Instructional Video3:46
Steve Spangler Science

Sun Sensitive Paper

1st - 5th
Photo reactive paper is used to do art! You can order this type of paper, have learners place objects on it, and then set it out in the sunlight for a few minutes to create a print. A chemical reaction occurs, driven by light, to turn...
Instructional Video8:55
Curated OER

The Universe - Secrets of The Sun 2/5

6th - 12th
Where did our sun come from? Scientists believe that the sun and our solar system was born from a supernova. Part two of this five-part series explains the sun's plasma, magnetic field, sunlight, and something called flux ropes. This is...
Instructional Video
BioEd Online

Bio Ed Online: Ecosystems

9th - 10th
Ecosystems are composed of all interacting organisms (biota) along with their physical and chemical environments. Physical aspects of an ecosystem, called abiotic components, include variables related to temperature, sunlight, soil, and...
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Different Types of Weather

K - 1st
Watch this series of videos highlighting different types of weather. Learn how four factors- temperature, wind, precipitation, and sunlight and clouds- are present in different types of weather. Included in this resource are teaching...
Instructional Video
PBS

Nova Labs: Solar Power

9th - 10th
The Sun is a reliable energy source that we can harness and convert into electricity in several ways. So why are renewable and clean solar energy systems not used more widely? [3:00]
Instructional Video
PBS

Wgbh: Peep and the Big Wide World: Light and Color: Go West Young Peep

Pre-K - 1st
Join Peep and his friends, Quack, and Chirp discover what they can learn about the sunlight and sunset when they head west.
Instructional Video
Crash Course

Crash Course Kids 45.2: Planetary Plants

5th - 8th
In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina talks about what plant life could look like on other planets. [4:39]
Instructional Video
American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: Seeing Color

1st - 5th
Video shows how color vision works by following a beam of sunlight as it bounces off a beach ball and enters a human eye. But our eyes are just the beginning the real star of the story is the brain. [5:30]