Instructional Video13:28
SciShow Kids

The Amazing Science of Balloons | SciShow Kids Compilation

K - 5th
In this SciShow Kids compilation, Jessi and her friends at the Fort learn about electricity, pressure, and chemical reactions from a science lesson on a string: balloons!
Instructional Video6:23
SciShow

Launching Rockets Mid-Air

12th - Higher Ed
If you picture a rocket launch, do you imagine it taking off from a hot air balloon? In this episode, we'll learn how using balloons to launch sounding rockets advanced our understanding of planet Earth, radiation, and how to keep...
Instructional Video3:14
MinuteEarth

Why Are There Clouds?

12th - Higher Ed
Want to learn more about the topic in this week's video? Here are some key words/phrases to get your googling started: - Lifting Condensation Level (LCL): The altitude at which the water vapor in rising air begins to condense - Adiabatic...
Instructional Video2:52
MinuteEarth

How Physics Saved Two Million Premature Babies

12th - Higher Ed
Doctors beat back a disease that was killing tens of thousands of babies a year with a machine based on a simple principle of physics. FYI: We try to leave jargon out of our videos, but if you want to learn more about this topic, here...
Instructional Video3:05
SciShow Kids

Make a Balloon Rocket

K - 5th
This week, experiment with balloons and learn how you can make your very own rocket with Jessi and Squeaks!
Instructional Video2:54
SciShow Kids

What Happens When You Lose a Balloon?

K - 5th
Squeaks almost lost a balloon outside, but what would have happened to it had it floated away into the sky?
Instructional Video15:32
TED Talks

TED: The unexpected benefit of celebrating failure | Astro Teller

12th - Higher Ed
Great dreams aren't just visions, says Astro Teller, "They're visions coupled to strategies for making them real." The head of X (formerly Google X), Teller takes us inside the "moonshot factory," as it's called, where his team seeks to...
Instructional Video5:09
TED-Ed

TED-Ed: Oxygen's surprisingly complex journey through your body - Enda Butler

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Oxygen forms about 21% of the air around us. In your body, oxygen forms a vital role in the production of energy in most cells. But if gases can only efficiently diffuse across tiny distances, how does oxygen reach the cells deep inside...
Instructional Video3:39
SciShow

3 Big Discoveries Made by the International Space Station

12th - Higher Ed
We all know it's awesome, and we could watch Chris Hadfield sing all day, but do you know about the awesome science that's being done on the International Space Station? Hank explains three big discoveries made on the ISS that you should...
Instructional Video5:51
Be Smart

The REAL Physics of Hot Air Balloons!

12th - Higher Ed
The science of hot air balloons may surprise you.
Instructional Video4:00
Crash Course Kids

Got Some Solutions?

3rd - 8th
So, there might not be just one solution to a problem. I know that may sound weird, but it's true. So, how do you come up with multiple solutions? In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Engineer Sabrina shows us how to do that.
Instructional Video3:49
SciShow Kids

How Do Hot Air Balloons Work?

K - 5th
Hot Air Balloons! They're those big, beautiful balloons people can float up to the sky in-- but how do they get up there?!
Instructional Video2:45
TED-Ed

TED-Ed: The ABC's of gas: Avogadro, Boyle, Charles - Brian Bennett

Pre-K - Higher Ed
How can bottles and balloons help explain the different laws that govern gas? See how Boyle's Law, Charles' Law, and Avogadro's Law help us understand the laws that govern gas properties.
Instructional Video3:30
Crash Course Kids

What's Matter?

3rd - 8th
Hey... what's matter? No no no, not what's THE matter. What's MATTER? In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina talks about what matter is and the three states of matter: Solid, Liquid, and Gas. She also does a quick experiment that...
Instructional Video2:01
Curated Video

The Elements: Hydrogen

6th - 12th
Hydrogen is a highly flammable element, with the potential to become a non-polluting alternative to gasoline. Chemistry - Periodic Table - Learning Points. Hydrogen is the element with the lowest density. Hydrogen is highly flammable and...
Instructional Video1:56
Curated Video

The Elements: Helium

6th - 12th
Find out why helium balloons float. Chemistry - Periodic Table - Learning Points. Helium is the second most abundant element in the entire Universe, but is very rare on Earth. Helium is incredibly light, so its atoms simply float off...
Instructional Video3:05
Curated Video

The Noble Gases

6th - 12th
The noble gases were one of the last groups of elements to be discovered. From helium balloons to light bulbs, these gases have many uses in the world around us. Chemistry - Periodic Table - Learning Points. The noble gases are found in...
Instructional Video6:48
Curated Video

Balloon and Treacle

6th - 12th
We investigate the effect that unbalanced charge has on polar molecules. We rub a balloon against hair to build up a negative charge and then hold this near a stream of water and then a stream of treacle. They both bend towards the...
Instructional Video2:05
Curated Video

How to Make Sensory Balloons

Pre-K - 8th
These balloons are perfect for both children tactile sensory play and for stress relieve for grown-ups. We used corn flour, beans, peas and rice, but balloons can be filled with almost anything you have at home.
Instructional Video1:00
Curated Video

Noisy Coin in a Balloon Experiment

Pre-K - 8th
It is just fun to spin a coin in a balloon. But we used a 7-sided 20p coin that made some interesting noise.
Instructional Video1:16
Curated Video

Science Experiment: Spinning Balloon

Pre-K - 8th
If you have a balloon and a straw at home, you can make this fun spinning balloon.
Instructional Video0:50
Curated Video

Science Experiment: Baking Soda and Vinegar Balloon

Pre-K - 8th
This is how my little scientist inflates balloons!
Instructional Video1:17
Curated Video

The Science of Popping Balloons

Pre-K - 8th
Here is a cool activity that seems to defy forces. Pushing needles and skewers into a balloon will surely make it pop? Well, not quite! Here we show you how you can insert a sharp object into a balloon without it popping! We have two...
Instructional Video5:35
Curated Video

Remainders

K - 8th
Mr. Addit demonstrates how to divide two-digit numbers by one-digit numbers, and he explains what happens when there is a remainder.