National Geographic
Watch This Guy Build a Massive Solar System in the Desert | Short Film Showcase
The vastness of space is almost too mind-boggling for the human brain to comprehend. In order to accurately illustrate our place in the universe, one group of friends decided to build the first scale model of the solar system in seven...
National Geographic
Watch This Guy Build a Massive Solar System in the Desert | Short Film Showcase
The vastness of space is almost too mind-boggling for the human brain to comprehend. In order to accurately illustrate our place in the universe, one group of friends decided to build the first scale model of the solar system in seven...
Science Buddies
Make a Model to Explore the Distance from the Planets to the Sun
Do you find it hard to imagine the vastness of the Solar System? This video shows how to use strings to make a scale model of the distances from the planets to the Sun and helps gain a better understanding of interplanetary distances....
Curated Video
10 Things About The Solar System Your Teachers Never Told You
Remember those old space movies where spaceships had to maneuver through a bunch of asteroids scattered around and blocking the path of the ship? Well, that's not really true. The asteroid belt contains asteroids which are so far apart...
Next Animation Studio
Mars might have formed over longer time than previously thought
The early solar system was a chaotic place with many large-scale collisions.
Science360
Batteries of the future made with salt - Science Nation
UCSD materials scientist aims to clear hurdles to development of sodium-based rechargeable batteries Running out of "juice," finding a place to charge up, borrowing a charger, waiting for the charge--it's a familiar ritual for cell phone...
SciShow
How Quantum Mechanics Affects Your Life
While you might not think about quantum mechanics being part of your everyday life, it turns out that it might play a role in some of the most familiar things, from the sunlight in the trees to the nose on your face! Chapters View all...
Hip Hughes History
George Washington Explained in One Minute
A 60 second primer on the Presidency of George Washington.
Seeker
Could Black Holes Made of Light Power Our Spaceships?
What exactly would it take to create our very own Swartzchild Kugelblitz? Could a Dyson Sphere Harness the Full Power of the Sun? - https://youtu.be/jOHMQbffrt4 Read More: Kugelblitz! Powering a Starship With a Black Hole...
TED Talks
TED: Why we need to go back to Mars | Joel Levine
Planetary scientist Joel Levine shows some intriguing -- and puzzling -- new discoveries about Mars: craters full of ice, traces of ancient oceans, and compelling hints at the presence, sometime in the past, of life. He makes the case...
NASA
Simulation Reveals Spiraling Supermassive Black Holes
A new model is bringing scientists a step closer to understanding the kinds of light signals produced when two supermassive black holes, which are millions to billions of times the mass of the Sun, spiral toward a collision. For the...
PBS
To Scale: The Solar System
To scale, or not to scale ... that is the question! Show scholars the solar system in correct proportion with a lesson from PBS's Space series for middle school. Two versions of the model-building exercise illustrate the planning process...
Bill Nye
Bill Nye The Science Guy on Outerspace
Give your gang a visual of scale, or help them to comprehend distances in space with this Bill Nye video. In it, he arranges a series of balls along the length of a soccer field using correct proportional distances from a soccer-ball...
Scholastic
Study Jams! The Universe
Take your kids on a trip through the universe as they explore galaxies, solar systems, stars, and more. Watch the short video, then have learners show their knowledge with the included quiz. Supplement the video by having teams build a...
Crash Course
Mars
Over half of the missions sent to Mars failed. Our closest neighbor in the solar system has a fascinating history that we just started learning. The video offers insights into this interesting planet that is literally covered in rust!
MinutePhysics
How Big Is The Sun?
The sun and the moon have very different sizes but appear roughly the same size in the sky. An interesting video lesson discusses the reason behind this fact through by analyzing scale. The video instructor expands the lesson by...
Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell
How Big is the Moon?
How many football fields would fit on the moon? Although it appears small in the night sky, the distance from Earth makes its size misleading. A quick video lesson from the Kurzgesagt playlist helps scholars understand the size of the...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: To Scale: The Solar System
The enormity of the solar system can sometimes be too big to imagine. A scale model can help us visualize the size in an easy to understand way. Watch as scientists build a model of the solar system in a dessert just 7 miles in diameter!...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Visualizing Our Solar System
Observe the scale of our solar system in this video from NASA. It is difficult to show both the size and distances of the planets on the same model, so this video provides two scale models. A background essay and teaching tips are also...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Scale of Earth, Sun, Galaxy and Universe: Scale of Earth and Sun
A scale of Earth and Sun, the galaxy and the universe. [9:31]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Scale of Distance to Closest Stars
A scale of the Earth, the Sun, the Galaxy and universe. Also included is a scale of Earth to the closest stars. [8:18]