NASA
NASA | Sea Ice 2008
Arctic sea ice declined this summer to its second smallest extent in the satellite era, suggesting that the record set in 2007 may not have been an anomaly. If recent trends in the melt rate continue, we could see a virtually ice-free...
NASA
NASA | A Laser Scientist Answers 5 Questions About LVIS
With winter closing in, a new NASA airborne campaign launched October 31, 2013 in Greenland. For the first time, the Laser Vegetation Imaging Sensor, or LVIS, is flying about NASA's new C-130 aircraft to measure the island's ice...
NASA
IceBridge Flies 300 Hours of Antarctic Science Flights
Flying low over the Earth’s southernmost continent, Operation IceBridge is wrapping up its eighth consecutive field season of mapping the ice sheet and glaciers of Antarctica, as well as the surrounding sea ice. With more than 300 hours...
NASA
Snow Scientists in the Windswept Montana Prairie
NASA’s SnowEx ground and airborne campaign is a multiyear effort using a variety of techniques to study snow characteristics, and the team began their new field study year in January 2021. Not only is SnowEx learning valuable information...
NASA
Older Arctic Sea Ice Disappearing
Arctic sea ice has not only been shrinking in surface area in recent years, it’s becoming younger and thinner as well. In this animation, where the ice cover almost looks gelatinous as it pulses through the seasons, cryospheric scientist...
NASA
NASA Sees High Temperatures, Wildfires, Sea Ice Minimum Extent in Warming Arctic
On Sept. 15, 2020, Arctic sea ice reached its annual minimum extent -- the second-lowest on record. This summer, temperatures soared in the Siberian Arctic, and intense fires burned through peatland. The Arctic region is warming three...
Chungdahm Learning
The Happy Prince Episode 6 - The Townspeople
An adaptation of Oscar Wilde's original tale of generosity follows a beautiful statue that transforms itself through acts of charity. No gold. No jewels. The Happy Prince is a shadow of its former self. What will the townspeople think?
NASA
Rising Waters: Out-of-Balance Ice Sheets
Greenland and Antarctica are home to most of the world's glacial ice – including its only two ice sheets – making them areas of particular interest to scientists. Combined, the two regions also contain enough ice, that if it were to melt...
NASA
NASA | Lakes On A Glacier
How deep is that icy blue water on Greenland's ice sheet? Dr. Allen Pope, of the National Snow and Ice Data Center, is using data from the NASA/USGS Landsat 8 satellite to find out. In this video, Dr. Pope shares what he sees when he...
Food Farmer Earth
Cake Decorating Fun With Fondant
From the archives: Cake Decorating: Fun With Fondant shows the fun and passion behind Robin Hassett and her decorating using fondant.
NASA
Greenland's Extreme Melt, 1 Year Later
Last spring, NASA’s Operation IceBridge flew over one of Greenland’s earliest melt seasons on record. This year, the melt is progressing more typically, despite warm temperatures in the Arctic. Brooke Medley reflects on the differences...
NASA
OIB: McMurdo Accomplished, West Antarctica Calling
Last year Operation IceBridge flew for the first time out of McMurdo Station in Antarctica, reaching a new slate of exciting science targets. But that means it's now been two years since the mission has flown over critical areas in West...
NASA
NASA | Ask a Climate Scientist: Thinning Ice Sheets
How can Greenland's ice sheets still be more than 10,000 feet thick, if carbon dioxide is warming the planet?
Food Farmer Earth
What Make a Great Cookie?
In this video we ask long-time baker and pastry chef Mary O'Rourke of The Waffle Window what she thinks makes a great cookie. Her answer may surprise you.
Curated Video
Cellular Respiration Demo using Gummy Bears :)
In this demonstration, Mr. Carter gives an exciting demonstration of how organic compounds are broken down to release energy as in Cellular Respiration. For this demo, he uses Potassium Chlorate, heats it up and has students put in a...
NASA
NASA Measuring Sea Ice at the Peak of Melt
The Arctic sea ice pack is nearing its annual minimum extent, which is projected to be one of the lowest since satellite observations began. Using satellite data and airborne observations, NASA researchers are monitoring the...
Food Farmer Earth
Cake Decorating: Making Fondant Icing from Scratch
This video is from the DVD, Cake Decorating: Fun with Fondant. In this section, cake artisan Robin Hassett (The Dessert Tray https://www.thedesserttray.com/), demonstrates how to make fondant icing from scratch.
Science360
Western Water
The Colorado River provides water for seven states, and it's stretched thin. Water rights exceed the actual volume of the river by more than ten percent. NASA scientists are studying the source of this water.
The Backyard Scientist
Small soup can forge melting zinc.
It's not perfect, and the flame circulation could be improved, but it is easy to use without constant attention.
Curated Video
Heat of Fusion
In this video viewers will learn that heat of fusion is equal to the amount of heat that must be added or given off to melt or freeze one gram or kilogram of a substance and it’s expressed J/g or J/kg. Students will learn what units are...
Science360
Rising Sea Levels -- Changing Planet
In the past century, as the climate has warmed, sea level rise has accelerated. Scientists predict it will only increase, and they're studying changes in the ocean and land to better understand how and why the water is rising. The...
Mazz Media
Liquid
This live-action video program is about the word liquid. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the word liquid through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and colorful,...
Science360
Antarctic glacier melt! NSF Science Now 16.
This week's episode highlights wireless monitors, Antarctic glacier melt, S&E employment and finally a volcano discovery.
Next Animation Studio
U.S. coastline to sink by up to 25 inches by 2050
Galveston could sink 25 inches as sea-level rise combines with a continental sagging effect to cause increased coastal flooding.