Visual Learning Systems
Understanding Chemical Energy and its Applications
This video explains the concept of chemical energy and its role in various everyday activities. It highlights how bonds between atoms store energy, which can be released through combustion or digestion.
This video is part of the 10-part...
Visual Learning Systems
Waves: Longitudinal Waves
This video explores the characteristics of waves. It explains the speed of waves, how this value is calculated and the four basic interaction between waves. Other terminology includes: vibration, crest, trough, amplitude, wavelength,...
Weatherthings
Water Smart: The Sun, Water Cycle, & Climate - Summary
The Sun, Water Cycle, & Climate shows us how the sun produces heat to drive the water cycle. It's made clear that the water cycle continues in the absence of sunlight or heat. We learn how the two components of climate- temperature and...
Visual Learning Systems
The Nature of Electricity: What Is Electric Charge?
This video describes the basic role that atoms play in creating electrical charges, as well as the nature and creation of static electricity. Various methods of charging are discussed, emphasizing the role that insulators and conductors...
Visual Learning Systems
The Atmosphere: the Atmosphere
Students will learn about the different layers of the atmosphere. The changes in the atmosphere are explained using examples of contemporary environmental conditions brought about by human behavior. The oxygen cycle and the carbon cycle...
Weatherthings
Weather Things: Advanced Weather Instruments
Weather forecasting requires observation. Beyond the things we can see, hear and sense, meteorologists need detailed data to observe distant weather, whether that is distant along the ground, or distant up into the sky. Weather...
Visual Learning Systems
Understanding Groundwater
This video explains the concept of groundwater and its importance as a water source. It discusses how groundwater is formed, the role of the water table, and the impact of precipitation and drought on the water table's level. It also...
Visual Learning Systems
Types of Mixtures
In this video, the teacher explains the different types of mixtures: homogeneous mixtures, heterogeneous mixtures, colloids, and suspensions. Using examples such as granite, salad dressing, toothpaste, and river water, the teacher...
Visual Learning Systems
Understanding Solutions: Ocean Water vs. Lake Water
In this informative video, we explore the differences between ocean water and lake water. We learn that ocean water is salt water, while lake water is referred to as fresh water. Both of these are examples of solutions, which are types...
Weatherthings
Weather Things: Air
The 3 simple ingredients of sun, air and water lead to every type of weather on Earth. The atmosphere is constantly trying to balance heat from the sun with water vapor and air to create a dynamic planet. The unique properties of the...
Visual Learning Systems
Light: What Is Light?
Upon viewing the Light video series, students will be able to do the following: List some of the reasons light is important to all living things. Understand that light is a type of energy. Describe how light behaves both as a wave and as...
Weatherthings
Weather Things: Fog
Clouds manifest moisture condensed in the air. In this program they are appreciated and pondered. Clouds give clues to wind direction, humidity levels, weather patterns, and they just make pretty sights. We look at the basic type of...
Bridgeman Arts
1950s: People in costume hold string in barn
1950s: People in costume hold string in barn. Key tied to string near metal rod. Lightning bolt. Electrical charge between key and rod. Illustration of column and particles. Text appears over column.
Bridgeman Arts
1950s: Two Illustrated columns
1950s: Two Illustrated columns. Particles move between columns. Text labels appear over both columns.
Bridgeman Arts
A is for Atom part 2 - 1952 Cold War-era cartoon about atomic energy
American animation about atomic energy - atom - nuclear. Dr Atom illustrates the way protons , neutrons and electrons function. Periodic table of elements - elements are represented by buildings - explanation of function of isotopes -...
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Texas business pumps unused gas from oil wells to mine Bitcoin
Cryptocurrency entrepreneurs are fueling their operations with a source of natural gas that frequently gets wasted during oil production, but experts worry there could still be an environmental cost (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Japanese fishing boat contaminated with radioactive fallout during 1954 Castle Bravo hydrogen bomb test
Pan down mushroom cloud of Castle Bravo, US's first test of hydrogen bomb / montage Japanese fishing boat Lucky Dragon 5, which was at sea near site of Castle Bravo detonation and received radiation fallout / pair of white gloves on...
Curated Video
Briefing on launch of spacecraft to measure the sun
1. Animation showing Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory (STEREO) in orbit near sun
2. Wide of news conference
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Nicholas Chrissotimos, STEREO Project Manager, NASA:
"We will be making in situ measurements as...
AFP News Agency
VOICED : The Salton Sea: a time bomb amid California drought
VOICED : The Salton Sea: a time bomb amid California drought
Bloomberg
Global Covid-19 Cases Near 3 Million, Nations Plan to Ease Restrictions
Apr.27 -- European nations are planning a gradual reopening throughout the month of May, while Indonesian health officials say normal life will resume in July after the nation implements a three-pronged approach to battling the...
Curated Video
Scientists at CERN downplay safety fears for powerful accelerator.
1. Exterior of CERN globe with museum
2. Model of magnet with writing "CERN" on it
3. Exterior of hall of ATLAS experiment at CERN, with huge poster reading "Experience Atlas experiment", one of the four major experiments when the Large...
Bloomberg
WHO, CDC Recognize Risk of Virus Aerosols
May.16 -- Health authorities are starting to accept something that’s been argued by many researchers for more than a year: the Coronavirus can spread through the air. The World Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control...
Curated Video
Danish scientists are linking cosmic battles with the global climate change
HEADLINE: Debate over climate change heats up
CAPTION: There is a general consensus that mankind is largely to blame for rising temperatures, but scientists now think they have discovered another factor. (April 2)
[Notes:ANCHOR...
Curated Video
CDC Says Coronavirus Can Spread Farther Than 6 Feet
In new guidance published on its website, the agency said coronavirus particles can stay in the air "for minutes or even hours."