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Cyberchase: Determining the Scale
The CyberSquad's only way out of a giant room is the keyhole. In order to reach the keyhole, they need to determine the length of the rope that will bring them to it. They learn that objects in this world are ten times bigger than objects in their own world, and they use that knowledge to estimate how far away the keyhole is. -
Cyberchase: Different Scales
Jackiet, Matt, and Inez analyze their graph and Hacker's graph to find out how both graphs are technically correct despite looking very different. After some analysis, they find out that the scales on the two graphs are different. They suggest that their graph is scaled correctly and that Hacker's is not. -
Twister: The Fujita Scale
The group explains the Fujita Scale to Melissa. They mention that the Scale is a classification for tornadoes based on the amount of damage they cause, and they give an example of the damage that would be caused by an F4 tornado. -
Powers of Ten: Field of View and Scale
Scale is illustrated as the viewer is given a center of focus (the individuals who are picnicking) and slowly the field of view expands incremementally by the power of ten. Eventually, the field of view takes the viewer out of Planet Earth and extends to include other planets of the solar system. -
Square One Television: Building a Building to Scale
After drawing out the plans, an architect seems to misunderstand the proportions of the building he must build. He mistakenly presents the customer with a scale model, instead of the actual building. -
Sign in or create an account to view this clipCosmic Voyage: Scale of the Universe
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This clip takes us into the universe through a series of steps, with each step being 10x larger than the previous. It illustrates the vastness of the universe and that increasing the field of view by a power of 10 makes a dramatic change in what we see. -
Sign in or create an account to view this clipMonster Math Squad: Balancing Scales
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Monster Math Squad uses monsters of different weights to balance out a see-saw. -
Sign in or create an account to view this clipCyberchase: Building the Boat
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The CyberSquad creates a boat that is one-tenth the size of the giant's boat so that it can successfully navigate the waters to the portal. The group's first attempt at building the boat fails, as each part came from a different size scale model. The gang uses blades of grass as rulers and finds boat parts with the correct dimensions to create a properly-sized boat. -
Sign in or create an account to view this clipPBS Eons: A Brief History of Geologic Time
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This clip illustrates many of the important events in the story of life on Earth. It also explains the Geologic Time Scale, which is the system used to determine the Earth's age. -
Sign in or create an account to view this clipSeinfeld: Foundation
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Kramer brags to Jerry that he's taken up Karate and is dominating his dojo. Jerry discovers that Kramer is in a class of 6-year-old children. This illustrates the idea that sometimes size and scale are important. If you're the biggest kid on the block, you might have a competitive advantage.
