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Make Your Own Cardboard Planetarium and Projector

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Craig Beals from Beals Science explains how to make a geodesic dome planetarium from cardboard. Also, learn how to make your own planetarium projector from a convex mirror, projector, and computer. For full instructions, including templates and equipment
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Liquid Nitrogen Air Horns - Most annoying sound ever!

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Craig Beals uses the science of liquid nitrogen to make air horns out of soda bottles and test tubes laying around the lab. The goal was just to see how loud and annoying we could get it to sound in the lab. Mission Accomplished!Full instructions can be f
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Holding Fire in my Hand - Methane Bubbles Reaction. Don't Try This At Home.

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Craig Beals shows the combustion of methane by holding bubbles filled with methane and lighting them on fire. This science demonstration is used to show combustion, heat energy, chemical reactions and specific heat of water. Do not try this at home! Learn
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Pouring Liquid Nitrogen in a Hot Tub!

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Craig Beals shows how liquid nitrogen vaporizes when poured into hot water, including pouring liquid nitrogen into a hot tub. These experiments show a rapid phase change as liquid nitrogen boils very rapidly in hot water. Subscribe: https://goo.gl/QdGVWm
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Brew Perfect Coffee with Chemistry Equipment - DIY Siphon Brewer

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Learn how to build a siphon brewer using chemistry lab equipment that brews the perfect cup of coffee. Follow along as Craig Beals from https://www.BealsScience.com shows how to build the siphon brewer and explains the science of how the siphon brewing de
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Gallium - Amazing Metal Melts in your Hand!

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Craig Beals explores the properties of the element Gallium through several science experiments. Gallium has a low melting point so gallium metal melts in your hand and can be molded into many objects including a gallium spoon for the centuries-old Disappe
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Genie in a Bottle Trick - Science or Magic?

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Craig Beals shows a classic science demonstration called Genie in a Bottle which is a decomposition reaction of hydrogen peroxide using manganese dioxide as a catalyst. Learn about all of the science behind this magic trick and how to perform this magical
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Laser Light Show DIY - The Science of Sound with Mr. G - Part 1

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Glen Govertsen from the Mr. G Science Show joins Craig Beals in the lab and explains the science of sound using lasers and music. Mr. G explains the physics of sound and how sound vibrations of different frequencies can make shapes from reflected light. A
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How to Measure Wavelength of Light with a Meter Stick - The Science of Light with Mr. G - Part 2

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**WARNING: This video contains math. Math has been known to cause great anxiety and even scare people. Please watch this video at your own risk. Or, just be brave and learn something new today! ~Craig Beals and Glenn Govertsen from the Mr. G Science Show
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Augmented Reality Sandbox will Blow Your Mind!

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Craig Beals unveils his latest build - a sandbox like no other! The white sand acts as a projector screen and an topographic map image is projected on the surface. An XBOX Kinect is positioned to read the contours of the sand and draw new topographic line
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100 Pounds of Oobleck in an Augmented Reality Sandbox!

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Craig Beals shows how to make a non-newtonian fluid called Oobleck. He then mixes up 100 pounds of Oobleck to put in an augmented reality sandbox. Non-newtonian fluids don't adhere to the laws and equations for a Newtonian fluid - in other words, their vi
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Making Glass - Melting Sand with High Voltage Electricity!

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Craig Beals from Beals Science meets up with Quinn, a former student of his to experiment with electricity in the lab. Together they use a high voltage microwave transformer to make plasma by pulling an arc from the transformer to a nail causing a flaming
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Liquid Nitrogen Geyser - Simulating Old Faithful in Yellowstone Park

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Craig Beals was inspired in Yellowstone National Park at Old Faithful Geyser to make a demonstration to show how a geyser works. But, instead of using super-heated water, like in a geyser, he uses liquid nitrogen. Liquid nitrogen boils at room temperature
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Making Hydrogen Fueled Mini-Rockets

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Craig Beals demonstrates how hydrogen and oxygen gas can be made in the lab and used as a fuel to propel a mini rocket across the lab. This experiment shows several types of reactions including: Double Replacement Reactions, Decomposition Reactions, Combu
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Sending Sound on a Laser! - The Science of Telecommunication with Mr. G - Part 3

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Craig Beals and Glenn Govertsen from the Mr. G Science Show show how the signal for sound can be sent on a beam of light including how you can build your own laser sound machine. They explain how telecommunications work with different frequencies and puls
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Ring and Chain Magic Trick - Science or Magic?

