SciShow
The Fastest Human-Made Object Ever
The record for the fastest thing ever created by humans is a tie between the Helios 2 probe and a manhole cover.
SciShow
How Kodak Discovered Radioactive Rain
The Trinity Test had some unexpected consequences, including the creation of radioactive rain found hundreds of miles away from the test site.
SciShow
Meteor Explosion
Hank talks about the search for pieces of a special meteoroid that exploded over California & Nevada last month.
Weird History
The Mind-Blowing Story of Devils Hole, An Eerie Alien Geology On Earth
There's something about enormous caverns that captures humanity's imagination, and Devils Hole in Death Valley National Park is one of the strangest natural formations in the world. Devils Hole has a unique natural ecosystem and is home...
Curated Video
Yosemite National Park: A Journey through California's Natural Beauty
Yosemite National Park, California, USA:"And we will end our trip by taking excursions in California, United States in a walk through the Yosemite National Park, climbing the Tunnel View, one of the most famous sites of the park, which...
Curated Video
How Five Billion lbs of Las Vegas Garbage Powers a City
Most the of 600 billion pounds of waste that Americans produce every year ends up in landfills. All that trash can have huge impacts on the environment. But modern landfills have found a new use for all that trash — they’re turning it...
Curated Video
Building the Hoover Dam
The construction of the then-largest dam in the world: how was the construction of the dam achieved and what is its legacy today? Earth Science - Earth's Resources - Learning Points. The Hoover Dam was built in the 1930s in Nevada, USA,...
Curated Video
Ecosystem Management: Deserts
The Mojave desert in the USA and the Thar Desert of India have very different uses. How do humans manage these environments? And what effect does the economic status of the country have on their development? Earth Science - Human Impacts...
Bedtime History
Area 51 for Kids | Bedtime History
Learn about the mysterious test site of the United States Military at the Nevada Test Site, from the design of the U-2 spy plane to the SR-71.
Curated Video
Big Ideas - Episode 16 - Land Speed Records
In 1964 at the Butterfield Salt Flats in Utah, 27 year old speed king Craig Breedlove became the first to move across the earth s surface at more than five hundred miles per hour. In the process of setting his third world land speed...
Curated Video
Big Ideas - Episode 17 - DARPA Grand Challenge / Driverless Cars
It had long been the idea of road safety experts to have vehicles that were not controlled by drivers, but rather by computers. Automated driving systems that cruise at a set distance from the car in front, park your car for you or steer...
Curated Video
The Western Region of the United States
Dr. Forrester introduces the Western Region of the United States. She describes the major physical features of this, the largest geographical region of our country.
Curated Video
Learn About Homophones!
Let's learn about homophones, words with the same pronunciation but different meanings!
Curated Video
Autonomous Vehicles Race Through Nevada Desert in DARPA Challenge
The video describes a thrilling robotic vehicle race in the Nevada desert, where 23 autonomous vehicles competed to navigate a challenging course using GPS and advanced technology. The goal was to spur the development of driverless...
Financial Times
Nuclear is back in vogue - what about its waste?
FT Rethink - Nuclear power is undergoing a revival with more than 50 reactors being built around the world. But the problem of how to dispose of lethal nuclear waste, which can remain radioactive for up to 300,000 years, remains...
Curated Video
N is for Nancy Newt
Miss Palomine talks about the uppercase letter -N. She plays the Nancy Newt music video. She talks about the /n/ sound and the shape of the uppercase -N. She and the student then identify uppercase -N words.
The Business Professor
What State to Form a Business Entity_
What State should you choose to Form a Business Entity? While there are no specific laws that make it more suitable for LLCs than other states, Delaware is the state of choice to incorporate because of their business-friendly corporate...
Curated Video
Mountains of North America
Mountains of North America locates major mountain ranges found in North America by using a map or globe.
Ancient Lights Media
Atlas of the United States: Utah
This program explores the geography, history, and some important cultural features of the Mountain Region of the United States. The individual states of Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Idaho and Montana are presented in detail.
TMW Media
How did they build the Hoover Dam
We’re scaling incredible heights on this episode of Travel Thru History. We visit a civil engineering wonder on the border of Arizona and Nevada - the Hoover Dam. This massive structure not only attracts about a million tourists each...
Mr. Beat
Nevada and Utah Compared
Nevada and Utah Both are states in these United States, and other than the obvious similarities such as the fact that the official language in both states is English, here are a few other similarities Both are right next to each other...
Hip Hughes History
The Cliven Bundy Standoff and Oregon Militia Occupation Explained
Ever wonder how cows and turtles have anything to do with the Oregon militia takeover of a Federal National Wildlife Refuge building? I did. Here are my thoughts.
Curated Video
How America Prepared for Nuclear War
This is the untold story of how the US prepped citizens for a potential atom-bomb Armageddon.