The scientific community is incredibly excited to have these two highly complementary observatories operating together. With their collaboration, they will push the boundaries of knowledge on the backdrop of a...

We discuss the importance of Abstract Expressionist art in the 1950's through Rothko's Four Darks on Red.

Nebulae are some of the most resplendent objects in the universe, but it’s easy to confuse which one is an “emission nebula,” and which one is an “absorption nebula.”
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In this video, the teacher explains the concept of graduation in shading and demonstrates how to create a graduation scale using different pencil grades. They then show how to apply this technique to draw a realistic sphere with light...

This is the second video lesson on literary devices. Mr. P. has published another video on literary devices on metaphors, simile, personification and onomatopoeia. In this video lesson, Mr. P. will discuss alliteration, imagery,...

The Hubble Space Telescope has made over 1.5 million observations since its launch in 1990, capturing stunning subjects such as the Eagle Nebula and producing data that has been featured...

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has determined the size of the largest icy comet nucleus ever found. And, it’s big! With a diameter of approximately 80 miles across, it’s about 50 times larger than typical comets. Its...

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Poem written and performed by Michael Rosen

What does our planet look like from space? Most are familiar with the beloved images of the blue marble or pale blue dot -- Earth from 18,000 and 3.7 billion miles away, respectively. But closer to home, within the...

Was the year 536 AD the worst ever? The 6th century boasted many exceptional events, people, and historical contributions. The exception, however, was one year that was particularly burdened with a level of tragedy and strife most...

Learn the Sounds of American English! This video covers the AH as in FATHER [_] Vowel. Perfect your American Accent!

This live-action video program is about caves. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the term through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and colorful, animated graphics and...

The third video in our series on poetic devices, in this video will look at how poets use similes and metaphors to create comparisons between two images.

Here's an exciting way to learn important facts and get ready for a life science test! In this episode we'll be looking at genetic adaptation.

This video explains the theory of evolution through natural selection, as proposed by Charles Darwin in 1859. It explores how organisms adapt and change over time through genetic mutations and environmental pressures, leading to the...

Phil Beadle teaches the 'Poetry from Different Cultures' section of the AQA GCSE English syllabus in a studio to a group of Key Stage 4 students from Newham schools. Phil's teaching is guaranteed to inspire, challenge and excite. The...

How many moons does Saturn have? How many rings does Saturn have? What are the rings made of? Saturn, Lord of the rings, Part 2

In this live-action program viewers will learn that being able to make careful and accurate observations is the foundation of any lab based science class, such as chemistry, biology, or physics. Students will come to understand the...

"The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time." -Thomas Edison From the curiosity of Leonardo da Vinci to the dedication of Marie Curie, Inventors Who Changed the World is a young child's first introduction to the...

Learn the basics about the reactions of halogens, when learning about the periodic table as a part of properties of matter. Group 7 of the periodic table is the halogens. The reaction between diatomic chlorine gas and cold sodium...

Pluto, the small, icy celestial body at the back of the solar system, was downgraded from a regular planet to a dwarf planet in 2006. It has been known as just that for years - the planet that never was. But NASA's New Horizons mission,...

Khalil Gibran Muhammad is professor of History, Race and Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School and the Suzanne Young Murray Professor at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Studies. He is the former Director of the Schomburg...

Does a goat wear glasses? What about a rainbow fish? Or, an earthworm? People wear eyeglasses, but what about animals? Explore the whys and hows behind glasses of all kinds, in this fun and informative book!

The Dust Bowl was one of the worst man-made environmental disasters. It turned the southern Great Plains of the U.S. into a desert. When the native prairie grass was pulled out and replaced with wheat fields, the loose soil had nothing...