SciShow
What Really Happened the First Time We Split a Heavy Atom in Half
When scientists first split the atom, they didn’t realize what they’d done until physicist Lise Meitner figured out they had discovered what we now call nuclear fission.
SciShow
10 Fashion Trends That Are Super Dangerous
Fashion fads come and go—but did you know that some fashion trends are downright dangerous?
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: History's deadliest colors - J. V. Maranto
When radium was first discovered, its luminous green color inspired people to add it into beauty products and jewelry. It wasn't until much later that we realized that radium's harmful effects outweighed its visual benefits....
SciShow
What Really Happened the First Time We Split a Heavy Atom in Half
When scientists first split the atom, they didn't realize what they'd done until physicist Lise Meitner figured out they had discovered what we now call nuclear fission.
SciShow
How Kodak Discovered Radioactive Rain
The Trinity Test had some unexpected consequences, including the creation of radioactive rain found hundreds of miles away from the test site.
SciShow
How Do Toys Glow in the Dark?
Did you play with glow in the dark toys as a kid? They’re super cool, but kind of mysterious. How do they glow after all? Hank explains the phenomenon in this quick question.
TED-Ed
TED-ED: The genius of Marie Curie - Shohini Ghose
Marie Sk_odowska Curie's revolutionary research laid the groundwork for our understanding of physics and chemistry, blazing trails in oncology, technology, medicine, and nuclear physics, to name a few. But what did she actually do?...
SciShow
The Real Philosopher's Stone: Turning Lead into Gold
With scientists’ efforts and their creativity, we finally found “the real philosopher’s stone.” That's right, we can now turn lead into gold... a little bit.
SciShow
10 Dangerous Fashion Trends
As you know, in fashion, one day you're in and the next day your skin is falling off and your lungs are melting.
SciShow
Marie Curie Great Minds
Hank tells us the story of his favorite genius lady scientist and radioactive superhero, Marie Curie.
SciShow
The Radium Girls
The Radium Girls were the first people who worked, for years, with one of the world's most radioactive substances -- and suffered the consequences.
Curated Video
Alkaline earth metal
A group of metals that form group two of the periodic table. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig Science Glossary Films reinforce...
Curated Video
The Elements: Radium
Learn why radium is so radioactive it can both cause and cure cancer. Chemistry - Periodic Table - Learning Points. Marie and Pierre Curie discovered radium in 1898. Radium is a product of the radioactive decay of uranium. Exposure to...
Curated Video
Alkali Metals
Witness the exciting reactions that occur when alkali metals come into contact with other substances. What does this tell us about their properties? Chemistry - Periodic Table - Learning Points. The alkali metals make up Group 1 of the...
Curated Video
Madame Marie Curie: Science Pioneer
Dr. Forrester teaches about the discoveries of radioactive isotopes by Marie Curie.
Brian McLogan
Applying radioactive decay to determine the percent left of compound
Learn about compound interest. We will look at how to determine the final value, initial value, interest rate and years needed. We will investigate problems compounded continuously, daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and yearly. These...
Psychology Unlocked
KOHLBERG'S THEORY OF MORAL DEVELOPMENT - Developmental Psychology
Inpsired by Piaget's constructivist stages, Lawrence Kohlberg set about discovering the stages of moral development. He uncovered three levels, which he subdivided into six stages of moral development.
Red Rock Films
Women's History Activator: Marie Curie
Event: October 1921. Scientist Marie Curie, winner of two Nobel prizes, visits the White House to accept a gift of one gram of radium. Story: Marie Curie worked hard to study science and was sometimes rejected because of her gender. She...
Professor Dave Explains
Periodic Table Part 3: Alkaline Earth Metals (Be, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Ra)
It's time to check out Group 2 on the periodic table, the alkaline earth metals. This includes beryllium, magnesium, calcium, strontium, barium, and radium. What can we say about their properties, reactivities, and applications? Let's...
Wonderscape
Marie Curie: A Pioneer in Science
This video is a lesson about the life and achievements of Marie Curie, a pioneering female scientist. It covers her early life in Poland, her struggles to pursue education in France, her marriage to Pierre Curie, and their joint research...
Bridgeman Arts
A is for Atom part 2 - 1952 Cold War-era cartoon about atomic energy
American animation about atomic energy - atom - nuclear. Dr Atom illustrates the way protons , neutrons and electrons function. Periodic table of elements - elements are represented by buildings - explanation of function of isotopes -...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Marie Curie works in her Paris laboratory in 1921
Physicist Marie Curie works in her laboratory at Radium Institute in Paris / CU test tubes and vials; substance in test tube at left emits a gas; pan other substances in tubes and vials, and some machinery / hand opens small presentation...