of the universe at a Planetarium show, and hop through space and time as you stand on the Greenwich Meridian Line, upon which all time zones revolve. Blackheath Avenue, Greenwich, SE10 8XJ, rmg.co.uk

4. Horniman Museum - Among the natural science galleries you’ll find taxidermied animals aplenty – including a hilariously overstuffed walrus – alongside living exhibits in the form of the inhabitants of an aquarium and a butterfly house. 100 London Road, Forest Hill, SE23 3PQ, horniman.ac.uk

5. The Faraday Museum at the Royal Institution - At the Institution’s museum, you’ll can explore Faraday’s very own 1850s magnetic laboratory, get elemental with a interactive periodic table, and meet some of the characters that have frequented the Royal Institution throughout its history, including a staggering 14 Nobel Prize winners. Albemarle Street, Mayfair, W1S 4BS, rigb.org