What was Archimedes’ death ray? How many words do dogs understand? Would a bird be able to fly in space? How does a camera flash work? Find out these answer and thousands more with the great online resource HowStuffWorks by the Discovery Channel.

This ultra cool science periodic table is great for a quick summary for each element. Clicking on an element in the periodic table gives you background information about the element. It’s an excellent, interactive way of helping learners both remember and understand the elements.

After 6 soccer filled weeks you may be ready for Physics, Food, Penguins and a passion for science! From the 18 – 19 July, versatile Physics Professor, Peter Barham of Bristol University UK, renowned for delivering edutaining demonstrations in restaurants, bars, lecture halls and classrooms, will visit the Sci-Bono Discovery Centre.

The 4th annual Africa on Screen Film Festival opens at the Sci-Bono Discovery Centre on Thursday evening 24 June with the première of the soccer documentary ‘The team that never played’. A collaboration between Australia and South Africa, the film revisits the collision of race, sport and politics through the lives of three very different men and their struggle to end Apartheid. In celebration of the 2010 FIFA World Cup™, this years’ Film Festival includes a Soccer Film Festival at the Sci-Bono Discovery Centre 25 – 27 June and 2 – 4 July.

The Grade 12 exam papers of November 2009 and March 2010 for Life Sciences are available here. Both the Afrikaans and English versions of the papers are available as well as the memoranda.

The Grade 12 exam papers for Physical Science of November 2009 and March 2010 are provided here. Both the Afrikaans and English versions of the papers are available here along with the memoranda.

A few hints on teaching in an interactive and engaging manner.

A great experiment to try with your learners!

With the average age of Civil Engineers in SA at approximately 57 years of age, we are going to experience major problems in SA over the next 10 – 30 years with our roads, dams, electricity, water reticulation, building and construction industries, unless we can somehow change the critical Maths and Science situation in SA.