Instructional Video4:23
Fuse School

Reliability, Accuracy and Precision

9th - 12th Standards
Scientific results should be reliable, accurate, and precise, but what is the difference between the three? The first video in a series of 29 uses the metaphor of dart throwing to explain these three key terms in scientific experimental...
Instructional Video3:39
Be Smart

Whose Air Do You Share?

6th - 12th
Take a deep breath before watching this video from PBS Digital Studios that models for viewers how humans are connected through the air we share. The video explores how small the earth's atmosphere is compared to the rest of Earth.
Instructional Video2:52
Be Smart

Why Does the Wind Blow?

6th - 12th
When you tell people you know why the wind blows, it won't be a bunch of hot air. In the video from PBS Digital Studios, viewers learn how wind is a consequence of differences in air pressure. Along the way, the video covers the Coriolis...
Instructional Video5:55
Be Smart

How Many Trees Are There?

6th - 12th
Yew'll be amazed at how many trees there are on Earth. PBS Digital Studios model for viewers how the answer to the title question was determined using satellite information. Along the way, learners will encounter a myriad of statistics...
Instructional Video4:46
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Crash Course Kids

Normal Stuff in Not-So-Normal Places

3rd - 8th
How do everyday materials behave in unusual environments? is the driving question of this entertaining video about the properties of matter. To answer the question, the boiling point of water is examined at ground level, at the top of...
Instructional Video4:20
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Crash Course Kids

Oobleck and Non-Newtonian Fluids

3rd - 8th
Find out how matter fits into more than one state with this entertaining video that details non-newtonian fluids and a step-by-step instruction for how to make oobleck. 
Instructional Video4:42
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Crash Course Kids

Material Magic - Making Diamonds

3rd - 8th
Material scientists improve materials, but how? Find out in this engaging video that reviews the properties of matter, and investigates how diamonds are naturally formed and can now be grown in a laboratory.
Instructional Video4:37
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Crash Course Kids

Material World

3rd - 8th
We are living in a material world. But how do we improve materials that have already been invented? Watch material scientists make current materials better and see how cell phone glass evolved from its once...
Instructional Video4:27
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Crash Course Kids

What's My Property

3rd - 8th
What exactly can we tell about an unknown substance by its properties? is the driving question of this physical science video focusing on matter. Here, scholars find the answer to the big question via investigation of what lies...
Instructional Video4:32
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Crash Course Kids

Organizing Properties

3rd - 8th
Gain insight into how scientists group materials based on their properties, such as conductibility and malleability, with this informative and engaging video. First, molecules, atoms, substances, and elements are reviewed, then...
Instructional Video3:53
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Crash Course Kids

(LEGO) Block Party

3rd - 8th
Get your blocks out! It's time to start building and learning about mass! Enthusiastic chemists get in-depth information about the conservation of mass and the way it applies to chemical changes. 
Instructional Video4:09
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Crash Course Kids

Vacation or Conservation (Of Mass)

3rd - 8th
Does matter ever just go away? Find out with this entertaining video that dives into a sweet investigation that involves cake and sweet drinks! Super scientists gain insight about the physical changes from chemical reactions and...
Instructional Video3:51
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Crash Course Kids

Chemical Changes

3rd - 8th
Your enthusiastic chemists will flip over this entertaining video about matter and its chemical changes! Take an in-depth look into what chemical changes are and the evidence that is observed, such as color, smell, and heat. Then,...
Instructional Video3:31
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Crash Course Kids

What's Matter?

3rd - 8th
What is matter? Find out in this entertaining video that thoroughly details how matter has both volume and weight, but looks different as a liquid, solid, and gas.
Instructional Video3:57
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Crash Course Kids

Seasons and the Sun

3rd - 8th
Discover the differences between summer and winter, besides coats and bathing suits, with a short and informative earth science video. Sabrina, the narrator of the animated video, talks about the ways the earth's tilt affects the...
Instructional Video4:53
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Crash Course Kids

Following the Sun

3rd - 8th
Find out why your shadow looks different at various times of the day with a short earth science video. Young scientists learn about what a shadow is, why it grows longer or shorter over the course of a day, and why it points in...
Instructional Video4:01
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Crash Course Kids

Earth's Rotation and Revolution

3rd - 8th
Where does the sun go at night? Don't worry, it's just facing the other side of the earth. Learn about Earth's axis, tilt, rotation, revolution, and what all this means for your summer vacation with an engaging earth science video.
Instructional Video4:11
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Crash Course Kids

The Great Picnic Mix Up

3rd - 8th
What do iced tea and fruit salad have in common, besides the fact that they're both delicious? Learn about the different types of mixtures with an entertaining physical science video. Examples from a picnic table reinforces what...
Instructional Video3:55
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Crash Course Kids

Wood, Water, and Properties

3rd - 8th
Why do bricks make terrible windows? Learn about how the different properties of matter, including transparency, reflectivity, and freezing, boiling, and melting points can help you observe what they are, as well as indicate their...
Instructional Video3:37
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Crash Course Kids

The Science of Lunch

3rd - 8th
Extend your class's observation skills with a video about additional properties of matter. The video covers the ways an item can be altered, including its hardness, malleability, conductivity, and magnetism as...
Instructional Video4:00
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Crash Course Kids

Hunting for Properties

3rd - 8th
Put those observation skills to the test with a fun physical science video about the properties of matter. Using an example of stackable blocks, the video prompts learners to find the length, width, height, and volume of an object, as...
Instructional Video3:45
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Crash Course Kids

Measurement Mystery

3rd - 8th
Turn a nighttime toe stubbing into an informative discussion about the properties of matter. An intriguing physical science video encourages learners to use their knowledge of matter and mass to identify a mystery object based on...
Instructional Video3:50
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Crash Course Kids

Part(icles) of Your World

3rd - 8th
Learn about the states of matter with an entertaining physical science video. With captioned explanations and real-world examples of changes states of matter, the video is an excellent addition to your lesson or homework assignment.
Instructional Video6:43
TED-Ed

How to Make a Baby (in a Lab)

7th - 12th Standards
With over five million babies being born through in vitro fertilization in the last 40 years, sex education is taking on a whole new look. After first walking through natural process of reproduction, this short video goes on to...