SciShow Kids
Let's Make the Solar System
Get crafty with the help of pictures and a real-time demonstration from a video that details the step-by-step process in creating a paper solar system.
Crash Course Kids
Weather in Space (The Rocky Planets)
Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars make up the solar system's inner planets. How are the weather patterns on these planets different from Earth's? This is the focus of a video that explains weather conditions on the inner planets.
Crash Course Kids
Seeing Stars
What are all those shiny things we see in the sky at night? It could be a star, planet, or asteroid! This is the focus of a video that helps viewers distinguish between these three objects in the sky.
Curated OER
Venus
Class is in session, and today's topic is the planet Venus! Sit back and learn about our sister planet, her composition, place in space, and atmosphere. The narration is very rapid, making it short but packed with information that may be...
NASA
Nasa: Galleries: Video: What Is a Planet?
Explanation of the characteristics an object must have to be considered a planet. [7:53]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Crash Course Astronomy: Venus
Venus is a gorgeous naked-eye planet, hanging like a diamond in the twilight, but its beauty is best looked at from afar. Even though Mercury is closer to the sun, Venus is the hottest planet in the solar system due to a runaway...
University of Nottingham
Sixty Symbols: Symbols of Physics and Astronomy: Venus
Astronomy Meghan Gray explains the origins of Venus' symbol, and offers a brief look at Earth's "sister planet" and the characteristics that make it similar to Earth. Learn why Venus is dangerous and inhabitable, not only to humans but...
Crash Course
Crash Course Kids 43.1: Weather in Space (The Rocky Planets)
Take a tour of the weather and atmosphere on the rocky planets in our solar system. [5:55]
SciShow
Sci Show Kids: Explore the Solar System: The Rocky Planets
Take a tour of the rocky planets and learn important facts about these planets. Understand that Mercury has no atmosphere which causes its temperatures to vary, Venus is the hottest planet in the solar system, how Earth is unique, and...
Crash Course
Crash Course History of Science #5: The Americas and Time Keeping
How did ancient civilizations in America develop their culture and knowledge base without any contact with the peoples of Africa, Asia, or Europe? This is a story about the planet Venus, breathtaking pyramids, and intricate calendars....
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Cranach the Elder, Cupid Complaining to Venus
This video spotlights Lucas Cranach the Elder's "Cupid complaining to Venus". View the picture and listen as two renowned art professors discuss the painting. [2:53]