Instructional Video6:57
SciShow

We Don't Actually Know Where the Sun Came From

For Students 9th - Higher Ed Standards
Stars come from families, but scientists aren't sure where to find the sun's relatives. Learn more about identifying star families and the confusion about the sun. As part of a larger SciShow Space series, an interesting video offers a...
Instructional Video3:16
SciShow

Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Subatomic particles live in a cloud of probability. The video explains the Heisenberg uncertainty principle and how it relates to this cloud of probability. It also details the observer effect, which is often confused for the uncertainty...
Instructional Video3:14
Curated OER

Life on Mars?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Travel with the Martian Lander Phoenix, and discover what conditions were found. Was there life on Mars, could life have ever existed on Mars? This clip poses the possibility of and theories related to life on Mars but ends before the...
Instructional Video9:09
Amoeba Sisters

Inside the Cell Membrane

For Students 7th - 12th Standards
Without the cell membrane, our cells just couldn't keep it together! What else does this multifunctional membrane do? Take a deeper look at the fluid mosaic model using a video from an expansive biology playlist. Topics include embedded...
Instructional Video5:44
TED-Ed

Why Do We Love? A Philosophical Inquiry

For Students 11th - 12th
Does love make us whole again? Is love all we need? Is love folly? Does love let us reach beyond ourselves? Is love a misleading affliction, an emotional roller coaster ride, the best thing in life? Check out what these...
Instructional Video
National Science Foundation

National Science Foundation: Making Waves, Saving Lives

For Students 9th - 10th
The devastating 2004 Southeast Asia tsunami provided researchers with previous non-existent valuable data and video as to the workings of a tsunami. As well, a discussion is presented of how a tsunami would affect the west coast of...
Instructional Video
Science for Kids

Science Kids: Physics Gravity: Learn About Gravity

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn more about general relativity, Isaac Newton, and Albert Einstein with information about gravity. [8:31]
Instructional Video
Science for Kids

Science Kids: Scientist Videos: Albert Einstein Biography

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn some interesting facts and information about the amazing life of Albert Einstein. [2:10]
Instructional Video
NPR: National Public Radio

Npr Videos: Skunk Bear: How Eclipses Changed History

For Students 9th - 10th
Newton and Einstein had big ideas but needed an eclipse to prove them. And scientists are still pursuing secrets of the universe one eclipse at a time. [6:09]
Instructional Video
Bozeman Science

Bozeman Science: Photons

For Students 9th - 10th
In the following video Paul Andersen explains how light travels in photons which can be described as both particles and waves. Einstein showed that photons can be described as particles using the photoelectric effect to show that the...
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Bozeman Science

Bozeman Science: Equivalence Principle

For Students 9th - 10th
Paul Andersen explains how inertial mass and gravitational mass are equivalent. [6:16]
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Bozeman Science

Bozeman Science: Kinetic Theory & Temperature

For Students 9th - 10th
In the following video Paul Andersen explains how the macroscopic measure of temperature can be related to the average kinetic energy of molecules in motion. The Boltzmann constant and distribution can be used to calculate the root mean...
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Thermodynamics Part 2: Ideal Gas Law

For Students 9th - 10th
To begin, Sal solves a constant temperature problem using PV=PV. Then he relates temperature to kinetic energy of a gas. In the second half of the video, he derives the ideal gas law. [10:18]