Instructional Video5:09
Science360

Universe Quest

12th - Higher Ed
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...
Instructional Video2:38
Curated Video

Measuring with Nonstandard Units

K - 5th
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...
Instructional Video1:11
Next Animation Studio

Science’s ‘most important tool’ finally ready to launch

12th - Higher Ed
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.
Instructional Video2:05
Visual Learning Systems

Stars and Galaxies: Tools of Astronomy

3rd - 8th
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....
Instructional Video3:37
Kids Learning Videos

Planets in our Solar System for Kids | Kids Learning Videos

Pre-K - K
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...
Instructional Video3:13
Kids Learning Videos

The Planets! Facts About Our Solar System for Kids

Pre-K - K
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...
Instructional Video5:37
Curated OER

Galileo Galilei

9th - 12th
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...
Instructional Video
University of Nottingham

Sixty Symbols: Symbols of Physics and Astronomy: Telescope Diamater

9th - 10th
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...
Audio
Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: Shuttle Hubble Update

9th - 10th
Science Friday checks in with NASA on the progress of the Hubble Space Telescope repair mission. [12:27]
Instructional Video
National Science Foundation

National Science Foundation: Alma Seeing the Universe in a Whole New Light

9th - 10th
Take a peek though the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array telescope, or ALMA, and find out the scientific possibilities of this technology. [2:30]
Instructional Video
Crash Course

Crash Course History of Science #14: The Scientific Methods

9th - 10th
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...
Audio
Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: The Invention of the Telescope

9th - 10th
We'll look back on 400 years of telescopes.
Audio
Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: James Webb Space Telescope Wings It

9th - 10th
The telescope's massive mirror will unfurl on a newly completed set of wings.