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Electricity and Magnetism

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Measurement device placed on a circuit powered by three AA batteries. Device shows 0.05 on the display. Caption: (Adabot) zero point zero five amperes.
Circuit Playground
Episode 1
3 minutes 49 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 8
Person speaking. Illustration of a battery. Caption: A battery uses chemistry to create electricity.
Circuit Playground
Episode 2
7 minutes 2 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 8
Illustration of a circuit board with a tubular object bridging two paths. Caption: In this circuit, I'm filtering power.
Circuit Playground
Episode 3
6 minutes 47 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 8
Rectangular diagram with objects moving clockwise around the perimeter. Caption: Electrons flow through the diode in one direction,
Circuit Playground
Episode 4
2 minutes 34 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 8
Machine labelled DS1052E Digital Oscilloscope with a wavy line across the screen and complex controls. Caption: We measure frequency in units called hertz.
Circuit Playground
Episode 5
5 minutes 12 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 8
Person in a workshop holding a power cord with three prongs. Caption: The answer is these three-prong cables are grounded.
Circuit Playground
Episode 6
2 minutes 52 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 8
Person and a robot in a workshop with a laptop in front of them. Caption: Hertz is how many times something happens per second.
Circuit Playground
Episode 7
3 minutes 42 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 8
Closeup of a complex circuit board with capacitors and other structures. Caption: But ICs, well -- ICs can have lots of connections.
Circuit Playground
Episode 8
3 minutes 39 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 8
Joules = force x distance. Caption: we multiply force and distance
Circuit Playground
Episode 9
3 minutes 59 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 8
Person and a robot standing in front of shelves full of boxes. Caption: Kits? What's a kit?
Circuit Playground
Episode 10
5 minutes 3 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 8
Robot and three LEDs. Caption: LEDs make much more sense now.
Circuit Playground
Episode 11
4 minutes 6 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 8
Robot and bird with walkie-talkies in a workshop. Caption: It's not audio noise, it's electrical noise.
Circuit Playground
Episode 12
3 minutes 44 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
An illustration depicts a transistor, resistor, and an L E D. Caption: P C B stands for, printed circuit board.
Circuit Playground
Episode 14
3 minutes 33 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
A reservoir of water with a dam at one end and water flowing out the other side. Caption: until it's needed by the electric plant.
Eco=Kids Explore
Season 2 / Ep 2
16 minutes 42 seconds
Grade Level: 6 - 12
Linked hexagonal structures drawn on graph paper. Caption: Graphene is a single layer of carbon atoms
Fast Draw
Episode 2
3 minutes 55 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
ASL
Two technicians inspecting an installation. Caption: And I am an indoor electrical wireman.
I Can Be Anything I Want to Be A to Z
Episode 5
3 minutes 38 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Person at a wall of controls. Caption: when atoms are either joined together or split apart.
26 minutes 18 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 12
Person holding a magnet above a pile of metal shavings. Some of the metal shavings are adhering to the magnet. Caption: that exert a force on metal objects when they're nearby.
Design Squad Nation
Episode 7
3 minutes 19 seconds
Grade Level: 3 - 8
Person placing a magnet to one side of the path directly in front of a ramp. A dotted line projects the path of an object that will move from the ramp and curve toward the magnet. Caption: Let's place the magnet somewhere to alter the marble's course.
Design Squad Nation
Episode 6
3 minutes 13 seconds
Grade Level: 3 - 8
Cartoon of a person straining to push a large log. Caption: You could supply the energy to push the log.
Elementary Energy
Season 0 / Ep 1
10 minutes 25 seconds
Grade Level: 6 - 8
Boat on the water. Caption: The bamboo battens also held the sail taut,
23 minutes 51 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Rectangular objects with one end labeled N and the other labeled O emitting half-ovals of wavelengths. Caption: or push each other away.
16 minutes 15 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 8
Underwater view of tangles of nets floating stationary. Caption: nets cause extensive damage to the ecosystem
2 minutes 4 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Circuit board with red and black wire. Resistor and LED with positive and negative polarity are displayed. A schematic shows a diagram of the red wire as 5v red row, black wire and black row. Caption: the positive side of my power.
Qualcomm Thinkabit Lab
Episode 2
14 minutes 41 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Two rectangular batteries with positive and negative leads. Caption: An automobile battery is an example of a wet cell.
Real World Science
Episode 5
20 minutes 6 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 9
Illustration of the Earth with a glowing aura and streaks of light. Caption: Today, we'll explore a strange and invisible force
Real World Science
Episode 9
15 minutes 42 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
A person working on a machine. Caption: in the presence of a large magnetic field,
Science Nation
Episode 247
4 minutes 28 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Computer screen showing a line graph of multiple measurements taken at different times. Caption: to add the ultra-fine layers of semiconducting materials
Science Nation
Episode 26
3 minutes 4 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Waves striking a man-made jetty of rock. Caption: could help solve the world's energy problems.
Science Nation
Episode 188
2 minutes 26 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Three blade wind turbine as seen from below. Caption: Wind turbines are mounted on high towers.
Science Video Vocab
Episode 140
3 minutes 22 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Person holding a screw touching a paper clip. Caption: then this screw should be able to generate a magnetic field.
5 minutes 13 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 8
A large dam spanning across a lake. Caption: It's the world's largest hydroelectric dam.
22 minutes 51 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Two conductors attached to objects. Caption: but conducts electricity when it's very hot.
Science Out Loud
Episode 14
4 minutes 45 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Illustration of a tube with some internal structures and a rod through the center. Caption: When you make the generator turn,
Elementary Energy
Season 0 / Ep 3
10 minutes 33 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 6
Random objects placed on a table. Caption: Let's experiment to see what'll stick to a magnet
Everyday Science for Preschoolers
Episode 8
1 minutes 24 seconds
Grade Level: 2 - 5
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