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Caveman Zog demonstrates how wheels and axles make it possible for things to roll, making heavy work easier. Delightful examples make clear the...
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To understand what happens when simple machines work together, one has to know the basic things they all do separately. The concepts of input and...
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KINETIC AND POTENTIAL ENERGY introduces Zog to energy of movement and stored energy. Working with inclined planes, springs and a bouncing ball...
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Without light, there would be no life. The pervasiveness of light as the basic form of energy is explored in detail in this film. All of its...
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This enlightening study finds Investigator Alligator unraveling the mystery of light by using the scientific method. As the investigation...
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In this fascinating study, Investigator Alligator reveals common characteristics of objects that magnets pull on, demonstrates ways to compare the...
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Dropping in on Mr. E, Investigator Alligator finds his friend at a loss — his ring is missing. Locating it, Al is informed, will take some...
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"Measuring-Metric" focuses on the metric system. Viewers learn about the metric units used to measure length, volume and mass, and how to make metric...
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This informative and entertaining series is designed to make physical science more accessible to young people. In each program, a puzzling event...
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In his latest cases, Investigator Alligator explores volume, length, mass, and temperature, using the scientific method to solve challenging...
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The working of a hot-air balloon demonstrates that “as kinetic energy increases, random motion increases.” Brownian Motion and other...
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This program is a dramatized presentation of the life of Sir Isaac Newton, as told by his friend and colleague Edmund Halley. Using both 17th-...
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