American Chemical Society
Are We Running out of Helium?
Helium is a favorite element of young children everywhere! A video lesson from a larger series examines the properties of helium and why they may contribute to its eventual extinction. The lesson also explores possible industrial...
PBS
The Anatomy of the Sun
Welcome to Sun 101! What better way to gain an understanding of our star than to learn about its anatomy? Physical science scholars peer inside to discover the inner workings of the sun through a video and discussion questions. The...
Physics Girl
5 Awesome Science Party Tricks!
Do you know how to stick a skewer through a balloon without popping it? Physics Girl shares five party tricks including the skewered balloon. Then in a second video, she presents the same experiments with scientific explanations. The...
Teacher's Pet
Describing Chemical Reactions
Teach the basics of writing chemical equations with a video introduction. The video lesson discusses the components of the chemical reaction and how chemical equations represent each. The discussion includes mention of catalysts and...
Fuse School
Properties of Ionic Substances
Scholars learn about ionic substances, but how often do they encounter them in their daily lives? The final video in a six-part series explains ionic substances are more common that most people realize. The narrator discusses the...
Steve Spangler Science
Shrinking Styrofoam Cup
Show your learners how to make a Styrofoam cup shrink. Steve Spangler demonstrates how you can use a pressure cooker to create a miniature Styrofoam cup. This could be used to kick off a variety of lessons focused on chemical reactions...
Curated OER
Shrinking Styrofoam Cup
Show your learners how to make a Styrofoam cup shrink. Steve Spangler demonstrates how you can use a pressure cooker to create a miniature Styrofoam cup. This could be used to kick off a variety of lessons focused on chemical reactions...
Steve Spangler Science
Seven Layer Density - Cool Science Experiment
The densities of a variety of liquids are demonstrated in this simple, yet effective experiment. Liquids such as honey, dish soap, cooking oil, water, rubbing alcohol, and corn syrup are put on top of one another in a large beaker,...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Liquid
Explore, on a molecular level, the physical properties of a liquid. [3:31]
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Next Vista for Learning: Phenomena Science: Marvelous Milk
A demonstration where dish soap on a q-tip, spreads over the surface of milk causing swirling of the food color added to the milk. The demonstration asks students to observe, predict, and explain what is being shown in the experiment....
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Next Vista for Learning: How to Make Lip Gloss
A simple "how-to" video explaining how to make lip gloss at home with household materials. [1:01]