"Magnetism" Bill Nye (26 min.)

demo of magnetic field (using iron filings)

Fe, Ni, and Co are the only elements attracted to a magnet

Earth's magnetic field -- result of presence of magnetic minerals in the 
Earth's core

repel (like) / attract (opposite)

Bill Nye is "Compass Man"

Mag-Lev train (high-speed train, magnetic levitation)

MRIs - magnetic resonance imaging

"Wacky Magnets"

"Magnetic[ ] or Not[ ]?" (game show)

"Opposites Attract" (dating show)

orienteering

Northern Lights - Aurora Borealis
Southern Lights - Aurora Australis
Van Allen Belt (radiation belt)

Sun's magnetic field (sunspots)

dolphins, birds, and honeybees use the Earth's magnetic field to navigate

expert scientist: Dr. Rufus Leakin (It's a joke. Get it?) - 
self-proclaimed originator, "opposites attract" theory

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"Static Electricity" Bill Nye (26 min.)

lightning

the word "static" means "staying"

rub fur on plastic rod

Van de Graf generator

balloon fun: "sugar storm"; dancing people (small paper dolls)

amber (Greek word meaning electron) <-- need to fact-check

lightning rods (on top of Seattle Space Needle)

demo: comb bending a trickle of water

electroscope

incorrect explanation of thunder