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Spraying ice removing solution on a sheet. Caption: Just spray on and the ice that forms slips away.
4 Awesome Discoveries You Probably Didn't Hear About This Week
Episode 28
2 minutes 14 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Object flying in the sky attached to a tether. Caption: We can capture more energy with less wind.
10 minutes 53 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
A man and woman have donned helmets and are on a x ladder. Caption: That's the machine that turns it into slabs of steel.
Break It Down
Episode 2
22 minutes 33 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
An angled roof covered in solar panels on top of a reflective building with "Third Sun Solar" and a logo on the side. Caption: We mount solar panels on roofs, we create energy,
Career Connections
Episode 27
5 minutes 37 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Illustration of person in hardhat and overalls. Caption: Solar Installation Companies. We are working with solar installation companies.
Career Spotlight
Episode 2
4 minutes 17 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Four people in reflective vests and hardhats install a very large solar panel in an array of other solar panels. Caption: They're expensive. They use a lot of material.
Career Spotlight
Episode 1
2 minutes 57 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Measurement device placed on a circuit powered by three AA batteries. Device shows 0.05 on the display. Caption: (Adabot) zero point zero five amperes.
Circuit Playground
Episode 1
3 minutes 49 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 8
Person speaking. Illustration of a battery. Caption: A battery uses chemistry to create electricity.
Circuit Playground
Episode 2
7 minutes 2 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 8
Illustration of a circuit board with a tubular object bridging two paths. Caption: In this circuit, I'm filtering power.
Circuit Playground
Episode 3
6 minutes 47 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 8
Rectangular diagram with objects moving clockwise around the perimeter. Caption: Electrons flow through the diode in one direction,
Circuit Playground
Episode 4
2 minutes 34 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 8
Machine labelled DS1052E Digital Oscilloscope with a wavy line across the screen and complex controls. Caption: We measure frequency in units called hertz.
Circuit Playground
Episode 5
5 minutes 12 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 8
Person in a workshop holding a power cord with three prongs. Caption: The answer is these three-prong cables are grounded.
Circuit Playground
Episode 6
2 minutes 52 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 8
Closeup of a complex circuit board with capacitors and other structures. Caption: But ICs, well -- ICs can have lots of connections.
Circuit Playground
Episode 8
3 minutes 39 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 8
Joules = force x distance. Caption: we multiply force and distance
Circuit Playground
Episode 9
3 minutes 59 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 8
Robot and three LEDs. Caption: LEDs make much more sense now.
Circuit Playground
Episode 11
4 minutes 6 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 8
An animation of a bird. Caption: Have you heard of the scientist, Georg Simon Ohm?
Circuit Playground
Episode 13
3 minutes 55 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
An illustration depicts a transistor, resistor, and an L E D. Caption: P C B stands for, printed circuit board.
Circuit Playground
Episode 14
3 minutes 33 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Diagram of a wall outlet. Caption: If the receptacle is itself properly grounded,
Electricity: A 3-D Animated Demonstration
Episode 8
26 minutes 39 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Palm trees bent horizontally from the force of wind. Caption: - There's evidence that the storms have increased.
17 minutes 32 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Aerial view of lush green trees and grass covered ground. Caption: In temperate regions, there's been an increase in rain,
25 minutes 3 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Illustration of Earth. Midlatitude jet stream (cool) at the top of the globe and Subtropical jet stream (warm) close to the equator. Both move clockwise. Caption: it is a powerful band of winds known for bringing winter storms
Core Meteorology
Season 0 / Ep 1
28 minutes 25 seconds
Grade Level: 8 - 12
Sinuous wave falling above and below a center line. Arrow indicating the distance between the center line and the peak of the wave. Caption: The peak voltage is approximately 170 volts
Electricity: A 3-D Animated Demonstration
Episode 2
26 minutes 2 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Earth with a thin halo labeled as greenhouse gases. Caption: Greenhouse gases are mostly water vapor and carbon dioxide.
Earth Science
Episode 6
26 minutes
Grade Level: 6 - 9
Earth as seen from space with the Sun visible behind it. Caption: (male narrator) All across the planet,
Earth: The Operators' Manual
Episode 1
53 minutes 40 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Cartoon of a woman sitting at a desk with an open book in front of her. Spanish captions.
