Instructional Video2:14
SciShow

How Do Skiers Win Races?

12th - Higher Ed
Winning an alpine skiing race can come down to a tiny margin, so the skiers have to make sure they prepare their skis just right!
Instructional Video3:32
SciShow

Where Does the Candle Wax Go?

12th - Higher Ed
While not used much any more as a primary source of light, candles are still everywhere, from an aroma in a bathroom to a mood during dinner. That is, until they’re gone.
Instructional Video5:39
SciShow Kids

Recycling Old Crayons! An Earth Day Activity

K - 5th
Jessi teaches Squeaks all about recycling, and together, they recycle his old crayons to make cool new ones!



Second Grade Next Generation Science

Standards

Dis

ciplinary Core Idea:

PS1.B: Chemical...
Instructional Video2:18
SciShow

How Do Skiers Win Races?

12th - Higher Ed
Winning an alpine skiing race can come down to a tiny margin, so the skiers have to make sure they prepare their skis just right!
Instructional Video4:03
SciShow

Where Does the Candle Wax Go?

12th - Higher Ed
While not used much any more as a primary source of light, candles are still everywhere, from an aroma in a bathroom to a mood during dinner. That is, until they’re gone.
Instructional Video0:17
Curated Video

Quick Tips: How to Keep Birthday Candles From Dripping

9th - Higher Ed
Howcast - Wax on your cake? Keep birthday candles from dripping onto frosting by sticking each one through the hole of a hard candy. Neat!
Instructional Video0:37
Curated Video

Harry Styles superfans burst into song as waxwork unveiled at Madame Tussauds

9th - Higher Ed
Harry Styles superfans burst into song as his waxwork gets unveiled at Madame Tussauds. Source: Madame Tussauds
Instructional Video1:01
Curated Video

How to Remove Candle Wax from Just About Anything

9th - Higher Ed
So your guests are 4 cocktails in, and all the sudden those ambience enhancing candles you lit have become more of a hazard than a help. Wax spills all over your linen tablecloth, and perhaps makes it’s way onto your rug and hardwoods....
Instructional Video0:34
Curated Video

Hydrophobic

6th - 12th
Meaning water-fearing, a hydrophobic substance is one that repels water.
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A Twig Science
Glossary Film.
Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig...
Instructional Video0:46
Curated Video

Burning – Did you know?

K - 5th
Did you know that wax is the fuel that keeps a candle burning? <br<b<br/>r/>/>


Material processe<br<b<br/>r/>/>s - Changing materials - Burning


A Twig Tidbit Film - Did you know? A fascinating fact is revealed.
Instructional Video3:00
Curated Video

Exploring the Uses and Types of Wax

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Discover the diverse uses and types of wax. Wax is an organic compound that is hydrophobic and malleable at near ambient temperatures. Learn about various sources of wax, including plant, animal, and petroleum waxes and explore the wide...
Instructional Video4:40
Archaia Historia

How did Ancient Greeks send Secret Messages?

12th - Higher Ed
In the art of espionage, subterfuge and military matters the necessity of secrecy is paramount. In the modern day most of our messages are encrypted and sent discreetly and instantly across the world. Of course, the ancients didn’t have...
Instructional Video1:08
Next Animation Studio

Scientists explain why wireless earphones cause wax overload

12th - Higher Ed
Wireless earphones that fit inside the ear are more convenient to use and therefore get left in the ear for longer, which can cause damage to the ear.
Instructional Video2:02
60 Second Histories

Mummification - part 1

K - 5th
An Egyptian high priest talks about life after death and what happens when a pharaoh dies, he explains the grisly process of mummification to preserve the body and turn it into a mummy.
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Batik of Java: A Centuries Old Tradition

9th - 10th
Watch Javanese artisans make batik and learn more about their refined techniques. Many places in the world pattern textiles by applying wax to protect certain areas from dye. During the dye process, the wax areas resist the dye, and when...