Rev up your teaching with a lesson on engines! The 24th installment in a Crash Course physics series explains the basics of an engine through a discussion of thermodynamics. The instructor shows examples explains the efficiency of the...

Teach the basics of thermodynamics with an energizing video. A thorough lesson explains the First and Second Law of Thermodynamics. Scholars learn how these laws apply to isovolumetric, isobaric, isothermal, and adiabatic processes and...

Compare and contrast the physics of heat flow with a well-designed video lesson. The 22nd installment of the Crash Course series is an overview of the physics of heat. After beginning with a discussion of thermal energy and heat, the...

Things get heated in a physics video on Kinetic Theory! The 21st lesson in a Crash Course playlist explains Kinetic Theory in relation to phase change. As the heat in a system changes, the motion of the particles also changes. The...

What do waves and music have in common? It turns out they are one in the same! By applying important concepts from previous lessons in the Crash Course series, the 19th video explains the physics of music. The presenter breaks down the...

What makes sound possible? Answer this question while viewing the 18th lesson of a complete Crash Course physics series. After discussing waves in previous lessons, the narrator applies those characteristics to sound waves and their...

Explore transverse and longitudinal waves through a video lesson. Building on the previous lesson in the Crash Course physics series, the 17th lesson compares and contrasts transverse and longitudinal waves. The narrator includes a...

Create a harmonious learning environment! The 16th installment of a Crash Course physics series explores the characteristics of simple harmonic motion. The presenter explains the key characteristics of the periodic trigonometric functions.

How do fluids act when they are moving? A thorough video lesson explains the characteristics of fluids while in motion. Building from the previous lesson in the series, the 15th installment of a Crash Course physics series provides an...

Keep the knowledge flowing in your physics classroom! An in-depth video lesson discusses the characteristics of fluids. The narrator includes Pascal's Principle and Archimede's Principle as well as buoyant force. This is the 14th lesson...

Banana slugs eat animal droppings and leaves, all while generating waste that acts as a fertilizer. The video explains the slug's role in the ecosystem. It highlights the benefits of the slime for slugs' movement, food source, and even...

Taricha torosa travel up to three miles in order to reproduce, an impressive feat for something only six inches long. The video explains their mating rituals, which many consider rough and forceful. With a little cannibalism after...

Hummingbirds consume their weight in nectar every day. The video explains their unusual flying abilities. From holding their bodies perfectly still while flapping their wings in mid air in order to get the nectar to shaking off water...

Even the smallest living things have a large impact. An informative video lesson presents an introduction to types of plankton and their roles in the ocean. The narrator explains how plankton impacts the ocean ecosystem and beyond.

Things are not always as they appear. The morpho butterfly appears to have blue wings, but they don't contain a drop of blue pigment. Learners watch as the instructor explains the physics behind these amazing blue wings.

It turns out some wasps have a lot of gall! An engaging video lesson presents parasitism at its finest. Certain species of wasps trick oak trees into creating and maintaining homes for their larva. These homes have the appropriate name...

I'll scratch your back, if you'll scratch mine—unless someone else comes along that is a better scratcher! Examine the fickle nature of rainforest insects using a captivating video. The narrator describes the mutualistic relationship...

Like tiny Supermen of the sea, mantis shrimp catch their prey using both bullet-like speed and enhanced vision. How do they do it? Young marine biologists discover the amazing adaptations found in the mantis shrimp and how they use them...

An octopus' tentacles are more like sticky, multipurpose tools than the simple leg-like appendages we view them as. Discover their amazing abilities, times eight, in an entertaining video. The narrator explains the senses located in each...

You may have heard that, if you've had chicken pox, the shingles virus is already inside you. The bad news? It may not be alone! Introduce your microbiology class to some of the trickiest pathogens we know of in the 151st video in an...

What causes bug bites and other irritants to itch? Science scholars discover the body chemistry responsible for itching in the 130th video in a 143-part series. Topics include conditions that cause itching, the neurotransmitter...

Moles, grams, particles, volume ... how do I keep them all straight? Help pupils sort out the terms and calculations used in stoichiometry with a video tutorial. Topics include mole ratios, molar mass, molar volume, and common...

Everyone knows that termites are bad news for the wooden parts of a home. How do they do it, and how can we stop them? Go inside a termite (literally) to discover the scores of bacteria and protists that help make wood taste good. The...

Roly polies or pill bugs? No matter what you call them, these organisms are unique. Biology scholars discover a true evolutionary success story in a video about tiny, land-dwelling crustaceans. The narrator describes their journey from...