SciShow Kids
Make Edible Glass Hearts!
Glass is really cool, but where does it come from? Jessi and Squeaks have a pretty sweet activity to show you how glass is made SOURCES: Disciplinary Core Ideas: PS1.A: Structure and Properties of Matter - Different kinds of matter exist...
SciShow
Xenophyophores: The Strange Life of a Giant Single Cell
You may think of single-celled organisms as being microscopically small, but these ocean dwellers are a little heftier than that.
SciShow
3 Odd Facts About Ostriches
Don't bury your head in the sand for this one. We've got some odd ostrich facts for you!
SciShow
Why Is This Island Disappearing?
Hoboro Island off the coast of Japan may soon be an island of the past, and it’s primarily due to one unsuspecting isopod.
MinuteEarth
What Happened to This Car?
Here we explain how Port Royal - "the most wicked and sinful city in the world", cars, roads, and huge buildings can sink into the ground during during earthquakes or blasting.
PBS
There's No Such Thing as Online?!?
From Facebook to bank accounts, you always have some sort of online presence, whether you're actively engaging in front of a screen or not. Yet this is still a word we use to describe our engagement with the Internet. So we have to ask,...
SciShow
The Freezing Dunes of Northern Canada
When you think "sand dunes" you probably wouldn't think to look up in the northern reaches of Canada, but there lies one of earth's most unique habitats.
SciShow
What Are Eye Boogers?
Eye boogers: Not the most glamorous of bodily secretions, but important all the same. Learn why the heck you have sand in your eyes in the morning in this episode of Quick Questions.
Crash Course Kids
The Great Picnic Mix Up
So you know that iced tea you like so much? Or that sweet soda drink? They're actually a few different things combined to make a new thing. In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina talks about all the different mixtures, solutions,...
SciShow
Cymatics: Turning Sound into Art
Sound waves vibrate more than just our eardrums, they can also make visual art!
Be Smart
How The Pyramids Were Built (Pyramid Science Part 2)
Just because something is difficult doesn't mean it's impossible. Over the past centuries, archaeologists, historians, and engineers have reconstructed a great deal of the technology and science used to build the Egyptian pyramids. This...
Crash Course
Reversibility & Irreversibility: Crash Course Engineering #8
How do we design the most efficient machines and processes? Today we’ll try to figure that out as we discuss heat & work, reversibility & irreversibility, and how to use efficiency to measure a system.
SciShow
5 Types of Awesome Glass Made by Nature
When it comes to sparkly objects, the planet Earth has a lot to offer. Here are 5 especially awesome glasses made by nature! chapters OBSIDIAN 0:57 2 OPAL 4:09 3 TEKTITES 5:46 FULGURITE 6:27 GLASS SPONGES 8:07
SciShow
How to Escape Quicksand
You probably won't get stuck in quicksand. But if you do, you can use physics to get yourself out.
SciShow
How Many Stars Are There?
How many stars are there in the universe? This question leads Hank to a couple other questions - How many stars can we see from Earth? How many stars are there in our galaxy? - but the answer to the original question proves elusive.
TED Talks
Anupam Mishra: The ancient ingenuity of water harvesting
With wisdom and wit, Anupam Mishra talks about the amazing feats of engineering built centuries ago by the people of India's Golden Desert to harvest water. These ancient aqueducts and stepwells are still used today -- and are often...
SciShow Kids
How Do Ants Find Food?
Jessi and Squeaks talk about some surprise visitors that came to check out their picnic: Ants!
TED Talks
TED: Being Human | Naima Penniman
In this stunning spoken-word performance, poet and "freedom-forging futurist" Naima Penniman celebrates the wonders of the natural world and humanity's connection to it. "I wonder if the sun debates dawn some mornings," she says.
SciShow Kids
What Happened to Our Plants? Science Project for Kids
A few weeks ago we started an experiment where we planted some seeds to see how they would grow! Today we get to check out our results!
SciShow
What's in Those Packets That Say 'Do Not Eat' (And Why Shouldn't I Eat It)
Quick Questions explains what’s in those little packets you find in packaged food, bottles of pills, and leather goods, and why you should do what the label says and not eat them.
TED Talks
TED: What we don't teach kids about sex | Sue Jaye Johnson
As parents, it's our job to teach our kids about sex. But beyond "the talk," which covers biology and reproduction, there's so much more we can say about the human experience of being in our bodies. Introducing "The Talk 2.0," Sue Jaye...
Crash Course Kids
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...
SciShow Kids
The Clues Glaciers Left Behind! | Winter Science | SciShow Kids
Mister Brown and Squeaks learn all about glaciers, and the clues they leave behind when they melt! Science and Engineering Practices: Developing and Using Models Disciplinary Core Ideas: ESS1.C: The History of Planet Earth - Some events...