Instructional Video4:19
SciShow

Hurricane Sandy FAQs

12th - Higher Ed
In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, Hank answers some frequently asked questions about it, and how it got to be so crazy. What is up with this storm? Has this ever happened before? This is global warming right?
Instructional Video16:20
TED Talks

TED: How I accidentally changed the way movies get made | Franklin Leonard

12th - Higher Ed
How does Hollywood choose what stories get told on-screen? Too often, it's groupthink informed by a narrow set of ideas about what sells at the box office. As a producer, Franklin Leonard saw too many great screenplays never get made...
Instructional Video12:41
Astrum

The Storm So Big It Can Take Out Satellites

Higher Ed
How Martian Weather Can be Catastrophic for Mission to the Red Planet.
Instructional Video5:05
Weatherthings

Hurricane Sandy: The Impact on Society

6th - 8th
What led to the unique path of Hurricane Sandy in 2016 and why it had such a large impact, as the second most-costly hurricane to hit the United States in modern times. It was nicknamed a superstorm for the wide impact it had in the...
Instructional Video0:32
Next Animation Studio

Hurricane Sandy: Why is it a 'superstorm'?

12th - Higher Ed
Hurricane Sandy is unusual because as it heads north it will collide with a wintery, cold front coming down from the Arctic. The collision will happen near the jetstream. The storms are expected to interact with the jet stream and...
Instructional Video5:24
Weatherthings

Hurricane Sandy: The Meteorology

6th - 8th
What led to the unique path of Hurricane Sandy in 2016 and why it had such a large impact, as the second most-costly hurricane to hit the United States in modern times. It was nicknamed a superstorm for the wide impact it had in the...
Instructional Video
National Science Foundation

National Science Foundation: Researchers Map Hurricane Sandy Impact in New York City

9th - 10th
While many scientists will be studying Superstorm Sandy for years to come, some researchers are focused instead on how to make communities less vulnerable to such a storm. [2:55]
Audio
Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: As Storm Recovery Continues, Looking to the Future

9th - 10th
With Sandy leaving destruction in her wake, a look at how cities might plan for future storms.