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Planet SciCast (UK) is an online repository that shares videos, sent in by children and adults, related to Science, Technology, Engineering or Maths (STEM) and awards the best videos in the annual SciCast Film Awards. It is aimed at young people from 8 years old up - or even younger if they are ready to make a film, but also invites teachers and professional scientists to send in movies. Video submitters and teachers can also access additional information such as a handbook (http://www.planet-scicast.com/film_school.cfm) about shooting a video, write-ups of the activities, experiments and demonstrations. SciCast states that making a film can be part of science lessons, or media studies, at home or in a science club. The online videoclips range from songs that help memorising scientific facts, scientific experiments, demonstrations of difficult Physics concepts and more. They are freely available online and can be viewed at home and in class, where some teachers use the videoclips to illustrate science as lesson starters. The project helps to cement science knowledge - if you have to explain it to someone else, you have to understand it yourself. Some examples of student-created videos: # How Wavelength Affects Pitch: http://www.planet-scicast.com/view_clip.cfm?cit_id=2875 # Ten Ten Ten: http://www.planet-scicast.com/view_clip.cfm?cit_id=2879 # The Geiger-Müller Groove: http://www.planet-scicast.com/view_clip.cfm?cit_id=2810 # Aerofoils: http://www.planet-scicast.com/view_clip.cfm?cit_id=2732 A MEDEA Showcase was dedicated to it Planet SciCast: http://www.medea-awards.com/planet-scicast