Instructional Video1:27
Visual Learning Systems

Solids, Liquids, and Gases: Summing Up

9th - 12th
What are the differences between solids, liquids, and gases? In this program students will investigate real-life examples of the various phases of matter. Colorful animations illustrate how these states differ in the movement of...
Instructional Video1:53
Visual Learning Systems

Understanding Blood Vessels

9th - 12th
This video explains the three main types of blood vessels - arteries, veins, and capillaries - and their functions in the body.<b<br/>r/>

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Instructional Video6:10
Cerebellum

The Human Body Major Systems & Organs - Respiratory System

9th - 12th
The human body is a wondrously complex machine made of flesh, bone, muscles, organs, blood vessels and highly specialized systems that function together to sustain life. This fascinating third part of The Human Body series examines the...
Instructional Video0:46
Visual Learning Systems

Introduction to Respiration

9th - 12th
The video introduces the topic of respiration and explains that it is a process where our body exchanges gases with the environment. The video raises questions about what gases are needed and produced in respiration, what structures are...
Instructional Video2:07
Visual Learning Systems

The Atmosphere: the Atmosphere

3rd - 8th
Students will learn about the different layers of the atmosphere. The changes in the atmosphere are explained using examples of contemporary environmental conditions brought about by human behavior. The oxygen cycle and the carbon cycle...
Instructional Video18:26
Wonderscape

Science Kids: All About Volcanoes

K - 5th
This video is about volcanoes. It explains how volcanoes are formed, the different parts of a volcano, the types of volcanoes, and notable volcanic eruptions. The video also includes review questions to test the viewer's understanding of...
Instructional Video18:42
Wonderscape

Science Kids: Human Impact on Earth's Systems and Global Warming

K - 5th
This video discusses the impact of human activities on the Earth's environment. It covers topics such as deforestation, air pollution, depletion of the ozone layer, and global climate change. The video also highlights the ways...
Instructional Video3:50
Weatherthings

Weather Things: Weather

6th - 8th
The atmosphere is dynamic and forever changing to maintain balance. The ingredients of air, sunlight and water allow life to exist on Earth, but they also generate calm scenes like rainbows, as a tornado ends. All storms move moisture,...
Instructional Video6:47
Physics Girl

What Are Antibubbles?

9th - Higher Ed Standards
How can you make bubbles filled with water floating in water? An interesting video introduces antibubbles as part of a larger series about physics. The narrator brings in physics students at different levels, college and PhD, to...
Instructional Video5:44
TED-Ed

The Science of Smog

6th - 12th Standards
In 1952, a mysterious fog killed an estimated 4,000 people in London, raising awareness of the relationship between air quality and public health. An interesting video explains two different types of smog, describing the conditions...
Instructional Video7:16
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TED-Ed

Periodic Videos

5th - 12th Standards
From hydrogen to ununoctium, this collection of videos has everything you need to begin teaching about the periodic table. Offering descriptions of each element and interesting experiments...
Interactive3:24
Scholastic

Study Jams! Solids, Liquids, Gases

4th - 8th Standards
Your physical science class learns that there are three states of matter, and that adding or removing heat can cause it to change from one state to another. By the animations, printed information, and discussion between RJ and Zoe, they...
Interactive3:46
Scholastic

Study Jams! Periodic Table

4th - 9th Standards
In a friendly, casual conversation on the beach, two animated teens discuss the periodic table. Assign this video to be viewed at home by physical science fans. After viewing, they can write definitions for key vocabulary terms and take...
Interactive3:03
Scholastic

Study Jams! Mixtures

4th - 8th Standards
Mix it up at a party as Sam and Zoe discuss heterogeneous and homogenous mixtures and solutions. Follow this film by allowing your class to put together individual snack foods to make their own mixture!
Instructional Video3:14
Steve Spangler Science

Sulfur Hexafluoride - Deep Voice Gas

3rd - 10th
In one of the more memorable Spangler episodes, Spangler has a large terrarium filled with sulfur-hexafluoride gas, which is six times heavier than the air we breathe! It has some amazing properties, one of which it doesn't allow...
Instructional Video3:14
Curated OER

Sulfur Hexafluoride - Deep Voice Gas

3rd - 10th
In one of the more memorable Spangler episodes, Spangler has a large terrarium filled with sulfur-hexafluoride gas, which is six times heavier than the air we breathe! It has some amazing properties, one of which it doesn't allow...
Instructional Video7:38
Khan Academy

Change of State Example, States of Matter and Intermolecular Forces, Chemistry

7th - 10th
A problem from a chemistry textbook is posed on the screen. In this problem, ethanol is used to illustrate the amount of energy, in joules, required to change a substance from a liquid to a gas. The boiling point of ethanol is given, and...
Instructional Video8:45
Khan Academy

States of Matter Follow-Up, States of Matter and Intermolecular Forces, Chemistry

7th - 10th
Sal continues his explanation of the states of matter by focusing on hydrogen bonds. This time, he uses plasma as the substance being studied, and explains how the hydrogen bonds change as the substance goes from solid to liquid to gas.
Instructional Video1:19
PBS

Phase Changes | Phases of Matter | UNC-TV Science

6th - 12th
Take an energetic ride through the phase changes of a water molecule in a compact activity. Young scientists learn about the phases of matter and discover the role of thermal energy in governing phase changes while watching a short...
Instructional Video1:20
PBS

The 3 Phases | Phases of Matter | UNC-TV Science

6th - 12th
Explore the states of matter without the mess or expensive equipment in a compact, informative activity. Scientists watch as the narrator explains the three states of matter using a glass of ice and soda in an animated video that...
Instructional Video4:51
TED-Ed

What Makes Neon Signs Glow? A 360° Animation

6th - 12th Standards
Why are neon signs so bright and colorful? Scholars discover how artists create neon signs and find out that neon is not the only gas they use in their production. Next, they explore the history of neon signs and how their development...
Instructional Video5:27
TED-Ed

Turbulence: One of the Great Unsolved Mysteries of Physics

9th - 12th Standards
While airlines acknowledge turbulence, scientists have yet to solve the mysteries of these air currents. Find out what is known with a short video that explores the complex nature of turbulence.
Instructional Video3:58
SciShow

Why Are the Inner and Outer Planets Different?

9th - Higher Ed Standards
How did the planets form? An interesting video from the SciShow Space series identifies the differences between the inner and outer planets and how the history of the solar system's sun put everything in its place. Viewers also learn...
Instructional Video11:24
The Great War

Poison Gas Warfare In WW1

9th - Higher Ed Standards
Lungs burning, eyes blurry—chemical weapons cause great destruction. Scholars view a short video analyzing the first use of chemical weapons in World War I. The eighth lesson of a 32-part series on the Great War investigates the legality...