SciShow
Launching Rockets Mid-Air
If you picture a rocket launch, do you imagine it taking off from a hot air balloon? In this episode, we'll learn how using balloons to launch sounding rockets advanced our understanding of planet Earth, radiation, and how to keep...
Curated Video
Stratosphere
The second layer of the Earth's atmosphere, above the troposphere and below the mesosphere. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig Science...
Curated Video
Atmosphere
A layer of gas surrounding a planet or star, held in place by gravity. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig Science Glossary Films...
Curated Video
Aurora
Also known as the Northern or Southern Lights. Natural displays of light in the polar regions, clearly visible in the night sky. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and...
Curated Video
Ultraviolet light
Electromagnetic radiation in the region of the spectrum between visible light and x-rays, about ten to 400 nanometres in wavelength. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and...
Curated Video
Northern Lights
Discover how the chemical reactions which produce the extraordinary colours of the Northern Lights have their origins in outer space. Chemistry - Atoms And Bonding - Learning Points. Aurora Borealis, or Northern Lights, is a natural...
Wonderscape
Understanding Climate Change: The Greenhouse Effect and Fossil Fuels
This video explores the basics of climate change, focusing on the difference between weather and climate and the role of greenhouse gases. Learn how fossil fuels and carbon emissions contribute to global warming and the greenhouse...
Wonderscape
The Greenhouse Effect: Unraveling the Impact on Global Climate
This video explores the greenhouse effect and its significant role in global warming. It explains how greenhouse gases, like carbon dioxide and methane, trap heat in the Earth's atmosphere, leading to a rise in global temperatures. The...
Wonderscape
Climate Explained: Understanding Earth's Diverse Weather Patterns
This video demystifies the concept of climate, differentiating it from weather. It explains that while weather is a short-term atmospheric condition, climate represents long-term patterns in a region. The video covers various climate...
Next Animation Studio
How the Northern Lights are formed
Ongoing geomagnetic storms have led to sightings of the Northern Lights across North America this week, the result of a coronal mass ejection from the Sun that occurred on Sunday, sending a stream of charged particles toward Earth.
Curated OER
Earth's Atmosphere
So, how did Earth's atmosphere develop? Find out about clouds, water, waves, and Earth's troposhere, the components that are key to the atmosphere. Discover some of the wonders of our amazing atmosphere.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Ocean Temperatures and Climate Patterns
This animation from The New Media Studio illustrates how the atmosphere and ocean together shape wind, current, and rainfall patterns in the tropical Pacific. [2:19]
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Ucar: Earth's Global Electric Circuit
Our electric atmosphere has a lot more to it than lightning and thunderstorms. Learn about Earth's Global Electric Circuit and its connection to space weather. Also includes a lesson plan and learning activities.
Crash Course
Crash Course Kids 43.1: Weather in Space (The Rocky Planets)
Take a tour of the weather and atmosphere on the rocky planets in our solar system. [5:55]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Earth and the Early Atmosphere
Learn how the Earth's atmosphere keeps changing, creating an endless cycle of warming, cooling, and recovery in this video. [5:32]
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: A Spark in a Flask and the Origins of Life
Scientists have revisited the famous 1953 Miller-Urey experiment on the conditions needed for the formation of life. This audio recording will talk with scientist about what they found. [8:01]
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Orbiting Carbon Observatory
NASA plans to launch an orbiting satellite observatory to map the carbon dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere.