Instructional Video1:07
Curated Video

I WONDER - How Are Space Shuttles Powered?

Pre-K - 5th
This video is answering the question of how are space shuttles powered.
Instructional Video1:26
NASA

NASA’s Psyche Spacecraft Prepares for Trip to Asteroid by Testing Solar Arrays

K - 11th
NASA’s Psyche mission is preparing for a 1.5 billion-mile (2.4 billion-kilometer) solar-powered trip to the metal-rich asteroid of the same name.



In a cleanroom at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in February 2022,...
Instructional Video3:43
FuseSchool

What Are Allotropes of Metalloids and Metals

6th - Higher Ed
Learn the basics about allotropes of metalloids and metals, as a part of the overall properties of matter topic. An allotrope is basically a different form of the same element, each with distinct physical and chemical properties. For...
Instructional Video0:42
Next Animation Studio

Installing massive wind and solar farms across the Sahara could affect weather

12th - Higher Ed
Scientists say installing massive wind and solar farms across the Sahara Desert could affect the weather.
Instructional Video10:12
Zach Star

Renewable Energy Research and Which Majors to Pick

12th - Higher Ed
This video covers renewable energy, which majors to choose in order to get into this field, and some research being done.



Renewable energy is not just one field, it can be broken up into solar, wind, geothermal,...
Instructional Video21:26
SWPictures

WHAT A WASTE - Green Designs

12th - Higher Ed
Buildings are among the biggest wasters of energy on the planet. This programme looks at the alternatives – and visits what are being billed as some of the greenest buildings in the world. At the moment almost 40% of all global...
Instructional Video5:22
FuseSchool

Energy Sources

6th - Higher Ed
Energy Sources | Energy | Physics | FuseSchool There are many different sources of energy, how many can you name? Sources of energy include burning coal, oil, gas and biomass, solar, hydroelectric, tidal, wind, muscle power, geothermal,...
Instructional Video3:59
Curated Video

Comparing and Evaluating Energy Resources

9th - Higher Ed
The video provides an overview of the different ways in which energy resources can be compared and evaluated, including their renewability, reliability, and environmental impact. The presenter discusses various types of energy resources,...
Instructional Video25:44
Curated Video

Bringing Israeli Solar Technologies to African Villages and Changing Lives

Higher Ed
The video is a speech given by an Israeli woman named Sivan Ya'ari, the founder of Innovation: Africa, an organization that brings solar technology to villages in Africa to transform schools, medical centers, and to pump water. Ya'ari...
Instructional Video19:25
The Wall Street Journal

Experimenta In Extreme Living

Higher Ed
Joaquin Ruiz, vice president for innovation and director of Biosphere 2 at the University of Arizona, speaks with The Future of Everything Editor Stan Parish about what it's like inside Biosphere 2, the largest closed system in the world.
Instructional Video4:21
Curated Video

Solar Energy

K - 8th
This live-action video program is about the word Solar Energy. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the word Solar Energy through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and...
Instructional Video3:00
Curated Video

How Do Solar Panels Work?

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Solar panels are rectangular objects made up of individual solar cells, which capture sunlight and generate electricity. These cells are made from silicon, a semiconductor material found in sand. When sunlight hits the cells, it causes...
Podcast26:36
NASA

‎NASA in Silicon Valley: James Cockrell, Small Spacecrafts: NASA in Silicon Valley Podcast

Pre-K - Higher Ed
A conversation with James Cockrell, Project Manager for Small Spacecrafts.
Instructional Video3:03
NASA

Take a Spin With NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

K - 11th
On schedule to launch no later than May 2027, NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope mission will help uncover some of the biggest mysteries in the cosmos. The state-of-the-art telescope on the Roman spacecraft...
Instructional Video5:20
PBS

Can We Get Solar Power To Everyone Who Wants It?

12th - Higher Ed
By the end of 2016 in the U.S., over 1 million homes had solar panels, with four times as many installed that year compared to just four years earlier. But if you don't own the roof over your head, or can't afford this kind of upgrade,...
Instructional Video19:32
Institute for New Economic Thinking

Michael Shellenberger: Energy and the Economics of Renewables

Higher Ed
In this interview we discuss the impact of Schumpeter's concept of creative destruction in economic thinking - and specifically in energy. Most crucially we debate the issues surrounding conservation and the use of new oil and gas...
Instructional Video11:23
Zach Star

The real world applications of the dot product

12th - Higher Ed
The real world applications of the dot product
Instructional Video5:37
PBS

Career Connections | Energy Analyst

6th - 12th
"Sharpen your pencil!" That's the key bit of advice from an energy analyst who works for a solar energy company. In this video, the narrator stresses the importance of strong accounting background and a passion for energy science for...
Instructional Video2:41
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NASA

STEMonstrations: Solar Energy

6th - 12th Standards
Astronauts would be lost without solar energy. A video lesson straight from the International Space Station describes how solar energy keeps the station running. Learners then complete an activity that explores the availability of solar...
Instructional Video4:47
Bite Sci-zed

Biomimicry

7th - 11th Standards
Nature often offers the best inspiration. Scholars learn about biomimicry and how humans often copy nature to create new products. They explore real-world examples such as including solar panels that mimic leaves, the texture of shark...
Instructional Video5:24
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California Academy of Science

Renewable Energy: Clean Tech Solutions

6th - 10th Standards
Renewable energy originally found application more than 790,000 years ago. A relevant and engaging lesson explains some of the current options for renewable energy. Technology changes quickly and many different options provide hope for...
Instructional Video3:00
PBS

Solar Power

6th - 12th Standards
One day's worth of sunlight can supply everyone on Earth with electricity for a year! Why, then, do we find ourselves in an energy crisis? Shine a light on solar energy with a short lesson and video. As part of a larger energy unit from...
Instructional Video2:20
MinuteEarth

Transparent Solar Panels?!

6th - 12th Standards
Coming soon to a windowpane near you, a solar panel you can see through! Science scholars discover new solar technology in a short video. The narrator compares the dark, traditional solar panel with the recently developed clear version...
Instructional Video4:58
TED-Ed

How Do Solar Panels Work?

4th - 8th Standards
What are those shiny things that people are installing on the roofs of their houses? Learn about the structure, function, and logistics of solar panels, as well as the challenges of using the sun's energy as our exclusive power source on...