Science Please! : Wheel Meets Friction

Directed by Claude Cloutier · Starring Rick Jones · 1998

Archival footage, animated drawings and playful narration explain how the ball bearing reinvented the wheel.

A fun, bite-sized science lesson that kids will actually enjoy.

A clip in the Science Please! collection, Wheel Meets Friction uses archival footage, animated illustrations and amusing narration to explain how the invention of the ball bearing reinvented the wheel. For ages 5 - 8.

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