Instructional Video10:44
Schooling Online

Powering Through Prose: F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby - Chapter 1-3 Summary

3rd - Higher Ed
Welcome to the Roarin’ 1920’s, ol’ sport! It was a time when people’s wildest dreams came true. Our narrator, Nick Carraway, is about to introduce us to some of the fascinating folks he met in the summer of 1922. The most intriguing of...
Instructional Video0:53
NASA

NASA | Satellite Shows High Productivity From U.S. Corn Belt

3rd - 11th
Data from satellite sensors show that during the Northern Hemisphere's growing season, the Midwest region of the United States boasts more photosynthetic activity than any other spot on Earth, according to NASA and university...
Instructional Video11:58
Mr. Beat

Chicago and St. Louis Compared

6th - 12th
Mr. Beat compares and contrasts Chicago and St. Louis, who once competed to be the America's Next Top Model, er, I mean America's Next Top Midwestern City.
Instructional Video3:47
NASA

NASA | Tornadoes with Tim Samaras

3rd - 11th
Credits: NASA, NOAA In this video severe storm researcher and engineer Tim Samaras talks about his view on tornadoes and what remains to be understood. He also covers the importance of satellite imagery to his research.
Instructional Video4:17
NASA

NASA | A Tribute to Tim Samaras

3rd - 11th
This 2012 NASA video was done in connection with the GOES-R program. It features renowned researcher and storm chaser Tim Samaras. Samaras, his son Paul, and his chase partner Carl Young passed away in Oklahoma on Friday, May 31, 2013...
Instructional Video2:41
NASA

IMPACTS 2022: NASA Planes Fly into Snowstorms to Study Snowfall

3rd - 11th
NASA’s Investigation of Microphysics and Precipitation for Atlantic Coast-Threatening Storms (IMPACTS) mission, which began in January and is planned to wrap up at the end of February, has seen upwards of 10 flights so...
Instructional Video5:47
Science360

Lakes in Jeopardy!

12th - Higher Ed
In this week’s episode of NSF Science Now, we discover why freshwater lakes are becoming saltier, the role temperature plays in the spread of mosquito-borne diseases, we explore a new device for combatting Parkinson’s disease, and...
Instructional Video1:49
US Department of Agriculture

Helping Monarch Butterflies

Higher Ed
USDA launches a new conservation effort to attract monarch butterflies.