Visual Learning Systems
Summer: What Causes Summer?
Live-action, colorful footage illustrates the exciting, natural highlights of summer. Activities of plants and animals during the summer season are explored. Additional concepts and terminology include: growth, development, seeds, food...
Astrum
Our Solar System's Moons: Triton
Everything you could want to know about Neptune's largest moon, Triton. NASA Voyager 2 images of Triton explained.
Weatherthings
Weather Things: Satellite
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...
Weatherthings
Weather Things: Spring
The orbit of Earth on a tilted axis around the sun leads to the seasons. The resulting change of angle of the sun, and length of day controls how warm we get at different times of the year. With those changes in seasons come changes in...
Visual Learning Systems
Exploring Earth, Sun, and Moon: Phases of the Moon
Upon viewing the Exploring Earth, Sun, and Moon video series, students will be able to do the following: Cite some of the characteristics of Earth which make it unique in our solar system, including: Earth's moderate temperature, the...
Weatherthings
Weather Things: Climate Defined
Climate is the average type of weather that a region has. It is defined by temperature and moisture. Proximity to oceans and large mountain ranges defines climate too, depending upon the prevailing wind. While climates change over...
Weatherthings
Weather Things: Seasonal Changes
The orbit of Earth on a tilted axis around the sun leads to the seasons. The resulting change of angle of the sun, and length of day controls how warm we get at different times of the year. With those changes in seasons come changes in...
Visual Learning Systems
Gravity: Gravity in Space
Gravity is all around us. This interesting program introduces students to the force of gravity by using easy-to-understand examples of this force at work. The role of gravity in our solar system is also explored. Concepts and...
Weatherthings
Weather Things: Causes of Seasons:
The orbit of Earth on a tilted axis around the sun leads to the seasons. The resulting change of angle of the sun, and length of day controls how warm we get at different times of the year. With those changes in seasons come changes in...
Weatherthings
Weather Things: Autumn
The orbit of Earth on a tilted axis around the sun leads to the seasons. The resulting change of angle of the sun, and length of day controls how warm we get at different times of the year. With those changes in seasons come changes in...
Visual Learning Systems
The Inner Planets: The Moving Planets
This video provides a brief history of how our understanding of the solar system and the movement of planets has evolved over time. It includes explanations of theories presented by Copernicus, Kepler, and Newton. The Inner Planets part...
Visual Learning Systems
Earth, Sun, and Moon: Earth, Moon, and Sun
This video takes a scientific look at some of the important characteristics of the earth, moon, and sun. Differences and likenesses between earth, moon, and sun are discussed as well as how scientists explore these bodies. The main...
Visual Learning Systems
Our Solar System
The video explains the basic concepts of Earth's rotation and its orbit around the Sun. The video also touches upon the concept of planetary revolution and how all eight planets, including Earth, revolve around the Sun. Planets part 2/7
Curated Video
Voting in space: NASA's got you covered
Voting in a presidential election might seem tough when you're in a space station orbiting 250 miles above earth, but NASA's got you covered. (Scripps News)
Curated Video
SpaceX wins contract to bring International Space Station out of orbit in a few more years
The International Space Station was launched in 1998 and is expected to be brought out of orbit by 2030. (Scripps News)
Curated Video
NASA delays astronauts' return to Earth aboard Starliner capsule
NASA has again delayed the return of two astronauts from the ISS aboard Boeing's Starliner space capsule. The agency is still investigating trouble with Starliner's engines and thrusters. (Scripps News)