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The Planets - BBC

 


Another recommendation - we started watching the planets series on BBC and I'm ridiculously glad we did. Professor Brian Cox hosts this series and his passion for physics and the world we live in is plain to see. The language he uses is plain and while I would say that some of it was more complex than Niamh is used to, she could follow it and we discussed anything that she questioned. 

This is such a wonderful introduction to chemistry and the periodic table and is an excellent way to demonstrate how the planets within our universe are connected and influenced by each other. 

It's taken 5 weeks to go through these, I've been using each episode as a reward/way to wind down after Niamh has completed work that she finds difficult and it's been such a lovely way to bond. 

From a teaching point of view - my own science knowledge is primarily focused on biology, so this has been a wonderful way to have teaching from someone with a lot more knowledge in these areas. 


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