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The Titanic's Metal Mysteries
6-12 | Video
In this video, Dr. Ainissa Ramirez demonstrates how the metal rivets that held the Titanic together became brittle in the frigid waters and broke apart on impact with the iceberg. -
Ice Cream Chemistry
6-12 | Video
Ainissa Ramirez demonstrates how to make ice cream using liquid nitrogen, describes why cold temperatures makes ice cream creamier, and shows how an understanding of ice cream helps us with avalanches. -
The (Bubble) Wrap on Football Helmets
6-12 | Video
Using an egg and bubble wrap, Ainissa Ramirez shows how football helmets are designed to reduce skull fractures, but are poor at preventing brain injuries (or concussions). -
Spidey Sense
6-12 | Video
Ainissa Ramirez describes the science behind spiders making webs and walking on walls, which engineers hope will lead to materials that are bulletproof and robots that can climb the side of a building. -
Fun Ferrofluids
6-12 | Video
Ainissa Ramirez shows how ferrofluids, which are iron particles floating in a liquid, make weird shapes and increase in viscosity when a magnet is nearby. -
Classify It! Promotional Video
3-12 | Video
Learn how to play Classify It!, the latest Android and iOS app from Science NetLinks. -
What Does Space Smell Like?
6-12 | Video
This episode of Speaking of Chemistry discusses the science behind astronomical aromas and celestial body odors. -
Ask A Scientist: What is an Optical Illusion
4-12 | Video
This video form the National Eye Institute provides a simple introduction to the science of optical illusions. -
Mind-Blowing Movie Explosions Explained - Reactions
6-12 | Video
This American Chemical Society video explains the science of movie explosions. -
Why North Pole Web Cams?
6-12 | Video
Deployment of a Web cam at North Pole in 2002 provided the very first summer-long view of conditions at the North Pole. Includes narration with background information about the North Pole and the Web cams. -
Why Garden for Wildlife?
K-12 | Video
This video from the National Wildlife Federation follows naturalist David Mizejewski as he discusses why it's important to plan gardens with wildlife in mind. -
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Video Tour of Beef Plant Featuring Temple Grandin
6-12 | Video
A tour of a beef plant guided by Dr. Temple Grandin, Professor of Animal Science at Colorado State University. -
Vicki Cobb: Lifetime Achievement Award
3-12 | Video
This is a video of Vicki Cobb's acceptance speech of the 2012 SB&F Lifetime Achievement Award. -
Topspin Doctor: How Physics Serves Tennis
3-12 | Video
In this segment of Science XPlained, Dr. Ainissa Ramirez discusses how the strings in a tennis racket--often made of synthetic or natural materials--make the important topspin shot possible. -
The Surfrider Foundation Explains Watersheds 101
3-12 | Video
What is a watershed? Learn about watersheds with this clip from Surfrider Foundation's educational video "From Sea to Summit: A Journey through the Watershed." -
The Science of the Deep Horizon Oil Spill
6-12 | Video
John P. Holdren at the May 13, 2010 AAAS Forum on Science and Technology Policy discusses why scientists can't determine more precisely how much oil is gushing from the Deepwater Horizon rig. -
Football Physics
6-12 | Video
Yale scientist Ainissa Ramirez describes the physics behind the game and what gives a football its speed, drag and spin in this video. -
Pluto on the Horizon
6-12 | Video
An interview with Alan Stern, New Horizons principal investigator, about the upcoming Pluto encounter and what is next for his NASA spacecraft. -
New ‘Superglue’ Could Seal the Deal for Stretchable Batteries, Soft Robots
6-12 | Video
A new adhesive fuses hard-to-bond materials like elastics and hydrogels, offering new options for fields from medicine to robotics. -
Possibly the World's First Images of Dogs
6-12 | Video
Saudi find may reveal how humans harnessed early dogs to survive. -
2017 Hurricanes and Aerosoles Simulation
6-12 | Video
How can you see the atmosphere? By tracking what is carried on the wind. Tiny aerosol particles such as smoke, dust, and sea salt are transported across the globe, making visible weather patterns and other normally invisible physical processes. -
A Robot That Heals a Little like Wolverine
6-12 | Video
New elastomer construction techniques could make use of soft robots more widespread. -
Forever Securing World Food Supply with Crop Trust
6-12 | Video
Follow world-renowned scientist Cary Fowler into the the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, which holds the key to human survival: more than 880,000 seed samples. -
What Makes Dogs So Friendly?
