Instructional Video2:46
Barcroft Media

Storm Chaser Braves 2017’s Most Dangerous Weather

Higher Ed
The year 2017 has been an intense year for storms, especially across the USA, as this veteran storm chaser’s archive shows. Jason Weingart has been an avid storm chaser since 2009, but 2017 has been a particularly challenging year,...
Instructional Video1:20
Visual Learning Systems

What Is Sound?: How Fast Is Sound?

9th - 12th
Upon viewing the What is Sound video series, students will be able to do the following: Understand that sound is produced when matter vibrates. Explain that sound energy can travel through air, liquids, and solids, which are generally...
Instructional Video3:17
Fun Kids

Learn Weather Vocabulary

Pre-K - K
How's the weather today? Learn weather vocabulary in English with this English learning video from Fun Kids English. In this video, we'll learn the vocabulary sunny, cloudy, rainy, windy, snowy, foggy, hot, cold, lightning, and thunder.
Instructional Video4:40
FuseSchool

PHYSICS - Electricity - Lightning

6th - Higher Ed
A flash of lightning, and a rumble of thunder. But what exactly are these spectacular occurrences? In 1752, Benjamin Franklin discovered that lightning was caused by powerful electrical discharges in clouds. He wasn’t the first person to...
Instructional Video3:06
Kids Learning Videos

Types of Weather - Learning about Weather for Kids

Pre-K - K
Types of Weather for Children

Learn about different types and kinds of weather with this video. It is important for children to learn about the world around them. Learning about types of weather can help them with that. This...
Instructional Video3:21
Weatherthings

Storms: high wind, snow storms, tornadoes

6th - 8th
Children on a playground use creativity and their imaginations to simulate the many different types of storms found on Earth. From thunderstorms to wind storms, to snow storms and rain storms, to hurricanes and tornadoes, the children...
Instructional Video1:51
Weatherthings

Sounds of Thunder

6th - 8th
Extreme heat from lightning creates a sound shockwave that spreads out to reach you as thunder. What makes the different sounds of thunder? It depends on how many branches lightning has, in which ways they are stretched out, how far each...
Instructional Video4:06
Weatherthings

Storms: lightning and thunder

6th - 8th
Children on a playground use creativity and their imaginations to simulate the many different types of storms found on Earth. From thunderstorms to wind storms, to snow storms and rain storms, to hurricanes and tornadoes, the children...
Instructional Video1:58
Weatherthings

Storms: storm safety, storm information, storm ingredients

6th - 8th
Children on a playground use creativity and their imaginations to simulate the many different types of storms found on Earth. From thunderstorms to wind storms, to snow storms and rain storms, to hurricanes and tornadoes, the children...
Instructional Video3:31
Curated Video

Bulgaria, Devil's Throat Cave

12th - Higher Ed
The cave descends straight down without branching in either direction. The water from the Trigrad River falls from a height of 42 meters down the cave' "throat", making it the highest underground waterfall on the Balkan Peninsula....
Instructional Video4:12
Weatherthings

Weather Things: Thunderstorm Wind

6th - 8th
Lightning is spectacular, from a distance. It's nature's way of transferring electricity within the sky, or between the sky and the ground. When lightning is nearby, it is a threat to safety. People are struck by lightning, in many cases...
Instructional Video0:27
Weatherthings

Storms: Weather jokes and credits

6th - 8th
Children on a playground use creativity and their imaginations to simulate the many different types of storms found on Earth. From thunderstorms to wind storms, to snow storms and rain storms, to hurricanes and tornadoes, the children...
Instructional Video2:41
Weatherthings

Storms: rain, floods, flash floods

6th - 8th
Children on a playground use creativity and their imaginations to simulate the many different types of storms found on Earth. From thunderstorms to wind storms, to snow storms and rain storms, to hurricanes and tornadoes, the children...
Instructional Video2:51
Visual Learning Systems

Understanding Lightning

9th - 12th
This video explains the science behind lightning and its dangers. It discusses how charges build up in storm clouds, leading to an electrical discharge between the cloud and the ground. This video is part of the 9-part series, Electricity.
Instructional Video2:24
Weatherthings

Storms: hurricanes

6th - 8th
Children on a playground use creativity and their imaginations to simulate the many different types of storms found on Earth. From thunderstorms to wind storms, to snow storms and rain storms, to hurricanes and tornadoes, the children...
Instructional Video5:18
TED-Ed

The Myth of Thor's Journey to the Land of Giants

9th - 12th Standards
Why are there tides? What caused the world to shift? Why are there valleys surrounded by mountains? The explanations for these phenomena are all found in the Norse myth of Thor's journey to Utgard.
Instructional Video3:38
SciShow Kids

What Causes Thunder and Lightning?

K - 5th Standards
Don't be afraid of thunderstorms! Watch a video that explains the science behind thunder and lightning. The speaker relates real-world experiences to the main components of a thunderstorm.
Instructional Video4:26
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Crash Course Kids

Severe Weather

3rd - 8th
What makes severe weather so severe? Very different from regular weather, severe weather is more dangerous and "puts people at risk." This is the focus of a video that explains how severe weather interacts with the biosphere and geosphere.
Instructional Video2:28
Curated OER

Thunder and Lightning

4th - 8th
What happens when two Van de Graaff machines are placed close together? Watch the electrons jump from one generator to the other creating baby lightning and thunder.
Instructional Video3:16
Curated OER

How Does a Van de Graaff Generator Work?

4th - 8th
What is a Van de Graaff, and how does it work? Joanne and Steve show us the parts of a Van de Graaff generator and explain how one works. No actual experiment is conducted here, but it may be interesting to show your class this video...
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood: Daniel and O Are Scared of the Thunder

Pre-K - K
Mom helps Daniel and O realize that they are safe when they are scared of thunder. Remind kids that everyone gets scared, even adults. When they are scared, try to think of something happy. Included is a link to a supplemental activity....
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood: Close Your Eyes and Think of Something Happy

Pre-K - K
When Daniel and O are afraid of thunder, they close their eyes and think of happy things. Teach kids that when they are afraid they can counter their fear by thinking happy thoughts or singing a song. Distractions will help them think...
Instructional Video
Next Vista for Learning

Next Vista for Learning: Lightning

3rd - 8th
Do you know how lightning is created or how it is related to thunder? This video explains that lightning is an electrical discharge made during thunderstorm. It also explains the dangers of lightening and how to take precautions if a...