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How to Buy Winter Boots
Howcast -If slogging through mud and ice has ruined your favorite shoes, this guide will keep your dogs warm and dry in the perfect pair of boots.
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How to Tie-Dye a T-Shirt
Howcast - Here's an easy way to turn a plain white T-shirt into a crazy-cool creation -- and inspire your Mom or Dad to belt out a Jimi Hendrix tune!
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How Nigeria Found a Genius Solution to Recycle Millions of Used Tires
Welcome back to the FLUCTUS channel to explore waste management operations such as used tire recycling for making pavers, the discarding process of foam-filled tires, and recycling operations for plastic and various other types of waste....
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The Importance of Tires in Formula One Racing
This video explores the rigorous testing and development of Formula One tires by Michelin. It highlights the importance of tire performance in F1 racing, considering factors such as high temperatures, different track conditions, and the...
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Revolutionizing Engineering: The Breakthrough of Nanotechnology-based Materials
This video discusses a breakthrough in nanotechnology that has led to the development of a new material with incredible properties. This material is as tough as steel, conducts electricity like a metal, stretches like rubber, and is...
Weird History
Popular Things That Were Invented By Accident
Accidents happen all the time. People become distracted and drop items from their hands, clumsily knock things off shelves, and misinterpret kitchen recipes that sometimes produce disastrous results. While everyone suffers from...
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Electrical Safety
Whether it's a faulty appliance or a bolt of lightning, an electric shock can be fatal. How can we avoid electric shocks? Physics - Electricity And Circuits - Learning Points. If humans become part of an electric circuit they will...
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Resistance
What is resistance? Discover how it impedes electrical flow, and why understanding it can help us to build more effective circuits, and stay safe. Physics - Electricity And Circuits - Learning Points. Resistance is how well or poorly an...
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Topology
How objects can be deformed to make different shapes without tearing, cutting or gluing. Maths - Shape A Twig Math Film. Reinforce and extend the learning required by the curriculum. Twig’s context films show abstract concepts in action...
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Friction in Curling
Forces play a huge role in the sport of curling. Discover how curlers manipulate friction as they compete. Physics - Forces - Learning Points. Friction plays an important part in sports, including curling. Curlers use the power of...
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Insulator
Material that conducts heat or electricity very poorly, and so can be used to provide some measure of protection. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual...
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Liquid Nitrogen Demos
We look at how different materials change when they are exposed to liquid nitrogen. Flowers become frozen and stiff and the petals snap. A banana hardens and is strong enough to be used as a hammer and a squash ball becomes very brittle...
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Properties of materials – Big reveal
What is it? ... These are rubber boots! Material processes - Classifying materials - Properties of materials A Twig Tidbit Film - Big Reveal. The image zooms out from an extreme close-up to full frame. The children have to guess what the...
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What are plants used for?
Did you know that cotton t-shirts, rubber boots and comics all come from plants? Living things - Amazing plants - Plant uses Learning Points Plants are used to make lots of things we use every day. A Twig Junior Film - Core science...
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Plant uses – Did you know?
Did you know that rubber traditionally comes from trees? Life processes - Green plants - Plant uses Learning Points Plants can be used for products other than wood, such as rubber. A Twig Tidbit Film - Did you know? A fascinating fact is...
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Choosing suitable materials – Spot the...
Six different objects are shown on screen ... can you spot the permeable materials? Material processes - Classifying materials - Choosing suitable materials Learning Points Permeability is a property of some materials. A Twig Tidbit Film...
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Conductors and dangers of electricity – Odd one out
Four different materials are shown, but which is the odd one out? Physical processes - Electricity and magnetism - Conductors and dangers of electricity A Twig Tidbit Film - Odd one out. The children have to work out which of four images...
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The dangers of electricity
Find out what happens to a farmer who becomes part of an electrical circuit. Physical processes - Electricity and magnetism - Conductors and dangers of electricity Learning Points People can conduct electricity. Conductors are materials...
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Conductors and insulators
Find out what the difference is between a conductor and an insulator. Physical processes - Electricity and magnetism - Conductors and dangers of electricity Learning Points Conductors are materials that allow the flow of electricity....
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Properties of materials
Discover how materials are grouped by their properties and how this is useful in everyday life. Material processes - Classifying materials - Properties of materials Learning Points Materials can be grouped by properties. Properties are...
Flipping Physics
Buoyant Force Demonstrated: Three Objects in Water
Witness the effects of buoyant force as three different objects are released underwater. Learn why some objects float, while others sink or remain suspended.
Flipping Physics
Buoyant Force Explained: Submerged Objects in Fluids
Explore the fascinating world of buoyant force with this physics lesson on submerged objects in fluids! Join us as we dive into the principles behind Archimedes' discovery and unravel the mysteries of why objects float or sink. We'll...
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Currently Electrical
Dr. Forrester explains the production of electricity and materials used to insulate and conduct it.
Science ABC
What Happens If Your Car Gets Struck By Lightning While You're In It?
No, being inside a car doesn’t guarantee 100% protection against a lightning strike. Rubber is a great insulator, but it can’t stand against one of the most powerful forces in nature. A bolt of lightning contains a colossal amount of...