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Make a waterproof tent

Make a waterproof tent Copyrighted imageCredit: Production team
Introductory Level Duration 10 mins Updated 27 Feb 2007
How would you set about waterproofing a tent if you only had what was to hand, your wits, and science to help?

Ellen McCallie's NZ diary: Quakers

Ellen McCallie's NZ diary: Quakers Copyrighted imageCredit: Production team
Introductory Level Duration 5 mins Updated 27 Feb 2007
Find out how Ellen approached the earthquake challenge for Rough Science in New Zealand.

Lanolin, Wool and Hand Cream

Lanolin, Wool and Hand Cream Copyrighted imageCredit: Production team
Introductory Level Duration 10 mins Updated 27 Feb 2007
Instructions on how to make hand cream out of sheep's wool, one of the scientists' challenges on the BBC/OU series Rough Science 3

Rough Science New Zealand: Mike Bullivant's quakers diary

Rough Science New Zealand: Mike Bullivant's quakers diary Copyrighted imageCredit: Production team
Introductory Level Duration 10 mins Updated 27 Feb 2007
Do sheep hold the key to allow Mike Bullivant to pass the waterproofing challenge?

Mike Leahy's NZ diary: Quakers

Mike Leahy's NZ diary: Quakers Copyrighted imageCredit: Production team
Introductory Level Duration 15 mins Updated 27 Feb 2007
How did Mike Leahy approach the earthquake challenges for Rough Science in New Zealand?

Rubber

Rubber Creative commons imageCredit: By vagawi via Flickr under Creative Commons licence
Introductory Level Duration 10 mins Updated 01 Dec 2005
Native Americans used it to make bags and play games. Today, it keeps the world moving. Dr Peter Lewis explains the history of rubber.