Recently, Uber announced plans to use new technology to create flying cars which will be ready for demonstration by 2020. Rather than picturing a car from a science fiction story, imagine a vehicle that looks more like a helicopter. In...

In this video, the teacher explains how to use reading notes to generate burning questions for further research. The teacher emphasizes the importance of not relying solely on one article and highlights the process of reviewing notes,...

MOT 1908: PARIS, FRANCE: B/W PHOTO: Aviation pioneer Wilbur Wright w/ unidentifed men, ZI Wilbur. LE MANS, FRANCE: VS Wilbur & men preparing aircraft, mounting on catapult, turning propellers, BEHIND Wilbur & unidentified male journalist...

The basic nuts and bolts of how things work is explained simply by exploring the natural world and human made inventions that we come in contact with. Drones are used for all kinds of things from military missions to movies to delivering...

This is the story of the heroic primates that helped propel Nasa and its astronauts into space

Discover the physics involved in flying a kite and how it compares to the principles of an airplane's wings. Explore how the wind creates lift and stability for the kite, as well as the forces of drag and lift involved. The video also...

Of all the far-flung worlds explored by NASA, the most important may be our own....

Join NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., in celebrating Black History Month. Each week in February, a different African-American employee from GSFC will be featured. In the opening week, two will be featured. The...

"Water, Water Everywhere!" is Episode 2 in the six-part series "Tides of Change", exploring amazing NASA ocean science to celebrate Earth Science Week 2009. Water is all around us, and its importance to nearly every natural process on...

Goddard's Dr. Sushel Unninayar discusses the future of earth systems and in particular the potential human health implications associated with global warming.

On Halloween in 2003, the sun unleashed a series of spooky storms, which ignited lots of ghostly looking auroras, and effected power grids, satellites and other electrical equipment. On the fifth anniversary, NASA takes a look back at...

Fiber optics is a form of data transmission that uses light and glass rather than metal and electricity. It offers higher bandwidth and longer transmission distances compared to traditional metal cables, while also being immune to...

This animated science video lesson is all about how birds fly. Students will love this engaging and interactive video as they learn more about cultures and stories of birds.

Amelia Earhart, a pioneer in flight and history

A fact-filled look at 23 of the most important events from man's on-going adventure in space. The first rocket to orbit the moon and women in space. Space Facts. Part 2

In this video, musician Ben Lee breaks his own Guinness World Record for the fastest electric violinist. He plays Rimsky-Korsakov's "The Flight of the Bumblebee" at an incredible speed, hitting every note perfectly. Use to discuss music...

Birds are a vertebrate group with which we are all familiar. This beautiful and colorful series of videos explores the major characteristics, adaptations, and life cycles of this group of animals. Special emphasis is paid to the features...

For their size and impact, hurricanes are often called the greatest storms on Earth. They expend a tremendous amount of energy through the water cycle, and through wind, to maintain the balance of the atmosphere. Known by different names...

This English lesson looks at vocabulary associated with birds such as, feathers, wings, beak, eggs, plumage, vaned, down, duckling, grooming, keratin, raptor, webbed, talon, flying, thermal, flat, and chick. The narrator speaks in an...

Birds are a vertebrate group with which we are all familiar. This beautiful and colorful series of videos explores the major characteristics, adaptations, and life cycles of this group of animals. Special emphasis is paid to the features...

With support from the National Science Foundation, some Brown University scientists are doing extensive research on bats, studying everything from their agility in flight to the elasticity of their bodies. Researching a bat's evolution,...

In this Nature League Lesson Plan, Brit discusses physical and behavioral adaptations of life on Earth and shares some of her favorites.

The story of Amelia Earhart as told by the contents of her bag?! I wanted to find a personable and intimate way of discussing my inspirational female icons on Youtube. So, I've taken the YouTube classic "What's in my Bag" tag and...

It’s no secret that drones are fun, but that fun also comes with a lot of legal responsibility. From local, state, and federal laws to the rules your instructor laid out, there are a lot of very specific rules you need to make sure...