American Chemical Society
Are Invisibility Cloaks Possible?
What would you do if you could be invisible? It may not be as much of a daydream as you think! Discover the possibility of invisibility through a video from the ACS's Reactions playlist. The resource covers current invisibility...
American Chemical Society
How Can You See an Atom?
Seeing is believing! But, how can something as tiny as an atom be made visible? Explore the history of the atom with a video from the American Chemical Society's Reactions playlist. Content includes early concepts of the atom, as well as...
American Chemical Society
What is the Blackest Black?
Is there really more than one black? Although your crayon box may tell you otherwise, some blacks are, well, blacker than others! Discover the cutting-edge technology at work to produce the blackest black possible with a video from the...
Veritasium
How Do Chameleons Change Color?
Talk about weird science! Young biologists discover the amazing structures found in the skin of male chameleons during a video from Veritasium. The narrator discusses common myths about chameleon color change, what triggers the...
THNKR
Bill Nye Searches For Water On Jupiter
How can researchers measure the amount of water on Jupiter? Through a thought-provoking THNKR "Why with Nye!" video, young space scientists search for the universal solvent on a distant planet. Topics include how scientists use visible...
Bozeman Science
PS4C - Information Technologies and Instrumentation
It's time to get technical! Technical doesn't have to be tricky, though—even in the lower grades. A short video discussing standard PS4C, Information Technologies and Instrumentation, leads you through the surprisingly simple...
Bozeman Science
PS4B - Electomagnetic Radiation
What do science scholars need to know about electromagnetic radiation? Get in depth with standard PS4B from the Next Generation Science Standards. The narrator discusses the parts of the electromagnetic spectrum, wave and particle...
Deep Look
These Fighting Fruit Flies Are Superheroes of Brain Science
What can fighting fruit flies tell us about our own brains? Junior geneticists explore the common genes of fruit flies and humans and learn how scientists are using the tiny insects to help study depression, anger, and Alzheimer's...
MinutePhysics
Why Isn't The Sky Purple?
We've all heard the tale about why the sky is blue. But, why aren't there stories about why the sky isn't purple? Or indigo? Science scholars explore the properties of visible light in a brief video. The narrator explains polychromatic...
Crash Course
Nebulae
A star is born! Introduce young astronomers to the characteristics of nebulae in a narrated video. Discover what they are made of, why some reflect light and others glow on their own, and the locations of several notable nebulae. The...
Crash Course
Brown Dwarfs
Not quite a star, not quite a planet ... what are brown dwarfs? Young astronomers learn the peculiarities of these heavenly bodies through a short video. The narrator explains the characteristics of brown dwarfs and the different types....
Crash Course
Stars
Star light, start bright! What do the brightness and color of stars tell us about the stars we see at night? Learners explore the life of stars with an information-packed video. Topics include the relationship between mass and...
Crash Course
Light
All this talk about seeing the light... but, what is it, and how do we see it? Science students learn the basics of the nature of light in a narrated video that discusses concepts such as how light behaves, the electromagnetic...
MinutePhysics
Why is the Sun Yellow and the Sky Blue?
Air is clear, so why do we see the sky as blue? The video explains the way light waves travel through the air and the result of our perceptions. It uses simple diagrams and illustrations to reinforce the variety of colors present versus...
MinutePhysics
The Origin of Quantum Mechanics (feat. Neil Turok)
How do you get the most light out of a light bulb? That's the task Max Planck took on, and it turned out to be rather...enlightening! The illustrated video introduces physics scholars to Planck's plight, which ultimately changed our...
Be Smart
What Color is the Universe?
What colors are the sun, our galaxy, and the universe? An engaging video provides an overview of each and why what we think we are seeing is often wrong. It provides explanations for how to understand colors that aren't in the...
Curated OER
The Visible Spectrum
A prism breaks light into its seven colors to show the visible spectrum. Colored circles of light are combined to show that the primary colors can be incorporated to create every color imaginable! It seems to end abruptly with a...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: The Electromagnetic Spectrum: Nasa
From radio waves to gamma rays, this video segment from NASA introduces the seven categories of the electromagnetic spectrum and how each type of radiation is part of our everyday lives. [2:58]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Tour of the Electromagnetic Spectrum: Radio Waves
A tour of radio waves in the electromagnetic spectrum. [3:38]
California Institute of Technology
Infrared: More Than Your Eyes Can See
Infrared light may not be visible to the naked eye, but when seen through an infrared camera it can tell a great deal about the subject it's viewing. Learn about visible light and infrared rays in this short video by Dr. Michelle Thaller.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Light and Fundamental Forces: Introduction to Light
Provides an introduction to light and the electromagnetic spectrum, and how light behaves as both a wave and a particle. [9:36]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Inverse Square Law
This animation from KET's distance learning physics course demonstrates the mathematical formula for a scientific law as it applies to light.
Bozeman Science
Bozeman Science: Electromagnetic Radiation
In the following video Paul Andersen details the waves in electromagnetic radiation. There is an inverse relation between the wavelength and frequency of electromagnetic waves. Electromagnetic radiation includes gamma rays, x-rays,...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Radiation and Energy: Lesson 1
This lesson discusses the light spectrum and its influence on living things. It is 1 of 3 in the series titled "Radiation and Energy."