Fuse School
Green Chemistry - Principle 5
How important is lab safety, anyway? And, how do chemical manufacturers create safe lab environments? Chemistry scholars learn the importance of minimizing risks where the stakes are often highest—the chemical industry—in the fifth...
Learning Games Lab
Choosing A Career
Careers in science aren't limited to labs. Pupils learn about different aspects of careers in agriculture through the lens of several scientists. The scientists talk about how the field of soil science is a growing in this important...
Fuse School
Green Chemistry - Principle 7
Here's proof that small-scale chemistry can have a big-time impact! An engaging video introduces high school environmental chemists to the concept of studying the outcomes of reactions in a lab setting to determine how much pollution it...
Curated OER
Crude Oil
Watch the distillation process as a female narrator explains what is happening. Ideally you would demonstrate this process or have advanced classes work in lab groups to perform it themselves. If time is short or materials not available,...
TED-Ed
Why Do We Harvest Horseshoe Crab Blood?
If you've ever had an injection, the horseshoe crab protects you from infection! Young marine biologists discover how scientists use the unique physiology of the horseshoe crab in medicine with a thought-provoking video. The narrator...
Veritasium
The Fungus on Your Head
Dinosaurs had dandruff? Check out a short video that follows scientists at a lab as they research the flakey problem that affects more than half the human population and affected many dinosaurs as well. The researchers take scalp...
Curated OER
Intro to Generating Electricity
In a science lab environment, a fast-speaking teacher connects a circuit to an electromagnet, demonstrating how current is created. He then projects some animated images to further illuminate the process. The video would support your...
Be Smart
The Largest River on Earth Is in the Sky
Water vapor released by trees in the Amazon creates a floating river. In fact, it's the largest river on Earth! A video presentation examines the science behind the water vapor and explains how rains seeds form to create clouds.
Learning Games Lab
Cation Exchange
Understanding soil composition requires an understanding of chemical bonding. An informative video lesson shows learners how the atoms and molecules in the soil form ions that attract and repel other atoms and molecules. The...
MinuteEarth
How Do Trees Survive Winter?
Explore trees' strategies for surviving winters in cold climates. The first trees were built for tropical climates. As they migrated to colder climates, they adapted the capability to survive the harsher weather. The video lesson...
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Lab Raised Heart
Build them the right home and cells will organize themselves into a tissue. Bioengineer Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic, of Columbia University, focuses on designing environments to grow hearts, bones and blood vessels. We stopped by to see a...
Bozeman Science
Bozeman Science: Ap Biology Lab 9 Transpiration
Paul Andersen starts by defining transpiration as evaporation off of a leaf. He then describes how a potometer can be used to measure the rate of transpiration in different environments.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Evolution: Dna Spells Evolution
DNA weaves together the tapestry of life on Earth. It mutates, which can lead to variation among organisms. Watch how natural selection relies on DNA to mold organisms to suit their environments. Play the Evolution Lab:...