Visual Learning Systems
Solids, Liquids, and Gases: Phase Changes
What are the differences between solids, liquids, and gases? In this program students will investigate real-life examples of the various phases of matter. Colorful animations illustrate how these states differ in the movement of...
NASA
On a Mission: Season 3, Episode 7: Storm Warning
Get swept away as we fly into massive hurricanes, and hear how the rumblings of climate change will cause clouds to gather into ever more powerful storms.
Curated Video
The Science of Rain: Understanding Precipitation and its Forms
Explore the fascinating process of rain and the water cycle. From evaporation to condensation and ultimately precipitation, we learn how water transforms and falls from the sky. We also discover the different forms of precipitation, such...
Visual Learning Systems
Weather Around Us: Moisture
Upon viewing the Weather Around Us video series, students will be able to do the following: Define weather as the condition of the lower atmosphere close to Earth. Understand that weather is constantly changing. Understand that...
NASA
NASA in Silicon Valley: POSIDON WB-57F Aircraft Investigates Convective Transport and Low Ozone Over Guam: NASA in Silicon Valley Podcast
A feature from NASA’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley originally posted on October 14, 2016.
NASA
Houston We Have a Podcast: Artemis Mission Management
Mike Sarafin, Artemis mission manager, breaks down the intricate planning and integrated teams that are preparing the next missions to the Moon. Sarafin details the mission profile for Artemis I. HWHAP Episode 180.
Curated Video
The Science of Clouds
This video provides a comprehensive overview of clouds, explaining what they are, how they form, and their different types. It also highlights the role of clouds in the water cycle and their impact on weather patterns. The video...
Physics Girl
5 Science Tricks w/ Explanation
Last week I posed a video with 5 awesome physics party tricks. This week, Jabril from SEFD came on to help explain the experiments as we test them out for the first time and work through some of the amusing kinks in the process. Any...
Curated Video
Methods of Estimating and Environmental Factors Affecting Transpiration in Plants
This video explains what transpiration is, how it can be estimated through experiments measuring the uptake of water by plants or the mass of water lost by the plants, and how changes in environmental conditions such as temperature,...
NASA
NASA in Silicon Valley: Edward Montiel & Matthew Richter Talk About Observing Mars, Venus And More From Earth's Stratosphere
A conversation about NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) and the Echelon-Cross-Echelle Spectrograph (EXES) science instrument with Matthew Richter, Principle Investigator, and Edward Montiel, Postdoctoral...
Visual Learning Systems
The Nature of Weather: Moisture
This video explores the daily condition of the Earth's atmosphere. The factors that influence the atmosphere and cause weather are discussed. Special emphasis is given to the global processes that generate weather patterns. Other...
Visual Learning Systems
The Inner Planets: Earth
The video discusses the unique characteristics of Earth that make it different from other planets. It highlights the presence of water in solid, liquid, and vapor form, as well as the gases present in the atmosphere. The Inner Planets...
Mazz Media
Greenhouse Effect
This live-action video program is about the greenhouse effect. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the term through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and colorful,...
Visual Learning Systems
Photosynthesis and Plant Responses: Leaves and Photosynthesis
Students will learn why photosynthesis is so important to us. The different plant structures and compounds involved in photosynthesis and transpiration are highlighted. Beyond photosynthesis, plant responses to certain stimuli and...
NASA
NASA's Curious Universe: Webb Space Telescope: Into the Unknown
The James Webb Space Telescope is going to open a new window into the universe. It will show us stars, galaxies, planets, and other objects as we’ve never seen them before. In the first of four episodes of our mini-series, we focus on...
Weatherthings
Ship Tracks
Ships leave trails of vapor, called ship tracks, in humid ocean air. You see them here, on satellite.
Visual Learning Systems
What Is the Water Cycle?: Condensation
This beautiful program illustrates the key components of the water cycle that occurs everywhere around us. Concepts and terminology: condensation, evaporation, precipitation, cloud, rain, snow, sleet, and hail.
Mazz Media
Blizzard
In this live-action program viewers will learn that blizzard is a dangerous winter storm that is a combination of snow and wind, resulting in low visibility. Students will come to understand that the National Weather Service defines a...
NASA
NASA in Silicon Valley: Alan Rhodes and Harvey Moseley Talk About Creating SOFIA’s Instruments
A conversation with Alan Rhodes, instrument development manager for the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley, and Harvey Moseley a senior astrophysicist at NASA's Goddard Space...
Visual Learning Systems
Weather in Action: Clouds
This video examines the forces creating weather. The way in which atmospheric conditions and patterns cause changes in the weather is explained. Instruction on how to use a weather map and how we can predict tomorrow's weather is...
NASA
NASA in Silicon Valley: Kimberly Ennico Smith and Michael Person Talk About Steering SOFIA Through Triton’s Shadow
A conversation with Kimberly Ennico Smith, the project scientist for the SOFIA mission at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley, and Michael Person, a research scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, discussing...
Let's Tute
The Water Cycle: From Evaporation to Precipitation
The video discusses the water cycle, explaining how water changes from one form to another and how it is continuously replenished in nature. It covers the processes of evaporation, condensation, and precipitation and how they contribute...
Visual Learning Systems
What Is the Water Cycle?: Video Review
This beautiful program illustrates the key components of the water cycle that occurs everywhere around us. Concepts and terminology: condensation, evaporation, precipitation, cloud, rain, snow, sleet, and hail.
Curated Video
NASA in Silicon Valley: James De Buizer Talks About SOFIA’s New Zealand Observations
A conversation with James De Buizer, the science planning and instrument support manager for the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy or SOFIA.