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Sophia: Bill Nye Demonstration: Chemistry of Color

For Students 9th - 10th
Ever wonder why some colors dissolve in water and others don't? Watch this video to learn why. [2:16]
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Sophia: Bill Nye Demonstration: Smashing Asteroids

For Students 9th - 10th
Watch and learn as Bill Nye the Science Guy demonstrates what happens when two steel spheres are smashed together. Enough heat is generated at the point of contact to burn a hole in a piece of ordinary paper. [1:05]
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Sophia: Bill Nye Demonstration: Atmospheric Pressure

For Students 9th - 10th
Watch and learn with Bill Nye the Science Guy while exploring concepts such as atmospheric pressure, and combustion chemistry by manipulating gases and air. [1:37]
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Sophia: Bill Nye Demonstration: How Do Germs Spread?

For Students 9th - 10th
How do germs spread? Watch and learn as Bill Nye the Science Guy demonstrates what happens to those germs you collect all day. [1:35]
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Sophia: Bill Nye Demonstration: Cloud in a Bottle

For Students 9th - 10th
Watch and learn with Bill Nye the Science Guy as he demonstrates how clouds form in the atmosphere using a glass bottle and a bicycle pump. [2:10]
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Bill Nye Demonstration: Spinning Platform

For Students 9th - 10th
Watch and learn as Bill Nye the Science Guy demonstrates how to spin really fast. [1:32]
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Bill Nye Demonstration: Candle in a Bottle

For Students 6th - 8th
Watch and learn with Bill Nye the Science Guy as he demonstrates this classic candle experiment. [0:57]
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Sophia: Bill Nye Demonstration: Radiometer

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the radiometer as Bill Nye demonstrates how it works. [1:01]
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Sophia: Bill Nye Demonstration: Electromagnetism

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how to make your own magnet with some simple household items as Bill Nye the Science Guy demonstrates how an electromagnet works. [1:03]
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Sophia: Bill Nye Demonstration: Dunking Bird

For Students 9th - 10th
Take a look at this video from Bill Nye the Science Guy as he demonstrates the science behind the Dunking Bird. [1:34]
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Bill Nye

Bill Nye: Don't Be Nerve Ous

For Students 9th - 10th
This tutorial from Bill Nye explains the brain's process of "habituation." It presents a simple experiment that a learner can perform using socks to help understand how habituation works.
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Bill Nye: Mold Madness

For Students 9th - 10th
This tutorial from Bill Nye introduces the difference between mold and plants through a mold growing contest on pieces of bread.
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Sophia: Bill Nye Demonstration: The Birthday Paradox

For Students 9th - 10th
This tutorial demonstrates that the chances of two people in a small group having the same birthday are extraordinarily high. Take a look at the mathematics behind the calculation. [3:07]
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Sophia: Bill Nye Demonstration: Crushing a Can With Air

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover the effects of water vapor, the form water takes on as a gas, when it undergoes changes in atmospheric pressure as Bill Nye the Science Guy provides a demonstration of the compound water.
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Bill Nye

Bill Nye: Planaria Fishing

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this tutorial, Bill Nye explains how to catch planeria, small carnivorous worms that live in ponds. In addition, he explains their role in the environment.
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Bill Nye: The Egg Flies

For Students 3rd - 8th
This tutorial from Bill Nye demonstrates the strength of eggs and explains the relationship between overall force and pressure.
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Bill Nye

Bill Nye: Merry Poppings

For Students 9th - 10th
This tutorial from Bill Nye uses an experiment to explain how pressure from steam causes popcorn to pop.
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Science Bob Pflugfelder

Science Bob: Fantastic Foamy Fountain

For Students 3rd - 8th
Science experiment shows how yeast mixed with hydrogen peroxide creates not only foam but an Exothermic Reaction.
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Bill Nye

Bill Nye: Baseball Moon

For Students 9th - 10th
This tutorial by Bill Nye explains how you can use a lamp and a baseball to understand the phases of the moon.
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Science Bob Pflugfelder

Science Bob: Pringles Can Rocket Fuel

For Students 3rd - 8th
Science Bob provides instructions for making a pringles can rocket fuel using common supplies with information on how it works.
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Science Bob Pflugfelder

Science Bob: Oreo Cookie Moon Phases

For Students 3rd - 8th
Science Bob provides instructions for making phases of the moon with Oreo cookies with fun moon facts.
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Science Bob Pflugfelder

Science Bob: Roll a Can With Static Electricity

For Students 3rd - 8th
Science Bob presents instructions for a science demonstration on how to roll a can with static electricity using common supplies with information on how it works.
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Bill Nye: Mirror, Mirror

For Students 9th - 10th
In this tutorial, Bill Nye uses a mirror to help the learner understand how our brain processes images.
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Bill Nye: Pop a Rocket

For Students 9th - 10th
This tutorial by Bill Nye explains how to make a rocket powered by the formation of gasses. It demonstrates the importance of pressure in other explosive things like rocket engines and volcanoes.