Source: Wired Science
Contrast the potentially dangerous substances found in old chemistry sets with current-day chemistry sets. Examine how restricting access to materials for scientific inquiry is related to lower numbers of students being interested in science.
Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12
Subjects: Science & Tech
Topics: Chemistry. Scientific Inquiry.
Resource Type: Video
Source: Secrets of the Dead
Consider one pathologist's theory that the deaths at Jamestown can be attributed to poisoning, and learn what tests he used to support his theory. Discover why the colonists might have had arsenic available to them.
Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12
Subjects: Science & Tech, Social Studies
Topics: Chemistry. Human Biology. United States History: 1585-1763.
Resource Type: Video
Source: Wired Science
Watch as scientists search deep underground for neutrinos, the most elusive particles in the universe. Discover what scientists can learn from studying these particles.
Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12
Subjects: Science & Tech
Topics: Atmosphere & Space Science. Chemistry.
Resource Type: Video
Source: NOVA
Explore the life of Percy Julian, an African-American chemist whose remarkable battle to overcome racism failed to interfere with his success as a world-renown chemist.
Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12
Subjects: Science & Tech, Social Studies
Topics: Chemistry. Scientists and Engineers. Civics: Civil and Human Rights. Cultural Studies: African American Studies.
Resource Type: Video
Source: NPR: Climate Connections
Take a closer look at the way carbon atoms form bonds, break apart and create the conditions that can lead to global warming. Begin to develop knowledge of basic chemistry and the root cause of global warming by watching five short and friendly videos.
Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12
Subjects: Science & Tech
Topics: Chemistry. Ecology. Energy.
Resource Type: Video
Source: Secrets of the Dead
Learn what information about a person's life can be determined by looking at the chemical composition of a tooth, and how soil contamination could render the findings useless. Discover the usefulness of the teeth of the skeleton found at Stonehenge.
Grade Level: 9-12
Subjects: Science & Tech, Social Studies
Topics: Chemistry. Geology & Natural Disasters. Atomic. Archeology. World History: 4000-1000 BCE.
Resource Type: Video
Source: Secrets of the Dead
Learn how archeologists were able to use the composition of a tooth to pinpoint the exact geological location where the man buried at Stonehenge had spent his childhood.
Grade Level: 9-12
Subjects: Science & Tech, Social Studies
Topics: Chemistry. Geology & Natural Disasters. Geography. World History: 4000-1000 BCE.
Resource Type: Video
Source: NOVA
Examine how forces in the atomic nucleus work to keep the atom stable. Discover how researchers make new elements.
Grade Level: 9-12
Subjects: Science & Tech
Topics: Chemistry.
Resource Type: Video
Source: Evolution
Determine how radiometric dating can be used to measure deep time. Learn how measuring the uranium-to-lead ratios in the oldest rocks on Earth gave scientists an estimated age of the planet of 4.6 billion years.
Grade Level: 9-12
Subjects: Science & Tech
Topics: Chemistry. Geology & Natural Disasters.
Resource Type: Video
Source: Secrets of the Dead
Discover who was in favor of carbon dating the Shroud of Turin, and consider why the tests were later considered to be unreliable for determining the age of the cloth.
Grade Level: 9-12
Subjects: Science & Tech, Social Studies
Topics: Atomic. Chemistry. Scientific Inquiry. Religion. World History: 1000 BCE-300 CE.
Resource Type: Video
Source: WGBH: Teachers' Domain
There are times when our role as energy consumers is clear. For instance, when we fill our cars' fuel tanks, the amount of money we spend makes it obvious how much gas we are using. But what we seldom think about is the energy we consume by simply living our lives in a developed society. In this video segment adapted from NOVA/FRONTLINE, experts estimate the amount of energy that is burned during daily activities, and how much CO2 those activities contribute to the atmosphere.
Grade Level: 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
Subjects: Science & Tech
Topics: Atmosphere & Space Science. Chemistry. Design & Invention. Ecology. Energy. Engineering. Geology & Natural Disasters. Technological Advances.
Resource Type: Video
Source: Secrets of the Dead
Watch a fire set within a replica of a Roman aristocratic home to learn how flames feed off combustibles in the room and create their own air currents. Consider how possible it would be for an accidental fire to spread throughout ancient Rome.
Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12
Subjects: Science & Tech, Social Studies
Topics: Chemistry. Scientific Inquiry. World History: 1000 BCE-300 CE.
Resource Type: Video
Source: Secrets of the Dead
Compare first century historian Tacitus's interpretation of the Great Fire's pattern to what experts know about fires today. Learn about the Imperial fire fighters of ancient Rome and why this fire was beyond their skill to combat.
Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12
Subjects: Science & Tech, Social Studies
Topics: Chemistry. World History: 1000 BCE-300 CE.
Resource Type: Video
Source: Secrets of the Dead
Discover the dangers of diving in the Atlantic Ocean to explore the wreck of the Andrea Doria with this interactive. Learn how the nature of the health risks changes at different ocean depths, and determine the gas laws that explain the risks.
Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12
Subjects: Health & Fitness, Science & Tech
Topics: Body Systems & Senses. Safety. Chemistry.
Resource Type: Video
Source: Secrets of the Dead
Discover how thermography is different from photography, and learn how endoscopic cameras were used to view the interior of what some Christians believe to be the tomb of Jesus of Nazareth. Consider how heat and infrared light can be used to make images.
Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12
Subjects: Science & Tech, Social Studies
Topics: Chemistry. Energy. World History: 1000 BCE-300 CE.
Resource Type: Video
Source: Secrets of the Dead
Examine images from endoscopic and infrared photography taken through a wall of a sealed chamber in a church believed to be the site of the tomb of Jesus. Consider whether evidence shows there may be more structures within that edicule.
Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12
Subjects: Science & Tech, Social Studies
Topics: Chemistry. Energy. World History: 1000 BCE-300 CE.
Resource Type: Video
Source: Secrets of the Dead
Consider the theories of a behavior psychologist who believes the behaviors demonstrated by both the young girls and the public at-large in Salem resemble those caused by a drug created from a fungus. Learn about the origin and effects of LSD.
Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12
Subjects: Science & Tech, Social Studies
Topics: Chemistry. Microbiology. United States History: 1585-1763.
Resource Type: Video