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How to Make a Taurus Man Fall in Love
Getting a Taurus man to fall in love involves heightening his tactile senses and cooking him a good meal. Find out what Taurus men love with insight from an experienced and certified astrologer in...
How to Date a Virgo
Dating a Virgo requires handling criticism well and understanding his perfectionistic tendencies. Find out what a Virgo looks for in a date with insight from an experienced and certified...
How to Date a Gemini-Cancer Cusp
To determine how to date Gemini-Cancer cusps, you must first find out the time of birth which dictates their actual sun sign. Find out which side of the cusp a date lies with insight from an...
How to Find Your Ascendant
Finding your ascendant requires plotting your birth date, time and location on an astrological chart. Calculate your rising sign with insight from an experienced and certified astrologer in this...
How to Ask a Taurus for a Date
Before asking a Taurus on a date, let him know that you can cook and offer to take him to an arts-related event or venue. Make a date with a Taurus male with insight from an experienced and...
How to Date a Taurus Man
Taurus men love to date women who keep a clean, comfortable home full of plants, pillows and food. Successfully date a Taurus male with insight from an experienced and certified astrologer in this...
How to Date a Sagittarius Man
Dating a Sagittarius man involves always agreeing with him, allowing him the space and freedom he needs, and always being honest. Determine the necessary qualities to date a Sagittarius with...
How to Date a Pisces Male
When dating a Pisces man, it is important to determine which kind of Pisces he is and act accordingly. Discover the three main types of Pisces men with insight from an experienced and certified...
How to Attract a Sagittarius Man
Attracting a Sagittarius man requires being completely honest and giving him plenty of space and freedom. Get a Sagittarius man to notice you with insight from an experienced and certified...
How to Get a Scorpio Man to Forgive You
Scorpio men are not quick to forgive, and they often prefer stinging you back once stung. Avoid hurting a Scorpio male with insight from an experienced and certified astrologer in this free video...
How to Get a Libra Man
Libra men require decisive, intelligent women, as they do not deal well with conflict or superficiality. Discover how to approach a Libra man with insight from an experienced and certified...
How to Win Over a Capricorn Man
Winning over a Capricorn man requires letting him feel authoritative and successful, as Capricorns often need to feel needed and be the provider. Encourage a Capricorn's success to win his heart...
How to Marry a Capricorn Man
Capricorn men need to be the breadwinner in a marriage so that they feel like they are providing for their mate. Understand the perspective of most Capricorn males with insight from an experienced...
How to Attract an Aquarius Girl
Aquarius girls require a certain amount of freedom to feel comfortable, so attracting one involves throwing tradition to the wind and letting her take control. Find out how to attract an Aquarius...
How to Attract a Scorpio Girl
Attracting a Scorpio girl involves radiating confidence and luring her in through subtle seduction. Avoid scaring off a Scorpio female with insight from an experienced and certified astrologer in...
How to Read a Horoscope
Reading someone's horoscope requires a basic knowledge of the astrological chart, the stars and finding someone's ascendant. Understand how to read a horoscope correctly with insight from an...
How to Win a Cancer's Heart
Winning a Cancer's heart can be done through cooking, reminiscing and collecting, as Cancers thrive in nostalgia. Find your way into a Cancer's heart with insight from an experienced and certified...
How to View the Perseid Meteor Showers
The best way to view the Perseid Meteor Showers, or any meteor shower, is to lay down so that there is a full view of the sky. Get the best view of a meteor shower with help from an...
How to View a Lunar Eclipse
A total lunar eclipse occurs when the moon passes through the Earth's shadow and is best viewed with the naked eye or with a pair of binoculars. Avoid using a telescope when viewing a lunar...
How to Use a Telescope With Setting Circles
Setting circles are used to tell where the telescope is pointed in the sky. Use setting circles by reading ascension and declination with help from an astrophotographer in this free video on...
How to Remember the Planets in Order
Remembering the planets in order is as easy as remembering the mnemonic device of saying, "My Very Eager Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas." Remember the planets, with or without Pluto, in order...
How to Locate the Big and Little Dippers
The Big Dipper and the Little Dipper are asterisms that are a part of the constellations Ursa Major and Ursa Minor, respectively. Look for the Big Dipper and the Little Dipper in the northern sky...
How to Focus a Telescope
The easiest way to focus a telescope is by moving the eye piece and changing the spacing between optical elements. Find out different ways to focus a telescope, such as moving the mirrors...
How to Find Orion
Orion is one of the most easily recognizable constellations due to the three stars that form the belt of Orion. Look for Orion almost due East in the fall with help from an astrophotographer in...
