Crash Course
☁️ What is a Cloud? Crash Course Geography
In addition to just being beautiful one-of-a-kind panoramas in the sky, clouds can tell us so much about how energy and weather patterns flow around the globe. Today, we'll talk about how clouds form, the three main types (cirrus,...
MinuteEarth
Is Climate Change Just a Lot of Hot Air?
Want to learn more about the topic in this week's video? Here are some key words/phrases to get your googling started: - extreme weather - Conditions and events that occur with low frequency, but which often have significant impact on...
Crash Course
How Does Air Temperature Shape a Place Crash Course Geography
Today, we’re going to visit Siberia and take a closer look at how temperatures there (and around the globe) impact the way cultures, communities, and landscapes form. Air temperature plays a much bigger role than just helping us decide...
TED Talks
Wolfgang Kessling: How to air-condition outdoor spaces
During the hot summer months, watching an outdoor sports match or concert can be tantamount to baking uncomfortably in the sun -- but it doesn't have to be. At the TEDxSummit in Doha, physicist Wolfgang Kessling reveals sustainable...
SciShow
How to Make Snow (If You're Not Elsa)
In this episode Hank explains how snow is made using science.
Curated Video
How America’s Hottest City is Innovating to Survive
In this episode, we delve into the latest science of the “urban heat island” effect, learn about the looming threat of a potential “Katina-like event” that threatens their electrical grid, and explore the gamut of options being pursued...
Science Buddies
Create an Urban Heat Island Profile Using ArcGIS Online
In this science project, you will explore Urban Heat Islands with ArcGIS Online and analyze surface type & air temperature relationships in your city.
Wonderscape
The Greenhouse Effect: Unraveling the Impact on Global Climate
This video explores the greenhouse effect and its significant role in global warming. It explains how greenhouse gases, like carbon dioxide and methane, trap heat in the Earth's atmosphere, leading to a rise in global temperatures. The...
Wonderscape
The Science of Hibernation: How Animals Prepare
This video delves into the intricate preparations animals undertake for hibernation, including creating hibernacula or dens and the various triggers that signal the start of hibernation. It explains the differences between hibernation...
Wonderscape
Understanding Weather: Insights from a National Park Hike
Explore the dynamic world of weather in this insightful narrative about a hiker's journey through a national park. The video delves into the impact of weather elements like temperature, humidity, clouds, and wind on outdoor activities....
Curated Video
Feels Like Temperature: What It Really Means and How It's Calculated
Measuring actual temperature consists of recording the air temperature from a thermometer that has been kept inside a Stevenson screen or by using any other appropriate instrument. “Feels like temperature,” on the other hand, is a...
Curated Video
Constant Air Volume - CAV HVAC System
In this video we look at the constant air volume systems (CAV) to learn how it works and how the system operates . We use 3D models, animations and real life photos to help you understand and learn HVAC engineering. hvac training videos....
Curated Video
Types of Weather
The video “Weather Types” discusses weather, types of precipitation, and common weather patterns.
This Won't Hurt a Bit
Extreme Heat
Our bodies react differently to extreme heat depending on how much humidity is in the air. Heat index is a measure of how hot it feels outside, taking into account both air temperature and relative humidity. As the humidity rises, the...
Weatherthings
Weather Things: Cumulus
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...
Curated Video
How Air Handling Units work
Air Handling Units. In this video we'll learn how air handling units or AHU's work. Starting with simple typical examples and increasing to more advanced designs. Covering ductwork, AHU, centrifugal fan, cooling coil, heating coil,...
National Parks Service
Everglades National Park - Python Research Presentation
Alex Wolf gives a presentation about Burmese python natural history, research, and management at the Fairchild Tropical Botanical Garden in Miami, Florida (24:21 minutes).
Curated Video
Constant Air Volume - CAV
Constant air volume hvac system basics. In this video we look at the basics of CAV ventilation system covering cav constant air volume systems used in hvac ventilation design, cav terminals, ahu air handling units, heat exchangers,...
Science360
Lake Temperatures -- Changing Planet
Scientists studying lakes in northern and tropical latitudes are finding that rising lake water temperatures are affecting the ecosystems of the lakes. -- The Changing Planet series explores the impact that climate change is having on...
Wonderscape
Science Kids: Hibernating Animals
This video explores the concept of hibernation in animals. It discusses why animals hibernate, which animals hibernate, and the physiological changes that occur during hibernation. It also touches on related topics such as estivation and...
Weatherthings
Weather Things: Precipitation
The cycle of water from the air to the ground to the oceans and back to the air never ends. Water is found in the air, in the ground, in rivers and oceans, and it's found as gas, liquid, and solid. As it moves though phases and locations...
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...
Wonderscape
Science Kids: Understanding Weather and Climate
This video is a lesson about weather, climate, and the effects of global warming. It explains the difference between weather and climate, the factors that influence weather, the greenhouse effect, and the role of oceans in climate. The...
PBS
The Sun Heats Earth
Is the hottest part of the day at noon, when closest to the sun, or later in the afternoon, when the land holds in the heat? Scholars observe the temperatures over a few days as Earth rotates into sunlight and view a flat map of the...