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Microscopy-I
It explains the basic principle of working of a compound microscope and lists various types of microscopes used to view biological material.
Astrum
Where did the Big Bang originate?
Time and space can be a bit baffling. The universe is expanding, but from which point? Where is the centre of the universe?
Curated Video
Introduction to Electromagnetic Waves and the Electromagnetic Spectrum
The video explains the basics of electromagnetic waves, including their definition as transverse waves that transfer energy from a source to an absorber. It discusses the seven general sections of the electromagnetic spectrum, going from...
Professor Dave Explains
Quantization of Energy Part 1: Blackbody Radiation and the Ultraviolet Catastrophe
So we know that physics got turned upside down at the turn of the 20th century, but how did that all begin? What was the first thing that set this whole chain of events into motion? Well it all started with Planck and the ultraviolet...
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Radioactivity
This nugget explains the concept of radioactivity, its types and mathematical expressions and examples.
Let's Tute
Understanding Light and the Electromagnetic Spectrum
The video discusses the concept of light as a type of electromagnetic radiation and explains the different types of radiations in the electromagnetic spectrum based on their wavelength, frequency, and energy. It also highlights the...
Professor Dave Explains
Color and Refraction
What is color? What is it that determines the color of an object? Good thing we just learned about electromagnetic radiation! Especially the visible spectrum. Let's take a look.
Curated Video
The Science of Iridescence
This video explores the concept of iridescence, where seemingly colorless or differently colored surfaces change their color when viewed from different angles. It explains how iridescence occurs through mechanisms like thin film and...
Professor Dave Explains
What is Light? Maxwell and the Electromagnetic Spectrum
Up until a couple centuries ago, we had no idea what light is. It seems like magic, no? But there is no magic in this world, really. Just stuff we don't understand. So let's understand light a little better right now!
Physics Girl
World’s Largest Camera Lens
The world's largest digital camera is currently being assembled at a warehouse in California. We caught the short window of time to see the camera's massive lens.
Curated Video
Uses and Applications of Electromagnetic Waves
In this lecture video, the different types of electromagnetic waves are examined, and their uses and applications are explored. The video begins with an overview of the electromagnetic spectrum, starting with gamma rays and ending with...
Mazz Media
Light
Using real world demonstrations and colorful graphics, Real World Science: Light teaches students the different properties of light, pertinent definitions and how light travels. Students will learn how different mediums can affect light,...
NASA
NASA's Curious Universe: Our Cosmic Time Machine, The James Webb Space Telescope
The James Webb Space Telescope will explore every phase of cosmic history: from the formation of the very first galaxies in the early universe, to our cosmic backyard of the Solar System. Webb is the largest space telescope NASA has ever...
Visual Learning Systems
Light: Visible Light
Upon viewing the Light video series, students will be able to do the following: List some of the reasons light is important to all living things. Understand that light is a type of energy. Describe how light behaves both as a wave and as...
Visual Learning Systems
The Nature of Light: Visible Light
Students will learn about the different frequencies along the electromagnetic spectrum. Vivid animation is used to explore the visible spectrum of light and the colors it allows us to see everyday. The video also investigates various...
Curated Video
Will the James Webb Space Telescope mission be successful? | Inside Story
The world's largest and most advanced space telescope is launched in the first such trip in decades.
PBS
Visible Light | UNC-TV Science
Shine a little light on the topic of visible light with a quick video lesson. The lesson highlights the basics of visible light including wavelength and electromagnetic energy. Learners discover how humans' eyes process the...
Be Smart
Why Is Blue so Rare in Nature?
Why so blue? As it turns out, very few things in nature only reflect blue light! A short video from a comprehensive science playlist highlights the beautiful blues of butterflies, birds, and human eyes. The narrator shows how adaptations...
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...
PBS
The Electromagnetic Spectrum
What can the electromagnetic spectrum tell us about the sun? As it turns out, quite a bit! See the sun in a whole new light with a video from NOVA's Sun Lab unit. The narrator describes the electromagnetic spectrum in terms of visible...
Physics Girl
How Rainbows Form
Somewhere over the rainbow ... the sky appears to be darker than below it? Why is that? A video from an interesting physics playlist illustrates the interaction between the visible spectrum and droplets of rain. It also doubles the...
Physics Girl
Why Aren't Plants Black?
In an evolutionary sense, plants seem to have it all figured out. But, do they really? The narrator of an engaging physics video that is part of a larger series questions the predominant color of plants in a short video. Content includes...
Physics Girl
Can You See This Type of Light?
Why can some organisms detect polarized light, but others can't? Scholars observe as the narrator constructs, demonstrates, and explains a simple polarimeter during a video from a larger playlist covering physics. Concepts include how...