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Fluids

From Bill Nye the Science Guy · 1998

Fluids
23 min3rd4th5th6thScience
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Summary

Bill pours, floats, and flows his way through fluids - liquids and gases - and the surprising ways they behave and carry things.

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Discussion

Bill pours, floats, and flows his way through fluids - liquids and gases - and the surprising ways they behave and carry things..

  1. What do liquids and gases have in common that solids don't?
  2. Why do some things float in water and others sink?
  3. How can a thick fluid like honey flow differently from water?

Quick work-a-long

Vocabulary: fluid, flow, float.

Try it: Compare how fast water and a thicker liquid pour, and explain the difference.