Curated OER
Elmo In The Sky
Elmo asks the sun about things he finds in the sky. Miss Sun describes herself then the moon comes up and describes himself too. Dorothy the fish imagines Elmo dancing on the moon. Elmo sits on a rainbow and the moon explains what a...
Physics Girl
How Rainbows Form
Somewhere over the rainbow ... the sky appears to be darker than below it? Why is that? A video from an interesting physics playlist illustrates the interaction between the visible spectrum and droplets of rain. It also doubles the...
MinutePhysics
This is Not a Rainbow
A color-based video explains how scientists identified the colors of the rainbow and why we see different colors at different times. It introduces the idea of supernumerary colors and the disc shape of a rainbow as well.
SciShow Kids
How to Make a Rainbow
ROY-G-BIV make up the colors in a rainbow. Watch a video that explains the science behind rainbows, and how to create one at home.
Be Smart
This Is Not a Rainbow
Amaze your class with a video segment on rainbows and why they are not what they necessarily appear to be. Individuals watch light and ice merge, which triggers a prism, thus forming a rainbow. They listen to a scientific...
Curated OER
Rainbows
How do you remember all of the colors of the rainbow? One trick is to remember "Roy G. Biv." This video demonstrates how "Roy G. Biv" can help you to remember the colors.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Light and Rainbows
Explore how rainbows are produced when light passes from one material to another in this video gallery. Use the four video clips to help students understand how light can respond with a rainbow of colors when it interacts with water and...