How to Care for Your Telescope
When taking care of a telescope, it's important to have covers that keep dust off of the optical surfaces. Keep the eye piece of a telescope in a case with help from an astrophotographer in this...
How to Buy a Telescope
The key in buying a telescope is aperture size and making sure that the opening of the telescope is as large as possible. Discover how the ability of a telescope to gather light results in a...
How Long Do Volcanoes Erupt?
The length of a volcanic eruption can vary dramatically, and some eruptions have been known to last continuously for decades. Learn about the lack of ability in predicting the length of volcanoes...
How Do Volcanoes Erupt?
The process of a volcano erupting begins with the generation of magma, which then migrates towards the surface until the pressure and temperature can equalize. Find out why sometimes there is...
Signs of a Volcano Erupting
Signs that a volcano may erupt include small seismic shocks, ground swelling and releases of gas, steam or ash. Discover why most signs of volcanoes can't be detected without instruments with help...
How Do Underwater Volcanoes Erupt?
An eruption of an underwater volcano, which causes pillow basalts, is the same as an eruption on land, except that the eruption cools more quickly. Learn about underwater gas eruptions from...
How Often Do Volcanoes Erupt?
Volcanoes can erupt only once, but other volcanoes, such as Kilauea, can erupt continuously for almost 30 years. Discover how those who study volcanoes define active volcanoes with help from the...
How Does Hail Form?
Hail forms with an uplift that involves air rising, cooling and condensing as the temperature goes down. Discover how hail can get larger through winds that pick it up and coat it with more ice...
How the Moon Affects the Changing of the Tides
The gravitational pull of the moon and the rotation of the earth, coupled with the centripetal force of the earth, causes two high tides and two low tides throughout the day. Find out why the...
What Pollutes the Air?
Pollution in the air can be caused by substances that are both man-made and natural compounds. Find out how air pollution can be caused by volcanic eruptions with help from the chair of a...
What Causes Wind-Driven Currents?
Wind-driven currents are caused by the return of large circulation cells, of which there are three between the equator and the poles. Find out how circulation cells also move heat over the planet...
How Thunderstorms Form
Thunderstorms are essentially caused by differences in temperature and pressure, and the larger these differences are, the more severe the thunderstorm will be. Learn about electrical disturbances...
How Does Latitude Affect Climate?
Latitude can affect climate through circulation, and the wind bands known as trade winds differ depending on latitude. Discover how the movement of weather systems is controlled by large wind...
What are Molecules?
Molecules are made up of two or more atoms, such as hydrogen and oxygen to make water, or sodium and chloride to make salt. Discover how molecules are formed with important facts from a science...
Particles in an Atom
What components or particles make up an atom? Continue learning science in this free educational video atoms and matter.
What are Electrons?
The electrons of an atom represent the energy levels, and there are usually as many protons as there are electrons. Understand how each level carries a prescribed number of electrons with...
Atomic Numbers
The atomic number, as denoted on the periodic table, refers to the number of protons in a single atom of that particular element. Learn more about the organization of the periodic table with...
Model of an Atom
The model of an atom illustrates the nucleus, the protons, the neutrons and the electrons as they would appear through and electron microscope. See what an atom looks like in three dimensions with...
The Water Cycle
The water cycle illustrates evaporation and condensation as it occurs around the world to recycle the planet's water. Learn about the the earth's water usage with important facts from a science...
Transfer of Matter
The transfer of matter refers to the changing states of matter, such as evaporation and condensation. Find out how matter can completely change and move with important facts from a science teacher...
The Periodic Table
The periodic table is a way to organize the elements that create the chemicals that form every physical thing in the world. Understand how the periodic table is organized with important facts from...
Atomic Symbols
Atomic symbols consist of a letter abbreviation for the element and coordinating numbers. Identify elemental symbols with important facts from a science teacher in this free video on fundamental...
Atomic Mass
Atomic mass refers to the mass of the atom, which does not change regardless of the force of gravity. Understand the difference between mass and weight with important facts from a science teacher...
Forms of Matter
Different forms of matter are known as physical states, and scientists have been able to identify five stages of matter. Learn about the physical states of matter with important facts from a...
Five States of Matter
The five states of matter include liquid, solid, gas, plasma and Bose-Einstein condensate. Find out how matter can change from one state to another with important facts from a science teacher in...
Solids, Liquids & Gases
The first three states of matter, solid, liquid and gas, can be illustrated by an ice cube, a solid, that melts into water, a liquid, and evaporates into the air, a gas. Understand the movement of...