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Universe Quest
Carl Pennypacker at UC Berkeley runs Universe Quest, a summer program supported by the National Science Foundation to engage girls in science exploration. We follow along with a group of Girl Scouts who get to look through a world-class...
Curated Video
Measuring with Nonstandard Units
In this video, the teacher explains how to measure objects using smaller, equally sized objects as units of length. By comparing the size of different objects like crayons, paper clips, and blocks, students learn how to determine the...
Next Animation Studio
Science’s ‘most important tool’ finally ready to launch
The $0.5 billion James Webb Space Telescope became a $10 billion device when NASA spent billions to fix the design of its giant sunshield’s deployment mechanism.
Visual Learning Systems
Stars and Galaxies: Tools of Astronomy
Upon viewing the Stars and Galaxies video series, students will be able to do the following: Explain that our solar system is part of the Milky Way galaxy. Understand that the Milky Way galaxy is huge and contains billions of stars....
Kids Learning Videos
Planets in our Solar System for Kids | Kids Learning Videos
Planets in our Solar System: Planets for Children and kids
This video will is full of fun facts about the different planets in our solar system. It's a great video for students learning about astronomy in our solar system. Learn...
This video will is full of fun facts about the different planets in our solar system. It's a great video for students learning about astronomy in our solar system. Learn...
Kids Learning Videos
The Planets! Facts About Our Solar System for Kids
Learn about the planets in our solar system! This video proves some fun facts about each planet that children will love. Preschoolers and toddlers can enjoy pictures and video of the planets while learning about these...
Curated OER
Galileo Galilei
Galileo Galilei, number ten in the A&E countdown of The Most Influential People of the Millennium, and number nine, Nicolas Copernicus, are featured in this episode. Nearly 100 years before Galileo, Copernicus theorized that Earth...
University of Nottingham
Sixty Symbols: Symbols of Physics and Astronomy: Telescope Diamater
University of Nottingham astronomers talk about telescope diameter, and how the size and quality of a telescope's mirror determine what we see when looking through it. Offers a look at the opportunities offered by the "Extremely Large...
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Shuttle Hubble Update
Science Friday checks in with NASA on the progress of the Hubble Space Telescope repair mission. [12:27]
National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation: Alma Seeing the Universe in a Whole New Light
Take a peek though the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array telescope, or ALMA, and find out the scientific possibilities of this technology. [2:30]
Crash Course
Crash Course History of Science #14: The Scientific Methods
Historically speaking, there is no one scientific method. There's more than one way to make knowledge. In this episode, learn about three scientists and the methods they pioneered. Galileo's focus on rational comparison of theories about...
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: The Invention of the Telescope
We'll look back on 400 years of telescopes.
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: James Webb Space Telescope Wings It
The telescope's massive mirror will unfurl on a newly completed set of wings.