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What Floats Your Boat?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students are introduced to the concept of buoyancy. The Video used in this lesson demonstrates and explains the characteristics of objects that sink and float. It presents the concepts of displacement, weight, and buoyancy.
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It's Clean, Fresh and only Three Billion Years Old - Water!

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students engage in a lesson plan which explores the wate cycle. They get to see some very entertaining video, do fun hands-on activities and gain a better understanding of evaporation, condensation, precipitation and collection.
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Catch a Dream

For Teachers 7th - 11th
Students apply the concepts of air pressure, the Bernoulli Effect, and angle of attack to build their own model planes out of paper, plastic, wooden rods, and drinking straws.
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What in the World?

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders plot points of longitude and latitude on a world map. In groups, they create a model of the earth's interior and label the parts,
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Exploding Numbers

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discuss how numbers increase when exponential growth is occurring. They view a video and compare exponential and linear growth with a graphing calculator.
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Curated OER

Bridging the Gap

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners explore the role that bridges play in our society. They conduct an investigation to examine the various shapes and functions of bridges. They determine which type of bridge would best suit a given scenario.
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Celebrate The Four Seasons

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students investigate cause and effect and compare and contrast how recurring cycles are evident in multiple aspects of their education. They answer questions in the chosen field. Students model each aspect by interpreting, perceiving and...
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Bill Nye the Science Guy Answers: Why Is the Sky Blue?

For Students 9th - 10th
Take a look at this video [0:51] from Bill Nye the Science Guy to learn why the sky is blue.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Bill Nye Demonstration: Happy and Unhappy Ball

For Students 9th - 10th
What happens when a ball bounces? Learn about liquid nitrogen as Bill Nye the Science Guy demonstrates what happens to everyday materials when placed in it. [0:22]
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Science Tutorials: Bill Nye: Coco Nutty Music

For Students 9th - 10th
Created to teach students of the 21st century, SOPHIA is bringing the Bill Nye the Science Guy straight to your fingertips. Become the commander of your own learning experiences as you take part in this interactive tutorial.
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Sophia Learning

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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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Bill Nye Demonstration: Vortex Ring

For Students 9th - 10th
With a little bit of pressure and the right tools, the magic of science can blow out candles from across the room! Take a look at this video from Bill Nye the Science Guy to learn what happens when we play with air. [11:56]
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Sophia Learning

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 Learning

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 Learning

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 Learning

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 Learning

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 Learning

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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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Bill Nye: Symmetry Sampler

For Students 9th - 10th
This experiment by Bill Nye the Science Guy shows that people aren't perfectly symmetrical and that this asymmetry makes us distinct.
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Famous Scientists

Famous Scientists: Bill Nye

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn all about Bill Nye, the science guy, and find out how he has contributed to many aspects of science.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Bill Nye the Science Guy Answers: What Is the Doppler Effect?

For Students 9th - 10th
The Doppler Effect is used to determine the size of the universe as well as predict the weather. Watch this video to get an idea of just what is happening when we experience this scientific phenomenon. [1 min, 03 sec]
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Bill Nye Demonstration: Newton's Pendulum

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about Newton's Pendulum will Bill Nye as you watch this demonstration of some of the most fundamental laws of physics and mechanics. [0:52]

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