SciShow
Sonoluminescence: When Sound Creates Light
The mantis shrimp's claws snap to produce a bubble that is as hot as the sun. How they manage to do that is the focus of a video on the cavitation caused by the shrimp and how the creature is able to create sonoluminescence. Scientists...
Periodic Videos
Caesium or Cesium
The official definition of a second of time is the length of time it takes caesium to absorb a specific number of cycles of light. Chemistry professors share the properties and applications of the most alkaline element on Earth. Through...
MinuteEarth
Why Don't Scavengers Get Sick?
Scavengers eat diseased animals, yet don't get sick. The video explores this topic through examples of vultures and beetles. One method sprays the decaying meat prior to eating. The other method relies on strong stomach acid to break...
SciShow
That Time We Gave Earth a Ring Made of Millions of Tiny Needles
They tried to put a ring on it! In the 60s, scientists had a plan to improve communication technology. Adding a ring of copper needles around the earth would help to boost radio wave signals. Scholars can watch a video lesson from a...
Flipped Math
Trig Ratios
Take ratios of sides to a new level. Pupils learn the definitions of the three basic trigonometric ratios in right triangles. Using the definitions, scholars find missing lengths in right triangles, based on a known angle. Individuals...
Be Smart
Your Mom is LITERALLY Part of You!
You will always be on your mother's mind — literally, as it turns out. The video explains how cells pass between mother and child during pregnancy and how long these cells lasts. For up to 50 years after being born, you have cells from...
SciShow
Top 10 New Species of the Year!
The only thing creepier than cockroaches are cockroaches that glow. Glowing cockroaches, or L. Luckae, made the top 10 new species of 2012. The other nine on the list are just as unique. Video focuses on why scientists just identified...
SciShow
Space Mining
We are using some natural resources at a rate that means we will run out of them in the near future, but what if we could get them from space? Watch a video that highlights a company that was founded to mine asteroids and other objects...
SciShow
Liquid Fluoride Thorium Reactors (LFTR): Energy for the Future?
Cheaper and cleaner nuclear power plants were invented 50 years ago in the United States, yet the first to be built are in China. The video explains how these nuclear power plants work. They run on thorium, which is common and more...
American Battlefield Trust
Civil War Trust Animated Map: Entire Revolutionary War
A thorough and measured look at the American Revolution includes movements on an animated map, high-quality reenactments, and instructive narration that takes learners through the vital first steps of the United States of America.
Curated Video
Fort Sumter: Animated Battle Map
Fort Sumter is a lasting emblem of the duration of the Civil War, and the American flag on its pole is a symbol of the Union's hard-fought victory. A short, informative video takes learners through the military strategies of the battle,...
MinuteEarth
Why Most Rain Never Reaches The Ground
More than half of the rain that falls on Earth never reaches the ground. The video discusses the location of rain, the amount that evaporates in the process, and the amount that lands on top of trees all as factors in this phenomenon. It...
FuseSchool
Prokaryotic vs Eukaryotic: The Differences
Prokaryotes claim the title of the most numerous organisms on earth. The video, part of a Fuse School Biology playlist, focuses on the differences between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. It highlights the structure and function for...
Crash Course
Memory: Crash Course Study Skills #3
It can be frustrating to forget information that you need later on, but the brain is only meant to take on so much data at a time. A video from a longer playlist about study skills discusses the details of memory, including the...
Periodic Videos
Molybdenum
The word molybdenum comes from molybdo, Greek for lead, because it was confused for lead until 1778. As part of a series on chemical elements, a video focuses on molybdenum. The transition metal turns nitrogen in the atmosphere into a...
Nature League
What Are Adaptations? - Lesson Plan
Texas short-horned lizards shoot blood out of their eyes to deter predators. The unique adaption allows them to thrive in a hostile environment. Pupils learn more about this and other adaptations of plants, animals, and humans in the...
Flipped Math
Complex Numbers
Simplify the complex with a thorough video lesson. Individuals view a lesson on complex numbers and then use a provided set of practice problems to show what they've learned. The lesson includes instruction on using the four basic...
Crash Course Kids
The Zodiac Constellations
What's your sign? Astronomy and astrology come together in an engaging and informational video. It takes viewers through the Zodiac constellations, including the name, sign, and short history of these names.
DoodleScience
The Motor Effect
Explain the motor effect with a video that focuses on current, magnetic fields, pulse, and briefly mentions Fleming's Left Hand Rule.
Bozeman Science
Plant Control
The ethylene gas emitted by the apple or banana helps to ripen a fruit when in close proximity. A helpful video explains how plants attempt to control their environment through hormones. It focuses on five specific hormones: auxin,...
SciShow
The 3 Coolest Things Built By Bugs
What can we learn about architecture from bugs? Turns out a great deal. A video covers three brilliant structures designed and created by bugs. It begins with the honeycomb with perfect hexagons. Next, it covers termite mounds on a much...
SciShow
Schrodinger's Cat
Schrodinger's cat has been mentioned on more than 17 different popular tv series, yet many people don't understand what the reference means. This engaging video explains what the original thought experiment was and why it was created. It...
Crash Course
Introduction to Intellectual Property
Intellectual Property, the hottest new topic in law schools. But just what does the term mean? Specifically? Legally? Legally, it refers to "Nonphysical property that stems from, is identified as, and whose value is based on an [a novel]...
MinuteEarth
We're Oversalting Our Food, and It's Not What You Think
Would you believe we are salting our food as it grows? Water tables rise in areas cleared for crops causing the salty water to reach the roots of those crops. The video narrator explains the negative effects on plants as well as...