Educational film series
Larger-than-life science guy Alan Nursall takes science on the road and challenges YOU to learn in a hands-on rodeo of discovery. Experiments any one can do touching on Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Meteorology and Technology. Experience it all with Alan Nursall.
Titles in this series
2011 · 4m 26s
Alan shows us why the snow coaches on the Athabasca Glacier now use rubber tires instead of steel…
2011 · 4m 17s
Alan demonstrates how tires work and how traction is improved by means of treads.
2011 · 6m 17s
In an experiment designed to imitate the conditions under which the Titanic passengers might have found themselves, we…
2011 · 3m 51s
Alan goes to the dragstrip to see how the drivetrain of an 8000-horsepower Top Fuel Dragster is assembled.
2011 · 3m 49s
Alan goes to the dragstrip to measure the power generated by the launch of an 8000-horsepower Top Fuel…
2011 · 5m 20s
Alan visits a tree harvesting operation and learns about selective logging.
2011 · 3m 45s
Alan demonstrates how vinyl records and record players create sound.
2011 · 4m 16s
Alan is at the University of Toronto where he's dropping the ball on density... Literally!