Eco S.O.S. (Spanish)
Season 0 / Ep 26
11 minutes 31 seconds
Grade Level: 2 - 5
A reservoir of water with a dam at one end and water flowing out the other side. Caption: until it's needed by the electric plant.
Eco=Kids Explore
Season 2 / Ep 2
16 minutes 42 seconds
Grade Level: 6 - 12
Gasoline pump labelled "Ethanol" with two gas pumps. Caption: is actually a blend of ethanol and unleaded gasoline.
Eco=Kids Explore
Season 1 / Ep 1
13 minutes 5 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Person in a hard hat looking at a pressure gauge attached to industrial pipes. Caption: You can't build a plant just anywhere.
Eco=Kids Explore
Season 1 / Ep 2
11 minutes 45 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Newer model SUV. Caption: you need the conventional engine to drive the power train,
Eco=Kids Explore
Season 1 / Ep 3
12 minutes 10 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
A large bank of solar panels. Photovoltaic cells. Caption: Or on a smaller scale by using photovoltaic cells.
Eco=Kids Explore
Season 1 / Ep 4
17 minutes 40 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Illustration of a windmill. Caption: which spins a generator to create electricity.
Eco=Kids Explore
Season 1 / Ep 5
14 minutes 24 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Illustration of a measurement device attached to leads which surround a central core that is emitting a moving magnetic field. Caption: As long as the magnetic field moves
Electricity: A 3-D Animated Demonstration
Episode 3
19 minutes 37 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Illustration of an arm extended and energy cycling through the forearm. Energy continues out through the tips of the fingers. A wire intersects the hand, and an arrow indicates movement to the right. Caption: exerted on the conducting wire.
Electricity: A 3-D Animated Demonstration
Episode 4
17 minutes 46 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Central sphere with arrows with equidistance arrows moving away from the center. Caption: and the distance between arrows
Electricity: A 3-D Animated Demonstration
Episode 5
20 minutes 46 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
A lit match. Caption: Energy comes in many different forms.
19 minutes 53 seconds
Grade Level: 6 - 9
Gloved hands placing insulation in between ceiling beams. Caption: and easier to manipulate in the attic.
20 minutes 6 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Earth at night as viewed from space. A network of glowing light is visible in unpopulated areas across the globe. Caption: of electricity to light our cities and power our economy.
Earth: The Operators' Manual
Episode 3
53 minutes 40 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 10
Industrial smokestack releasing pollution into the air as seen from below. Caption: And most people worry about environmental pollution
17 minutes 51 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
A lit match. Spanish captions.
13 minutes 42 seconds
Grade Level: 3 - 5
Two power cords plugged into a wall outlet. Caption: We also use electrical energy every day
9 minutes 33 seconds
Grade Level: 3 - 6
Still image from: Fracking: America's Energy Revolution--The Economics
Fracking: America's Energy Revolution
Episode 2
28 minutes 59 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Still image from: Fracking: America's Energy Revolution--The Science
Fracking: America's Energy Revolution
Episode 1
28 minutes 54 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
A large cylindrical machine set into the floor with various equipment attached to the round openings at either end. A walkway surrounds the mass of equipment. Caption: Gas turbines earn their excellent worldwide reputation.
15 minutes 45 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Closeup of a hand handling a small, green plant in a densely populated patch of similar plants. Caption: How do green roofs change how a building transfers heat?
Green Revolution
Episode 1
6 minutes 29 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Hillside covered in solar panels. Caption: collecting the sun's energy
Green Revolution
Episode 7
5 minutes 59 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Illustration of a windmill 100 meters tall receiving air current next to a much taller structure receiving a much larger air current. Caption: The beauty of wind turbines is that they're 100% clean.
Green Revolution
Episode 6
5 minutes 1 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Cartoon owl at the controls of a vehicle. Caption: It is a free source of light.
Johan: The Young Scientist
Episode 8
13 minutes 20 seconds
Grade Level: K - 3
People working in an open area with debris covered ground and cattle grazing in the debris. Caption: Basic amenities like energy are scarce.
