Monterey Institute for Technology and Education
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: Water Cycle
This animated video shows many different aspects of the water cycle. This resource has additional links that explore the impact of global warming and groundwater removal on the water cycle.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Le Bron Asks: Why Does Sweating Cool You Down?
A video exploring how the average kinetic energy of the water molecules decreases as a result of sweating which cools you down. [5:36]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Vapor Pressure
A tutorial which explains vapor pressure, volatility, and evaporation. [18:04]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Solar Still Part I: Salt Water
In this video segment adapted from ZOOM, cast members assemble a solar still and make fresh water from saltwater, demonstrating two steps of the water cycle, evaporation and condensation. 3m 32s
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Chemistry: Vapor Pressure
A video lecture explaining that vapor pressure is the pressure exerted by a vapor in equilibrium. Also explained is how kinetic energy relates to temperature and vapor pressure. The video also explores how evaporation plays a role in...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Water Cycle Animation
This animation from NASA visualizes the steps of the water cycle, including precipitation, evaporation, transpiration, and condensation. [0:52]
PBS
Wgbh: Peep and the Big Wide World: The Way Things Move: Disappearing Drink
Someone is stealing Chirp's water! Who would do such a sneaky thing? Join Peep and the gang to find out why the water is disappearing. [8:53]
Planet Nutshell
Planet Nutshell: Climate Change in the Oceans
There is quite a bit of useful information packed into this little film. Discover how our oceans affect the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere as our climate is rapidly changing. [2:30]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Solar Still, Part I: Salt Water
ZOOM cast members use a homemade solar still to mimic the water cycle, separating pure water from a saltwater mixture. [3:34]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Chemistry: Specific Heat, Heat of Fusion and Evaporation
The concept of specific heat capacity and the heat of fusion are both reviewed in this video. [14:49]
Curated Video
Math Tutor Dvd: Cloud in a Bottle:science Experiment! Fun and Easy Science Project
Learn to make a very impressive cloud form in a plastic bottle! By pumping air into an empty plastic bottle and quickly releasing the pressure, we can cool off the air and force the water to condense into a thick cloud. It's a very...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Vapor Pressure
Understand vapor pressure, volatility, and evaporation. [18:04]
BSCS Science Learning
Bscs: Water Cycle: Hot Plate Evaporation Full Class Discussion
Watch a class discusses their ideas about evaporation and condensation. [9:45]
BSCS Science Learning
Bscs: Water Cycle: Heating Demonstration
In this video, a teacher demonstrates heating water in a beaker. [3:16]
Next Vista for Learning
Next Vista for Learning: The Water Cycle
A video poem describing the path water takes as it travels through water cycle as it evaporates, condenses and turns into precipitation. [1:50]
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Boiling, Freezing, Melting Point: Lesson 3
This lesson will introduce the phase changes that occur at the boiling, freezing, and melting points. It is 3 of 4 in the series titled "Boiling, Freezing, Melting Point."
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Building Nanobristle Structures
Researchers studying nanoscale structures have found materials that assemble themselves into spirals, capable of holding tightly to each other or to materials in their center.