Instructional Video
Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Magazine: The Father of Camouflage

9th - 10th
This short documentary video investigates the art of Abbot Handerson Thayer, the early 20th-century artist who examined camouflage in nature and recommended its use by the military. [6:03]
Instructional Video
Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: Bending Balloons Into Giant Flowers

9th - 10th
Visit the studio of a balloon artist in Queens, and see how he constructs his inflatable art.
Audio
Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: Balloon Scientists Prepare for Thanksgiving Day Parade

9th - 10th
Science Friday goes behind the scenes at Macy's design studio to see the final preparations for the parade.
Audio
Other

Science Museum of Minnesota: Wild Music

6th - 8th
Multidisciplinary exhibition about sound, making music, the noises that animal make, and what it's like to be a musician.
Audio
Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: Art, Mind and Brain Intersect in Kandel's Vienna

9th - 10th
Neuroscientist and Nobel Prize winner, Eric Kandel writes of artists and scientists in 20th century Vienna.
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Art and Science Are Bffs: The Creative Corner

9th - 10th
In this video [25:55] learn about many ways to combine art and science as we observe the world around us. We often think of scientists as methodical and precise, and artists as free-willed, impulsive creators. But did you know that some...
Audio
Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: Music and Cardiovascular Health

9th - 10th
Can your music playlist affect your cardiovascular health?
Audio
Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: Science Through Graphic Novels

9th - 10th
We'll take a look at two graphic novels that approach science from a different direction.
Audio
Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: Summer Science Movies

9th - 10th
We'll talk about the art and science of several films out this summer, from documentaries chronicling an astronomy project, to a mass-market blockbuster featuring antimatter in a supporting role.
Audio
Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: Numb3rs

9th - 10th
The numbers behind the television show.
Audio
Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: The Science Behind "Breaking Bad"

9th - 10th
The science adviser for the TV series 'Breaking Bad' talks about getting the science right.
Audio
Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: Connecting Science and Art

9th - 10th
Cormac McCarthy, Werner Herzog, and Lawrence Krauss discuss science as inspiration for art.
Audio
Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: The Happening

9th - 10th
Ira talks with filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan about his upcoming film 'The Happening,' set to premiere next week.
Audio
Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: Meet the Brains Behind 'Bones'

9th - 10th
Forensic anthropologist and writer Kathy Reichs talks about her new novel "Bones Are Forever" and her ongoing work on the TV crime-fighting series "Bones."
Audio
Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: Sculpting Science

9th - 10th
Paleo-artist John Gurche and paleoanthropologist Rick Potts discuss the intersection between art and science.
Audio
Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: Marina Abramovic: Experimenting on Consciousness, Through Art

9th - 10th
Performance artist Marina Abramovic wants to build a laboratory devoted to arts and science.
Audio
Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: Science Looked Good in 2012

9th - 10th
Catfish eating pigeons, water travelling uphill, a blue whale barrel roll -- and other science cinema highlights from the year.
Audio
Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: Making Movies That Zoom Into Foreign Worlds

9th - 10th
The stars of these films usually have only one cell.
Audio
NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: For Pianist, Music Unleashes Rainbows of Color

9th - 10th
This gifted pianist associates a specific color for every musical note. Known as synesthesia, this rare condition is only apparent in one person out of several thousand. Read this cover story and discover more about this interesting...
Audio
NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: Artist Captures Wonder of Natural Phenomena

9th - 10th
This interesting artist relies on scientific facts of nature to produce his art work. Although based on simple scientific principles, the visual effects he gets are wondrous.
Instructional Video
ArtsNow

Arts Now Learning: Scientific Sketching

2nd - 3rd
In this video, a teacher conducts a science lesson where students are sketching plants they are growing and recording their observations in journals. They are told the next stage is that they will add pollutants to the plants'...
Instructional Video
ArtsNow

Arts Now Learning: Scientific Sketching

2nd - 3rd
In this video, students actively participate in a science lesson where they are sketching plants they have been growing and recording their observations of the changes they see in their journals. [2:59]
Instructional Video
ArtsNow

Arts Now Learning: Collaging

1st - 2nd
In this video, a teacher conducts a lesson in paper collage where students create pictures showing an animal in its habitat. They discuss the difference between living and non-living things. [1:32]