Through live action footage and animated diagrams students will come to understand that refraction is the bending of light rays when they go from one medium to another medium of different density. The program explains why light refracts...

Refraction Set: 1. This clip explains the phenomenon of light refraction.

Helping children relate to the topics they study is what the Real World Science series of videos does best. Real World Science: Sound helps students learn the principles of sound, the range of human hearing and significant terms, as they...

Using real world demonstrations and colorful graphics, Real World Science: Light teaches students the different properties of light, pertinent definitions and how light travels. Students will learn how different mediums can affect light,...

It's an age-old debate: The Book vs. The Movie Since the dawn of cinema, film has been sort of the little brother of the more heady, intellectual medium of novels. And many film adaptations of literature leave viewers and critics...

This is a video about the behavior of light and the concept of reflection. It covers the laws of reflection, types of mirrors, and the difference between specular and diffuse reflection.

The difference between wave and object interaction is demonstrated. Constructive interference, destructive interference, and total destructive interference via superposition are all demonstrated.

Upon viewing the The Nature of Waves video series, students will be able to do the following: Define waves as traveling disturbances that carry energy through matter or space. Explain that waves do not actually move matter. Instead,...

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This video is a glimpse into the world of Rick Kelly, a guitar builder in New York City who handcrafts guitars using reclaimed wood. The video explores his passion for his craft, the unique qualities of his guitars, and the importance of...

When you hear the roar of traffic, the bark of a dog, or your teacher's voice, you are experiencing sound. This program uses colorful animations to explore important characteristics of sound, including intensity, loudness, pitch, and...

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...

An introduction to mechanical waves which are defined and demonstrated. The fact that the medium is not displaced is demonstrated. Both transverse waves and longitudinal waves are also defined and demonstrated.

Which is better, the book or the movie? From The Golden Compass to The Great Gatsby, from The Hobbit to Harry Potter and The Giver, we find ourselves wondering why adaptations of beloved stories tend not to live up to the source...

In this video, the teacher explains how to calculate and interpret the mean, median, and mode using data from a line plot. The video provides mnemonic devices to remember the definitions of these central measures of tendency and uses an...

This video explores the characteristics of waves. It explains the speed of waves, how this value is calculated and the four basic interaction between waves. Other terminology includes: vibration, crest, trough, amplitude, wavelength,...

Upon viewing the The Nature of Waves video series, students will be able to do the following: Define waves as traveling disturbances that carry energy through matter or space. Explain that waves do not actually move matter. Instead,...