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...
Instructional Video1:49
PBS

The Sun's Energy

6th - 12th Standards
How does the sun produce so much energy without blowing up? Viewers discover the delicate balance of inward and outward forces within the sun through a short video. The lesson includes discussion questions and is part of a larger sun...
Instructional Video7:33
Physics Girl

Strange Sand Acts Like Liquid

9th - Higher Ed Standards
Can you use a solid to study fluid dynamics? You bet! Science scholars examine the process of fluidization with a video from an extensive physics playlist. The narrator demonstrates and explains how the uniform movement of air causes...
Instructional Video12:41
JFR Science

Gas Laws: Why Do My Tires Deflate in Winter?

9th - Higher Ed Standards
How many phenomena in the natural world can you explain through the relationship between temperature, pressure, and volume? Science scholars explore the gas laws with a video from JFR Science. Topics include manipulating gas laws...
Instructional Video6:32
JFR Science

ICE Tables: Quantitatively Analyzing Equilibrium Systems

9th - Higher Ed Standards
Struggling your way through equilibrium systems? You—and your class—will think ICE is nice! Discover time-saving ways to solve equilibrium constant problems through a video from the JFR Science playlist. The narrator maps out the ICE...
Instructional Video11:49
Bozeman Science

PS1A—Structure and Properties of Matter

2nd - 12th
It's time we get to the heart of the matter! Explore standard PS1A in an informative video. The narrator guides viewers through the basic ideas of the structure and properties of matter. then discusses helpful strategies...
Instructional Video9:47
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Crash Course

Fluids in Motion: Crash Course Physics #15

9th - Higher Ed Standards
How do fluids act when they are moving? A thorough video lesson explains the characteristics of fluids while in motion. Building from the previous lesson in the series, the 15th installment of a Crash Course physics series provides an...
Instructional Video9:59
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Crash Course

Fluids at Rest: Crash Course Physics #14

9th - Higher Ed Standards
Keep the knowledge flowing in your physics classroom! An in-depth video lesson discusses the characteristics of fluids. The narrator includes Pascal's Principle and Archimede's Principle as well as buoyant force. This is the 14th lesson...
Instructional Video11:10
Teacher's Pet

Gases and Gas Laws

9th - 12th Standards
Ready to expand your chemistry class' knowledge of the gas laws? Science scholars explore the relationship between temperature, pressure, volume, and moles in a well-rounded tutorial. The narrator covers a variety of topics, including...