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Cartoon Science
The laws of cartoon science state that nothing falls faster than an anvil! Is this true? How does gravity really affect things with different weights?
Join your favourite cartoon characters on a journey to discover the difference between cartoon science and real science.
What are forces and how do they work? Can objects change shape and then return to their original shape? Find out what happens to things when they combust or explode! The show features animated clips, audience interaction and lots of demonstrations of 'real-world' science.
"..the cartoons made the experiments more exciting, showing us that even cartoons can turn into science to be investigated..." Year 6 student
Curriculum Links: Key stage 2
Ideas and Evidence in Science
- Thinking creatively
- Living and non-living things
- Testing ideas using evidence from observation and measurement
Forces and Motion
- Gravity, friction, air resistance and equal and opposite reaction
- Materials and their properties
- How solid objects retain their shape
- Combustion
Duration
45 or 60 minute versions available
Suggested audiences
- 7-11 year olds
- Family or mixed age groups
- Festivals and events
Requirements
- Power sockets
- Data Projector
- Projector Screen
- Two long tables
- Speakers or PA
- Room that can be darkened
