Instructional Video6:40
Physics Girl

The Most MYSTERIOUS Object in the Universe

9th - 12th
Physics Girl astrophysics series - Brown Dwarfs are among the most recently observed objects in the universe. They have at MOST 8% the mass of the Sun. The lower mass boundary is not known! So they are halfway between stars and gas giant...
Instructional Video6:21
NASA

NASA's First Chief Astronomer, the Mother of Hubble

3rd - 11th
In a time when women were discouraged from studying math and science, Nancy Grace Roman became a research astronomer and the first Chief of Astronomy at NASA. Known today as the "Mother of Hubble," she was instrumental in...
Instructional Video8:53
Curated OER

Exploring Our Backyard, The Solar System - Part 1/2

3rd - 8th
A charming narrator introduces viewers to the wonders and history of our own solar system. A full explanation describing the birth of our sun, planets, and entire solar system. This is the first part of a two-part series on our solar...
Instructional Video5:03
Curated OER

The Sun

5th - 8th
Take your class to space school where they'll learn all about our fabulous sun. While the narrator speaks somewhat fast, he explains how the sun was born, how it works, and what ancient people believed it to be. This clip could be a...
Instructional Video
CGP Grey

Cgp Grey: Grey Explains: Is Pluto a Planet?

4th - 8th
Discusses the history of astronomy and how scientists grouped disparate bodies as planets, and why Pluto is no longer considered a planet. [4:45]