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Simple Experiment with Straws
Alex is blowing in and observing how results change depending on the number of straws used to seal a bottle.
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Science Experiment: Putting Lit Candles Out with Glass
This is a simple science experiment but so much learning is happening here. We confirmed that oxygen is needed for fire to burn and compared how different volume glasses influence the speed with which candles go off.
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Noisy Coin in a Balloon Experiment
It is just fun to spin a coin in a balloon. But we used a 7-sided 20p coin that made some interesting noise.
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How to Make Colours Appear from Words
How cool is this activity with magically appearing colours from words! You would need regular markers, a permanent black marker, paper towel and water.
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Science Experiment: How Strong is Spaghetti
Checking with Alex how strong spaghetti actually is. First, we easily break just one piece but have a look how easy it is to break a bunch of them.
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Science Experiment: Borax Crystal Snowflake
This crystal snowflake is made by dipping shaped pipe cleaners into borax dissolved in boiling water. As the water cools, borax forms crystals that cling to pipe cleaners making this incredible Christmas tree decoration.
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How to Make a Silver Egg
When you hold the egg close to the flame, it gets covered in soot. Soot repels water, similar to oil. When we put our sooty egg in the water, it creates a small air bubble around it. This bubble reflects light, and makes the egg look...
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Plant Growth
Dr. Forrester explains what a plant needs to grow: water, light, air, and minerals.
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Learning About Probability
Mr. Addit reviews terms experiment, probability, and prediction. He then conducts some probability experiments and displays his data on a tally chart and on a bar graph.
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Mastering Foreshadowing: Crafting Suspense in Storytelling
This video focuses on the literary technique of foreshadowing, a method by which writers subtly hint at events to come, building suspense and engagement in their narratives. It highlights examples from Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet"...
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Exploring the Moon: Past Missions and Future Endeavors
This video discusses the upcoming mission of the European Space Agency's lunar probe, Smart One, which aims to reexamine the moon using advanced technology and propulsion systems. It highlights the importance of this mission in...
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The Problems with Popper
Historian of science Michael Gordin (Princeton University) highlights three often unappreciated problems associated with Karl Popper's "falsification criterion". Each one of his concerns is then discussed and debated by theoretical...
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GCSE Biology - Gregor Mendel and the History of Genetics #76
This video covers: - The experiment that Mendel did with pea plants, looking at pea colour, flower colour, and height. - How Mendel discovered hereditary units, which could be recessive or dominant - An overview of when chromosomes, and...
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GCSE Chemistry - History of the Model of the Atom #7
This video covers: - Democritus - Atomic Theory - John Dalton - Solid spheres - JJ Thomson - Plumb Pudding model - Ernest Rutherford - Nuclear Model - Niels Bohr - Electron shells - James Chadwick - Neutrons General info: - Suitable for...
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GCSE Physics - Development of the model of the atom #31
This video covers: - Democritus - Atomic Theory - John Dalton - Solid spheres - JJ Thompson - Plumb Pudding model - Ernest Rutherford - Nuclear Model - Niels Bohr - Electron shells - James Chadwick - Neutrons General info: - Suitable for...
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Resistance is Futile
Dr. Forrester defines the terms conductor, resistor, and insulators by relating them to electrical charges. She also performs an experiment and labels objects as conductors or insulators.
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I Am a Scientist
Miss Palomine explains what a scientist is. She talks about the fascinating work scientists do, the tools they use, and the safety precautions they must take to keep themselves safe while doing scientific work.
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Science Tools
The video “Science Tools” identifies tools that scientists use and describes how to use those tools.
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2055 - Harvard Professor Todd Rogers on 3 Ways to Write Well for a Busy World
Writing well is for school, but writing effectively is for LIFE- in today's episode our guest Todd Rogers from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, gives us his evidence-based tips on how to write WELL. not for school but for life,...
The Business Professor
Stanford Prison Study - Zimbardo Studies
The Stanford prison experiment was a psychological experiment conducted in the summer of 1971. It was a two-week simulation of a prison environment that examined the effects of situational variables on participants' reactions and behaviors.
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Should You Do a STEM PhD? | Pros and Cons from a Harvard-MIT PhD Student (During a Pandemic)
Thinking about doing a PhD? Here are some pros and cons!
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Retooling Our Brains
Duke neuroscientist Miguel Nicolelis describes how the tools around us physically affect our brain biology and influence how we think.