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Preparing a Successful Science Fair Project

This program provides an explanation of the steps involved in preparing a science fair project, emphasizing the importance of selecting a topic early, careful background preparation, and proper documentation. The program explains the need for repeatability of experiments, objectivity in interpreting results, and the proper preparation of the final project, and stresses participation rather than winning. The program features an actual science fair project prepared by a group of students. (14 minutes)



 
    

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Copyright date: ©1992




     


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What Magnets Do

A compass needle points North because the Earth has a magnetic force that attracts the metal in the needle. Bob Symes shows what happens to the compass needle if a wire with an electric current is placed next to the compass. He proves that this princ...(more details)
 
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How Levers Work

A thin ruler can lift a heavy paint can. How? Watch Bob Symes demonstrate the power of the lever, how it works, and how moving the position of the fulcrum changes its ability to work. (5 minutes)(more details)
 
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How Gears Work

Bob Symes demystifies the subject of gears. He explains how thinking about gears as "round wedges" reveals why a large gear wheel spins slowly but produces a lot of power, while a small gear wheel spins quickly but produces little power. (8 minutes)(more details)
 
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How Light Changes Color

What produces color, and why does a color look different when viewed through lenses of different colors? Bob Symes investigates the mysteries of color with several simple experiments. By spinning a disk that has been painted with equal segments of bl...(more details)
 
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How Planes Fly

The Wright Brothers discovered the secret of heavier-than-air flight, and Bob Symes explains just how airplanes stay up. The simple model of an airplane wing demonstrates the importance of its shape (rounded on top and slightly concave underneath) an...(more details)
 
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