The Backyard Scientist
My Favorite Experiments in Virtual Reality! Backyard Scientist in VR
I know a lot of you have been asking for more rocket knife and giant mousetrap so this was the perfect time to try some new stuff. The Rocket knife was giving me problems though, I couldn't get the track aligned 100% and the rockets kept...
Neuro Transmissions
I teach my cats how to talk
My cats learned how to press buttons to say words. But is it language? Cats are smarter than you think. But are they smart enough to learn human language? We know about apes learning sign language and I'm sure you have moments of deep...
Curated Video
Exploring the Solution
The video “Exploring the Solution” uses an extended example to introduce the parts of a solution and types of solutions.
Curated Video
Prüfungsangst - Forschung zu Lernen und Angst
Wir können uns nur deshalb an bestimmte Momente oder Filme erinnern, weil sie unter dem Einfluss von Emotionen in unserem Gedächtnis gespeichert wurden. Wenn wir gewinnen oder scheitern, weinen oder feiern, lernen wir schnell, intensiv...
Science Buddies
How to Prepare Agar Plates for Seed Germination Experiments
This video will show you how to embed seeds in agar plates so you can conduct seed germination experiments. This process is easy and the clear agar and petri dishes allow you to easily observe the seeds as they germinate. For a science...
Science Buddies
Build an Arduino Clinostat: Simulate Microgravity for Plants
How do plants grow in space? Can astronauts grow food in a zero-gravity environment? You can do your own experiments right here on Earth to find out! In this science project you will build your own device called a clinostat that rotates...
Science Buddies
Salt Water Battery Science Project
Learn how to make a working battery with salt water and how you can use it for a science experiment! A kit with the parts for this project is available here: https://www.homesciencetools.com/product/potato-battery-science-kit/?aff=SB1....
Science Buddies
How to Make an Axle for a Balloon Car
This video shows you how to make wheels and an axle for a balloon car or rubber band car that can be used in a variety of science projects or lesson plans. To view written instructions for these projects, see:...
Curated Video
What is STEAM Education and Why it is important?
This video shows STEAM is an educational approach that uses Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts and Mathematics for guiding students' questioning, inquiry and research for learning. It lists what make STEAM approach distinguished...
Flipping Physics
2016 #2 Free Response Question - AP Physics 1 - Exam Solution
My solutions to Free Response Question #2 from the 2016 AP Physics 1 Exam. Also included are my reflections on how to get more points on the exam. This Experimental Design question also works as a part of the AP Physics C: Mechanics...
Flipping Physics
Determining the Static Coefficient of Friction between Tires and Snow
We use Newton’s Second Law and Uniformly Accelerated Motion to experimentally determine the Static Coefficient of Friction between Tires and Snow.
FuseSchool
How To Measure Loss Of Mass In A Reaction
In this video, we’re going to learn about the loss of mass in a chemical reaction, how it happens and why we measure this. The total MASS of reactants will be the same as that of the products, as mass is always conserved in a chemical...
ShortCutsTv
Natural Experiments in Psychology
In natural experiments circumstances present researchers with the perfect opportunity to test the effect of one variable on another in ways that just couldn't be done in a laboratory. This film looks at some natural experiments in...
Professor Dave Explains
Bioengineer Jessica Griffiths (Get to Know a Scientist!)
Jessica is a bioengineer at Caltech that studies the gut-brain axis, and in particular how autism-related genetic mutations impact gut dysfunction. It's pretty cutting edge stuff, let's take a look inside her lab and hear about what she...
Professor Dave Explains
Plant Biologist Molly Edwards (Get to Know a Scientist!)
Do you love flowers? What would it be like to study flowers for a living? Let plant biologist Molly Edwards tell you all about it! She works at Harvard University, studying some really neat plant species with fascinating flower petals,...
FuseSchool
BIOLOGY - Careers - Scientific Reports
How is scientific enquiry carried out in practice? Before a hypothesis is accepted by the scientific community, it goes through a series of steps. This is what we call the scientific method. This method was first devised by Sir Francis...
Curated Video
Chemical Reactions Involving Metals: Oxidation, Reduction, and Redox Reactions
The video discusses common chemical reactions involving metals such as oxidation and reduction, the formation of positive ions, and redox reactions. It also shows the results of experiments where different metals react with water and...
Curated Video
Chemistry Practical: Investigating the Effect of Concentration on Reaction Rate
This video discusses a required practical experiment in chemistry where the objective is to investigate how increasing the concentration of a reactant affects the rate of the reaction. The hypothesis is that increased concentration leads...
TMW Media
Tree Farming: Why change trees genetically
What is a major concern of transgenic trees? What are scientists trying to determine with their experiment with transgenic trees? Tree Farming, Part 2
Curated Video
Analysis of Temperature and Respiration Rate in Maggots: Findings and Future Experiments
The video is a lecture presentation about an experiment on the relationship between temperature and the rate of respiration in maggots. The speaker discusses the experimental setup, which includes placing maggots in a boiling tube with...
Next Animation Studio
Japan approves human-animal embryo experiments
Japan has become the first country to greenlight a controversial experiment involving hybrid human-animal embryos.
The Art Assignment
Use the Present Perimeter to create art. | Jonathan Nesci | The Art Assignment
This week we meet with artist and designer Jonathan Nesci at the First Christian Church in Columbus, Indiana. Jonathan uses systems of design to experiment with new materials and processes, and his assignment for you invites you to do...
Professor Dave Explains
Geophysicist Jon Aurnou (Get to Know a Scientist!)
UCLA is full of amazing scientists! What do they all do? Well, pretty much everything you can imagine, but in this series we will meet as many of them as we can, one by one! Let's start with geophysicist Jon Aurnou. He studies fluid...