Brain scans enable Psychologists and Neuroscientists to look inside the brain without having to open the patient's skull. In this video we cover four key types of brain scan that every Psychology student needs to know: 1) Computerised...

Seawater is an electrical conductor, and therefore interacts with Earths magnetic field. As the tides cycle around the ocean basins, the ocean water essentially tries to pull the geomagnetic field lines along. Because the salty water is...

In this video we will learn how Alfred Wegener proposed a theory in 1912 that the great continents of the Earth had drifted over geological time and were once all joined together in a giant land mass we now call Pangaea. His idea was...

When a current flows through a wire it causes a magnetic field to be produced around the wire. For a single piece of wire, the magnetic field is made up of concentric circles around the centre. If you coil the wire up however, the...

If you’ve ever played with magnets, you’ll probably notice that when like poles of the magnets are facing each other (so two Norths or two Souths) the magnets will repel. But, hold two unlike poles together, they will attract. Magic!...

Learn about the science behind nature's most spectacular light show. Caused by the sun, solar wind interacts with Earth's magnetic shield and reacts with gas molecules creating the visible aurora.

Hawaii is known for its volcanoes, but most volcanoes on earth exist along tectonic plate lines. Hawaii does not! What causes Hawaii to form, and how is it related to the mystery of a magnetic bar code across the Pacific Ocean? Host...

Upon viewing the Magnets and Electromagnets video series, students will be able to do the following: Define a magnet as a material that attracts iron and materials containing iron. Explain that magnets have a north pole and a south pole...

An animation showing the life cycle of a star. Everything from the interstellar space, Interstellar clouds, pressure waves, protostars and protoplanets, the Hydrostatic equilibrium and at last the collapse of a star. Animated in virtual...

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Mars has been all over the news and media lately. It certainly looks like humans will set foot upon its surface very soon! Just in case you're one of the lucky people who get to go, you'd better learn all about the planet first, don't...

This video provides an introduction to magnets and magnetism, explaining how magnets work, their different poles, and their applications in everyday life. It also explores the Earth's magnetic field and its importance, as well as how...

Ferrofluid is a liquid that displays unusual properties in the presence of a magnetic field. Watch what happens when we mix ferrofluid with the liquid from a glow stick!

What really is a nebula, and are we in fact in one? What is the Local Interstellar Cloud?

Sea turtles, salmon, and sharks sometimes travel the width of the ocean to return to their ""breeding ground"" to reproduce. With funding from the National Science Foundation, Biologist Ken Lohmann at the University of North Carolina...

You may be familiar with permanent magnets—the kind that hang on a refrigerator. But did you know that other magnets, called electromagnets, can be turned on and off? When turned on, electromagnets act just like permanent magnets, but if...

This video provides an introduction to basic concepts in magnetism, including magnetic poles, magnetic fields, and electromagnets.

This video explores the historical use of maps and compasses in exploration. Students will learn how a compass works, how to place a compass on a map and how to navigate with a compass. The program discusses a compasses relationship...

Upon viewing the Magnets and Electromagnets video series, students will be able to do the following: Define a magnet as a material that attracts iron and materials containing iron. Explain that magnets have a north pole and a south pole...

So we learned about the formation of the Milky Way, which is the galaxy that we live in. But where in that galaxy do we live? We live on a planet that orbits a star that we simply refer to as "The Sun", so where is that, and when did our...

Physical Science for Kids is the fun way to learn important facts about physical science and get ready for tests. Take a fascinating journey to the Super Science Station to learn about lab safety, the scientific method, atoms, molecules,...

This video explains the theory of continental drift and how it was eventually replaced by the theory of sea floor spreading. It gives a historical background on the challenges scientists faced in accepting the theory of continental drift...

This video explores the force of magnetism and how it affects our everyday lives. The atomic nature of magnetism is illustrated, and then applied in principle to common magnets. The video highlights how magnetic fields are created, and...