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In this lesson we are going to learn about the mathematics relating to flight. This type of motion is the combined effect of the forces lift, weight drag and thrust.
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Kepler's law is planetary motion that describes the motion of the planet. Galileo conducted careful scientific experiments in order to describe the motion of objects. This program we'll be looking at...
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In this lesson we are going to look at different types of motion found in the environment. We will see how math is used to measure, describe and predict various types of nature motion. Meet WOLO-TV...
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Color is one of the seven elements of design. Color provides a visual conception so we can differentiate between objects. Objects don't physically have color. What we see are how the wavelengths of...
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In this show, learn about the process of becoming an architect. Architects learned a lot about building better safety codes from the Tacoma Narrows Bridge, also known as the "Galloping Gertie." This...
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In this lesson, students will learn a brief history of rockets, rocket design, and build and test a foam rocket. This lesson can be used in a larger Force and Motion Unit.
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Students will investigate friction by a) using inquiry to make observations about particular surfaces, receiving direct instruction related to the inquiry activity, and then by conducting an...
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Dr. Charles Townes, a scientist and a Nobel Prize Winner, and the inventor of the laser, answers a student's question about how he became a scientist. He says it began with his interest in nature and...
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Dr Kary Mullis, Nobel Prize Winner in Chemistry, 1993, discovered how to clone DNA. He also grew up in Columbia, S.C.! He earned a Ph.D in biochemistry from the University of California, Berkeley. In...
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John Weidner, Ph.D., a chemical engineer at the University of South Carolina, talks about his researchers studying alternative energy storage - The “diSCovering Science” series features interviews...