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Science Kids: Human Body Videos: Learn About the Human Brain

9th - 10th
Video exploring the workings of the human brain. Medical scanner provides an inside look at the different areas of the brain and their functions. (Length: 4 min. 37 sec.)
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Science Kids: Human Body Videos: Immune System

9th - 10th
Watch as antibodies in the blood stream prevent pathogens from attaching to healthy red blood cells, and mark them for destruction by macrophages. (Length: 53 sec.)
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Science Kids: Human Body Videos: The Human Heart

9th - 10th
Doctor-narrated video explaining the parts of the human heart, and how they work together. Also discusses damage that can occur from heart disease. (Length: 3 min. 30 sec.)
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Science Kids: Human Body Videos: Skull Bones

9th - 10th
Narrated three-dimensional computer animation explaining the complex structure of the human skull. (Length: 2 min. 51 sec.)
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Science Kids: Earth Videos: Global Warming Basics

9th - 10th
An introduction to the issue of global warming, what it is, what causes it, and its impact around the world. (Video Length: 3 min. 4 sec.)
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Science Kids: Earth Videos: Learn About Earth's Oceans

9th - 10th
Learn about how the world's oceans were created from the birth of the Earth, as well as from thousands of comets that struck it. (Length: 3 min. 46 sec.)
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Science Kids: Earth Videos: Mt Everest Base Camp

9th - 10th
Experience what it is like to climb Mt. Everest as you follow a BBC volunteer making the trek to the base camp, which is located three-fifths of the distance to the summit. (Length: 2 min. 2 sec.)
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Science Kids: Earth Videos: Volcanic Eruption From Space

Pre-K - 1st
NASA video of a volcanic eruption in Japan as seen from the International Space Station. (Length: 9 sec.)
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Science Kids: Earth Videos: The Northern Lights

Pre-K - 1st
Stunning time-lapse video of the Northern Lights as seen over Norway. (Length: 4 min. 25 sec.)
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Science Kids: Earth Videos: The Nile River

9th - 10th
Video examining the issues facing the ten African countries that are situated along and reliant on the Nile River, issues such as drought, erosion, and pollution. (Length: 5 min. 3 sec.)
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Science Kids: Experiment Videos: Paper Folding Experiment

6th - 8th
Watch as the MythBusters team put the famous myth that you can't fold paper any more than seven times to the test. [3:53]
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Science Kids: Experiment Videos: Vortex Canon

9th - 10th
See if a vortex of condensed air can knock three different huts down. [2:33]
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Science Kids: Experiment Videos: Alkali Metals Explosion

9th - 10th
Check out this awesome video clip of alkali metals creating an explosion in water. [3:17]
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Science Kids: Human Body Videos: Learn About Human Skin

9th - 10th
Video explaining the three layers of human skin and the functions of each. (Length: 41 sec.)
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Science Kids: Human Body Videos: Circulatory System

5th - 9th
Narrated animation showing how the heart and the circulatory system transport blood throughout the body. (Length: 1 min. 8 sec.)
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Science Kids: Earth Videos: Fun Volcano Song

3rd - 5th
Sing along to this music video to help learn vocabulary for the study of volcanoes, while watching volcanic eruptions at the same time. (Length: 1 min. 57 sec.)
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Science Kids: Earth Videos: Surfing a Tsunami

9th - 10th
Hard-to-believe video of a surfer riding a tsunami-like wave and surviving. (Length: 1 min. 30 sec.)
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Science Kids: Earth Videos: 1989 California Earthquake

9th - 10th
Actual video footage of the Loma Prieta earthquake in California in 1989 as it was happening. Shows people running for their lives as buildings and the ground shake around them. (Length: 1 min. 2 sec.)
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Science Kids: Earth Videos: Climbing Mount Everest

9th - 10th
Inspiring video of a climber mastering the summit of Mt. Everest. (Length: 5 min. 30 sec.)
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Science Kids: Earth Videos: The Sahara Desert

9th - 10th
Michael Palin made a five and a half month journey from the North Pole to the South Pole, while being filmed by the BBC. This video segment follows him as he decides on whether to travel across the Sahara Desert by camel or by vehicle....
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Science Kids: Experiment Videos: Microwave Egg Explosion

9th - 10th
Watch what happens when science stunt-men microwave an ostrich egg. [1:02]
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Science Kids: Experiment Videos: Cornstarch Experiment

9th - 10th
Watch the cornstarch science experiments, and see how it stops behaving like a normal liquid when vibrated at a high speed. [2:45]
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Science Kids: Experiment Videos: Melting a Spoon in Water

9th - 10th
In a classic chemistry prank, scientists used to make gallium spoons and serve tea to unsuspecting guests with the hot tea melting the spoon. [0:51]
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Science Kids: Experiment Videos: Proving Co2 Is Heavier Than Air

5th - 9th
Check out this cool science experiment video to see proof that carbon dioxide is heavier than air. [1:12]