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Introduction

Introduction

This video from WOSU Public Media defines wetlands; describes their different varieties; and demonstrates why we should care about them.

7-10

Video

Nature's Kidneys

Nature's Kidneys

This video shows how wetlands cleanse the ecosystem in ways similar to how kidneys cleanse the human body.

7-10

Video

Nature's Supermarket

Nature's Supermarket

This video shows a sample of the large varieties of plants, animals, birds and fish that abound in wetlands and looks at the processes that sustain them.

7-10

Video

Banana Hammer

Banana Hammer

To show simple physical change, a banana is frozen in liquid nitrogen and used to hammer a nail into a piece of wood.

4

Video

Brachistochrone Curve

Brachistochrone Curve

This demonstration provides an answer to the question, “What is the path producing the shortest possible time for an object to descend from a given point to another point, under constant gravity with no friction?”

8

Video

Glowing Spinach

Glowing Spinach

In this demonstration, stored energy in plants is made visible by shining a black light on the chlorophyll that has been extracted from chopped spinach.

6

Video

Barfing Pumpkin

Barfing Pumpkin

This demonstration shows chemical change with hydrogen peroxide decomposing into water and oxygen.

4

Video

Ice Bomb

Ice Bomb

This demonstration shows the effects of temperature on air and water inside a container. As the water inside a 1/8-inch cast iron container freezes, it expands causing the container to break.

7

Video

Shuttle Tile

Shuttle Tile

This demonstration traces the transfer of thermal energy by conduction with the use of a space shuttle tile.

5

Video

Sound and Vibration

Sound and Vibration

This two-part demonstration uses an aluminum rod and a mixture of cornstarch and water—oobleck—to show that sound is produced by the vibration of matter.

8

Video

Breathing Blue

Breathing Blue

In this demonstration of chemical change, the presenter blows breath into a methylene blue solution releasing carbon dioxide which acidifies the water and changes it from a bright blue color to green.

6

Video

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