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Craig Beals demonstrates a classic magic trick called the Ring and Chain Trick where the ring ends up knotted to the chain as it falls down around the chain. The magic trick presents several physics topics and makes for a great way to teach the science of
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How to Roast Coffee at Home - Coffee Science

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Craig Beals started roasting coffee in his chemistry lab with his students as a way to show how chemistry and science play a role in everyday life. Follow along as he shows you how to roast amazing coffee at home or at school! Full instructions, equipment
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Photosynthesis: Overview

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Craig Beals explains the basics of Photosynthesis. The following organelles and process are explained: Thylakoid, NADP, NADPH, ATP, ADP, Calvin Cycle, Water, Sugar, Glucose, Oxygen, Carbon Dioxide, Chlorophyll, Chloroplasts. The worksheet/handout can be d
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Photosynthesis: ATP and ADP Cycle

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Craig Beals explains how ATP and ADP cycle during Photosynthesis. The following are examined: ATP, ADP, Chlorophyll, Chemical Energy, Cells, Phosphate groups, etc. To download of copy of the handout/worksheet go to my website at: http://goo.gl/wk4RjT To l
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Photosynthesis: Calvin Cycle

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Craig Beals outlines the basics of the Calvin Cycle during Photosynthesis. The following are examined: ATP, ADP, NADP+, NADPH, CO2, O2 Find the worksheet at the following link: http://www.bealsscience.com/biology-help https://www.Facebook.com/CraigBealsSc
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Radioactivity and Radiation

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Craig Beals explains why some atoms emit radiation through the processes of radioactivity and radioactive decay. He examines the role of isotopes in radiation and shows Uranium - 238 from Carnotite Ore and Americium - 241 from a smoke detector. https://ww
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Structure of the Atom

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Craig Beals explains the structure of the atom: Protons, Neutrons, Electrons. And the concepts of Ions, Isotopes and Radiation. Visit my website to learn more: https://www.BealsScience.com Periodic Table: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Isotopes
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Dimensional Analysis 3: Examples and Practice for Converting Units

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Craig Beals continues his explanation of dimensional analysis with some simple practice problems. Dimensional analysis is one of the most important science-math topics because it is usable in every aspect of science.
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Biology - Cellular Respiration

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Craig Beals explains the basics of Cellular Respiration including Glycolysis, the Krebs Cycle / Citric Acid Cycle, and the Electron Transport Chain. The following are examined: Cytoplasm, Mitochondria, Nucleus, Glucose, ATP, ADP, NAD+, NADPH, NADH, Pyruva
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Bed of Nails - How to Perform this Mad Science Experiment!

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Craig Beals from Beals Science shows the science of how the Bed of Nails science experiment works. Craig takes it one step further and has his wife crush a cinder block over his chest with a sledgehammer. Learn how to build the bed of nails and how to saf
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Floating Balls - Bernoulli's Principle Visualized

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Craig Beals explores several ways to see Bernoulli's Principle in action. Bernoulli's Principle explains that faster-moving air causes lower pressure. This simple principle explains how planes fly and how balls can float in mid-air! Watch as Craig tries t
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How to build a Huge Solar Cooker from a Projection TV

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Craig Beals shares how he built a huge solar cooker from a large projection TV by removing the Fresnel lens and building a frame to hold the lens and focus solar energy into a fine point. This video shows the building phase and explains the basics of how
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Liquid Oxygen Experiments

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Craig Beals shows the amazing properties of liquid oxygen. He makes liquid oxygen by freezing down oxygen gas below -300 degrees F so that it condenses into a liquid then experiments with the liquid oxygen. Experiments include: Rusting steel, combusting f
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Exploding Paint Can - Dust Explosion Demonstration

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Craig Beals shows to make a small-scale dust explosion inside a paint can to model the catastrophic effects of a massive dust explosion in a grain silo, sugar refinery or coal mine. A dust explosion requires 5 components, each of which is provided in this
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Hydrogen Peroxide, Liver, and Elephant Toothpaste Science?

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Craig Beals from Beals Science looks at the biochemistry of beef liver and hydrogen peroxide. Liver is full of catalase, an enzyme catalyst that decomposes hydrogen peroxide into water and oxygen gas. Craig experiments with 3% and 30% hydrogen peroxide on
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Dry Ice Experiments - You Can Try at Home

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Craig Beals shows you 5 of his favorite dry ice experiments that he uses in his classroom to explain sublimation, phase change and the properties of carbon dioxide. Experiments include: Screaming Dry Ice, Dry Ice in Water, Fluorescent CO2, Dry Ice Bubbles
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The Mole 6 - Converting Mass of a Compound to Atoms and Ions

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Craig Beals explains the final step in understanding how to use the mole in chemistry. Converting mass of a compound to atoms and ions requires knowledge and practice of all the other steps of the mole and becomes one of the main components in stoichiomet
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The Mole 5 - Converting Moles of Compound to Mass

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Craig Beals explains how to convert between moles of a compound and mass using three simple steps. Being able to calculate the molar mass of a compound is a skill outlined in this video including two mole conversion practice problems. To learn more visit:
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The Mole 4 - Converting Mass to Atoms: Practice Problems

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Craig Beals from Beals Science explains how to convert between mass in grams to atoms using the mole. The video includes molar mass, Avogadro's number, converting and mole practice problems. To learn more visit: http://www.BealsScience.com For the previou
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Augmented Reality Sandbox - How to Build the Sandbox

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Craig Beals shows how to build the structure for the Augmented Reality Sandbox. The video includes dimensions and hardware for the sandbox and the vertical projector and XBOX Kinect pole. More information: https://www.BealsScience.com/ARsandbox My other v
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Toilet Paper Cannon - How to Build

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Craig Beals shows how to build a toilet paper cannon from a leaf blower and explains how Bernoulli's Principle is demonstrated as the fast-moving air creates a stream of low pressure, causing the toilet paper to lift up and "fly" into the sky. All equipme
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Disappearing Water Trick - Science or Magic?

