Mr. Wizard's World

Fiber Optics, Card, Egg and Sperm, Lycopodium, Earth and Sun, Leaf, Steam Engine, Chromatography, Solar and more (2x4)

Air date: Dec 03, 1984

FIBER OPTICS - A pin is attached to the end of a pencil which is held under water in a glass. UNFLIPPABLE PAPER - Mr.Wizard folds a piece of stiff paper to form a bridge and challenges Jason to blow under the paper and flip it over. EGG and SPERM - Scientists use the sea urchin to study the process of fertilization. LYCOPODIUM - Tanis to reach into an aquarium without getting her hand wet. EARTH and SUN - Jason looks at a diagram of the Sun and the Earth. KITCHEN CHROMATOGRAPHY - Leila is shown samples of paper chromatography. COLEUS LEAF - This is part of a plant and because it's so colorful, you might think it's a flower. But it's not. STEAM ENGINE - Mr. Wizard points out that they are going to make it into a steam engine using a tea kettle. SOLAR PROPELLER - Tanis places her hand over the small circle in the center of a solar propeller. CARD and BOTTLE - An experiment with Arlette relating to water/air pressure.