Science ABC
Where Does Snow Come From?
Technically speaking, the snow falling on mountains and other cold regions is just frozen water. It is formed of tiny crystals of frozen water and looks a bit like small pieces of cotton. A snowflake is an ice crystal, or an amalgamation...
Science360
Science Now Ep. 11
New NSF Science Now Video: From monsoons to ground-level ozone to Greenland Ice melt-Check out the exciting discoveries!
Tumble Science Podcast for Kids
How Snow Is Made
The phrase “no two snowflakes are alike” is actually scientifically accurate. Snow forms high in the atmosphere, and despite its uniform appearance, each snowflake is different based upon where and how it was formed. Although snowflakes...
Weatherthings
Corona vs. Halo
With a bright moon and the right amount of clouds, you often may see a glow in the clouds around the moon or a ring around the moon. One of those is called a corona, the other is a lunar halo. Each tells you something different about the...
Science360
The Role Of Clouds - Earth's Heat Balance
What role do clouds play in warming or cooling the earth?
Visual Learning Systems
Investigating Weather Quiz
This is a quiz over the topics covered in the Investigating Weather series. Topics included clouds, precipitations, air masses, weather fronts, and storms. Investigating Weather part 7/7
Weatherthings
Parhelic Circle
If you've ever noticed a white ring in the thin clouds that goes through the sun, this is what it is.
Weatherthings
Some Clouds are Bright Some Clouds are Dark
A simple demonstration showing how some clouds are bright and others are dark.
NASA
NASA | CATS in Space Keep Eyes on Atmosphere
NASA Goddard is preparing to demonstrate for the fist time in space, a 3-wavelength, laser remote sensing instrument. The Cloud-Aerosol Transport System or CATS will measure clouds and aerosols in the Earth's atmosphere. This...
NASA
NASA | Dynamic Earth Excerpt: Viz Challenge Winner
Watch Earth's magnetic shield protect the planet from a pelting by the solar wind. See how the sun's energy drives a remarkable planetary engine, the climate. This video, originally created by NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio as...
NASA
NASA | Dynamic Earth
This was the version submitted to the 2013 Science and Engineering Visualization Challenge. For the original version, with a narration by Liam Neeson, go here: Watch Earth's magnetic shield protect the planet from a pelting by the solar...
National Parks Service
Yosemite Nature Notes 14: Horsetail Fall
Horsetail Fall is a small, ephemeral waterfall that flows over the eastern edge of El Capitan in Yosemite Valley. For two weeks in February, the setting sun striking the waterfall creates a deep orange glow.
National Parks Service
Speaking with Animals
A talk by Craig Childs author, river guide, naturalist, field instructor in natural history, adventurer. Childs is a prolific writer, teacher, river guide, naturalist and original adventurer. His keen observations in nature flow through...
NASA
NASA | Fermi Finds Radio Bursts from Terrestrial Gamma-ray Flashes
Lightning in the clouds is directly linked to events that produce some of the highest-energy light naturally made on Earth: terrestrial gamma-ray flashes (TGFs). An instrument aboard NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope was recently...
Weatherthings
Gust Front - Shelf Cloud
At times, an ominous cloud band forms on the forward or leading edge of a thunderstorm. It is part of the thunderstorm gust front, called a shelf cloud, because it hangs out in front of the storm like a shelf. It may be smooth on the...
NASA
NASA | SDO Catches Surf Waves on the Sun
Scientists have spotted the iconic surfer's wave rolling through the atmosphere of the sun. This makes for more than just a nice photo-op: the waves hold clues as to how energy moves through that atmosphere, known as the corona.
Visual Learning Systems
Weather Around Us: Summing Up
Upon viewing the Weather Around Us video series, students will be able to do the following: Define weather as the condition of the lower atmosphere close to Earth. Understand that weather is constantly changing. Understand that...
National Parks Service
Episode 14: Horsetail Fall
Horsetail Fall is a small, ephemeral waterfall that flows over the eastern edge of El Capitan in Yosemite Valley. For two weeks in February, the setting sun striking the waterfall creates a deep orange glow.
Next Animation Studio
Dubai says freak rain was caused by cloud-seeding drones
The people of the United Arab Emirates were amazed by torrential rains falling on their parched desert.
NASA
NASA’s Global Tour of Precipitation in Ultra HD (4K)
Precipitation (falling rain and snow) is our fresh water reservoir in the sky and is fundamental to life on Earth. This video shows the most detailed and worldwide view of rain and snowfall ever created and uses satellite measurements...
Let's Tute
Painting a Dreamy Dance in the Moonlight
In this video, Richard Jen teaches viewers how to create a beautiful and dreamy painting of a couple dancing in the moonlight. He guides them through the process step by step, from painting the moon and creating a starry sky to adding...
Mazz Media
Air
This live-action video program is about the word air. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the word air through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and colorful, animated...