SciShow
Tour the Solar System with SciShow Space
Did you know SciShow has a whole channel dedicated solely to space? Well, we hope you packed warm, cause we’re taking you on a tour through the solar system with these SciShow Space episodes!
Crash Course Kids
Food Chains Compilation
Maybe you'd like to just hear about one topic for a while. We understand. So today, let's just watch some videos about how we get energy. And how one animal gets energy from another animal, or a plant. It's all about food chains and food...
Crash Course Kids
Space Compilation
Maybe you'd like to just hear about one topic for a while. We understand. Thus, we've created our Compilation Series. In this video, we look at some of our videos about Space. Sabrina talks to us about the Sun, stars, the universe, and...
Crash Course Kids
Feed Me: Classifying Organisms
FEED ME! In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina has a chat with us about what living things eat to get energy. What makes something an omnivore, or a carnivore, or an herbivore? And how do plants fit in to all of this? This first...
Crash Course Kids
Here Comes the Sun
Every hear of 'Sol'? Sure you have! It's our Sun! It sits at the center of our 8 planet solar system, providing us with heat and light. But how does that energy get to us? In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina chats about the...
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...
Curated Video
Corona
The outer atmosphere of the sun. A thin, extremely hot plasma - over a million degrees celsius, compared to around 6000 degrees for the visible surface. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using...
Curated Video
Iguanas
Journey to the Galapagos to see how cold-blooded iguanas keep themselves warm. Physical processes -Energy and energy transfer - Heat transfer Learning Points The Sun's heat energy travels to Earth as infrared radiation. Convection:...
Curated Video
Leap year
Why do we have a leap year once every four years? Physical processes -The Earth and beyond - Sun, Earth and Moon Learning Points A leap year occurs every four years. There are 366 days in a leap year. The extra day of a leap year is...
Curated Video
Fuels
Learn all about fossil fuels and how the energy they contain came from the Sun. Physical processes - Energy and energy transfer - The Sun as our main source of energy Learning Points Oil and gas are formed from remains of marine plants...
Curated Video
Pancakes
We all love eating pancakes, but did you know they contain a secret ingredient – sunshine! Physical processes -Energy and energy transfer - The Sun as our main source of energy Learning Points Energy from the Sun is passed on through the...
Curated Video
Why is the Sky Blue? - Atmospheric Colors
Find out why the sky is blue. Physical processes -Light - White light Learning Points The Sun emits white light. White light can be split into the spectrum of colours by a prism. Different colours have different wavelengths. A Twig...
Curated Video
Rocky Planets - Solar System Exploration
Adventure around our solar system and explore the four rocky planets. Physical processes -The Earth and beyond - The Solar System Learning Points The Solar System is made up of eight planets that orbit the Sun. The four planets closest...
Curated Video
The Importance of the Sun
Our Sun is the only star close enough to be observed in detail. From tracking solar activity to analyzing its chemical makeup, astronomers are eager to understand the Sun's cycles and its potential effects on satellites and the power...
Curated Video
How Sun Mythologies Are Universal
Energy from the sun gives heat, offers a bright reprieve from the darkness of night, and serves as the base for our entire food chain. It is no wonder it plays a central role in nearly all world mythologies.
Curated Video
Differences in the Brightness of the Sun Compared with Other Stars
An explanation and model illustrating that differences in the apparent brightness of the sun compared to other stars are due to their relative distances from the Earth. Using the power of storytelling and cutting-edge technology learners...
Curated Video
Planet Neon - Stars, Distance & Brightness
An explanation and model illustrating that differences in the apparent brightness of the sun compared to other stars are due to their relative distances from the Earth. Using the power of storytelling and cutting-edge technology this...
Ancient Lights Media
The Force of Gravity and the Birth of the Solar System
This video examines the force of gravity and looks at its critical role in the formation of the sun and planets of our solar system.
Ancient Lights Media
The Inner Planets of the Solar System - Volume One: Mercury and Venus- Solar System Series
This video examines details relating to the planets Mercury and Venus.
Curated Video
What Is The Sun? | Facts About Our Sun - The Sun Song
Learn about the star at the center of our solar system -- the Sun!
AllTime 10s
10 Lies You Still Believe About Space
Space. It's the final frontier and one of the great unknowns for mankind. But you probably don't even know what you don't know about it. So sit back and find out why your 4th grade science teacher was probably completely off.
Press Association
Police carrying out further inquiries into BBC presenter scandal
Police are carrying out further inquiries to establish whether any crime has been committed following allegations that a BBC presenter paid a teenager tens of thousands of pounds for sexually explicit images.
Representatives for the...
Curated Video
USA: EARTH HIT BY POWERFUL SOLAR FLARES
English/Nat
NASA scientists say the Earth was hit by powerful solar flares this autumn.
The flares apparently disrupted telecommunications and caused a dramatic aurora borealis over Alaska.
Scientists say that on September 22, the sun...