Curated OER
Liquid Nitrogen Experiments: Insulators
What is an insulator? What materials make the best insulator? Watch as Joanne and Steve conduct a simple experiment to see if a plastic cup insulates better than a styrofoam cup. Make a prediction: which do you think will be the better...
Curated OER
Sound Waves
This non-narrated video shows the effect sound waves have on a chlandni plate full of sand. Watch the sand morph into different patterns based on the frequency played. Ironically, this sound waves video has no sound! Have your physics...
Curated OER
Magnetic Levitation Experiment
Use this video to illustrate magnetic levitation caused by two diamagnetic blocks. The narrator doesn't provide much explanation, so have this prepared for your class.
Curated OER
Liquid-liquid Extraction(or Separation)
Is your class conducting an experiment that illustrates liquid-liquid extraction? Consider showing this video first so groups know the general steps of the experiment.
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Iron Science Teacher
A collection of videos of teachers competing for the title of Iron Science Teacher at the Exploratorium. The contestants are given a secret 'ingredient' that they must include in an activity they create on the spot.
PBS
Pbs Kids: Dragonfly Tv: The Show: Glo Germ
Is there a way to avoid spreading germs to our friends and families? Come along with Jordan and Sydney as they research this topic.
PBS
Pbs Kids: Dragonfly Tv: The Show: Taste Test
Why does a stuffy nose affect our sense of taste? Who knows? PBS site follows Leah, Folabi and Julia as they attempt to answer this question by doing some of their own research.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Thermodynamics: Thermo Can
This project demonstrates how to power a juice-can boat with a lighted candle. The candle heats the air, causing it to expand and push against the 'thermal sail' of the can, and move across the surface of the water. [3:53]
Other
Kidspace Children's Museum: Soap and Pepper Experiment
It's not just soap and pepper, it's surface tension! Video explains why soap and pepper don't mix. [2:51]
PBS
Pbs Kids: Dragonfly Tv: Know How? Weigh a Whale
So how do you go about weighing a 50 ton animal? PBS site explores how to weigh this mammoth creature by inviting you to come along with David and Anthony as they try to come up with the best way to do it.