Veritasium
Sparks from Falling Water: Kelvin's Thunderstorm
Need a resource that illustrates the creation of electrical charge? The odds will ever be in your favor with a video from the Veritasium playlist! Science sleuths watch sparks fly from Lord Kelvin's rain shower experiment, where current...
TED-Ed
The Science of Static Electricity
Add some spark to your physical science instruction with this short video on static electricity. Taking a look at the fundamental structure of atoms, this fun film explains how rubbing objects together can cause electrons to move...
Educreations
Bond Types
Bond some basic chemistry knowledge to the brains of your students with this short instructional video. After first identifying metals and non-metals on the period table, the presenter continues on to explain the types of materials...
Curated OER
Thunder and Lightning
What happens when two Van de Graaff machines are placed close together? Watch the electrons jump from one generator to the other creating baby lightning and thunder.
Curated OER
How Does a Van de Graaff Generator Work?
What is a Van de Graaff, and how does it work? Joanne and Steve show us the parts of a Van de Graaff generator and explain how one works. No actual experiment is conducted here, but it may be interesting to show your class this video...
Curated OER
Liquid Nitrogen vs. Liquid Oxygen: Magnetism
Use magnets, liquid nitrogen, and liquid oxygen in this quick experiment that illustrates paramagnetism and diamagnetism.