Instructional Video2:46
Great Big Story

Gornergrat, a stargazer’s paradise in the Swiss Alps

12th - Higher Ed
Discover Gornergrat, a hotel, restaurant, and observatory offering stunning stargazing views and a rich history, perched high in the Swiss Alps with breathtaking views of the Milky Way.
Instructional Video5:39
Curated Video

Exploring Salzburg: Music, History, and Architecture

6th - Higher Ed
Salzburg, Austria:"We will go to the birthplace of Mozart, one of the most famous and influential classical music composers in the world ... in Salzburg, Austria."
Instructional Video4:44
Curated Video

India: Cricket, the Taj Mahal, and the Holi Festival

6th - Higher Ed
Discovering India:To finish off this trip we'll go to India, play a little Cricket, walk through the majestic Taj Mahal, and visit the Holi festival, a party of color and joy like no other.
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Curated Video

Exploring the Volcanoes and Natural Wonders of Costa Rica

6th - Higher Ed
Costa Rica:"We begin our trip in Central America to immerse ourselves in the heat of Costa Rica through its volcanoes, its beaches, and its people, and we will make an extreme hiking tour that lasts approximately 10 hours, to reach the...
Instructional Video7:07
Curated Video

Alaska: From Cat Mayors to Majestic Landscapes

6th - Higher Ed
Alaska, USA:"To finish, we will discover the charms and secrets that await you in Alaska. The Denali State Park is one of the largest parks in the world, its organization makes it easier for visitors to admire without getting lost, the...
Instructional Video4:00
Science ABC

9 Most Important Astronomical Discoveries

Pre-K - Higher Ed
From ancient civilizations to modern breakthroughs, learn about the nine most important cosmic discoveries that changed the way we look at our Sun, Moon and beyond. Learn how Copernicus challenged the status quo, Kepler unveiled the...
Instructional Video5:33
Science ABC

10 Things About The Solar System Your Teachers Never Told You

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Remember those old space movies where spaceships had to maneuver through a bunch of asteroids scattered around and blocking the path of the ship? Well, that's not really true. The asteroid belt contains asteroids which are so far apart...
Instructional Video0:44
Curated Video

Line spectra

6th - 12th
A set of well-defined lines within the electromagnetic spectrum, emitted by hot or excited matter.
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Glossary Film.
Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise...
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Curated Video

Cosmology

6th - 12th
The study of the Universe as a whole, rather than specific stars or celestial bodies.
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A Twig Science
Glossary Film.
Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual...
Instructional Video0:42
Curated Video

Spectrometer

6th - 12th
An instrument that measures the intensity of electromagnetic radiation over a range of wavelengths.
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A Twig Science
Glossary Film.
Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise...
Instructional Video0:39
Curated Video

Nuclear fusion

6th - 12th
A nuclear reaction in which two atomic nuclei fuse to form a larger one.
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A Twig Science
Glossary Film.
Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig...
Instructional Video0:36
Curated Video

Element

6th - 12th
An element is a pure substance that cannot be broken down any further by chemical means.
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A Twig Science
Glossary Film.
Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual...
Instructional Video0:53
Curated Video

Terrestrial planets

6th - 12th
Also called rocky planets, the planets in our solar system composed mostly of silicate rocks, and the innermost of the eight planets in our Solar System.
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Glossary Film.
Key scientific terms...
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Curated Video

Nucleosynthesis

6th - 12th
The formation of atomic nuclei from neutrons, protons and smaller nuclei.
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A Twig Science
Glossary Film.
Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig...
Instructional Video0:52
Curated Video

Astronomy

6th - 12th
The branch of science that studies the physical universe beyond Earth's atmosphere.
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A Twig Science
Glossary Film.
Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual...
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Curated Video

Black hole

6th - 12th
An object in space with enough mass in a relatively small region of space that nothing can escape its gravity, not even light.
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A Twig Science
Glossary Film.
Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using...
Instructional Video0:47
Curated Video

Prism

6th - 12th
A transparent object with flat surfaces that refracts light.
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A Twig Science
Glossary Film.
Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig Science...
Instructional Video1:22
Curated Video

What is a Light Year?

6th - 12th
When we look at distant stars, we are looking back in time. What is a light year, how is it measured and why do we measure distance in terms of time?



Physics - Universe - Learni

ng Points.

Light travels...
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Curated Video

The Elements: Silicon

6th - 12th
Discover the unique properties of silicon, which is found in many things from sand to computers.



Chemistry - Periodic Table - Learni

ng Points.

Silicon is

a metalloid element.

Silicon is found in...
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Curated Video

Doppler Shift: Frequency and Motion

6th - 12th
A change in the observed frequency of a wave when it is emitted from a moving object and observed from a stationary point, or vice versa.
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Glossary Film.
Key scientific terms defined in just 60...
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Curated Video

Solar System

6th - 12th
Our Sun and the collection of bodies that are bound to it by gravity.
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A Twig Science
Glossary Film.
Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig...
Instructional Video0:58
Curated Video

Nebula

6th - 12th
A cloud of gas and dust in space.
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A Twig Science
Glossary Film.
Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig Science Glossary Films reinforce...
Instructional Video0:54
Curated Video

Cosmic dust

6th - 12th
Or interstellar dust, is dust in outer space, often so fine that its particles are more like smoke.
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A Twig Science
Glossary Film.
Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise...
Instructional Video2:26
Curated Video

Perspective: Parallax

6th - 12th
Discover how parallax can be used to measure distances, and how early astronomers used it to find the distance of stars from Earth. Maths - Space A Twig Math Film. Reinforce and extend the learning required by the curriculum. Twig’s math...