TED-Ed
How Polarity Makes Water Behave Strangely
Water is common? Not really! Learn how the polarity of the water molecule gives it tremendous properties that make is quite unique in the universe. Learners will understand surface tension, adhesion, and cohesion, as well as why these...
PBS
Career Connections | Hydrologist
Love math, science, geography, geology, and most especially water? Consider a career as a hydrologist. The narrator of a short video introduces viewers to the many careers in the field of hydrology and the educational pathways available...
SciShow
Mining Asteroids for Space Treasure!
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...
Amoeba Sisters
Properties of Water
Being essential for life is only one of water's many amazing properties! Why is water so versatile? Biology scholars discover the myriad of uses for water and the properties that make them possible. Content includes density, surface...
Socratica
Properties of Water: Hydrogen Bonding in Water
Water is life! How is one small molecule responsible for so many big things? Socratica's series on biology presents a fascinating look at the universal solvent. From its adhesive properties caused by hydrogen bonding to its ability to...
American Chemical Society
Why Do Superhydrophobic Materials Never Get Wet?
Some materials really, really hate water. Viewers watch a video to learn about superhydrophobic materials. They see how these materials work and how they are useful in daily life, such as for windshields and raincoats.
Veritasium
Sparks from Falling Water: Kelvin's Thunderstorm
Need a resource that illustrates the creation of electrical charge? The odds will ever be in your favor with a video from the Veritasium playlist! Science sleuths watch sparks fly from Lord Kelvin's rain shower experiment, where current...
Deep Look
This Is Why Water Striders Make Terrible Lifeguards
Water striders ... amazing aquatic acrobats or ferocious predators? Introduce life science scholars to these tough little insects using an engaging video. The narrator explains the strider's ability to walk on water and how it uses this...
Physics Girl
Seven Science Experiments with Surface Tension
Surface tension helps us perform some simple—but impressive science. The video presents many experiments to briefly explain surface tension. From the surface tension on milk and coffee to water, the experiments demonstrate the strength...
Fuse School
Properties of Water
The Universal Solvent? Module nine of a 14-part video series involving solids, liquids, and gases is packed full of useful hydration information. The narrator explains such concepts as water solubility, hydrogen bonding, and polarity.
Fuse School
Collecting and Identifying Gases
How do you catch something that can't be seen, has no odor, and makes no sound? Discover the common methods of gas collection in this first of a ten-part video series. Learners see how the properties of density and solubility are...
Ricochet Science
Properties of Water
Show young learners that water is a unique compound with one-of-a-kind properties. The second video in an eight-part series analyzes the life-supporting properties of water. It discusses water as a solvent, adhesion and cohesion...
TED-Ed
The Science of Snowflakes
Why are snowflakes six-sided? Why are none of them the same? Explore what is known and still unknown about these winter wonders.
Curated OER
Bursting Water Pipe
Water is powerful! Because it expands as it freezes, if it does so in a closed system, tremendous pressure can be created. All it takes is a little break to cause the system to explode! It's unlikely that you would submerge a pipe full...
Steve Spangler Science
Burning Money - Sick Science! #030
Do not try this at home! However, you may want to show the sensational demonstration to teach how water causes materials to cool as it evaporates. Dollar bills and handkerchiefs are soaked in a mixture of alcohol and water, and then fire...
Steve Spangler Science
Traveling Water - Sick Science! #026
Transfer water from one cup to another without touching it. The amazing properties of water make this wonder occur! Have your young earth scientists conduct this experiment when learning about adhesion, cohesion, and water molecule...
Steve Spangler Science
Bursting Water Pipe - Cool Science Demo
Water is powerful! Because it expands as it freezes, if it does so in a closed system, tremendous pressure can be created. All it takes is a little break to cause the system to explode! It's unlikely that you would submerge a pipe full...
Curated OER
STEMbite: Hydrogen Bonding
The hydrogen bonds in a water molecule result in an electric charge, allowing water to stick to other objects. Drew demonstrates the attraction between a charged balloon and a stream of water, but no images of the actual molecules are...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Density and Buoyancy: Mixing Hot and Cold Water
Watch warm water float on top of cold water in this video segment adapted from ZOOM. [3:22]
BioEd Online
Bio Ed Online: Physical Science of Water
Water is unique among all liquids. In the following video David Caprette, PhD, discusses its remarkable properties and describes experiments to conduct with this common, crucial substance. [29:36]
National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation: Chemistry of Water
Video that explores the properties of the water molecule as a "universal" solvent. Content is explained in plain, easy-to-understand language with simple analogies for young chemistry students. [4:46]
NASA
Science at Nasa: Science Casts: Starting Fire in Water
Astronauts on the ISS are experimenting with a form of water that has a strange property: it can help start a fire. This fundamental physics investigation could have down-to-Earth benefits such as clean-burning municipal waste disposal...
Crash Course
Crash Course Kids 16.1: Land and Water
Remember Sol, the closest star to Earth? We like to call it the Sun and we haven't talked about it in a little while. One interesting thing about the energy we get from the sun is that it's not absorbed the same way by different...
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Secret Life of Ice
Listen to this discussion of a Video Pick of the Week, which is an unusual time-lapse video of ice. Includes a link to the video. Aired Feb. 24, 2012. [4:14]