Four strokes of genius.
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directorClaude Cloutier
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animationClaude Cloutier
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writerClaude CloutierSylvain Charbonneau
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musicDenis Larochelle
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soundDenis Larochelle
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digital imagesRené Fontaine
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opening digital imagesPierre Plouffe
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technical coordinationAndrée Delagrave
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editingJosé Heppell
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narratorRick Jones
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scientific advisorStéphane Durand
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associate producerMarc Bertrand
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producerJean-Jacques Leduc
Suggestions
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![The Force of Water]()
A 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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![Lift Off]()
A 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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![Wheel Meets Friction]()
A 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 Refrigerator]()
What makes a fridge cool? A clip from the Science Please! collection.
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![Explosives]()
Are cows a time bomb just waiting to explode? Part of the Science Please! collection for children.
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![Mirrors]()
What's the angle on mirrors?
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![Why Is the Sky Blue?]()
Why isn't it green, yellow or striped?
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![Lightning]()
A 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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![The Telephone]()
How do voices travel over the phone?
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![The Wonderful World of Colour]()
A 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 Light Bulb]()
Edison's bright idea, or how the electric light bulb works?
Education
Ages 6 to 11
Science - Physical Science
Technology Education - Society and Technology
Teacher asks students to: - discuss the impacts of transportation technologies on lifestyles; - organize an auto show; each team invents a vehicle, unveils it at the show, and chooses a name for it; - depict the evolution of the automobile since its invention in 1860 (with pictures and features as support); - study statistics on numbers of motor vehicles sold worldwide in the 20th century.