6-12 | Video
Childlike affinity toward humans may have been a first step in domestication. -
The Riskiest Vaccine? The One That Is Not Given
6-12 | Video
Immunizations are a positive tool for public and personal health. Two of every three alleged injuries related to them, including every single autism claim, have been dismissed over the past 30 years by the United States' vaccine court. -
Science in My Life
K-12 | Video
In this short video from AAAS & Science NetLinks, you'll see the many ways science has impacted your life. -
Inventing Green
6-12 | Video
Find out what inventing green means in this video from Science NetLinks. Hear from current inventors and learn about other green products, technology, and techniques. -
Turning Ideas into Inventions
3-12 | Video
Learn how to turn your ideas into inventions through inspiration, education, and iteration. -
Five Black Chemists Who Changed the World
3-12 | Video
The video highlights the work of icons like astronaut and chemical engineer Mae Jemison, the first woman of color to go into space, as well as Percy Julian, a pioneer in synthesizing materials from plants, including a glaucoma drug from beans, a firefighting foam from soy protein, and an arthritis treatment still used to treat millions of patients today. -
James Webb Space Telescope
6-12 | Video
Learn about the James Webb Space Telescope, the biggest, most complex, and most expensive science mission that NASA has ever attempted. -
The Fantastic Fur of Sea Otters
3-12 | Video
Unlike whales and other ocean mammals, sea otters have no blubber. Yet they're still able to keep warm in the frigid Pacific waters. The secret to their survival? A fur coat like no other. -
The Woman Who Saved the U.S. Space Race (And Other Unsung Scientists)
K-12 | Video
This video takes a brief look three unsung women scientists, like the one who saved the U.S. space race. -
2014 Breakthrough of the Year
6-12 | Video
Each year, Science chooses a singular scientific development as Breakthrough of the Year. This year, the Rosetta mission took the crown! Meet this year’s Breakthrough and check out our nine amazing runners-up! -
Soil, Not Dirt: A Digital Journey Connecting Soils, Plants, and Climate
6-12 | Video
Rebecca Lyland takes us on a GoPro adventure to study soil in the desert, grasslands, and pine forests of Arizona. -
Suit Up: 50 Years of Spacewalks
3-12 | Video
This NASA documentary celebrates 50 years of extravehicular activity (EVA) or spacewalks that began in 1965 and continue to this day. -
The Last Speakers
6-12 | Video
Clips from the documentary The Last Speakers share snippets of interviews with speakers of endangered languages. -
Conversations with a Scientist: John Dabiri
3-12 | Video
John Dabiri, a biophysicist at the California Institute of Technology, discusses jellyfish, submarines, blood flow, and wind farms. -
Calling Strikes as a Baseball Umpire
6-8 | Video
In this video, Len Bari describes how to call balls and strikes as a baseball umpire. -
Climate Change Research in California (Part B)
6-12 | Video
This video was made by Danielle Balistrieri, a college student who participated in grasslands research in California, and discusses the results of their research. -
Climate Change Research in California (Part A)
6-12 | Video
This video was made by Danielle Balistrieri, a college student who participated in grasslands research in California. -
Citizen Scientists
6-12 | Video
This video, from Science in Seconds, looks at what it means to be a citizen scientist. -
Careers in Space Science
6-12 | Video
A panel discussion for middle schoolers about careers in space science. -
Brood II Is Back
K-12 | Video
Bob Hirshon interviews Dr. Michael Raupp, an entomologist, about the 2013 emergence of the Brood ii 17-year periodical cicadas. -
2012 BioBlitz BobCast 2: Controlling Invasive Plants
K-12 | Video
When invasive plants threaten to upset critical natural habitat, who can you call? Jamie Evans, National Park Service biologist at Rocky Mountain National Park. -
2012 BioBlitz BobCast 1: Wildlife Poetry
K-12 | Video
In this video, we see kids play "Literary Roulette." -
2011 BioBlitz BobCast 4: Hunting Water Bears
K-12 | Video
In this video, a student from Baker University discusses tardigrades (water bears) and their unique features. -
2011 BioBlitz BobCast 3: Bugs in the Night
K-12 | Video
In this video, middle-school students work with entomologists to find desert insects that are attracted to light. -
2011 BioBlitz BobCast 2: Endophytic Fungi
K-12 | Video
In this video, AAAS's Bob Hirshon talks with a team from the University of Arizona who are hunting for fungi that spend their entire lives inside plants. -
2011 BioBlitz BobCast 1: Learning about Biodiversity
K-12 | Video
In the first of a series of live 2011 BioBlitz BobCasts, host Bob Hirshon explains what the BioBlitz is all about. -
2010 BioBlitz BobCast 5: Algae
K-12 | Video
In this final BobCast video, we hear from a group of college students who collect and identify marine algae, better known as seaweed. -
