TED Talks
Joy Wolfram: How nanoparticles could change the way we treat cancer
Ninety-nine percent of cancer drugs never make it to tumors, getting washed out of the body before they have time to do their job. How can we better deliver life-saving drugs? Cancer researcher Joy Wolfram shares cutting-edge medical...
SciShow
Why Don't Fire Hydrants Freeze and Explode?
Pipes can freeze in the winter, but you never hear about fire hydrants freezing. What makes them safe from the cold temperatures in winter time?
TED-Ed
TED-ED: Should we get rid of standardized testing? - Arlo Kempf
Although standardized testing is a particularly hot topic in education right now, this approach to measurement has been in use for two millennia. And while the results of standardized testing can help us understand some things, they can...
TED Talks
TED: In the opioid crisis, here's what it takes to save a life | Jan Rader
* Viewer discretion advised. This video includes discussion of mature topics and may be inappropriate for some audiences. As a fire chief and first responder, Jan Rader has spent her career saving lives. But when the opioid epidemic hit...
SciShow
Firehawks: Nature's Arsonists
We all know that birds are incredibly smart, but some birds in Australia take things to the next level — they can intentionally start fires!
TED Talks
TED: We can make COVID-19 the last pandemic | Bill Gates
Building a pandemic-free future won't be easy, but Bill Gates believes that we have the tools and strategies to make it possible -- now we just have to fund them. In this forward-looking talk, he proposes a multi-specialty Global...
Crash Course
The Polymer Explosion Crash Course Engineering 20
We're continuing our look at engineering materials with third main type of material that you'll encounter as an engineer: polymers. They're made of long, repeating chains of smaller molecules known as monomers and today we'll explore...
Curated Video
Insulation – Big reveal
What is it? ... They are firefighters! Material processes - Changing materials - Insulation A Twig Tidbit Film - Big Reveal. The image zooms out from an extreme close-up to full frame. The children have to guess what the image is.
Wonderscape
The Chernobyl Disaster: A Nuclear Catastrophe
This video explores the events of the 1986 Chernobyl disaster, where a reactor explosion released massive amounts of radiation into the atmosphere. Learn about the causes, the immediate response, and the long-term effects on the...
Wonderscape
Community Helpers: Keeping Us Safe
This video introduces the roles of police officers, firefighters, and paramedics in keeping the community safe. Learn how these workers solve crimes, fight fires, respond to emergencies, and provide medical care to those in need....
Curated Video
Our Community Health Professionals
Dr. Forrester describes the different health care professionals in your community that provide you with care in an emergency.
Great Big Story
Benjamin Franklin, Founding Father and Firefighting Pioneer
Dive into the story of how Benjamin Franklin's initiative led to the first American volunteer fire department, shaping fire safety in the early United States.
Curated Video
Blue Mountain: Using Supercomputers to Predict Wildfire Behavior
This video showcases the power of the Blue Mountain supercomputer at Los Alamos National Laboratory. It highlights how the computer can simulate and predict the behavior of wildfires, helping to save lives and minimize damage to forests....
Curated Video
It's Brave to Cry by Rebecca Robinson
Clay is a young boy who has trouble expressing his emotions. After a hard day at school, Clay’s dad encourages him to feel empowered to share his feelings and tells him that this is a brave thing to do. Unconvinced, Clay sets off on an...
Curated Video
Author’s Argument
Author’s Argument identifies the author’s argument and specific claims in a text, and recognizes the author’s evidence that supports the argument.
Mazz Media
Let's Learn About Communities: People at Work
Community Workers takes students on a journey through their own neighborhoods. From firemen to dedicated postal workers, and from skilled mechanics to trusted bankers, this program sheds light on the crucial roles that community workers...
Curated Video
Responsibilities of a Fire Chief
Responsibilities of a Fire Chief describes the role of a fire chief and discusses the duties that he or she must carry out.
Learn French With Alexa
21 French phrases to do with EMERGENCY SITUATIONS
Know how to say "HELP!" in French? In this video, Alexa teaches you 21 really useful French phrases and sentences all to do with EMERGENCY SITUATIONS!
Curated Video
Is It an Emergency?
“Is It an Emergency?” discusses the role of emergency workers and distinguishes between emergency and non-emergency situations.
Curated Video
For the People
The video “For the People” discusses some services that local governments provide.
National Institute of Standards and Technology
NIST Fire Dynamics Simulator 2016
NIST Fire Dynamics Simulator 2016 fire modeling software developed by NIST, was used to study the dynamics of a 2012 fire in a single-story, single-family residential home in Riverdale Heights, MD. The fire seriously injured two Prince...
60 Second Histories
Samuel Pepys: Great Fire of London part 3
Samuel Pepys explains how high winds drive the fire into the city
Science360
WIFIRE helps firefighters get a jump on wildfires
In recent years, the number and scale of wildfires in the U.S. has risen, threatening cities and forests and forcing large-scale evacuations. NSF is supporting the WIFIRE initiative, led jointly by UC San Diego and the University of...