National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
How Much Warming?—Climate Change, Lines of Evidence: Chapter 5
In the past century, the global temperature has climbed 10 times faster than the average rate of Ice Age recovery warming. The fifth video in a series of seven on factors that affect climate change discusses just how much global...
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Increased Emissions—Climate Change, Lines of Evidence: Chapter 4
Earth naturally creates carbon dioxide, so how do we know the atmospheric increase is related to humans? The fourth video in a seven-part series explains the evidence that points to humans as a reason for this increase. The factors that...
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Greenhouse Gases—Climate Change, Lines of Evidence: Chapter 3
Greenhouse gases prevent the earth from freezing over, so how do they cause global warming? The third installment in a seven-part series explains what greenhouse gases are, how they help us, and why they are important. It links an...
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Is Earth Warming?—Climate Change, Lines of Evidence: Chapter 2
What does it mean when scientists say the earth is warming? The second video in a seven-part series explains how scientists measure the temperature of the entire Earth. It links to factors that affect climate change through discussions...
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
What is Climate?—Climate Change, Lines of Evidence: Chapter 1
In 1896, Svante Arrhenius discovered the connection between human carbon dioxide emissions and global warming. Over 100 years later, it is worse than he predicted, yet the science continues to support his findings. Now we know there are...
American Chemical Society
Temperature and Energy
Many scholars know weight is actually a measure of gravity, so what is temperature? The video explains that temperature is a measure of kinetic energy. It connects the concept of how water evaporates when heated with how water evaporates...
American Chemical Society
The Energy of Toys
Many children's toys demonstrate energy transfer without electricity. The video highlights the drinking bird, which bobs up and down thanks to a chemical reaction. It also demonstrates other classic toys that show energy transfer...
American Chemical Society
What Is Energy?
Kids sure do seem to have a lot of energy, but what exactly is energy? A video explains many different types of energy, starting with potential and kinetic. It highlights the most common forms of potential energy, including...
Fuse School
Properties of Ionic Substances
Scholars learn about ionic substances, but how often do they encounter them in their daily lives? The final video in a six-part series explains ionic substances are more common that most people realize. The narrator discusses the...
Fuse School
Ionic Bonds
Isn't it ionic that when atoms steal from each other, we call it bonding? A brief video explains ionic bonds, details what an ion is, how they are attracted, and the type of bond formed. The first video in a six-part series on ionic...
Fuse School
Group 2 - Alkaline Earth metals
Alkaline earth metals each burn with a different-colored flame. The seventh video in a 15-part series focuses on the alkaline earth metals in group two. It discusses their properties and how they vary based on periods, explains the...
Fuse School
How the Elements are Laid Out in the Periodic Table
When scientists confirm new elements, do these elements always fit in on the periodic table where scientists expect? The second video in a series of 15 discusses how the elements are organized on the periodic table. The resource...
MinutePhysics
The Arrow of Time feat. Sean Carroll
Time isn't considered a property of physics, but rather a feature. Sean Carroll explains how we remember the past but not the future; yet we still consider time a dimension in physics. The video offers a brief overview of entropy and the...
Fuse School
Titrations
Chemistry is Fluoride Uranium Nitrogen (FUN)! The 27th video in a series of 30 explains how to set up and perform a titration. It walks through the procedure step by step with an easy outline for taking notes. It does not include how to...
Fuse School
What Are Dilutions? - Part 2
The final video in a 30-part series explains how to calculate serial dilutions. Using two practice problems, it shows each step in the process and describes how to solve.
Fuse School
What Are Dilutions?
Many people use dilution when cooking sauces, soups, and gravy. The 29th lesson in a 30-part series explains how scientists use dilution in a chemistry lab. The activity focuses on the equation for solving dilution problems and...
Fuse School
Concentration Formula and Calculations
Does a concentrated solution or a diluted solution contain more particles? The 24th video in a 30-part series answers this question as an introduction to figuring concentration using the standard formulas. Through two different formula...
Fuse School
Calculating Gas Volumes
How do scientists measure how much pollution a car gives off? Scholars build on their knowledge of the molecular volume of a gas in order to calculate gas volumes in chemical reactions. The 22nd video in a 30-part series uses...
Crash Course
Reproductive System – Male Reproductive System (Part 2)
The narrator of this short video about the male reproductive system begins by comparing egg and sperm. He then discusses how sperm is produced, how and which hormones play a role in sperm production, how sperm mature, and how they leave...
MinutePhysics
The Sound of Hydrogen
Hydrogen is odorless, colorless, and tasteless, but can we hear it? By taking the wavelengths of the atomic spectrum of radiation from hydrogen, the creator of the video shifts the waves into sound waves. Then, he shifts these waves into...
MinutePhysics
GPS, Relativity, and Nuclear Detection
When will we need to know Einstein's Theory of Relativity in real life? Every single time you use a cell phone, GPS, or watch satellite TV. When a satellite is sent into space without accounting for relativity, problems immediately arise...
MinutePhysics
The Speed of Light in Glass
What happens to the speed of light as it goes through a glass door? Light travels slower through glass than through air, but does the speed of light change or is it just our perception? The short video explains the speed of light as it...
MinutePhysics
There is No Pink Light
Barbie, pink flowers, Pink Panther, pink pigs, pink clothes, and pink flamingos all have one thing in common — they really aren't pink because there is no such thing as pink light. So, what is the color we call pink? The short video...
MinutePhysics
2011 Nobel Prize: Dark Energy feat. Sean Carroll
In 2011, a Nobel Prize was awarded for explaining how dark energy is causing solar systems to move away from each other at increasing speeds. The video highlights the theories the discovery was based on and the connection to Einstein.