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Weatherthings
Sun, Heat, Air and Wind: sun safety, sky color, wind
A curious pre-school child asks questions to a big kid about how weather works. Every answer is enlightening yet leads to another question. The little child learns that wind is air that moves, that may be gentle or strong and even...
Visual Learning Systems
What Is Light?: Light Around Us
What is light? What are some of the ways we use light? This program helps students develop a basic understanding of these difficult questions. The fundamental characteristics of light are highlighted. Real life examples of things that...
Weatherthings
Water Smart: The Sun, Water Cycle, & Climate - Precipitation
The Sun, Water Cycle, & Climate shows us how the sun produces heat to drive the water cycle. It's made clear that the water cycle continues in the absence of sunlight or heat. We learn how the two components of climate- temperature and...
Weatherthings
Hands on Weather - Heat
Three simple weather demonstrations you can do at home or at school to show the properties of heat, using your hands and everyday materials.
Curated Video
Bailey's Big Back Yard: It's Raining
In this program Bailey learn follows a rainstorm from the beginning to the end. Through his magical magnifying glass, he comes to understand what happens to cause a rainstorm and why? Bailey learns how people are affected by rain as he...
Curated Video
The Skidi Star Chart: Native American Horoscope Par Excellence
A map of the heavens, the stunning Skidi Star Chart acted as a clock, a calendar, a compass – and shaped the cultural and spiritual lives of its creators, the Pawnee Tribe.
Curated Video
Exploring Solar Flares: The Power and Impact of the Sun
Explore the fascinating phenomenon of solar flares and their impact on Earth. These flares can affect space weather near Earth, produce harmful radiation, and even cause disruptions to communication systems and power grids.
60 Second Histories
Which Roman gods are which?
This brief video explores some of the gods worshiped by the Romans, like Jupiter, king of the gods and Mars the god of war and explains that people made sacrifices to the gods
Visual Learning Systems
Weather: Heat and the Atmosphere
Everyday we experience weather. This interesting series of programs helps students understand the factors that contribute to weather formation. Real-life examples enable students to appreciate the different aspects of weather....
Mazz Media
Bailey's Big Back Yard: It's Hot
Bailey is planning a fun summer day's activity with Boggs. Bailey realizes that knowing what the weather will be is important and comes to understand that the middle of the day is the hottest time. They learn about keeping themselves and...
Next Animation Studio
Pentagon’s UFO report ‘supports’ Oumuamua alien theory
Professor Avi Loeb says the U.S. government’s new attitude toward UAPs shows people should take his theory more seriously.
Visual Learning Systems
The Importance of the Sun as an Energy Source
In this video, the importance of energy resources is highlighted, with a focus on the sun as the primary source of energy for heating the Earth and enabling plant growth. This video is part of the 11-part series, Energy Resources.
Next Animation Studio
Study finds plastic exposed to the sun emit greenhouse gases
The study found that some of the commonly-used plastics release methane and ethylene one they are exposed to sunlight.
Dom Burgess
What Is Dark Matter?
Dark Matter is one of the biggest mysteries of our universe. It makes up more than a quarter of our universe, but what is it? And how do we know it's there? Find out about dark matter in this video.
Visual Learning Systems
Weather Around Us: Heat Energy and Weather
Upon viewing the Weather Around Us video series, students will be able to do the following: Define weather as the condition of the lower atmosphere close to Earth. Understand that weather is constantly changing. Understand that...
Visual Learning Systems
Our Galaxy and Stars: Our Star the Sun
This captivating series of programs explores many of the amazing features of our universe. Special attention is given to our solar system, distances in space, and stars. Terminology and concepts include: Milky Way Galaxy, light-year,...
Kids Learning Videos
Oh Mr. Sun, Sun, Mr. Golden Sun - Popular Kids Song!
Oh Mr. Sun, sun, Mr. Golden Sun, please shine down on me! This is a fun song for kids and children to sing and dance along with the fun, bright cartoons. Thanks for watching! Lyrics: Oh Mr. Sun, sun! Mr. Golden Sun Please shine down on...
Next Animation Studio
Newly discovered ‘super-Earth’ orbits its star once every 2.4 days
A “super-Earth” orbiting a red dwarf star has been discovered only 36 light years from Earth, according to a study published in the Astronomy & Astrophysics journal.
Weatherthings
Weather Things: Carbon Dioxide
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
A Sun Dog is a Mock Sun is a Parhelion
Often, next to the sun, we find very bright patches of color. This describes what they are, and that they are not rainbows.
Weatherthings
Sun, Heat, Air and Wind: sun, heat, air
A curious pre-school child asks questions to a big kid about how weather works. Every answer is enlightening yet leads to another question. The little child learns that wind is air that moves, that may be gentle or strong and even...
Next Animation Studio
Sun unleashes largest solar flare in more than three years
A massive storm over the Sun discharged the largest solar flare in three years on Sunday, No. 29.
Next Animation Studio
ESA’s Solar Orbiter to pass through tails of comet ATLAS
The European Space Agency’s Solar Orbiter has been given the rare opportunity to conduct some “bonus science” in a serendipitous rendezvous with the tails of the comet ATLAS during the next few days, the space agency detailed in an...
Visual Learning Systems
The Shape of Earth and the Power of the Sun
In this video, students learn about the shape of the Earth and its relationship to the sun. They also understand how the sun, despite being far away, emits heat and light energy that provides daylight on Earth. This video is part of the...