News Clip5:37
AFP News Agency

CLEAN : China celebrates President Xi in massive exhibition

9th - Higher Ed
Intercontinental missiles, a mars rover and a piece of the Moon -- China's Communist Party flaunt the fruits of its decade under President Xi Jinping ahead of a key meeting expected to extend his rule (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
Instructional Video8:58
Veritasium

The Next Mission to Mars: Mars 2020

9th - 12th Standards
In July of 2020, NASA plans to launch a new Mars rover. An out-of-this-world video explores this exciting mission. It describes goals of the mission and the many challenges involved. It also offers hope for new findings and new...
Instructional Video1:01
NASA

Mars in a Minute

K - 12th
Scientists learn more and more about the planet Mars every day—and so can curious learners! A video series resource provides one-minute clips explaining discoveries scientists have made from their study of Mars. The series contains 12...
Interactive46:12
American Museum of Natural History

Field Trip Mars

6th - 12th
Fly around the Martian surface. Pupils view a presentation on the planet Mars featuring a flyover that shows different views of the surface where rovers have landed and explored on different missions. As individuals watch the images, the...
Instructional Video6:05
SciShow

3 Unique Rovers for Extreme Worlds

9th - Higher Ed Standards
How do you design a rover to explore an environment we know nothing about? Scientists create unique vehicles for exploring underwater, extremely hot, windy, and other extreme environments. An installment from the SciShow Space series...
Instructional Video6:04
SciShow

Could Life Have Survived in Mars's Ancient Lake?

9th - Higher Ed Standards
Scientists proved Einstein wrong and in the process also proved him right. Scholars learn about two recent scientific discoveries in an interesting SciShow Space video. The first describes the possibility of life on Mars based on recent...
Instructional Video4:50
SciShow

NASA Might Send a Helicopter to Mars

9th - Higher Ed
It turns out driving a remote rover from more than 50 million kilometers away is a difficult task. But, what if a drone could scout the terrain in advance? That is the premise of the proposed Mars 2020 rover. A SciShow Space series video...
Instructional Video4:28
SciShow

Why Mars Rovers Don't Study Water

9th - Higher Ed
Is it possible to contaminate the planets our astronauts or rovers visit? With current technology, it is impossible to send a completely sterile rover to Mars, and there could be up to 30,000 different microbes on the space traveler!...
Instructional Video5:14
SciShow

The Curiosity Rover's Most Amazing Discoveries

6th - 12th Standards
Can Mars support human life? Researchers may have found evidence of water on Mars with information from the Curiosity Rover. An episode of a larger solar system playlist discusses the other life-sustaining elements and atmospheric...
Instructional Video5:05
Physics Girl

Craziest Eclipses in the Solar System

9th - Higher Ed Standards
Have you ever wondered what a solar eclipse looks like ... on Mars? Explore eclipses throughout the solar system with a video from a comprehensive playlist that covers many physics concepts. With images and conceptual drawings, viewers...
Instructional Video10:12
Crash Course

Mars

6th - 12th Standards
Over half of the missions sent to Mars failed. Our closest neighbor in the solar system has a fascinating history that we just started learning. The video offers insights into this interesting planet that is literally covered in rust!
Instructional Video3:26
SciShow

Top 5 Coolest Things about Curiosity

9th - 12th
A nuclear-powered robot with a laser cannon that has previously flown supersonic speeds, parachuted, and traveled by jet pack has to be one of the coolest inventions of our lifetime. Here is a video that highlights only five of the...
Instructional Video3:15
SciShow

The Latest from Mars: Day 2

9th - 12th
How important is accuracy? Why can't we just get close to the right answer in math? This video explains the calculations that had to be correct down to the second in order to capture the photo of the Mars rover landing. The resource goes...
Instructional Video3:13
SciShow

The Curiosity Rover Landing

9th - 12th
What does it take to land a large rover on the surface of Mars? Video explains the challenges including the distance and size. Then it focuses on the process of going from hurtling through space to slowing down enough to survive the...
Instructional Video2:24
Be Smart

Building Curiosity

6th - 12th
Watch a team construct a Lego model of the Curiosity rover with an engaging video. It includes quotes about the importance of curiosity from scientists such as Carl Sagan, Neil DeGrasse Tyson, Bill Nye, Jane Goodall, Richard Feynman, and...
Instructional Video4:57
Curated OER

Mars Rover: Opportunity

6th - 12th
What did the Mars Rover Opportunity find as it landed on the Martian surface? Opportunity sent amazing and highly informative images back to NASA that has enabled scientists to better understand the Martian landscape. This clip is sure...
Instructional Video
Science for Kids

Science Kids: Space Videos: Mars Rover

9th - 10th
Fascinating video showing the landing on Mars of the exploration rover, Opportunity, and a discussion of all the information scientists have been able to glean from its presence there. (Length: 4 min. 57 sec.)