2010 BioBlitz BobCast 4: Mangroves
K-12 | Video
A Biscayne National Park Ranger working at the 2010 BioBlitz takes us on a tour of mangrove trees. -
2010 BioBlitz BobCast 3: Reef Trip
K-12 | Video
AAAS's Bob Hirshon and a small team of volunteer “fish counters” head out on a boat trip to a turtlegrass bed and coral reef. -
2010 BioBlitz BobCast 2: Interview with John Francis
K-12 | Video
AAAS' Bob Hirshon talks with John Francis of National Geographic about the 2010 BioBlitz and what participants experience there. -
2010 BioBlitz BobCast 1: Noon Arrival
K-12 | Video
In the first of a series of live 2010 BioBlitz BobCasts, host Bob Hirshon arrives at the BioBlitz staging area and provides a short video tour of the people gathering there. -
Conversations with a Scientist: Michael Brown
3-12 | Video
Astronomer Michael Brown discusses the solar system's bodies and his role in the demotion of Pluto from planet to dwarf planet. -
Curiosity Has Landed
6-12 | Video
Relive the nail-biting terror and joy as NASA's Curiosity rover successfully landed on Mars the night of Aug. 5, 2012, PDT (morning of Aug. 6 EDT). -
Return of the Cicadas
K-12 | Video
This time-lapse video takes a look at the 17-year life cycle of the magicicada. -
Sandra Markle Reading at the AAAS Annual Meeting
6-8 | Video
Author Sandra Markle reads from her 2012 AAAS/Subaru Prize winning book The Case of the Vanishing Golden Frog at the AAAS Annual Meeting in Vancouver. -
Science of a Tsunami
6-12 | Video
Studying the science of tsunamis will hopefully provide better understanding and a better warning system -
Science of the Summer Olympics: Measuring a Champion
6-12 | Video
This video is from the "Science of the Summer Olympics" series, produced by NBC and the National Science Foundation. An electrical engineer at Georgia Institute of Technology explains why Olympic timekeeping technology must be able to measure an athlete's performance with both accuracy and precision. -
Science of the Summer Olympics: The Impact of Jenny Simpson
6-12 | Video
This video is from the "Science of the Summer Olympics" series, produced by NBC and the National Science Foundation. U.S. runner Jenny Simpson relied on new treadmill technology to help rehabilitate from a stress fracture as she trained for the 2012 Summer Olympics. -
Sy Montgomery Talks about Temple Grandin
6-8 | Video
Sy Montgomery talks about her book Temple Grandin: How the Girl Who Loved Cows Embraced Autism and Changed the World, winner of the 2013 SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books in the Middle Grades category. -
Temple Grandin and Her Cowboy Shirts
6-12 | Video
This video from The Connecticut Forum features Temple Grandin sharing a funny story about her cowboy shirts. -
Plant Identification and Classification
6-12 | Video
In this video, your students will gain an understanding of the processes of plant identification and why the discipline is important in scientific research. -
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The Book of Potentially Catastrophic Science
6-8 | Video
This video provides a preview of the Book of Potentially Catastrophic Science by performing an experiment from the book. Using Issac Newton's third law, the experiment shows how Robert Goddard created the space age. -
Identification and Classification of Grassland Plants
6-12 | Video
Learn about sand prairies, which are a type of grassland ecosystem. The video specifically focuses on those in and around La Crosse, Wisconsin. -
Images of Our Solar System
6-12 | Video
Artist Michael Benson and planetary scientist Dr. Nancy Chabot discuss the intersection of art and science at the opening of the Planetfall art exhibition. -
Interview with Loree Griffin Burns
3-12 | Video
This video features an interview with author Loree Griffin Burns at the 2013 AAAS Annual Meeting in Boston, Massachusetts. -
Loree Griffin Burns Reading Citizen Scientists
3-12 | Video
This video features Loree Griffin Burns reading a chapter from her book, Citizen Scientists. -
Malaria: blood, sweat, and tears
6-12 | Video
Photojournalist Adam Nadel offers insights into his exhibition, "Malaria: blood, sweat, and tears," which was featured in the AAAS Gallery in 2012. -
Mercury thru Apollo NASA History Part 1
6-12 | Video
This video provides a short chronological history of the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo space flights. -
Amphibian Avenger: Smithsonian Scientist Brian Gratwicke
6-8 | Video
This video features an interview with Brian Gratwicke, a scientist studying the problem of the vanishing Panamanian golden frog. -
Parrot, Check; Goggles, Check
6-12 | Video
This video from Science Magazine takes a brief look at scientists studying how a parrot flies. -
Baboons Learn to Read
6-12 | Video
The ability to recognize strings of letters as words, also known as orthographic processing, is a key component of reading. -
Ravens -- Like Humans and Apes -- Can Plan for the Future
6-12 | Video
Experiments show these clever birds can also delay gratification for better future rewards.