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Craig Beals explains the science behind a magic trick he uses in his classroom to introduce polymers. Water is added to Sodium polyacrylate in this experiment and the polymer soaks it up. Craig also answers the question: how do diapers work? He explains h
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How to turn a Satellite Dish into a Solar Cooker - Roasting S'Mores

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Craig Beals turns an old TV Satellite Dish into a Parabolic Mirror Solar Cooker. First, he removes the paint, then attaches a reflective coating and then takes the new solar cooker into the sun. This is a fast, cheap and easy project to harness the energy
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Teachers Try Sulfur Hexafluoride! - SF6 Deep Voice Gas

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Craig Beals from Beals Science takes Helium and Sulfur Hexafluoride SF6 gas around the school where he teaches to let teachers try the deep voice gas for the first time. SF6 is denser than air so it does the opposite of helium - it makes your voice go dee
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Gallium - How to Make a Disappearing Spoon

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Craig Beals shows how to make a gallium spoon to do the disappearing spoon trick. Gallium melts at 85 degrees F so a spoon made of gallium will melt in warm water. This trick was performed in the 1800's by chemists at tea parties in Europe and the trick l
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Disappearing Ink Experiments!

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Craig Beals explains how some ink can disappear when heated and reappear when cooled. Thermochromic ink pens are filled with leuco dyes which change shape as they are heated or cooled. When these thermochromic dyes heat up and reach a certain temperature
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Eating Liquid Nitrogen Cereal and Donuts

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Craig Beals experiments with different cereals and donuts soaked in liquid nitrogen to see which is the best and safest option to eat. Liquid nitrogen, which is -320 degrees F, fills up the pores in the food so when it is chewed the nitrogen boils and tur
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How to make Edible Water Bottles!

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Instructions, ingredients, and materials: https://www.BealsScience.com/EdibleWaterBottle Craig Beals shows how to make an edible water bottle from sodium alginate and calcium lactate! Scientists are exploring several options for water bottles that are mor
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Turning Water into Wine into Milk - Science or Magic?

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This classic chemistry demonstration is often called an act of magic. Craig Beals shares the science behind the Water into Wine into Milk Trick. Instructions and supplies can be found at https://www.bealsscience.com/single-post/2018/06/04/Turn-Water-into-
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Ping Pong Mini Cannon - How To

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Craig Beals shows how to make a handheld mini-cannon that shoots ping pong balls using methanol. Supplies: (Full list and instructions at https://www.BealsScience.com) -Battery Filler: https://amzn.to/2EivY2w -Lantern Lighter: https://amzn.to/2GuRnf3 -Pin
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Deep Voice Gas - Sulfur Hexafluoride Experiments (SF6)

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Craig Beals experiments with Sulfur Hexafluoride (SF6), a gas that is five times heavier than air. When breathed, the gas does the opposite of helium, it makes your voice very deep because it is so dense. Craig also experiments with pouring the sulfur hex
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What Happens to Poop in the Jungle? - Borneo

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Craig Beals travels to the jungles of Borneo to explore what happens to poop in the jungle. Surprisingly, animal dung plays an important role in the ecosystem of the rainforest. Craig explores the role of feces on the forest floor around the Kinabatangan
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How to Make Gold Pennies!

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Learn how to turn pennies into silver pennies and into gold pennies with this science experiment from Beals Science. Craig Beals explains how to plate a penny with zinc to make a "silver penny" and then heat it to make a brass allow that looks like a "gol
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The Mole 2 - Converting Moles to Atoms and Molecules

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Craig Beals explains how to convert moles to particles (atoms, molecules, ions, formula units) and how to convert from particles back to moles. Craig uses dimensional analysis in this series about the mole so that no formulas need to be memorized, all you
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Shooting a Calcium Carbide Cannon

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Craig Beals explains how to build and shoot calcium carbide cannon made from PVC. Included are the chemical reactions and equations for calcium carbide and water producing acetylene gas and the combustion reaction of acetylene with oxygen. The carbide can
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The Mole 3 - Molar Mass

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Craig Beals from Beals Science explains how to calculate the molar mass of elements as well as the molar mass of compounds. Included are examples of using dimensional analysis to calculate mass of a certain number of moles as well as practice problems. To
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Exploding Eggs - Making Hydrogen Gas from Acid

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Craig Beals shows how to make hollow eggs explode by filling them with hydrogen gas. The gas is made by reacting hydrochloric acid with zinc metal. The single replacement reaction produces hydrogen gas which will combust in the presence of oxygen to make

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