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Barcroft Media
Storm Chaser Braves 2017’s Most Dangerous Weather
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,...
Visual Learning Systems
What Is Sound?: How Fast Is Sound?
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...
Fun Kids
Learn Weather Vocabulary
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.
FuseSchool
PHYSICS - Electricity - Lightning
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...
Kids Learning Videos
Types of Weather - Learning about Weather for Kids
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...
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...
Weatherthings
Storms: high wind, snow storms, tornadoes
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...
Weatherthings
Sounds of Thunder
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...
Weatherthings
Storms: lightning and thunder
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...
Weatherthings
Storms: storm safety, storm information, storm ingredients
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...
Curated Video
Bulgaria, Devil's Throat Cave
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....
Weatherthings
Weather Things: Thunderstorm Wind
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...
Weatherthings
Storms: Weather jokes and credits
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...
Weatherthings
Storms: rain, floods, flash floods
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...
Visual Learning Systems
Understanding Lightning
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.
Weatherthings
Storms: hurricanes
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...
TED-Ed
The Myth of Thor's Journey to the Land of Giants
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.
SciShow Kids
What Causes Thunder and Lightning?
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.
Crash Course Kids
Severe Weather
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.
Curated OER
Thunder and Lightning
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.
Curated OER
How Does a Van de Graaff Generator Work?
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...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood: Daniel and O Are Scared of the Thunder
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....
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood: Close Your Eyes and Think of Something Happy
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...
Next Vista for Learning
Next Vista for Learning: Lightning
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...