Curated OER
Jupiter: The Largest Planet
Kids will love this video. Dramatic and informative, this clip describes the gas giant, Jupiter. They'll hear about Jupiter's moons, history, composition, and size in relation to Earth. It takes one thousand Earths to compose one...
Curated OER
Jupiter Explosion - A Comet's Tale
This extremely short clip poses a question your class could ponder for days. It was discovered that a comet hit Jupiter causing an explosion greater than all the Earth's nuclear weapons combined. So, if a comet hit Jupiter creating...
NASA
Nasa: Galleries: Video: What Is a Planet?
Explanation of the characteristics an object must have to be considered a planet. [7:53]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Crash Course Astronomy: Jupiter
Jupiter is the biggest planet in our solar system. The gas giant is not a failed star, but a really successful planet! It has a dynamic atmosphere with belts and zones, as well as an enormous red spot that's actually a persistent...
University of Nottingham
Sixty Symbols: Symbols of Physics and Astronomy: Jupiter
First seen by Galileo in 1610, Jupiter is known for its many moons, its massive size, and its use in the first measurement of the speed of light. University of Nottingham physicists discuss what we've learned about Jupiter since its...
Crash Course
Crash Course Astronomy #17: Jupiter's Moons
Before moving on from Jupiter to Saturn, we're going to linger for a moment on Jupiter's moons. There are 67 known moons, and 4 huge ones that we want to explore in greater detail. Ganymede is the largest - larger, in fact, than any...
SciShow
Sci Show Kids: Explore the Solar System: The Gas Giants
Take a tour of the gas giants and learn important facts about these planets. Understand that Jupiter has a giant storm called Great Red Spot, Saturn has the biggest and brightest rings, how Uranus spins on its side, and Neptune's storms...
Crash Course
Crash Course Kids 43.2: Gas Giants Weather
In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina takes leads a virtual tour of the Gas Giants and shows what kind of weather happens on those planets. [4:42]
Crash Course
Crash Course Astronomy #16: Jupiter
Jupiter is the biggest planet in our solar system. The gas giant is NOT a failed star, but a really successful planet! It has a dynamic atmosphere with belts and zones, as well as an enormous red spot that's actually a persistent...
Other
#Ask Mit: Why Are Gas Giants Round?
Find out professor Anna Frebel's answer to the question, "How come our gas giants stay in a sphere, instead of the gas just floating around everywhere in space?" [3:29]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Correggio, Jupiter and Io
"Jupiter and Io" and the other canvases by Correggio are discussed in the video. The "Rape (Abduction)of Ganymede", "Danae", and "Leda and the Swan" illustrate stories from the poem Metamorphoses by the Roman poet Ovid. [4:12]
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Jupiter Impact
Earlier this week, an amateur astronomer in Australia spotted signs of a massive impact on the planet Jupiter. We'll talk with him about his find, and about the international community of astronomical observers.
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Juno Heads to Jupiter
A new probe sets out on a 5-year trip to find out what Jupiter is made of.
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Amateur Astronomers Spot a Jupiter Explosion
Could a comet or an asteroid be to blame for the fireball on Jupiter? Watch and listen about the impact of the object on Jupiter. [10:10]