Sensational scientists

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Watch the Lumière brothers’ film, La Sortie de l’Usine Lumière de Lyon

Louis and Auguste Lumière are our sensational scientists in Whizz Pop Bang 101: LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION! The Lumière brothers created the cinématographe - a projector, camera and printer that they used to film the first movie. They also made important developments in photography, art and medicine. You can watch the Lumière brothers’ first film on our blog!

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Read all about Sir Isaac Newton in Whizz Pop Bang Magazine

Sir Isaac Newton was born on the 4th January, 1643. Newton is arguably one of the most notable scientists of all time due. He was a physicist, mathematician, and astronomer who invented a telescope and developed many important theories. Find out more in Issue 78 of Whizz Pop Bang: OUT OF THIS WORLD.

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Science Reading Comprehension

Solar System Activities

The Industrial Revolution

Michael Faraday FREE Downloadable Poster - teaching electricity

Today we're learning about Michael Faraday! Michael was born in London at the start of the Industrial Revolution. His father was a blacksmith from the North of England. In the 1800s, it was difficult for someone who was not from a wealthy family to become successful. Michael had to leave school and find work when he was just 13. He loved to read and became an apprentice bookbinder, eventually teaching himself about science by reading books in the back of the shop.

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Happy Birthday William

William Buckland | Palaeontologist | Children's Magazine

Happy Birthday William Buckland! 🦕 We featured William Buckland and his wife Mary, back in issue 65 DINO GIANTS. We learned about William’s early love of interesting fossils and how he’d grow up to name the ancient creature, the Megalosaurus. Learn all about how William (and Mary!) changed our understanding of fossils, in Whizz Pop Bang: DINO GIANTS.

Charles Darwin | Teach Evolution | Lesson Ideas | Genetics

Did you know Charles Darwin kept and bred pigeons? 🐦 Each month we celebrate a sensational scientist from history; an eminent figure in the creation, invention or discovery of a scientific breakthrough. Subscribe to Whizz Pop Bang magazine for your child to learn all about the scientists who help us understand the world around us!