Instructional Video13:28
SciShow Kids

The Amazing Science of Balloons | SciShow Kids Compilation

K - 5th
In this SciShow Kids compilation, Jessi and her friends at the Fort learn about electricity, pressure, and chemical reactions from a science lesson on a string: balloons!<br/>
Instructional Video17:01
SciShow Kids

Can You Guess the Weather? | Weather Guessing Game | SciShow Kids Compilation

K - 5th
There’s all sorts of weather out there, so Squeaks and Mister Brown are playing a game show where they will learn all about the different types!
Instructional Video9:59
SciShow

5 Ways to Use Your Body as a Charger

12th - Higher Ed
Devices that collect data about our bodies need power, but they also might need to be very small or even ingestible. To avoid including batteries in these cases, researchers are looking for ways to harvest energy from the body itself.
Instructional Video3:49
SciShow

Top New Species for 2016, and a Perching Robot!

12th - Higher Ed
Today, we're recapping some of the International Institute for Species Exploration's Top 10 New Species of 2016, and talking about some tiny flying robots that can stick to things using electricity!
Instructional Video15:05
SciShow

SciShow Quiz Show: Hank vs. Stefan

12th - Higher Ed
Associate Producer Stefan Chin faces off against his boss, Hank Green. Will Stefan manage to keep his job? What does a dinosaur sound like? And where is that space whale?
Instructional Video3:52
TED-Ed

TED-ED: Solid, liquid, gas and plasma? - Michael Murillo

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Have you ever seen static electricity cause a spark of light? What is that spark? What about lightning, the Northern Lights, or the tail of a comet? All of those things and many others _ in fact, 99.9% of the universe -- are made of...
Instructional Video4:04
SciShow

How a Blizzard Creates Thundersnow

12th - Higher Ed
Thunder is not something you normally associate with a winter storm. However, if the conditions are right, you might experience thundersnow.
Instructional Video3:38
TED-Ed

TED-Ed: The science of static electricity - Anuradha Bhagwat

Pre-K - Higher Ed
We've all had the experience: you're walking across a soft carpet, you reach for the doorknob and - ZAP. But what causes this trademark jolt of static electricity? Anuradha Bhagwat sheds light on the phenomenon by examining the nature of...
Instructional Video8:36
Bozeman Science

Electrostatic Induction

12th - Higher Ed
In this video Paul Andersen explains how the charge distribution can be affected my electric forces produced by a charged object. In an insulator charges are fixed but in conductors the charges can move. Induction occurs when the...
Instructional Video2:48
SciShow Kids

The Sticky Balloon Trick! Physics for Kids

K - 5th
Sometimes science can look a lot like magic! This week, Jessi will show you how to make a balloon stick to the wall; no tape required! Stick around to learn how she did it and the science that makes the trick work! Abracadabra!
Instructional Video12:20
Bozeman Science

Electricity and Electric Circuits

12th - Higher Ed
Mr. Andersen introduces the topic of electricity. He differentiates between static electricity and current electricity. An introduction to electric circuits is also included.
Instructional Video11:40
Crash Course

Electricity: Crash Course History of Science

12th - Higher Ed
The study of electricity goes all the way back to antiquity. But, by the time electricity started to become more well known, a few familiar names started to appear. Edison, Galvani, and a few others really changed the way the world worked.
Instructional Video2:48
Curated Video

DIY Sci: Static Electricity

6th - Higher Ed
New ReviewIt's like it's flying!
Instructional Video17:11
Curated Video

TCTV's Fairy Finders - Exploring the Woodlands

K - 8th
New ReviewAlice and Ted look for Imps in the woods. On the way they learn about static electricity and habitats, and spot animals including hares, rabbits, ducks, corvids and more.
Instructional Video2:13
Curated Video

DIY Sci: Static Charge

6th - Higher Ed
New ReviewYou can hear it charging up!
Instructional Video3:23
Curated Video

DIY Sci: Does it Hurt?

6th - Higher Ed
New ReviewMore Van de Graaff generator fun!
Instructional Video1:32
Curated Video

How to Reduce Static Electricity

9th - Higher Ed
Howcast - Don't walk around looking like you stuck your finger in a light socket. Get the static out of your day with these simple tips.
Instructional Video7:09
Curated Video

5 Easy Kids Science Experiments

Pre-K - 5th
Here are 5 Super Easy Science Experiments for kids that you can do at home with ingredients you can easily find around the house. Our top 5 kids science experiments are: Experiment 1: Marbled milk You need milk, food colouring,...
Instructional Video3:48
Curated Video

3 Simple Science Experiments Using Balloons

Pre-K - 5th
3 simple science experiments with balloons everyone should do at least once. #1 Pop a balloon with orange zest When we squeeze orange peeling, a substance is sprayed around. That liquid is called limonene and it easily breaks latex of...
Instructional Video4:31
Curated Video

Shocking

3rd - 8th
“Static Electricity” demonstrates how rubbing some materials together makes static electricity.
Instructional Video15:27
Curated Video

Static electricity

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupil outcome: I can describe how objects with a positive or negative charge attract or repel other charged objects. Key learning points: - Some objects can be charged by rubbing with certain materials. - Objects with a static electric...
Instructional Video17:04
Curated Video

Static electricity: charge

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupil outcome: I can describe what charges are and how they are transferred between some objects, giving them opposite charges. Key learning points: - Atoms contain positive and negative electric charges. - The particles in atoms with a...
Instructional Video2:35
Curated Video

Static Electricity - Part 1

3rd - 12th
In part 1 of a discussion on static electricity, Dr. Boyd shows you how you can build up static electricity, and how you can make a soda can move with a balloon. Minute 0:00 – Introduction Minute 0:17 – What you’ll need Minute 0:30 –...
Instructional Video3:53
Curated Video

Static Electricity – Part 2

3rd - 12th
In Part 2 of a discussion on static electricity, Dr. Boyd shows you the effect static electricity has on water. 0:00 – Introduction 0:07 – Explanation of Static Electricity 0:50 – What you’ll need 1:28 – Polarity of Water 2:10 – Brief...