SciShow
BigBrain & Supermoon
From brains to heavenly bodies, this week brings us some super-sized science... BigBrain is the highest resolution map of the human brain that's ever existed; a super high resolution interactive model of King Tut's tomb for anyone to...
Curated Video
Three-Dimensional Shapes
Mr. Addit reviews two-dimensional plane shapes and introduces three-dimensional shapes and discusses their attributes.
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Novel NIST Technique Measures 3-D Shapes in Computer Chips Using Optical Microscopy
NIST’s Ravi Attota shows how Through-Focus Scanning Optical Microscopy (TSOM) able to detect tiny differences in the 3-D shapes of computer chip components, revealing variations less than 1 nanometer (billionth of a meter) in size.
NASA
NASA | See Goddard in 3D!
See NASA Goddard in 3D! This short promotional video highlights some of the best that the Goddard Space Flight Center has to offer - showcasing the science and technology born from the efforts of the dedicated Goddard family.
NASA
3D 4k for STEREO's 10th Anniversary
This 3-D video can be seen with red and cyan 3-D paper glasses. Launched ten years ago, on Oct. 25, 2006, the twin spacecraft of NASA’s STEREO mission – short for Solar and Terrestrial Relations Observatory – have given us unprecedented...
3Blue1Brown
Linear Combinations, Span, and Basis Vectors | Essence of Linear Algebra, Chapter 2
What does it mean for two vectors to be linearly independent? The resource presents the basics of basis vectors and linear combinations. The third video in the 15-part series provides a definition of linear independence in terms of the...
Crash Course
Network Solids and Carbon
Allotropes of carbon are a girl's best friend. Here's a video that covers the various networks of solids and carbon, including the process for changing graphite network structures to diamond and then back to graphite. The video...
Learning Games Lab
Multidimensional Thinking
Soil may seem flat, but it has dimension. A quick video lesson walks learners through the different dimensions of a sample of soil. Beginning with the linear measurements, the instruction describes the area and volume calculations as...
Corbett Maths
Views and Elevations
The view depends upon location. A short video introduces the idea of views and elevations of 3-D figures. Using figures composed of cubes, the presenter creates their front, side, and plan views. The last figure requires the viewer to...
Corbett Maths
3D Pythagoras
Calculate one hypotenuse then repeat. The resource provides a variety of ways for finding the length of the diagonal in a prism. Using the Pythagorean Theorem, pupils find a variety of distances in 3-D figures. The distances range from...
Physics Girl
Singing Plates - Standing Waves on Chladni Plates
Here's a short video that hits all the high notes! Young scientists observe as amazing patterns appear in sand during a short demonstration. In addition to art and music, the resource explains standing waves, nodes, and how a 3-D model...
Physics Girl
Why Is the Universe Flat?
How can something as vast as the universe also be flat? Go beyond the Big Bang Theory using a video from an expansive physics playlist. Topics include the expansion and inflation of the universe, why opposite sides of the universe are...
Physics Girl
Why Do Mirrors Flip Horizontally (But Not Vertically)?
Want to see your class flip out over a simple question? Blow their minds and challenge young physicists using a video from an engaging physics playlist. The narrator demonstrates how mirrors show only what they are presented and...
CK-12 Foundation
Composite Solids: Lesson
Combine the formulas to arrive at one volume. Using the formulas for different solids, the video introduces finding the volume of composite solids. The portion of an extensive playlist on geometry works a couple of problems, one with an...
CK-12 Foundation
Three Dimensions in Two Dimensions: Lesson
Slice up solids. A portion of a geometry playlist introduces two conventional ways to visualize 3-D figures in 2-D. The resource defines cross-sections and nets and provides examples of both.
CK-12 Foundation
Similar Solids: Lesson
Blow up a solid by a scale factor. A section of a larger playlist on basic geometry introduces the ratios of the surface areas and volumes of similar solids. Using the ratios, the video works several examples involving similar figures.
CK-12 Foundation
Polyhedrons: Lesson
Imagine a poly-what? With the aid of pictures, the segment of an extensive geometry playlist introduces specific polyhedrons and their parts. The presentation uses Euler's Theorem to explain the relationship between the number of faces,...
Physics Girl
Is This Really 3D?
What we call 3-D is only a good substitute. Part of a larger playlist on physics, an interesting video demonstrates different attempts at three-dimensional perception. The final example shows a true 3-D projection in the form of a...
Physics Girl
How 3D Holograms Work
Time for a change in perspective. A video lesson explores the progression from 2-D to 3-D images. The instructor from the physics playlist first explains the workings of a traditional camera and compares that to the creation of a 3-D...
Physics Girl
I Built an Acoustic Levitator! Making Liquid Float on Air
Think of current acoustic levitator technology as a hover board for tiny things! Introduce young physicists to this emerging gadget using a video from an informative playlist touching on physics topics. Viewers watch as Physics Girl and...
TED-Ed
The Mathematics of Sidewalk Illusions
How do they create those 3-D views on a 2-D surface? The video presents the history of the art of using anamorphic perspective. A review of perspective drawing provides background knowledge to the class. Pupils see different methods...
Crash Course
3D Graphics: Crash Course Computer Science #27
Graphics can make or break a video or computer game. A thorough installment of the Crash Course Computer Science series describes different types of graphics projections, including orthographic projections and perspective projections. It...
3Blue1Brown
Nonsquare Matrices as Transformations Between Dimensions | Essence of Linear Algebra, Footnote
But what happens if the matrix is not square? The ninth video in a series of 15 serves as a footnote to discuss non-square matrices. The resource presents them as transformations between two and three dimensions. The presentation...
3Blue1Brown
Three-dimensional Linear Transformations | Essence of Linear Algebra, Footnote
Bring it all to three dimensions. The short video points out that the discussion in the previous presentations in two dimensions also holds true for three dimensions. The sixth video in the series of 15 specifically makes the...