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Science Kids: Earth Videos: Climbing Mount Everest

9th - 10th
Inspiring video of a climber mastering the summit of Mt. Everest. (Length: 5 min. 30 sec.)
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Science Kids: Earth Videos: The Sahara Desert

9th - 10th
Michael Palin made a five and a half month journey from the North Pole to the South Pole, while being filmed by the BBC. This video segment follows him as he decides on whether to travel across the Sahara Desert by camel or by vehicle....
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Science Kids: How to Videos: Improve Your Memory

9th - 10th
A video giving out tips on how to improve your memory with exercises, rest, herbs, and concentration techniques. Understand how these steps can improve both your short and long term memory. [2:51]
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Science Kids: How to Videos: Build an Igloo

Pre-K - 1st
Want to see a structure that lets daylight in but keeps the cold wind out? This video will show you that structure, an igloo. See how a Inuit boy learns how to build a real igloo from his father. [2:54]
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Science Kids: How to Videos: Make an Electric Motor

Pre-K - 1st
Learn how to make a simple electric motor using a cell, tape, wire, magnets, scissors, paperclips, and a cylinder in this video. After the demonstration, understand how the motor works with some explanation and analysis questions. [2:18]
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Science Kids: How to Videos: Trigger Green Traffic Lights

Pre-K - 1st
Do you know the role an inductive-loop traffic detector plays in getting a green light at a traffic light? The detector senses a change in the electromagnetic field and triggers the light. This video explains how by adding a magnet to a...
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Science Kids: How to Videos: Make a Paper Airplane

1st - 9th
A video giving a step-by-step instructions on how to make a paer airplane using only a sheet of paper and a ruler. [2:07]
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Science Kids: Space Videos: Russian Meteor Explosion

9th - 10th
Watch dramatic footage of a Russian meteor fireball and explosion from a variety of angles. [1:24]
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Science Kids: Space Videos: Amazing Space Jump

9th - 10th
Check out the highlights from Felix Baumgartner's 2012 space jump, a supersonic freefall from a capsule attached to a helium balloon in the stratosphere above New Mexico. [1:31]
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Science Kids: Scientist Videos: Galileo Galilei Biography

9th - 10th
A brief biography about Galileo Galilei, an Italian scientist and inventor who contributed greatly to the fields of physics and astronomy at a time when new ideas and radical thinking were controversial. [2:11]
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Science Kids: Scientist Videos: Louis Pasteur Biography

9th - 10th
Find out about Louis Pasteur, an influential chemist and microbiologist who made important discoveries related to the immune system, microorganisms and disease. [1:35]
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Science Kids: Scientist Videos: Ernest Rutherford Biography

9th - 10th
Find out about Ernest Rutherford, the father of nuclear physics. He made a range of important contributions to this field and also won a Nobel Prize in 1908 for his work in chemistry. [1:28]
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Science Kids: Scientist Videos: James Maxwell Biography

9th - 10th
Learn how Scottish physicist and mathematician, James Maxwell, helped shape our understanding of a number of different fields, including those of electricity and magnetism. [2:04]
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Science Kids: Science Videos: Isaac Newton Biography

9th - 10th
Learn about Sir Isaac Newton, developer of the laws of motion and universal gravitation. [4:49]
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Science Kids: Scientist Videos: Charles Darwin Biography

9th - 10th
Learn how Charles Darwin became one of the most influential scientists of all time with this short biographical video. [3:38]
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Science Kids: Scientist Videos: Nikola Tesla Biography

9th - 10th
Learn about Nikola Tesla, a scientist and inventor who played a key role in the field of electromagnetism and greatly contributed to the development of commercial alternating current electricity. [2:53]
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Science Kids: Scientist Videos: Johannes Kepler Biography

9th - 10th
Learn about Johannes Kepler's upbringing, education, published work and more with this short biographical video that gives a nice overview of who he was and what he achieved. [1:29]
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Science Kids: Scientist Videos: Aristotle Biography

9th - 10th
Learn about Aristotle, a Greek philosopher and scientist who made important contributions to a wide range of subjects including physics, biology, philosophy, politics and zoology. [1:56]
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Science Kids: Scientist Videos: Stephen Hawking Biography

9th - 10th
Enjoy this short biographical clip that details the incredible life of English scientist Stephen Hawking. [4:00]
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Science Kids: Engineering Videos: How a Car Engine Works

9th - 10th
View a four-stroke internal combustion engine and see how its different parts such as pistons, valves, and spark plugs work together to help get cars moving. [1:40]
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Science Kids: Engineering Videos: Flying Sphere Invention

9th - 10th
Check out this amazing invention video featuring the world's first flying sphere as it hovers effortlessly around a room. [0:32]
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Science Kids: Engineering Videos: Building Collapse Video

9th - 10th
Watch this extraordinary building collapse video from Manila, Philippines. [1:21]
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Science Kids: Engineering Videos: Leonardo Da Vinci Car Design

6th - 8th
See just how far ahead of his time Leonardo da Vinci was with this invention he created back in 1495. [1:28]
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Science Kids: Engineering Videos: Billion Dollar Luxury Boat

9th - 10th
Learn the story behind designing & building a billion dollar luxury boat. [4:19]