Science Please! : The Wind

Science Please! : The Wind

Science Please! : The Wind

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Science Please! : The Wind

"Find out in The Wind"

1998

0h 1m

10.0(1 votes)

Family

Animation

Overview

In the collection Science Please!, the first clip, entitled The Wind, explains the phenomenon of the wind with the help of archives, animation and narration.

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ONF | NFB

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1 member

Acting

Rick Jones

Narrator

Rick Jones

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