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Evacuation Simulation

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From the archives of Discovery: Watch as these students learn the correct evacuation methods used to rescue passengers from damaged aircraft. Learn more about evacuation simulations.

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Dry cleaning is an amazing technology, but do you know what actually happens behind the counter? Find out how dry cleaning works in this HowStuffWorks Video.

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Watch this "Food Science" video showing you a quick way to clean and polish your silver. No more hassle with sticky, gooey creams. Video courtesy of Food Science from ON Networks.

Really Big Things: Process of Making Steel (2:58)

Watch as liquid is turned into steel on Discovery Channel's "Really Big Things." Host Matt Rogers takes us through the process.

How Fireworks Work (1:18)

Fireworks have a special and beautiful magic all their own. Watch this HowStuffWorks video to learn how they make such incredible colors and designs.

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The Scientific Method: Experimental Stage (6:09)

The experimental stage of the scientific method requires the gathering of materials, knowledge of equipment, observing and recording of data, testing of only one variable, performing measurements, and using mathematics to find an answer.

The Scientific Method: Pre Experimental Stage (2:17)

The scientific method requires that you find a question to ask about a topic and then that you form a hypothesis, or educated guess, about that topic. Albert Einstein formed a hypothesis about light.

The Scientific Method: Post Experimental Stage (1:48)

Once an experiment is completed, scientists analyze results and draw conclusions based on these results.

The Scientific Method: Design and Conduct Experiments (0:54)

The third step in the scientific method is to design and conduct an experiment.

The Scientific Method: Analyze the Results (0:46)

The fourth step in the scientific method is to analyze the results of the experiment.

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The second step in the scientific method is to form a hypothesis.

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This video explains how to prepare a wet mount slide and use stains to examine the features of plant and animal cells. A compound light microscope shows how to calculate magnification, field of view and scale.

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This program emphasizes the importance of practicing proper procedures when conducting a scientific investigation.

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Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, they say, so what do people find beautiful and why? Philosophers and mathematicians from the past and modern-day artists and scientists ponder this question.