Bozeman Science
Thinking in Structure and Function: Level 3 - Material Properties
In this video Paul Andersen shows conceptual thinking in a mini-lesson on material properties. TERMS Structure - parts in a material object Function - an activity or purpose for a thing Properties - any traits of an object that can be...
SciShow
What Makes Soft Things Soft
You're minding your own business, looking at blankets, when suddenly you feel something heavenly. Now you are petting an inanimate object and thinking about naming it and bringing it home. Why do some fabrics feel so soft?!
Curated Video
Foetal Sac Surgery Before the Baby is Even Born
What do we do if the foetal sac tears during pregnancy? Doctors can do surgery on a foetus before it’s born. That’s amazing. But, to do this, they need to pierce the sac that holds the amniotic fluid around the foetus. Patching up this...
Science Buddies
How to Test the Strength of a Biofabric | Science Project
Biofabrics are derived from living organisms such as seaweed or bacteria and have been proposed as sustainable alternatives to conventional fabrics such as cotton or polyester. But how do these materials perform when it comes to their...
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Hydrogel Scaffold Library
This is a demonstration of how to make hydrogel scaffold libraries for rapid screening of cell-material interactions in 3D. This approach will help accelerate the development of new devices for tissue engineering applications.
Science Buddies
How Strong Is Your Hair?
Have you ever wondered how strong hair is? When we talk about our hair we usually discuss color, length or texture. But what about hair strength? If you look at a strand of hair, it looks like a very thin string. In fact, it is on...
Science360
Meet Ro-bat, Brown University's Robotic Bat Wing
The strong, flapping flight of bats offers great possibilities for the design of small aircraft, among many other applications. By building a robotic bat wing, Brown University researchers have uncovered flight secrets of real bats. Bat...
Science Buddies
How to Make Slime
It's gooey. It's sticky. It's slime! Learn to make your own homemade slime with this quick and easy recipe.
Science Buddies
Build the Best Bridge
Bridges come in all shapes, sizes, and materials. What makes a bridge the strongest? Find out in this fun activity as you build simple bridges with paper and test to see how much weight they can hold.
Crash Course
Crash Course Kids 9.2: Measurement Mystery
In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina Cruz uses properties of matter to solve the mystery of what she tripped over last night. [3:44]
Crash Course
Crash Course Kids 15.2: The Science of Lunch
Even an empty lunch sack is useful to science. You can examine it and come up with some traits. In this episode, Sabrina chats about things like malleability, hardness, conductivity, and magnetism. And all with lunch!
Crash Course
Crash Course Kids 9.1: Hunting for Properties
In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina Cruz talks about what properties are and how we can measure them to tell us more about an object. [3:59]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: The Ruff Ruffman Show: A Well Dressed Rhinoceros
Rock out with Ruff Ruffman and Fluff as they sing about the best materials. [2:23]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: The Ruff Ruffman Show: A Dry Pet Is a Happy Pet!
Explore material properties as Ruff Ruffman investigates to find the best material to make a rhino raincoat. [5:27]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: The Ruff Ruffman Show: Turn Your Rhino Into a Dog
Explore material properties as Ruff Ruffman tries to find the right material to transform Fluff the Rhino into Fluff the Dog. [4:08]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: The Ruff Ruffman Show: Plarn It!
Explore material properties as Ruff Ruffman figures out how to fix Blossom's things. [4 min, 47 sec]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: The Ruff Ruffman Show: Make Sure It's a Hamster
Explore material properties as Ruff Ruffman figures out how to keep a rhino from ruining his roommate's apartment. [7:31]