Bozeman Science
Conceptual Thinking Mini-Lessons: Introduction and Explanation
ThinkBlocks were invented by Derek Cabrera at Cornell.
Schooling Online Kids
Science for Kids: Early Stage 1 - Moonshine's Winter Switch
What’s your favourite season – summer, autumn, winter or spring? Meet new friends like Misty the cat, Moonshine the possum and Wendy the whale. Discover how our environment changes with each season.
Learning Mole
Bird Migration
This animated science video lesson is all about bird migration. Students will love this engaging and interactive video as they learn more about cultures and stories of birds.
Bozeman Science
Thinking in Energy - Level 6 - Conservation of Energy
In this video Paul Andersen shows conceptual thinking in a mini-lesson on the conservation of energy. Two examples are included in the video and two additional examples are included in the linked thinking slides. TERMS Energy - the...
Bozeman Science
Presenting Arguments
New ReviewIn this video Paul Andersen shows you how to engage in argumentation in a mini-lesson on presenting arguments. Two examples are included in the video and two additional examples are included in the linked thinking slides.
Science Buddies
How to Use a Slide Switch with an Arduino (Lesson #24)
Learn how to use an single-pole double-throw (SPDT) slide switch with an Arduino in this tutorial.
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Why do people have seasonal allergies? - Eleanor Nelsen
Ah, spring. Grass growing, flowers blooming, trees budding. For those with allergies, though, this explosion of new life probably inspires more dread than joy. So what's behind this annual onslaught of mucus? Eleanor Nelsen explains what...
Curated Video
Work Done by a General Variable Force (Derivation)
Learn how to calculate the work done by a variable force using integration and force-displacement graphs. This lesson illustrates the concept with practical examples, including spring force and polynomial force functions.
Schooling Online
Physics Skills: Validity Part 1
The archery contest has a long list of rules, but Chelsea the Cheater keeps breaking them! How does this affect the outcome (conclusion) of the competition? This lesson will begin our analysis of validity by examining the importance of...
Schooling Online
IB Physics Skills: Validity Part 1
The archery contest has a long list of rules, but Chelsea the Cheater keeps breaking them! How does this affect the outcome (conclusion) of the competition? This lesson will begin our analysis of validity by examining the importance of...
National Science Foundation
Science of Skis—Science of the Winter Olympics
The materials used to produce skis have come a long way over the years. A short video explains how the materials in skis serve a specific purpose on the course. The lesson explores materials such as fiberglass and polymers.
Crash Course
Statics: Crash Course Physics #13
Static forces are all around you. Learn the factors that affect the static nature of buildings and other structures. As the 13th video of the series, the lesson builds on scholars' knowledge of force and torque to develop an...
TED-Ed
A Global Culture to Fight Extremism
"Have you ever wondered why extremism seems to have been on the rise in Muslim-majority countries over the course of the last decade? Have you ever wondered how such a situation can be turned around?" This is a fantastic resource to...
American Chemical Society
Yellowstone Steaming Acid Pools of Death
Although beautiful, Yellowstone Park has some inherent dangers. An episode of a larger Reactions series explains how the volcanic hot springs in the park affect the pH of the water as well as its temperature. Learners make connections to...
TED-Ed
How One Scientist Took on the Chemical Industry
Rachel Carson's exposure to the dangers of chemical pesticides in Silent Spring not only lead to the development of the Environment Protection Agency, but also to her being accused of being a mass murderer due to the ban on DDT....
Be Smart
The Mystery of the World’s Greatest Butterfly Migration
Follow the migration of the monarch butterfly from northern North America to southern Mexico. A video explains how monarch butterflies navigate their migration north in the spring and south in the fall. Pupils learn how it takes multiple...
Bozeman Science
Free Body Diagrams
How can you keep track of all the forces acting on an object? Pupils learn how to use a free body diagram to represent the forces acting on an object. After explaining the different forces, the instructor leads viewers through a series...
Veritasium
Slinky Drop
View a Slinky in slow motion to build a better understanding of tension force. A lesson in the Veritasium playlist experiments with a Slinky to analyze the forces acting on it. Using slow-motion video allows scholars to verify the motion...
Veritasium
What Forces Are Acting On You?
You may not realize it, but you get pushed around every day. What forces are acting upon you? Young physicists explore gravitational force and normal force in a video that demonstrates both forces and their directions as they move...
American Chemical Society
Why Do We Get Allergies?
Allergies are really just mistakes our immune system makes—and we pay the itchy, watery price! An ACS Reactions lesson outlines the immune response to pollens and other allergens. When the body mistakes these allergens for germs, it...
MinuteEarth
The Real Reason Leaves Change Color in the Fall
Discover the chemistry behind the color change in leaves. The lesson narrator describes how trees must recycle nutrients in the leaves before they fall off for the winter. The video breaks down the process and highlights the chemistry of...
TED-Ed
The Invisible Motion of Still Objects
Launching a study of molecules? Check out a short video that explores rotation, translation, and vibration—the three ways molecules move.
Be Smart
Where Does the Smell of Rain Come From?
I smell a great video. Viewers learn how the smell of rain originates from various sources, and how ozone and organic material work to produce the recognizable smell.
Deep Look
These Fish Are All About Sex on the Beach
Here's an unusual approach to ensuring the survival of a species! Introduce young biologists to the California grunion, a fish that mates on land rather than in the water. The video shows how grunion make use of time and the tide to...