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Science Please!
Science Please! offer humorous but rigorously accurate explanations of scientific discoveries and phenomena we encounter in our daily lives.
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The RefrigeratorSylvain Charbonneau 2001 1 minWhat makes a fridge cool? A clip from the Science Please! collection. -
MagnetsSylvain Charbonneau 2000 1 minA clip in the Science Please! collection, Magnets uses archival footage, animated illustrations and amusing narration to explain: North Pole, South Pole... what's the big attraction?
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LightningSylvain Charbonneau 2000 1 minA clip in the Science Please! collection, Lightning uses archival footage, animated illustrations and amusing narration to explain: What causes the electrical discharge we see as lightning?
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GravitySylvain Charbonneau 2001 1 minWhat keeps us down to earth? This clip from Science Please! answers the question.
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FireSylvain Charbonneau 2001 1 minWhat lights your fire? Part of the Science Please! collection for children.
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ExplosivesSylvain Charbonneau 2001 1 minAre cows a time bomb just waiting to explode? Part of the Science Please! collection for children.
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Electromagnetic RadiationSylvain Charbonneau 2001 1 minWhat do X-rays, microwaves and light have in common? Part of the Science Please! collection for children.
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BatterySylvain Charbonneau 2000 1 minA clip in the Science Please! collection, Battery uses archival footage, animated illustrations and amusing narration to explain: Why do we get a charge out of batteries?
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The Wonderful World of ColourClaude Cloutier 1999 1 minA clip in the Science Please! collection, The Wonderful World of Colour uses archival footage, animated illustrations and amusing narration to explain how the cones of the retina enable us to perceive the spectrum of colours.
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The WindMartin Barry 1998 1 minIn the collection Science Please!, the first clip, entitled The Wind, explains the phenomenon of the wind with the help of archives, animation and narration.
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Wheel Meets FrictionClaude Cloutier 1998 1 minA clip in the Science Please! collection, Wheel Meets Friction uses archival footage, animated illustrations and amusing narration to explain how the invention of the ball bearing reinvented the wheel.
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The State of the MatterSylvain Charbonneau 2000 1 minA clip in the Science Please collection, The State of the Matter uses archival footage, animated illustrations and amusing narration to explain how temperature affects the state of matter.
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Sound Is VibrationSylvain Charbonneau 2000 1 minA clip in the Science Please! collection, Sound Is Vibration uses archival footage, animated illustrations and amusing narration to explain what is the sound.
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Slippery Ice!Claude Cloutier 1999 1 minA clip in the Science Please! collection, Slippery Ice! uses archival footage, animated illustrations and amusing narration to explain why we slip on ice.
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Operation LeverSylvain Charbonneau 2000 1 minA clip in the Science Please! collection, Operation Lever uses archival footage, animated illustrations and amusing narration to explain how a lever increases force.
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The Moon ChangesSylvain Charbonneau 2000 1 minA clip in the Science Please! collection, The Moon Changes uses archival footage, animated illustrations and amusing narration to explain what causes the different phases of the moon.
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Lift OffSylvain Charbonneau 2000 1 minA clip in the Science Please! collection, Lift Off uses archival footage, animated illustrations and amusing narration to explain what makes a rocket lift off.
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The Force of WaterClaude Cloutier 1998 1 minA clip in the Science Please! collection, The Force of Water uses archival footage, animated illustration and amusing narration to explain the Archimedes principle, of why some things float and others sink.
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The Dirt on SoapSylvain Charbonneau 2000 1 minHow soap cleans? Part of the Science Please! collection for children.