24 minutes
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Thermometer in a beaker of water reading almost 100 degrees. Spanish captions.
15 minutes 12 seconds
Grade Level: 3 - 5
Semi-truck with a tank labeled "Milligan Bio-Tech Canola based dust suppressant." Caption: The idea caught the attention of Milligan Bio-Tech.
Innovation Nation
Episode 2
23 minutes 25 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Person standing in a shop with crowded shelves and some machinery. Caption: The idea came to me when I was a teenager:
Innovation Nation
Episode 5
23 minutes 42 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Person at a wall of controls. Caption: when atoms are either joined together or split apart.
26 minutes 20 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 12
Still image from: Into the Outdoors: Biochemical Conversion--Corn to Ethanol
Into the Outdoors
Episode 26
9 minutes 28 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Still image from: Into the Outdoors: Cracking Hydrocarbon Chains and Environmental Concerns
Into the Outdoors
Episode 28
6 minutes 23 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Still image from: Into the Outdoors: Critical Energy Report (Ethanol Primer)
Into the Outdoors
Episode 38
4 minutes 13 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Still image from: Into the Outdoors: Decoding the Electrical Transmission System
Into the Outdoors
Episode 35
7 minutes 37 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Still image from: Into the Outdoors: Decoding the Science of Crude Oil
Into the Outdoors
Episode 36
5 minutes 28 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Still image from: Into the Outdoors: Electricity and the World
Into the Outdoors
Episode 37
8 minutes 50 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Still image from: Into the Outdoors: Electricity Investigation
Into the Outdoors
Episode 40
8 minutes 22 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Still image from: Into the Outdoors: Exploring Life Cycles of Fuels (Fossil Fuels and Biofuels)
Into the Outdoors
Episode 39
8 minutes 18 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Still image from: Into the Outdoors: French Fries to Biodiesel
Into the Outdoors
Episode 43
5 minutes 28 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Still image from: Into the Outdoors: Reactions in Action
Into the Outdoors
Episode 27
4 minutes 45 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Still image from: Into the Outdoors: Turning Crude Oil Into Fuels
Into the Outdoors
Episode 42
23 minutes 57 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
A diagram of a longitudinal wave. Waves transport energy.
1 minutes 11 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Diagram of a circuit. Spanish captions.
Invisible Science and Technology Surrounding (Spanish)
Episode 3
27 minutes 36 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Cartoon of a person straining to push a large log. Caption: You could supply the energy to push the log.
Elementary Energy
Season 0 / Ep 1
10 minutes 25 seconds
Grade Level: 6 - 8
Longitudinal waves through three mediums solid, water, and air.
1 minutes 12 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Person on skis in a crouched position. Motion: change in position. Caption: This skier was in motion.
20 minutes 4 seconds
Grade Level: 6 - 9
Illustration of a spider on a light switch. Caption: Okay? And we're off.
My Little Planet
Episode 17
5 minutes 12 seconds
Grade Level: K - 3
Cartoon of a person speaking to a bird. Caption: There's no big rush. My boat's faster than his.
My Little Planet
Episode 16
5 minutes 12 seconds
Grade Level: K - 3
Person in a yellow jumpsuit standing next to a large piece of industrial equipment. Caption: The reactor structures suffer the corrosive effects
27 minutes 18 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 10
Tubing winding back and forth in front of a heat source heats cool water. Caption: which in turn drives a generator and results in energy.
54 minutes 28 seconds
Grade Level: 12 -
Req=R1+R2+R3+…+Rn Caption: is this sum of the individual resistances
Electricity: A 3-D Animated Demonstration
Episode 6
24 minutes 21 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Recently Added
Still image from: Overview: How Five Billion Pounds of Las Vegas Garbage Powers a City
Overview
Season 1 / Ep 12
8 minutes 53 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Recently Added
Still image from: Overview: Why Oil Country Is Turning to Wind Power
Overview
Season 1 / Ep 13
9 minutes 28 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Cartoon of two characters, eyes wide. Caption: (both) Ranger Bob!
Johan: The Young Scientist
Episode 26
12 minutes 8 seconds
Grade Level: K - 3
Two characters with children next to them. Spanish captions.
