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Science Kids: Sports Videos: Learn About Pole Vaulting

9th - 10th
Learn all about pole vaulting, and how the technology of the poles used has chagned over the years.
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Science Kids: Sports Videos: The Happy Gilmore Golf Swing

9th - 10th
Analyze the science behind the Happy Gilmore golf swing with the help of top golfer Padraig Harrington. [7:21]
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Science Kids: Sports Videos: Reaction Time

9th - 10th
See how athletes' hand-eye coordination is tested as they try to catch fast moving tennis balls with both hands. [5:01]
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Science Kids: Sports Videos: The Science of Cricket

9th - 10th
Get an overview of the science of cricket, and see how players can improve performance. [7:49]
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Science Kids: Sports Videos: The Science of Cycling

9th - 10th
Find out how modern bike designs, aerodynamics, innovation, and technology are changing the sport of cycling. [2:06]
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Science Kids: Sports Videos: The Science of Snowboarding

9th - 10th
Scientists and professional snowboarders offer unique insight and discuss the science behind the exciting sport of snowboarding. [4:08]
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Science Kids: Sports Videos: Knee Ligament Injuries

9th - 10th
With so many knee injuries affecting athletes, this video shows the knee ligament anatomy and how it becomes injured. [1:41]
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Science Kids: Sports Videos: The Science of Rugby Scrums

9th - 10th
Learn the science behind rugby scrums and find out about potential injuries that come with this sport. [5:39]
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Science Kids: Sports Videos: Peripheral Vision

9th - 10th
See how NBA player Corey Maggette monitors and processes movement out of the corner of his eye, and find out how this affects his reaction time in his sport. [4:57]
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Science Kids: Sports Videos: Curling Stones

9th - 10th
See how the stones used for the sport of curling are made. [5:02]
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Science Kids: Sports Videos: The Physics of Skiing

9th - 10th
Understand how force, acceleration, gravity, friction, and wind resistance all relate to the exciting sport of alpine skiing. [4:00]
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Science Kids: Weather Videos: Amazing Tornado Footage

9th - 10th
This montage of powerful F5 tornadoes shows the incredible damage they cause as they make their way through tornado alley and other parts of the USA. [1:23]
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Science Kids: Weather Videos: Introduction to Clouds

9th - 10th
Learn how moisture rises and cools, eventually forming tiny water droplets that later return to earth in the form of rain. [1:02]
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Science Kids: Weather Videos: Lightning in Slow Motion

9th - 10th
Enjoy the beauty of lightning in slow motion, and experience nature's raw power. [0:44]
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Science Kids: Weather Videos: Amazing Lightning Bolt Video

9th - 10th
Watch this video clip as the lightning strikes nearby while the cameraman manages to turn and capture the scene despite the obvious shock from the lightning's noise. [1:06]
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Science Kids: Weather Video: Amazing Hail Storm

9th - 10th
Check out just how powerful and destructive a big hail storm can be. Watch the massive damage it creates as it happens. [3:19]
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Science Kids: Weather Videos: Aborted Plane Landing Video

9th - 10th
Watch in amazement as the pilot of this plane performs a remarkable aborted plane landing in extreme crosswind. [0:58]
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Science Kids: Weather Videos: Cruise Ship in a Cyclone

9th - 10th
Seen from a helicopter above, the video clip shows gigantic waves crashing into the cruise ship as it rolls around the heavy sea swells. [3:32]
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Science Kids: Weather Videos: Amazing Dust Storm Video

9th - 10th
Watch this amazing dust storm video clip from Broken Hill, NSW, Australia in December of 2007. [1:40]
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Science Kids: Physics Videos: Magnets and Electromagnetism

9th - 10th
Learn magnet basics and see how to make an electromagnet. [10:27]
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Science Kids: Physics Videos: Wind Energy

9th - 10th
Learn about wind generators before you make a model windmill for yourself, watch it in action and then calculate its power output. [9:56]
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Science Kids: Physics Videos: Learn About Magnetic Fields

5th - 9th
Learn about magnetic fields with interesting information about north and south magnetic poles, magnetic field lines and compasses. [2:30]
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Science Kids: Physics Video: Electric Fence Science

9th - 10th
Join the Brainiac team as they research how an electric current runs through a person who touches a live electric fence. [5:20]
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Science Kids: Physics Video: What Is a Gyroscope?

9th - 10th
See how a simple gyroscope begins to behave differently when the inner wheel is spun. [5:01]