Scholastic
Study Jams! Light
Let there be light in your classroom with a video that explains that light travels in waves, the electromagnetic spectrum contains seven colors, and the color of an object depends on which light waves it reflects and absorbs. With...
PBS
Phases of a Total Solar Eclipse
Prepare to be amazed! An activity from PBS's Space series introduces interested astronomers to the wonders of a total solar eclipse. After viewing recorded reactions to the eclipse in 2017, individuals explore what happens during each...
PBS
The Moon's Shadow During the 2017 Eclipse
Talk about an amazing view! A fascinating resource from a larger series exploring space boasts not one, but four different views of the total solar eclipse of 2017. Pupils read a short passage that describes each of the views, then...
Be Smart
Can You Bend Light like This?
Looking for instruction that seems more like wizardry? Look no further! Show your scholars some pretty amazing light experiments using a video from a comprehensive science playlist. The narrator performs and explains three simple yet...
Physics Girl
This Phenomenon Only Happens in Hawaii ... and Cuba, Nigeria, Indonesia, Peru, Sudan, Laos and…
What do Hawaii, Nigeria, and Peru have in common? Each of these locations, plus many others, get to see the subsolar point! But, what is it? A video from a comprehensive physics playlist puts the phenomenon at the forefront by explaining...
CK-12 Foundation
Indirect Measurement: Lesson
When the tape measure will not reach, use similarity. An installment of a large playlist on geometry introduces the method of indirect measurement. Using a story of finding the distance to the sun, the video shows how to use similar...
Veritasium
The Brightest Part of a Shadow Is in the Middle
Shed some light on the nature of shadows! Science sleuths investigate a 200-year-old theory that light will form a bright spot in the center of a sphere's or circle's shadow with a video from Veritasium. The resource explains the...
Veritasium
Shadow Illusion
The sun really is magic! Witness the results of a pinhole camera and the shadows it creates. The narrator of a short video presents different pieces of cardboard with various holes in the center ... only to produce the same image time...
SciShow Kids
2015's Solar Eclipse
In addition to celebrating the anticipation of 2015's solar eclipse, the host, Jessi, examines what the phenomena is and why it occurs in a brief yet informative video.
SciShow Kids
Lunar Eclipses
A lunar eclipse or the red moon? This is the focus question of a captivating video hosted by the knowledgable and energetic Jessi and her mouse sidekick Squeaks. Here, the two examine the what, why, and how of lunar eclipses and...
Crash Course Kids
Following the Sun
Find out why your shadow looks different at various times of the day with a short earth science video. Young scientists learn about what a shadow is, why it grows longer or shorter over the course of a day, and why it points in...
Curated OER
What Causes an Eclipse of the Moon?
Ask an astronomer and find out how the orbit of the earth and moon are different and that a lunar eclipse can only happen when their orbits match up. You'll also discover that a lunar eclipse is caused by the earth's shadow. Another...
Curated OER
Why Are Solar Eclipses Only Visible in Some Places?
Why can't we see a solar eclipse in California when they can see it in New York? Ask a scientist and discover how solar eclipses are like shadows that can only be seen if you are very near or directly under them. After viewing this...
Curated OER
STEMbite: Exploring Shadows
When your sprouting scientists are learning about light, have them watch this video to consider what happens to an object's shadow when there is more than one light source. The teacher involves several teens at an educational convention...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Go West Young Peep
Where does the sun go at night? Come along with PEEP as he sets out to find this answer. Along the way, learn some interesting facts about the sun and shadows. Extensive teaching tips and additional activities are also included. [8:50]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Shadow Tracing
Playing with shadows can be fun, but do you know where shadows come from? Watch this PEEP video and experiment making different shadows to understand how the absence of light forms shadows. Teaching tips with additional activities are...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood: Shadows Can Be Scary
Daniel sees a scary shadow on the wall, but Dad shows him that shadows can be fun. Teach kids that being brave and investigating scary things together helps make things seem not as bad. [2:24]
PBS
Wgbh: Peep and the Big Wide World: Light and Color: Outdoor Shadows
Join these students while they explore the shadows they make all over the neighborhood. [1:28]
Crash Course
Crash Course Kids 8.2: Following the Sun
Have you ever wondered why your shadow is longer sometimes and shorter others? It turns out it all has to do with the sun. [4:52]
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Manhattanhenge: Watch a Star Align
Neil deGrasse Tyson, director of the Hayden Planetarium, identified the phenomenon where the sun lines up for spectacular views in New York over a decade ago and coined it Manhattanhenge. Watch this cosmic event unfold right through the...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Shadow Tracing
Observe how shadows will change size and direction depending on the position of the object or the light source in this live-action video (1:27) from PEEP and the Big Wide World. Use the resource to help students identify and describe...