Plaza Sésamo (Spanish)
Season 12 / Ep 4
24 minutes 16 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 3
Closeup of an incandescent lightbulb. Caption: a change in the wattage of the lightbulb
Electricity: A 3-D Animated Demonstration
Episode 7
34 minutes 9 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Cartoon of two characters sitting on a couch. Caption: It comes from an electric generator.
Johan: The Young Scientist
Episode 18
13 minutes 20 seconds
Grade Level: K - 3
Rolling sand dunes with powerlines in the foreground. Caption: Beneath these dunes lies 65% of all known oil reserves.
26 minutes 34 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Waves at sunset looking towards an industrial platform held above the water. Caption: Worldwide, it makes up about a third of the energy supply.
15 minutes 57 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Earth as seen from space. Caption: (narrator) Planet Earth is awash in renewable energy.
Earth: The Operators' Manual
Episode 2
53 minutes 40 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Rocket flying above Earth's atmosphere. Caption: and a liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen upper stage.
14 minutes 16 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Two rectangular batteries with positive and negative leads. Caption: An automobile battery is an example of a wet cell.
Real World Science
Episode 5
20 minutes 6 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 9
A person holds two magnets over a lid with metal particles in the bottom. Caption: A magnet pulls iron particles towards it,
Real World Science
Episode 7
19 minutes 9 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Windmill as seen from below. Caption: Cooler air then rushes in to fill the void, creating wind,
23 minutes 37 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Person holding a small partially transparent cube with wires and other equipment attached. Caption: and are developing microbial fuel cells
Science Nation
Episode 108
2 minutes 34 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Person pumping fuel into a vehicle. Caption: (narrator) And there you have it: synthetic diesel fuel.
Science Nation
Episode 32
3 minutes 18 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Computer screen showing a bar graph and pie chart of energy consumption in watt-hours. Caption: showing me which devices are consuming the most energy.
Science Nation
Episode 186
2 minutes 28 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Person picking up wood chips and putting them into a plastic bag. Caption: (Huber) Cellulose is basically stored solar energy
Science Nation
Episode 202
4 minutes 55 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Illustration of an energy source on a grid. Caption: and will power more than 650 homes.
Science Nation
Episode 210
3 minutes 7 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Semi-trailer with large cylindrical tanks labelled as Hydrogen, Compressed. Caption:(narrator) Hydrogen is hailed as the fuel of the future --
Science Nation
Episode 180
4 minutes 30 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
A line of ants carrying pieces of leaf larger than their bodies. Caption: leafcutter ants maintain a complex society.
Science Nation
Episode 143
2 minutes 28 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Solar panels on a roof top. Caption: But even now, they say solar energy is ready for prime time.
Science Nation
Episode 216
3 minutes 15 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Smoggy city street crowded with vehicles. Caption: China is the 2nd largest energy consumer in the world,
Science Nation
Episode 182
5 minutes 3 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Electrical meter box attached to the outside of a building. Caption: All the entries have to be zero-energy homes,
Science Nation
Episode 185
2 minutes 33 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Setting sun as seen through tall wild grasses. Caption: to harness the sun's energy to make renewable fuels.
Science Nation
Episode 45
2 minutes 39 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
The sun seen closely enough to show the light and dark pattern of the surface. Caption: Their mission: put the heat of the sun to work,
Science Nation
Episode 31
3 minutes 10 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Closeup of a green, circular plant with a white center. Caption: have the ability to make diesel-like fuels.
Science Nation
Episode 50
2 minutes 45 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Waves striking a man-made jetty of rock. Caption: could help solve the world's energy problems.
Science Nation
Episode 188
2 minutes 26 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Person standing at the top of a wind turbine. Caption: to see if they can handle 300-foot heights.
Science Nation
Episode 168
2 minutes 34 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Field of grain like plants. Caption: such as ethanol and propanol.
Science Video Vocab
Episode 16
2 minutes 50 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
A container of BioFuel. Spanish captions.
Science Video Vocab (Spanish)
Episode 10
2 minutes 50 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
A hand pumping gas into a car. Caption: Chemical energy is in gasoline, and is used to power motors.
