Instructional Video7:01
SciShow

What We Learned by Putting Cars on the Moon

9th - Higher Ed Standards
Space transportation usually means rockets, but cars play a huge role in exploring the moon. A useful video from the SciShow Space series explains the reason for lunar rovers and many of the discoveries made thanks to these cars. Reid...
Instructional Video5:23
SciShow

What's It like at the Edge of the Solar System?

9th - Higher Ed Standards
What changes when you leave the solar system and enter interstellar space? First, scientists needed to define the end of the solar system. Using an interesting video, an installment from the SciShow Space series explains how the...
Instructional Video5:43
SciShow

A New Origin Story for Mars's Moons

9th - Higher Ed Standards
The brightest and densest protocluster ever observed by scientists makes that area the most active region of space. Learn about the area and the formation of galaxies before our eyes as part of the SciShow Space series. Hank Green also...
Instructional Video5:42
SciShow

3 Things We Still Don't Understand about the Milky Way

9th - Higher Ed Standards
Oops, something bumped into us! Scientists research what bumped into our galaxy, when, and where it went after the collision. Part of a larger SciShow Space series, an interesting video presents three mysteries, including the collision....
Instructional Video6:22
SciShow

Earth Used to Have 19-Hour Days (And Pluto Has Dunes!)

9th - Higher Ed Standards
Some days seem longer than others, but recent research proves our day actually lasts much longer than in the past. SciShow Space shares recent research on the length of Earth days and how this data confirms past research with much more...
Instructional Video6:08
SciShow

Curiosity Found Organic Molecules on Mars! Now What?

9th - Higher Ed Standards
Do other planets have seasons similar to Earth? SciShow Space introduces recent research from the Curiosity rover as part of a playlist that explores the galaxy. First, Hank Green explains the seasons on Mars and what it means for...
Instructional Video6:57
SciShow

We Don't Actually Know Where the Sun Came From

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 Video5:42
SciShow

Move Over, Mars: We Could Farm on Asteroids!

9th - Higher Ed Standards
We need a source of food to live on another planet. An installment of the extensive SciShow Space series suggests one option, farming on asteroids! Caitlin Hofmeister explains the challenges and benefits of potential future farms. She...
Instructional Video6:51
SciShow

3 Weird Stars You Can See with the Naked Eye

9th - Higher Ed Standards
From the ground, the big dipper looks like it's made up of seven stars. Closer inspection with the naked eye reveals one star in the handle actually contains two binary stars. By viewing with a telescope, more detail uncovers the set of...
Instructional Video4:47
SciShow

How Much Does the Sun Affect Earth's Climate?

9th - Higher Ed Standards
The sun goes through cycles as does the climate on Earth, but are the two related? Many different scientists approach the question, and the results are fairly conclusive. An episode of the extensive SciShow Space shares the research and...
Instructional Video5:10
SciShow

Why Was Mars's Underground Lake So Hard to Find?

9th - Higher Ed Standards
Scientists discovered a huge lake on Mars, but why did it take so long to find something so large? SciShow Space presents the exciting findings published in July 2018. Caitlin Hofmeister details the previous research from the area and...
Instructional Video5:52
SciShow

This Star Might Be Hiding Undiscovered Elements

9th - Higher Ed Standards
Przybylski's star, a well-researched star discovered in the 1960s, presents a few mysteries for scientists. The current theory mentions it contains many large, unstable elements that don't exist on Earth. Learn more about the fascinating...
Instructional Video5:13
SciShow

The Moon May Have Once Been Habitable!

9th - Higher Ed Standards
Would you want to live on the moon? During a brief time in history, the moon might have been able to support life. Learn about the evidence that points to this as well as how scientists use meteorites to study the history of the sun. An...
Instructional Video6:24
SciShow

Why Is Neptune so Blue? and 3 Other Mysteries an Orbiter Could Solve

9th - Higher Ed Standards
Neptune appears as a beautiful blue color, but why? Some scientists suggested the methane in the atmosphere gives it that color, but Uranus contains more methane than Neptune. The mystery, along with three others, requires an orbiter to...
Instructional Video5:50
SciShow

We're Heading to the Sun!

9th - Higher Ed Standards
NASA currently operates missions to the sun at the center the galaxy as well as the mysterious glow at the outside edge of the solar system. Learn about both missions thanks to an engaging installment from the SciShow Space series....
Instructional Video6:19
SciShow

Red Nugget Galaxies: The Universe's Ultimate Survivors

9th - Higher Ed Standards
Time capsules offer a glimpse into the past, and red nugget galaxies are the time capsules of the universe. Using an installment from the SciShow Space series, viewers explore the discovery of new red nugget galaxies. The video also...
Instructional Video4:56
SciShow

Solving Mysteries with the Ancient Galaxies Next Door

9th - Higher Ed Standards
Tiny, old galaxies surrounding the Milky Way offer an opportunity to observe the evolution of the universe. An episode of the SciShow Space series describes what scientists knew before and the new research recently published on the...
Instructional Video4:53
SciShow

Why We've Only Ever Seen the Sun's Poles Once

9th - Higher Ed Standards
Traveling to the sun presents many challenges. Learn how the Ulysses mission escaped the orbital plane and flew around the sun in an illuminating video from the SciShow Space series. It details the challenges of the mission and the...
Instructional Video5:10
SciShow

New Evidence of Water on Jupiter! SciShow News

9th - Higher Ed Standards
The longest continuous storm in the solar system, known as the Great Red Spot on Jupiter, contains water. Scientists theorized this, but now Juno proved it during multiple trips around Jupiter. Interestingly, Juno also discovered that...
Instructional Video11:54
Crash Course

The Computer and Turing: Crash Course History of Science #36

9th - 12th Standards
Computers have changed the world but how have computers themselves changed? A Crash Course History of Science episode focuses on the the history of the computer. It opens with defining what a computer is and continues by introducing the...
Instructional Video12:34
Crash Course

Genetics and the Modern Synthesis: Crash Course History of Science #35

9th - 12th Standards
Can competing biological theories both be correct? Explore the two theories many scientists believed were opposing in a Crash Course History of Science video. The narrator covers both Darwin's and Mendel's genetics theories, the...
Instructional Video12:05
Crash Course

The Atomic Bomb: Crash Course History of Science #33

9th - 12th Standards
Einstein, a famous pacifist, sent a letter to FDR encouraging development of a nuclear weapon. An interesting video opens with this historical event and moves through the development of atomic bombs. It shares the use of atomic weapons...
Instructional Video1:17
Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Paired DNA Strands

9th - 12th Standards
What happens when you untwist and unzip DNA? View the fascinating process and learn about the pieces that make up DNA in an informative video. It highlights the base pairing and sequencing rules within each strand.
Instructional Video1:40
PBS

Marine Arthropod Animation: Body Plan

6th - 12th Standards
Lobsters never stop growing and one lived to be almost four feet long. The Shape of Life series focuses on the body plan of lobsters including their growth patterns. It discusses the legs, appendages, and body segments as they appear...