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Fun in the Sun | SciShow Kids Compilation
It’s a sunny day at The Fort, so Squeaks and Mr. Brown are watching videos from the past to remind themselves of all the fun experiments they can do when it’s sunny outside!
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How Does Food Get to Our Stomachs and More Answers to Your Questions! | SciShow Kids
This week, Mister Brown joins Squeaks to answer a bunch more of your questions about the Earth and about our bodies!
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Where Does Frost Come From? | Winter Science | SciShow Kids
If you've ever gone outside really early on a cold day in fall, you might have seen a thin layer of sparkly ice crystals covering everything! That ice is called frost, and it can only form if the weather is exactly right!
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Making a Realistic Simulation of the Sun
We’ve created simulations to recreate the difference in time it takes for the Sun’s equator and poles to complete rotations, and the way we’ve solved is a bit surprising. And it looks like the Milky Way may not be great at mixing metals,...
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Why We Didn't Know How Long a Venus Day Was
Researchers have finally determined how long a day on Venus is, give or take an episode of Brooklyn 99.
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The Wild Reasons Many Older People Wake Up So Early
You might think your grandma who wakes up at 4am just needs less sleep than younger people. Not so! Studies suggest there are some bizarre reasons older people rise at the crack of dawn, including something called brain sand!
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Rotation
Circular movement about an axis or a point. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig Science Glossary Films reinforce abstract concepts and...
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Day and Night - Earth’s Rotation
What is the difference between day and night? How is this governed by the Earth's movement? Physics - Our Solar System - Learning Points. The Sun generates light. The Earth spins on its axis. A full rotation of Earth takes 24 hours. The...
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Oceans: The Deep Blue
Marine species have developed weird and wonderful adaptations to allow them to live at depths far below where sunlight can reach. Biology - Ecosystems - Learning Points. Over 200m below the surface of the sea, photosynthesis no longer...
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Day and Night - Earth’s Cycle
Exploring why Earth has day and night. Our universe - Planet Earth - Day and night Learning Points The Earth spins as it orbits the Sun. At any one time, half the Earth is facing the Sun (daytime) and the other half is in shadow...
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Our Place in Space
Dr. Forrester explains the force of gravity. She also teaches why we have multiple seasons.
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Metric Measurements
Mr. Addit describes the differences between the standard system of measurements and the metric system. He reviews the tools used to measure both distance and temperature in the metric system.
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Digital and Analog Clocks
Mr. Addit explains the measurement of time: seconds, minutes, hours, days, and so on. He then compares an analog clock to a digital clock and how each clock tells the time of day.
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As the World Turns
Dr. Forrester identifies what causes day and night by discussing the Earth’s rotation. She investigates the Earth’s movement of rotation by conducting an experiment illustrating how it rotates on its axis using a flashlight.
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Beginning, Middle, and End
Using the story “A Lucky Day,” Miss Palomine explains that a good story has a strong beginning, middle, and end. She uses a graphic organizer to represent the beginning, middle, and end of the story.
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Who's the Author?
Miss Palomine explains what an author is. She shows your student where he can find the name of the author on a book. Miss Palomine then makes up her own story and encourages your student to become an author by telling a story to you, his...
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What's an Illustrator?
Miss Palomine explains what an illustrator is. She shows your student where he can find the name of the illustrator on a book. Miss Palomine draws an illustration using the poem “What Are Little Boys Made Of?” She then encourages your...
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Seed Day
Miss Palomine reviews the story Seed Day. She then asks the student questions about the story and reviews some vocabulary words.
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The Calendar
We find Miss Palomine as she is being invited to a party. She writes the invitation on her calendar. This begins a discussion of the calendar. Miss Palomine explains that months are made up of weeks and that every block on the calendar...
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Time to Talk about Time
Miss Palomine sorts through old photographs and talks about the passage of time. This leads to a description of time and how clocks are used to tell time.
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Independence Day
We find Miss Palomine standing on the mall in Washington, DC She tells the story of how the British once ruled America. She explains that the Declaration of Independence was signed on the 4th of July. That’s the day America first became...
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Light and Shadow
Miss Palomine explains that the reason she is wearing sunglasses is because the sunlight is so bright. This begins a discussion of natural light and shadows. She then transitions to a discussion of man-made light, and encourages the...
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Summertime
Miss Palomine talks about summertime and how the environment changes from spring to summer. She talks about the cycle of seasons and how the seasons transition from one to the next. She lists many fun things we can do in the summertime....