Science Video Vocab
Episode 7
3 minutes 55 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Up close view of an industrial battery. Spanish captions.
Science Video Vocab (Spanish)
Episode 1
3 minutes 55 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Derrick pumping oil. Caption: The oil is then pumped out of the ground.
Science Video Vocab
Episode 124
4 minutes 20 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 8
A man golfing. Caption: Potential energy is changed back to kinetic energy
Science Video Vocab
Episode 42
3 minutes 33 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Rings around an atom. Spanish captions.
Science Video Vocab (Spanish)
Episode 37
3 minutes 34 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
A crane demolishing a building. Caption: An object can store energy as the result of its position.
Science Video Vocab
Episode 44
2 minutes 48 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
A man using a bow and arrow. Spanish captions.
Science Video Vocab (Spanish)
Episode 39
2 minutes 49 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Plants growing through the dirt. Caption: All plants use the sun's energy to make their own food.
Science Video Vocab
Episode 43
4 minutes 20 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Yellow sun setting over a desert. Spanish captions.
Science Video Vocab (Spanish)
Episode 38
4 minutes 21 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
A hand drum being played. Caption: Sounds are produced when an object vibrates.
Science Video Vocab
Episode 45
4 minutes 14 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Close up view of man strumming guitar. Spanish captions.
Science Video Vocab (Spanish)
Episode 40
4 minutes 15 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Ornate floor tile with a pendulum swinging above. Caption: A pendulum is an example of translational motion--
Science Video Vocab
Episode 15
3 minutes 18 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Close up views of atoms. Spanish captions.
Science Video Vocab (Spanish)
Episode 9
3 minutes 18 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
A needle scratching measurement onto paper. Caption: Earthquakes are measured on a seismograph.
Science Video Vocab
Episode 46
3 minutes 39 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Wave crashing in the ocean. Spanish captions.
Science Video Vocab (Spanish)
Episode 41
3 minutes 40 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Three blade wind turbine as seen from below. Caption: Wind turbines are mounted on high towers.
Science Video Vocab
Episode 140
3 minutes 22 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Still image from: Shedding Light on Energy: Energy Efficiency (Episode 3)
Shedding Light on Energy
Episode 3
30 minutes 22 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Still image from: Shedding Light on Energy: Forms of Energy (Episode 1)
Shedding Light on Energy
Episode
28 minutes 41 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
First law of Thermodynamics. Caption: So delta U equals Q minus W.
Standard Deviants School: Physics
Episode 9
24 minutes 25 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
An illustration of the sun and earth in space. On screen text, Find the weight of the pizza pie on the sun. w = m g. Caption, weight equals mass times acceleration due to gravity.
Standard Deviants School: Physics
Episode 6
24 minutes 21 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Still image from: The Arctic's Changing Climate and Economics
28 minutes 58 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Cartoon of people standing, one talking on a cell phone. Caption: I plugged it in, and it went kablooey!
The Magic School Bus
Season 2 / Ep 210
25 minutes 54 seconds
Grade Level: 2 - 6
Pit crew station filled with tires at a racetrack. Caption: Friction is necessary for breaks and tires to work.
The Science of Speed
Episode 1
5 minutes 27 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Race car on a track. Caption: Front downforce gives you front grip,
The Science of Speed
Episode 2
5 minutes 2 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Blurry photo of a city. Spanish captions.
14 minutes 40 seconds
Grade Level: 3 - 5
Still image from: Thirst for Power
Grade Level: 7 - 12
A large dam spanning across a lake. Caption: It's the world's largest hydroelectric dam.
22 minutes 51 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Still image from: Untold: The World's Biggest Batteries Aren't What You Think
Untold
Episode 6
14 minutes 32 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Illustration of the sun sending heat into space and that heat hitting the Earth. Caption: So how is the sun able to heat the earth?
Elementary Energy
Season 0 / Ep 4
10 minutes 43 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 6
Illustration of a tube with some internal structures and a rod through the center. Caption: When you make the generator turn,
Elementary Energy
Season 0 / Ep 3
10 minutes 33 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 6
Still image from: Work and Energy
15 minutes
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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