This episode is part of Collection 1, disc 1, episode 3. It is ALSO the fourth episode of Season 2.
Myths tested:
The story of a man being hit multiple times by the same barrel of bricks.
Can a person be electrocuted by urinating on the third rail?
Can an eel skin wallet erase a credit card?
The Science behind Barrel of Bricks
The main ideas here gravity and pulleys. The key questions:
• (MORE HERE)
Students can explore using pulleys to lift different objects.
The Science behind Third Rail
The ability of electricity to travel through fluids is the main idea here. The key questions:
• What are the ingredients of urine?
• How likely is “laminar flow”?
• How does electricity travel in solutions?
Students can explore the behavior of electricity in different fluids, and the behavior of fluids as they flow or are poured from different heights. The chemistry of urine is another option. I’m not going to get into the anatomy of men urinating…
The Science behind Electric Eel Wallet
The properties of leather made from the skin of electric eels and the durability of magnetized credit card information strips are the main ideas here. The key questions:
• What is an electric eel anyway?
• How is information stored on credit cards? (You can get a neat science gizmo that indicates magnetic fields…)
Students can explore how animals generate electric fields, how information is stored on magnetic media, and how leather is made.
Myths tested:
The story of a man being hit multiple times by the same barrel of bricks.
Can a person be electrocuted by urinating on the third rail?
Can an eel skin wallet erase a credit card?
The Science behind Barrel of Bricks
The main ideas here gravity and pulleys. The key questions:
• (MORE HERE)
Students can explore using pulleys to lift different objects.
The Science behind Third Rail
The ability of electricity to travel through fluids is the main idea here. The key questions:
• What are the ingredients of urine?
• How likely is “laminar flow”?
• How does electricity travel in solutions?
Students can explore the behavior of electricity in different fluids, and the behavior of fluids as they flow or are poured from different heights. The chemistry of urine is another option. I’m not going to get into the anatomy of men urinating…
The Science behind Electric Eel Wallet
The properties of leather made from the skin of electric eels and the durability of magnetized credit card information strips are the main ideas here. The key questions:
• What is an electric eel anyway?
• How is information stored on credit cards? (You can get a neat science gizmo that indicates magnetic fields…)
Students can explore how animals generate electric fields, how information is stored on magnetic media, and how leather is made.
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