33 results found for 11-14-year-olds

In this episode of Helix, Patricia Martin covers the chromosomal condition Turner syndrome.  Patricia gives a quick lesson on the symptoms and treatments associated with this congenital disorder.  

In this episode of Helix, Patricia Martin outlines the symptoms and complications associated with the terminal illness Tay-Sachs disease.

Helix is an educational series covering genetic disorders, brought to you by Patricia Martin and powered by GEOSET Studios. In this first episode, Patricia primes young learners on modern genetic theory before diving into the exciting field of geneti....

Jennifer talks about recent research detailing the effects of inbreeding on an isolated animal population and shows how this affects our ideas about breeding domestic animals.

Steve's winning presentation in the Mediasite Global Outreach Challenge 2009

A short clip showing the measurement of the speed of sound over short distances.

A brief look at the Physics behind sending signals along cables and via geostationary satellites. An experiment to measure the speed of an electrical pulse in a cable is described and the Physics of the orbits of communcations satellites is develope....

An introduction to acids and bases using simple kitchen equipment and some 'invisible ink'.

How simple algebra can be used to investigate cubes and other polyhedra up to icosahedra.

A simple introduction to our ideas about where the elements which make up the Earth originated.

Harry gives an introduction to the difficulty of writing large numbers in Roman Numerals

Development of the ideas which persuaded us to accept the theory of atoms and molecules as constituents of matter.