The Backyard Scientist
Red Hot Cannonball Vs Styrofoam Tower
My new foundry is made from: Insulating firebrick High Temperature mortar Bio-Soluble Ceramic Blanket I highly recommend looking for a HWI distribution center near you. They sell to individuals, and because they make the refractory...
Visual Learning Systems
Rocks and the Rock Cycle: Complexities of the Rock Cycle
The rock cycle is illustrated in detail using easy-to-understand animations. Examples of the various types of rocks are introduced and the characteristics of different rocks are compared. Other terminology includes: rock cycle, igneous,...
Curated Video
Testing Water: Presence and Purity
In this video, the presenter demonstrates two tests for water - one that tests for the presence of water and another that tests for the purity of water. The first test involves heating hydrated copper sulfate crystals which turn white...
Next Animation Studio
Explainer: Simultaneous heat waves in Arctic and Antarctic
Earth's poles have been experiencing major heat waves simultaneously, alarming climate scientists.
Next Animation Studio
China’s $1 trillion fusion reactor sets new record for sustaining temperatures five times hotter than the sun
China's $1 trillion Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak fusion reactor has superheated a loop of plasma to 70 million degrees Celsius, or five times hotter than the sun, for a new record of just over 17 minutes.
Weatherthings
Wildfire Safety: Threats and impacts
How, when, and where wildfires happen, with a focus on safety. Wildfires need fuel and heat, so they can happen in any dry place. They are a natural part of Earth and they do have benefits. Most are caused by human activity. Wildfires...
Curated Video
Do Microwaves Interfere With WiFi Signals?
Yes. Microwaves and radio waves are physically the same, i.e. both are forms of electromagnetic radiation. Some microwave rays can leak out and interfere with WiFi signals. We are basically constantly surrounded by electromagnetic...
SWPictures
WHAT A WASTE - Oil Be Damned
Solar power and wind power are the two most promising options of how power will be provided in the future. Technology is improving all the time. We are on the brink of a renewable energy revolution. And nowhere is the need for renewable...
Curated Video
The Science of Rain: Understanding Precipitation and its Forms
Explore the fascinating process of rain and the water cycle. From evaporation to condensation and ultimately precipitation, we learn how water transforms and falls from the sky. We also discover the different forms of precipitation, such...
The Art Assignment
Art Cooking PICASSO
Picasso is one of the greatest artists of all time, but was also an inveterate womanizer and misogynist. Let's cook our way through moments in Picasso's life and process our conflicted feelings.
Visual Learning Systems
The Importance of the Sun as an Energy Source
In this video, the importance of energy resources is highlighted, with a focus on the sun as the primary source of energy for heating the Earth and enabling plant growth. This video is part of the 11-part series, Energy Resources.
Curated Video
Understanding Heat Waves
Learn about heat waves, how they are defined in different regions, and the potential impacts they can have on humans, the environment, and infrastructure. This video also highlights the increased risk of heat-related illnesses during...
Next Animation Studio
New study suggests Pluto started out with a liquid ocean
New research published in the journal Nature Geoscience suggests Pluto started out with a liquid ocean that has been slowly freezing over time.
The Backyard Scientist
Do hot objects fall through water faster? Leidenfrost Effect!
Today I put the Leidenfrost effect to the test! Im trying out a great question from somebody on my facebook page. He wanted to know if a hot object will fall faster than a cold object through water. I set up my fishtank and dropped...
Science360
Seeing Heat: The Sensory Systems Of Boas, Pythons And Pit Vipers
The goal of this research is to determine the mechanisms underlying predatory and defensive behavior guided by an extraordinarily novel sensor in snakes. Pit vipers, pythons and boas possess special organs that form images in the brain...
Science360
Seeing Heat The Sensory Systems Of Boas, Pythons And Pit Vipers
The goal of this research is to determine the mechanisms underlying predatory and defensive behavior guided by an extraordinarily novel sensor in snakes. Pit vipers, pythons and boas possess special organs that form images in the brain...
Physics Girl
Are perpetual motion machines possible?
A wheel that spins forever; a bird that never quenches its thirst; a clock that never stops ticking, an endless source of free energy. These are but the dreams of inventors striving to make perpetual motion machines, machines that can...
Next Animation Studio
What caused the US heat wave?
A severe heat wave affecting 40 million Americans has seen temperatures over one hundred degrees Fahrenheit beat records, with two main causes.
Next Animation Studio
Oceans are absorbing more heat than previously estimated
The world's oceans have absorbed considerably more heat than previously estimated, according to a new study.
Physics Girl
Work and Energy - Physics 101 / AP Physics 1 Review with Dianna Cowern
Lesson 9 (Work and Energy) of Dianna's Intro Physics Class on Physics Girl. Never taken physics before? Want to learn the basics of physics? Need an AP Physics 1 review before the exam? This course is for you! Exercises in this video: 1....
SWPictures
The Struggle to Breathe: Tackling Clay Oven Air Pollution
The Struggle to Breathe part 7/8: This video discusses the problem of indoor air pollution caused by traditional cooking stoves and how a new, more efficient clay stove can significantly reduce harmful particles.
Visual Learning Systems
Safety in Science: Video Quiz
Safety in science always comes first. This program demonstrates safe practices in science when conducting even the simplest of activities. Emphasis is placed on avoiding accidents to eyes, skin, clothing, and equipment. Safe practices in...
NASA
On a Mission: A Matter of Life and Death
Earth is a living, dynamic world thanks to volcanoes and the planetary heat that fuels them. The InSight mission wants to see if Mars also has a heartbeat deep inside its cold exterior.