Instructional Video12:23
TED Talks

TED: How aerosols brighten clouds — and cool the planet | Sarah J. Doherty

12th - Higher Ed
Here's a conundrum: the same aerosol pollutants that harm human health also help cool the climate, says atmospheric scientist Sarah J. Doherty. Is there a way to clean up the air without warming the planet? Exploring the unintended...
Instructional Video4:52
SciShow

How Blocking the Sun Makes Mars Hotter

12th - Higher Ed
If we’re going to send people to Mars someday, we’re going to need to be very conscious of the challenges presented in this endeavor. And at the top of that list is the ferocious nature of dust on the barren planet.
Instructional Video4:53
SciShow

This AI Doesn’t Need Any Help from Humans

12th - Higher Ed
Scientists have developed a new AI that can teach itself how to be the master of an ancient board game.
Instructional Video4:21
SciShow

This is Weird but...COVID Decreased Lightning Strikes

12th - Higher Ed
The COVID-19 pandemic hasn’t just affected us. It’s also affected the weather. And this turns out to be a lucky natural experiment to help us understand how much we influence the world around us.
Instructional Video5:09
SciShow

This AI Doesn’t Need Any Help from Humans

12th - Higher Ed
Scientists have developed a new AI that can teach itself how to be the master of an ancient board game.
Instructional Video9:49
SciShow

5 Ways Humans Make It Rain

12th - Higher Ed
There are quite a few ways that humans influence the weather, and even on local levels, human activity can produce more rain. Whether by accident or on purpose, increasing rainfall isn't as far-fetched as it sounds. Chapters URBAN HEAT...
Instructional Video4:31
SciShow

Healing Ozone & Studying Ecstasy

12th - Higher Ed
The ozone appears to be healing itself but there's still plenty of research to be done to stay green! -And researchers are wanting to study MDMA.
Instructional Video6:39
TED-Ed

TED-Ed: Cloudy climate change: How clouds affect Earth's temperature - Jasper Kirkby

Pre-K - Higher Ed
As the Earth's surface temperature gradually rises, it has become vital for us to predict the rate of this increase with as much precision as possible. In order to do that, scientists need to understand more about aerosols and clouds....
Instructional Video9:28
Curated Video

Cool Us or Kill Us? Did Geoengineering Cause a Huge Famine?

9th - Higher Ed
This episode of Weathered explores the controversial world of solar geoengineering by injecting sulfate aerosols into the stratosphere, looking at both the controversial promises and profound risks associated with manipulating the...
Instructional Video0:59
Curated Video

Aerosol

6th - 12th
A suspension of very fine liquid or solid particles in a gas. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig Science Glossary Films reinforce...
Instructional Video3:00
Curated Video

The Ozone Layer

6th - 12th
The world has already faced a major global climate challenge: the hole in the ozone layer, discovered in 1985. Find out what ozone is, why it's important, and how the ozone hole is being repaired. Earth Science - Human Impacts - Learning...
Instructional Video3:00
Curated Video

The Water Cycle Song/The Water Cycle

Pre-K - 8th
Here's a song about the water cycle. Learn about how clouds are formed. Also learn about precipitation, condensation, evaporation, convection, water vapor, cloud seeds, aerosols, cloud droplets and the water cycle with this fun...
Instructional Video3:08
Science360

Sea spray: Complex chemistry with big effects on climate

12th - Higher Ed
Take in a deep breath of salty ocean air and more than likely you're also breathing in naturally occurring sea spray aerosols. But, there's much more in each of those tiny bursting ""bubbles"" than salt. They're also bursting with ocean...
Instructional Video3:46
TMW Media

Mysterious Weather Clouds: Learn how cloning weather clouds further helps researchers

K - 5th
How can more powerful super computers help with the research of cloud activity and weather forecasting? How to identify the different types of weather clouds and the clouds that might have precipitation or rain? Mysterious Weather...
Instructional Video3:07
Science360

Sea spray Complex chemistry with big effects on climate

12th - Higher Ed
Take in a deep breath of salty ocean air and more than likely you're also breathing in naturally occurring sea spray aerosols. But, there's much more in each of those tiny bursting ""bubbles"" than salt. They're also bursting with ocean...
Instructional Video3:40
TMW Media

Mysterious Weather Clouds: Learn how to test the reliability of satellite data

K - 5th
How does a radiometer work when studying weather cloud structures? How are natural and manmade aerosols created and how do they affect the environment? Mysterious Weather Clouds, Part 2
Instructional Video1:32
Next Animation Studio

Meteor killed dinosaurs with dust, not wildfires, study finds

12th - Higher Ed
New research shows that the great dinosaur die-off was caused by airborne particles ejected directly from the crater made by the Chicxulub meteor
Podcast6:00
NASA

‎NASA in Silicon Valley: NASA Flies to Africa to Study Climate Effects of Smoke on Clouds: NASA in Silicon Valley Podcast

Pre-K - Higher Ed
A news feature from NASA’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley originally posted on August 24, 2016.
Instructional Video3:00
Curated Video

The Uses and Dangers of Aerosol Spray

Pre-K - Higher Ed
An aerosol is a mist of liquid particles. Aerosol sprays are used in a variety of products from spray paint to sunscreen. Learn how the aerosol system works and about some potential dangers of aerosol spray.
Instructional Video6:51
NASA

NASA | The Road to Glory

3rd - 11th
Glory is a unique research satellite designed to orbit the Earth and achieve two major goals. Glory's first goal is to collect data on the properties of aerosols and black carbon in the Earth's atmosphere and climate system; its second...
Instructional Video3:25
NASA

NASA | Striking a Solar Balance

3rd - 11th
Planet Earth is an oasis of life, but without the Sun, our home planet would be a drastically different, inhospitable place. The Sun's electromagnetic energy makes life on Earth possible; solar power also generates clouds, cleans our...
Instructional Video4:42
NASA

NASA | Glory: Hello Crud

3rd - 11th
This segment provides an introduction to aerosols- their varied sources, brief lifetimes, and erratic behavior. Glory's APS will help researchers determine the global distribution of aerosol particles. This unique instrument will unravel...
Instructional Video2:12
NASA

2017 Hurricanes and Aerosols Simulation

3rd - 11th
How can you see the atmosphere? By tracking what is carried on the wind. Tiny aerosol particles such as smoke, dust, and sea salt are transported across the globe, making visible weather patterns and other normally invisible physical...
Instructional Video3:38
NASA

NASA | Imported Dust in American Skies

3rd - 11th
NASA and university scientists have made the first measurement-based estimate of the amount and composition of tiny airborne particles that arrive in the air over North America each year. With a 3D view of the atmosphere now possible...