Instructional Video4:07
SciShow

NASA's Next Target: Earth

12th - Higher Ed
SciShow Space News tells you about NASA's latest launch -- the first mission dedicated to measuring carbon dioxide in the atmosphere -- and gives you a primer on what the June solstice really is!
Instructional Video4:34
SciShow

Mining Asteroids for Space Treasure!

12th - Higher Ed
In the quest to build colonies in space, one major hurdle to overcome getting materials for construction to the places they'll be needed. One of the most promising techniques for solving this problem involves some extraordinary space...
Instructional Video3:35
NASA

NASA | Goddard's Speedy MMS Instruments Will Measure Mysterious Physics

3rd - 11th
Host Katrina Jackson talks with Craig Pollock and Ulrik Gliese about Goddard's contribution to the Magnetospheric Multiscale mission - the Fast Plasma Investigation suite of instruments. These instruments will study a little-understood...
Instructional Video4:34
SciShow

Mining Asteroids for Space Treasure!

9th - Higher Ed Standards
Can humans really live in space? Which elements and compounds are essential for life? An informative video explores the concept of mining asteroids for important chemicals needed to support life in space. Viewers then identify the...
Instructional Video4:20
TED-Ed

Why is NASA Sending a Spacecraft to a Metal World?

6th - 12th Standards
Can we journey to outer space to learn more about inner Earth? Discover the method to NASA's madness with an enlightening short video. The narrator explains the composition of the asteroid the resource is studying, what scientists hope...
Instructional Video9:24
JFR Science

Calculating Empirical and Molecular Formula: What Is a Mass Spectrometer?

9th - Higher Ed Standards
What's the formula for success? A unique and well-written resource from JFR Science explains empirical and molecular formulas. Young chemists learn the steps and skills required to determine the formulas from percent composition and...
Instructional Video4:15
American Chemical Society

Did Comets Kickstart Life on Earth?

9th - Higher Ed Standards
Care to speculate on how life on Earth came to be? The video presentation from the ACS Reaction series considers the possibility of comets creating the right conditions for the formation of life. Scholars consider colliding comets as...
Instructional Video3:50
Fuse School

Spectrometry

9th - 12th
Your class' curiosity will peak during this video about the process of spectrometry. Young chemists discover how spectrometry assists forensic chemists in determining the identity of unknown substances, as well as how it played a role in...
Instructional Video4:31
Berkeley University of California

Mass Spectrometer

9th - Higher Ed
How do mass spectrometers help scientists identify isotopes? The video first describes how mass spectrometers work, both verbally and visually. The video then shows how to use graphs to identify potential isotopes.
Instructional Video4:40
TED-Ed

How Cosmic Rays Help Us Understand the Universe

7th - 12th Standards
You may not realize it, but the earth is constantly receiving messages from all over outer space. Follow along as this video investigates how these cosmic rays carry information that can help humans better understand the composition...