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Pbs Kids: Super Why: Rock 'N Read Jukebox
Select a song from the six choices given and sing and read along as the word turns blue.
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Pbs Kids: Animations: How Does a Fuse Work?
Narrated animation visually explains how a fuse protects a circuit. (30 secs)
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Pbs Kids: Animations: How Does a Solenoid Work?
Narrated animation visually explains how a solenoid uses a magnetic field to do mechanical work. (30 secs) Uses Quicktime.
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Pbs Kids: Animations: How Are Force and Torque Different?
Brief narrated animation that visually explains the difference between force and torque in relationship to the motion of an object. (30 secs) Uses Quicktime.
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Pbs Kids: Animations: How Does an Internal Combustion Engine Work?
Narrated animation that shows how an engine uses flowing air to draw fuel into a cylinder causing a spark to ignite the combustible mixture. ( 30 sec) Uses Quicktime.
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Pbs Kids: Animations: What Is Friction?
Narrated animation that visually explains how a dogsled uses friction to slow it or stop it. (30 secs) Uses Quicktime.
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Pbs Kids: Animations: How Does Welding Work?
Narrated animation that visually explains how welding uses intense heat to melt pieces of metal together. (30 secs) Uses Quicktime.
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Pbs Kids: Animations: How Does a Check Valve Work?
Narrated animation that visually explains how a check valve opens and closes to ensure that water flows only in one direction in a pipe. (30 secs) Uses Quicktime.
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Pbs Kids: Animations: Is It Square?
Narrated animation that visually explains three techniques for determining whether a rectangle really has square corners. ( 30 secs) Uses Quicktime Player and Java.
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Pbs Kids: Animations: How Do Cement and Concrete Differ?
Narrated animation that visually explains the difference between cement and concrete. ( 30 secs) Uses Quicktime.
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Pbs Kids: Animations: How Do String Length, Tension, and Gauge Affect Pitch?
Narrated animation that visually explains how a string's pitch is affected by its length, tension, and gauge. (30 secs) Uses Quicktime.
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Pbs Kids: Animations: What Is Pitch?
Narrated animation that visually explains how pitch depends on the frequency of vibrations. (30 secs) Uses Quicktime.
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Pbs Kids: Animations: What Is Sound?
Narrated animation that visually explains how an object vibrating produces sound. (30 secs) Uses QuickTime.
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Pbs Kids: Animations: What Is a Truss?
Narrated animation that visually explains what supports and distributes the load on a truss bridge. (30 secs) Uses Quicktime.
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Pbs Teachers: Curling
Discover what "curling" is, and explore ways to make a curling stone move in different directions. See how kids use the scientific method to find out how sweeping affects the motion of a curling rock.
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Pbs Teachers: Otters
Observe the characteristics and behavior of otters. Watch kids use the scientific method to find out if otters groom more in captivity or in the wilderness.
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Pbs Teachers: Malformed Frogs
Observe the characteristics of frogs. Watch two kids use the scientific method to find out what's causing malformations in their frog pond.
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Pbs Teachers: Breakfast Science
Consider the importance of eating a nutritious breakfast everyday. See how two kids use the scientific method to determine whether skipping breakfast affects how well students do on tests.
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Pbs Teachers: Sled Dogs
Discover how people train sled dogs. Watch kids use the scientific method to find out if they can use the respiration rate of a dog as a way to match dogs up in a team.
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Pbs Teachers: Fencing
Explore the sport of fencing and learn different fencing strategies. Watch kids use the scientific method to find out how the energy of an attack affects accuracy.
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Pbs Teachers: Rock Climbing
Compare and contrast the hardness of different types of rocks. Watch kids use the scientific method to find out how different rock types affect a rock climber's performance.
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Pbs Teachers: Freeride Skiing
Learn about different freeride skiing techniques and forms. Watch kids use the scientific method to figure out how their arm position affects their 360-degree rotations.