Instructional Video3:57
Veritasium

Where Did The Earth Come From?

6th - 12th
What are we made of and where did all of this stuff come from? From the Big Bang to star dust, the narrator of an entertaining video explores many different theories. Scholars learn the sequence of events that had to occur to create the...
Instructional Video3:24
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MinutePhysics

Why Doesn't Time Flow Backwards? (Big Picture Ep. 1/5)

9th - Higher Ed
Take a ride through time as you learn about the status of the past, present, and future from a physics perspective. The video instructor explains the Big Bang Theory through the equilibrium of time. Learners connect the Second Law of...
Instructional Video12:36
Crash Course

A Brief History of the Universe

9th - Higher Ed
No one was actually there to see the birth of the universe, but years of collaboration between physicists and mathematicians allow us to glimpse all but a fraction of a second of it. A narrated journey shows the phase changes...
Instructional Video13:23
Crash Course

The Big Bang, Cosmology Part 1

9th - Higher Ed
Send your space scientists out with a bang! An out-of-this-world video teaches young astronomers about the origin of the universe. The narrator describes the birth of The Big Bang Theory and the physicists and star gazers that...
Instructional Video5:20
MinutePhysics

Science, Religion, and the Big Bang

9th - 12th
In the beginning, there was ... well, we don't know, exactly. Was there even a beginning to begin with? Amateur space scientists explore the nature of the origins of the universe in a brief video. Other topics include the misleading Big...
Instructional Video2:34
MinutePhysics

Does the Universe Have a Purpose? feat. Neil deGrasse Tyson

9th - 12th
Why are we here? There are so many possible ways to answer the question, but which answers are based on empirical data? Pupils discover the many perspectives on this age-old brainteaser. The narrator explains the topic through the ideas...
Instructional Video1:56
MinutePhysics

A Polarizing Discovery About the Big Bang!

9th - 12th
The Big Bang just got bigger! Learners explore the early universe in a short, animated video. The narrator guides viewers through the revelation that photons polarized by masses of plasma travel through space to bring us a...
Instructional Video3:53
MinutePhysics

Why Is It Dark at Night?

9th - 12th
Don't keep your physics class in the dark about night—introduce them to the concept with a short animated video! The narrator discusses how the Big Bang set our universe into an ever-expanding motion where the stars we observe now appear...
Instructional Video5:25
MinutePhysics

Tutorial: Simulating the Universe in After Effects

9th - 12th
Create the universe on your laptop in just over five minutes! The video tutorial guides scholars step by step through the process of simulating the Millennium Run using Adobe After Effects. Watch as the narrator illustrates how...
Instructional Video4:01
MinutePhysics

Picture of the Big Bang (a.k.a. Oldest Light in the Universe)

9th - 12th
Everyone knows the Big Bang Theory ... but, then what happened? Go beyond the bang in an illustrated video that discusses the after effects of the event that set our universe in motion. Physics scholars discover how the creation of...
Instructional Video1:31
MinutePhysics

Tour of the Map of the Big Bang

9th - 12th
Tour the universe from the comfort of your own desk! View the video to learn more about bigbangregistry.com, an interactive map of the great beyond. Pupils discover cosmic background radiation, the oldest light in the universe. The...
Instructional Video1:50
MinutePhysics

The Arrow of Time feat. Sean Carroll

9th - Higher Ed Standards
Time isn't considered a property of physics, but rather a feature. Sean Carroll explains how we remember the past but not the future; yet we still consider time a dimension in physics. The video offers a brief overview of entropy and the...
Instructional Video4:52
Be Smart

Why Does The Earth Have Layers?

6th - 12th
How is the Earth like an onion? In this video from PBS Digital Studios, viewers first learn the different layers of Earth and their properties. In addition, they hear how these layers came about, starting with the Big Bang theory and the...
Instructional Video1:20
DoodleScience

The Big Bang Theory and Red-Shift

9th - 12th
The universe is getting bigger and bigger! A video features an instructor explaining the Big Bang Theory and gives evidence to show the universe is still expanding. Discussion includes the doppler effect and the red-shift in the light...
Instructional Video4:12
Be Smart

The Cosmic Afterglow

6th - 12th
A short video explains one piece of research that supports the Big Bang Theory. The discovery of the sound of radiation from the photons during the creation of our universe is a sound we all recognize as static, but we often...
Instructional Video3:53
TED-Ed

Where Did Earth's Water Come From?

6th - 12th Standards
It's commonly known that over 70 percent of of the earth's surface is covered by water, but exactly where did it all come from? Join this short video as it travels back to the beginning of the universe in search of the origins...
Instructional Video0:52
MinutePhysics

Where Was The Big Bang?

7th - 12th
If you think the world revolves around you, think again! In this super-short clip, the narrator explains, accompanied by drawings, how scaling varies based on your frame of reference or vantage point. You might want to add this clip to...
Instructional Video11:36
Khan Academy

Cosmic Background Radiation, Scale of the Universe, Cosmology and Astronomy

9th - 12th
An informative video explains the density of particles immediately after the Big Bang, as well as the concept that whenever a particle was released, it would merge with another particle. Sal develops the concept of being able to receive...
Instructional Video11:03
Khan Academy

Big Bang Introduction, Scale of the Universe, Cosmology and Astronomy

9th - 12th
Sal explains the Big Bang and the spatial concepts of infinity versus a 'sphere' of expanding matter in detail.
Instructional Video4:12
Khan Academy

Hubble Image of Galaxies, Scale of the Universe, Cosmology and Astronomy

9th - 12th
Sal gives an example of where the Hubble telescope looks, as well as the level of detail that the camera can see.
Instructional Video16:39
Khan Academy

Radius of Observable Universe, Scale of the Universe, Cosmology and Astronomy

9th - 12th
The concept of the universe can be incredibly complex on both physical and mathematical levels. Yet Salman Khan can explain concepts that lead to conclusions about the universe's size. He uses intriguing diagrams and presents information...
Instructional Video7:45
Curated OER

Galaxies, Part 2 of 3

4th - 8th
Part two of this three-part series asks us to think what life would be like if we lived in a binary star system. We are also introduced to black holes and Einstein's theory of relativity. A great clip shown in its three-part entirety or...
Instructional Video0:09
Curated OER

Miracle Planet - Snow Ball Earth 1/5

6th - 9th
Erratics, or drop-stones, are geographic abnormalities. Large stones that appear in unlikely places point to glacial movement. Lava flow also helps scientists determine timing of multiple Ice Ages. Watch this clip along with the four...
Instructional Video7:54
Curated OER

Galaxies, Part 3 of 3

4th - 8th
Part three concludes "A Practical Guide to the Universe," completing the description of the Big Bang Theory and what it means. This episode touches on light travel, light speed, and what that means in relation to what we see. While this...