NASA
NASA Sees High Temperatures, Wildfires, Sea Ice Minimum Extent in Warming Arctic
On Sept. 15, 2020, Arctic sea ice reached its annual minimum extent -- the second-lowest on record. This summer, temperatures soared in the Siberian Arctic, and intense fires burned through peatland. The Arctic region is warming three...
Curated Video
Analyzing the Effects of Salt on the Melting of Ice - Harry's Experiment
The video discusses an experiment carried out by Harry to investigate how the temperature of crushed ice varies as it melts. Harry placed some crushed ice in a boiling tube and then placed the boiling tube in a beaker of water. The...
NASA
NASA | A Tour of the Cryosphere 2009
It has been said that the frozen parts of our planet, also known as the cryosphere, may be the proverbial 'canary in the coal mine' when it comes to climate change. This video shows some of the most dramatic fluctuations to our...
NASA
Rising Waters: Out-of-Balance Ice Sheets
Greenland and Antarctica are home to most of the world's glacial ice – including its only two ice sheets – making them areas of particular interest to scientists. Combined, the two regions also contain enough ice, that if it were to melt...
NASA
NASA | Arctic Sea Ice 101
NASA climate scientist Tom Wagner provides a look at the state of Arctic sea ice in 2009 and discusses NASA's role in monitoring the cryosphere. Learn More: Or get tweeted by NASA:
NASA
NASA | ARISE Arctic Mission Takes Shape
Crews at NASA Goddard’s Wallops Flight Facility are hard at work integrating a suite of instruments into a C-130 aircraft in preparation for the start of the ARISE campaign later this month. ARISE, which stands for Arctic Radiation...
NASA
Dr. Piers Sellers visits Thule
Former astronaut and climate scientist Dr. Piers Sellers visits Thule, Greenland, one of the home bases for Operation IceBridge’s spring Arctic campaign. IceBridge is a 10-year airborne science mission measuring polar ice with a range of...
Weird History
3 Mile Island Meltdown
The story of Three Mile Island shows that nuclear incidents can be prevented, as long as the right safety measures are in place and the employees are trained properly. What happened on Three Mile Island was small in comparison to the...
Mazz Media
Heat of Fusion
In this video viewers will learn that heat of fusion is equal to the amount of heat that must be added or given off to melt or freeze one gram or kilogram of a substance and it’s expressed J/g or J/kg. Students will learn what units are...
Next Animation Studio
Antarctica ice melt loss has increased six-fold
New research indicates that Antarctica has been losing ice sheets by the gigaton.
Espresso Media
Journey to the Unknown: Exploring Remote Territories
In this video, a group of explorers discovers a ship in a remote location based on the guidance of Robert Hedlund. They reflect on their nomadic lifestyle and the impact of human presence on the natural world. The Last Place on Earth -...
Science360
Antarctic glacier melt! NSF Science Now 16.
This week's episode highlights wireless monitors, Antarctic glacier melt, S&E employment and finally a volcano discovery.
Curated Video
A Simple Model of Matter: Solids, Liquids, and Gases
The video discusses a simple model of matter in which particles are represented by small solid spheres. It explains the properties of solids, liquids, and gases based on their fixed shape, volume, and compressibility. The video also...
Next Animation Studio
U.S. coastline to sink by up to 25 inches by 2050
Galveston could sink 25 inches as sea-level rise combines with a continental sagging effect to cause increased coastal flooding.
Curated Video
Properties of Covalent Molecules and Giant Covalent Structures
The video is about covalent molecules, their properties and behavior. The video then goes on to discuss polymers, which are formed by the reaction of monomers with a C-C double bond. The video also discusses giant covalent structures,...
Next Animation Studio
Smoke from Amazon fires could accelerate glacial melting in Andes
The fires burning in the Amazon rainforests are accelerating the melting of Andean glaciers
Mazz Media
What is Freezing? (Simple English)
This live-action video program is about the word freezing. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the word freezing through the use of video footage, photographs, diagrams, and...
Next Animation Studio
Twenty years later: why the 9/11 twin towers collapsed
The two skyscrapers were both designed around two vertical systems that were held together by a weaker horizontal link.
msvgo
Enthalpy Change in rate of H of a Reaction - Reaction Enthalpy
It defines the term reaction enthalpy,expression for the enthalpy change, standard enthalpy of reactions and formation as well enthalpy change during phase transformations.
FuseSchool
What Is Thermosetting and Thermosoftening Polymers
Learn the basics about thermosetting and thermosoftening polymers, when learning about polymers as a part of organic chemistry. A polymer is a macromolecule made of many monomers, or repeating units. The properties of these polymers...
Curated Video
Pure Substances vs. Mixtures: Understanding the Properties and Differences
The video discusses the concept of pure substances in chemistry and highlights the differences between pure substances and mixtures. The presenter explains that pure substances are defined as a single element or compound that is not...
Step Back History
Canada and America's Weird Relationship
A spat broke out at the G7 between American President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime-Minister Justin Trudeau. Canada and America have a special and weird relationship. Let's talk about it.
Weatherthings
Weather Things: Floods
The cycle of water from the air to the ground to the oceans and back to the air never ends. Water is found in the air, in the ground, in rivers and oceans, and it's found as gas, liquid, and solid. As it moves though phases and locations...