Instructional Video3:11
Curated Video

Intro to Space Science

K - 8th
What is space science? What fields does a space scientist study? In this program students will learn that space scientists work in many non-engineering fields including astrophysics, cosmochemistry, planetary geology space weather and...
Instructional Video3:18
FuseSchool

PHYSICS - Astrophysics - Red Shift

6th - Higher Ed
The world is said to be a big place, but the universe is much bigger and what’s more, it’s expanding all the time. How do we know this? Because of the evidence provided by red shift.
Instructional Video4:10
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The Ear

6th - Higher Ed
"The Ear

The visible part of the ear is called the pinna. It funnels sound into our e

ars.

The sound waves travel down the ear canal toward
s the eardrum.
The eardrum is a membrane at the end of the ear...
Instructional Video7:01
Curated Video

Black Holes Explained: What Is a Black Hole? How They Form?

Pre-K - Higher Ed
A black hole is a celestial body or simply a place in space where the gravitational pull is so high that nothing, not even light can escape it. This is why it's completely black, and hence it's called a black hole. A black hole's...
Instructional Video5:08
Curated Video

Hawking Radiation Explained: What Exactly Was Stephen Hawking Famous For?

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Hawking radiation was first discovered by English scientist Stephen Hawking in 1974. Prior to this discovery, our knowledge of black holes was very limited. It was believed that black holes were completely black and that they did not...
Instructional Video4:09
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PHYSICS - Astrophysics - Waves and the Earth (S and P waves)

6th - Higher Ed
In this video you are going to learn how we used earthquakes to look deep into the earth. The study of S and P waves helped us understand that the Earth has a layered structure, with a solid inner core surrounded by an outer liquid core.
Instructional Video15:17
Professor Dave Explains

Cosmology: A Big Bang and the Beginning of the Universe

9th - Higher Ed
If we want to learn about the universe, we have to start at the very beginning. How and when did the universe begin? Is it even possible to know about such things? Yes, it is! That's what cosmology is all about, the origin and...
Instructional Video6:12
Professor Dave Explains

The Formation of the Milky Way Galaxy

9th - Higher Ed
Now that we've learned about the first ten billion years in the development of the universe, it's time to get a little more specific to our own species. We live in a galaxy called The Milky Way. When did it form, and how? Where is it...
Instructional Video5:36
Professor Dave Explains

Introduction to Astronomy

9th - Higher Ed
Do you want to learn about space stuff? Do you want understand stars and galaxies, black holes and quasars, dark matter and all the rest? This is the playlist for you! We will start at the beginning of the universe, and get all the way...
Instructional Video2:55
Curated OER

Birth of the Solar System

6th - 12th
Where did our sun come from? This clip shows the explosive birth of our sun, solar system, and universe. This is only an introduction to a longer video so it is short and shallow in explanation; however, it does provide a basic...
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs: Space Time

9th - 10th
A video series where astrophysicist Matt O'Dowd investigates the outer reaches of space. Explores topics from asteroids to gravitation waves to sci-fi!
Instructional Video
Crash Course

Crash Course Astronomy #42: The Big Bang, Cosmology, Part 1

9th - 10th
Knowing that the universe is expanding, and how quickly it's expanding allows scientists to run the clock back 14 billion years to the way the universe began- with a bang. [13:23]
Instructional Video
Crash Course

Crash Course Astronomy #41: Dark Matter

9th - 10th
Find out that the matter we can actually observe in the universe isn't all there is. Galaxies and other large structures in the universe are created and shifted by a force we detect mostly indirectly, by observing its impact, dark...
Instructional Video
Crash Course

Crash Course Astronomy #43: Dark Energy, Cosmology, Part 2

9th - 10th
Learn how dark energy accelerates the expansion of space. Find out about the theory that the universe will expand indefinitely and faster all the time. [11:22]
Instructional Video
Crash Course

Crash Course Astronomy #44: A Brief History of the Universe

9th - 10th
To understand that our universe is constantly expanding, learn about those first few minutes of the universe's life. [12:35]
Instructional Video
Crash Course

Crash Course Astronomy #45: Deep Time

9th - 10th
Are the Universe's days are numbered? Learn about the expected fate of stars, protons, matter, and black holes. [15:15]
Instructional Video
Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: Star Crossed Galaxies

9th - 10th
Dr. Barry Rothberg of the Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics in Potsdam, details how colliding galaxies play out and why the fate of our own galaxy, the Milky Way, could already be sealed. [5:24]
Audio
Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: Ask an Astrophysicist

9th - 10th
Nobel Prize-winning astrophysicist Adam Riess takes questions on dark energy and the cosmos.
Instructional Video
Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: Star Stories

9th - 10th
A video preview of Star Stories. Star Stories focuses on the advances in cosmology and astrophysics that have won Nobel Prizes and brought us more understanding of the stars. [1:06]
Audio
Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: Big Bang Theory

9th - 10th
We'll talk with the executive producer of the sitcom The Big Bang Theory about packing science into a television comedy.