Primitive Technology | Building Walls with Fired Bricks and Mud Mortar
AdultsConstructionCreativityEducationI built a permanent wall structure using homemade fired bricks and a refined mud mortar mix. Watch the entire ancient engineering process from raw earth to finished masonry. The finished mortar gives the wall a clean, sturdy bond.
How To Kill A Volcano
AdultsEducationScienceVolcanoes are one of the most powerful forces on Earth; their lava can destroy cities and their ash clouds can blot out the sun. And there is basically nothing we can do to make sure a volcano will never erupt again – except wait for it to die. So while we wait, what is it, exactly, that kills a volcano?
Primitive Technology: Mud mortar experiment and firing roof tiles
AdultsConstructionCreativityEducationMud mortar experiment and firing roof tiles.
The missing ingredient in how we learn
AdultsEducationMaterialsPsychologyExplore the benefits and challenges of using self-directed play-based learning models in schools.
Primitive Technology: Roof tiles dried by underfloor heating
AdultsConstructionDesignEducationI made a batch of tiles to test the underfloor heating in the new hut.
The Artemis II Missions
YouthEducationScienceTechnologyTransportationYouth 110Youth 115BBC science reporter Georgina Rannard answers YOUR questions about the Artemis II mission.