Crash Course Kids
Four Spheres Part 2 (Hydro and Atmo)
What are the other two spheres on Earth? The hydrosphere and atmosphere, of course! This is the focus of a video that explains what makes up the hydrosphere and atmosphere.
TED-Ed
How Heavy Is Air?
It's amazing how easy it is to forget that every second of our lives we are being pushed on by an uncountable number air molecules. Explore with your class the concept of air pressure and how it affects our bodies, the earth's...
Scholastic
Study Jams! Air Masses & Fronts
Four types of air masses interact in the atmosphere above the US. The collision of these air masses forms a front, which, in turn, creates our weather. Concepts are explained by Sam and RJ, thus preventing a snowball fight. Your class...
Curated OER
Ultimate Table Trick Challenge
There's a lot going on here: air pressure changes, inertia, and chemical reactions. All of this occurs in 60 seconds time! As an end of the year physical science assessment, consider showing this video clip and then having learners write...
Steve Spangler Science
Ultimate Table Trick Challenge
There's a lot going on here: air pressure changes, inertia, and chemical reactions. All of this occurs in 60 seconds time! As an end of the year physical science assessment, consider showing this video clip and then having learners write...
Steve Spangler Science
Straw Through Potato - Sick Science! #062
Push a straw through a potato using air pressure. This is a good for modeling how air pressure works.
Steve Spangler Science
Heavy Newspaper - Sick Science! #025
Here is an unforgettable demonstration of the power of air! Because the column of air is about 250 miles or 400 km tall, its weight on a sheet of newspaper is enough to hold a stick in place as you smack the other end to break it....
Steve Spangler Science
Steve Spangler on The Ellen Show April 2008
Several concepts are explored with Steve Spangler on the Ellen DeGeneres show. Combustion, air pressure, and polymers demonstrations are done, but very little scientific explanation is offered. At the end of the year, your could have...
Steve Spangler Science
Egg in a Bottle...The Tricky Way - Cool Science Experiment
A teenaged Jack Spangler demonstrates how reducing air pressure in a bottle can pull a boiled egg inside. Then dad does a similar demonstration using liquid nitrogen to reduce the air pressure. Even though the result is the same, the...
Bill Nye
Bill Nye The Science Guy on The Atmosphere
Only a minute and a half long, this video discusses how air acts as an insulator and why air higher in the atmosphere is colder than it is down closer to Earth's surface. He defines the lapse rate and shows how to calculate it. Because...
SciShow
What is Wind?
Hank Green teaches how differences in air pressure, attempting to reach equilibrium. are what causes wind to blow. He also mentions Earth's rotation and the Coriolis effect. Have your class watch this video as a review to your lesson on...
Curated OER
STEMbite: Atmospheric Pressure
Mr. Vanden Heuvel is in the bathroom again! This time he examines the strength of atmospheric pressure with a classic demonstration of filling a glass with water in the sink to reveal the column that fills the glass. Then he places a...
Bill Nye
Bill Nye The Science Guy on Pressure
Dive deep with air pressure as Bill shows how it keeps liquid from entering an upside down beaker when placed underwater. Then watch a rock music video about pressure. If you are putting together a PowerPoint on fluid pressure, you may...
Science for Kids
Science Kids: Experiment Videos: Paper Folding Experiment
Watch as the MythBusters team put the famous myth that you can't fold paper any more than seven times to the test. [3:53]
PBS
Pbs Kids Clubhouse Adventures: Clubhouse Theme: What Is Weather?
Abby Brown, KIDS Clubhouse Adventures co-host, loves to help kids have fun while learning! In this segment, Abby teaches kids about the weather. Kids learn to observe the air and sky as well as a thermometer in order to evaluate the...
Science for Kids
Science Kids: Experiment Videos: Proving Co2 Is Heavier Than Air
Check out this cool science experiment video to see proof that carbon dioxide is heavier than air. [1:12]
Minute Earth
Minute Earth: Our Atmosphere Is Escaping!
Find out why the two lightest elements are the only two gases that escape Earth's atmosphere. [2:17]
SciShow
Sci Show Kids: What's the Dirt on Dirt
Investigate dirt and why just about everything on the planet depends on it! This video explores soil's properties. Learn how soil is a mixture of minerals, water, air, and organic matter. [3:43]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Lung Introduction: Inhaling and Exhaling
Find out exactly why air goes in and out of the lungs. [12:59]
CPALMS
Cpalms: What Do Living Things Need to Survive?
Explore the needs of living things, including plants and animals, as you complete this interactive tutorial.
Curated Video
Math Tutor Dvd: Balloon in a Candle Flame Science Experiment
In this cool science experiment, you will see how you can put a balloon directly into a candle flame and the balloon will not burst. The power of heat conduction makes this possible. Have fun while learning about heat transfer and energy...
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Airplane Air
Who hasn't gotten off a plane blaming the stale cabin air for their stuffy nose, dry throat, and headache? A new study is investigated in this audio lecture that says passengers are partly to blame for bad in-flight air. New research...