Physical Science Collection

Getting to Know Gravity (2000)

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Students learn about gravity. First stop: Earth—to discover how gravity affects people and things on this planet. Next stop: outer space—to learn how gravity affects other planets. This learning journey demonstrates the effects of mass on gravity and the difference between mass and weight in a way that is easy to understand and fun to watch.

Grade Level: 
Elementary
Length: 
00:19
Getting to Know Gravity

Forces (2001)

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Discover the properties of forces through observation and experimentation. Encourage students to explore their surroundings to discover the fascinating impact forces have on their everyday lives. Understand that every force is a push or pull. Learn about friction, balanced and unbalanced forces, and pressure.

Grade Level: 
Elementary
Length: 
00:18
Forces

Laws of Motion (1999)

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Isaac Newton himself shows students how gravity, friction, and inertia are related to mass, force, and momentum. Exciting graphics and re-creations allow students to see how Newton's laws of motion relate to real life. Experiments with roller blades, baseballs, and other common objects encourage students to make science exploration recreational.

Grade Level: 
Elementary
Length: 
00:17
Laws of Motion

Light (2001)

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Why does light behave the way it does? How does it travel from its source to the objects it illuminates and then to human eyes? Most people certainly take light for granted, but understanding the basic nature of light can open up a whole new world! Students learn how light travels in waves as well as how those waves behave. And children discover the connection between light and color.

Grade Level: 
Elementary
Length: 
00:17
Light

Simple and Compound Machines (1998)

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When "Hardware Hal" holds a "Simple and Compound Machines Sale" he demonstrates to his assistants the six simple machines: the lever, wedge, inclined plane, pulley, wheel & axle, and screw. Shows how these machines make work easier by changing force, direction, or distance.

Grade Level: 
Elementary
Length: 
00:20
Simple and Compound Machines

Sound (2001)

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This program helps students learn the principles of sound, the range of human hearing, and significant terms as they discover the science behind everyday sounds. Travel deep into the ocean and high into the skies in search of creatures who use echolocation.

Grade Level: 
Elementary
Length: 
00:14
Sound

Getting to Know Electricity (1998)

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Learn about electricity when Ben Franklin leaps out of the pages of a student's science textbook to help him with his homework. Using the latest computer graphics and experiments, Ben explains concepts such as lightning, static electricity, and simple, series, and parallel circuits.

Grade Level: 
Elementary
Length: 
00:15
Getting to Know Electricity

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