In honor of Geek Week, here are 10 of the best science videos on YouTube It’s Geek Week on YouTube. The skateboarding dogs and cute kittens are out of the spotlight, replaced by explosions and mind bending experiments. In honor of today’s status as Brainiac Day, I handpicked 10 of the most interesting and awe-inspiring videos on the site. 10. Wired takes us through the steps of building and piloting a huge robot. 9. Is pitch, AKA asphalt, a solid or a liquid? 8. Because floating in a plane flying in parabolic arcs isn’t fun enough, Science Bob and a gang of teachers decided to release a cloud of orange ping pong balls. 7. Physics is cool. 6. At 5,000 frames per second, candy-colored liquid takes on an artistic quality as it splashes and breaks apart. 5. Tesla coils produce lightning-like snakes of energy. 4. It’s been more than 40 years since NASA first landed on the moon, but the moment of touchdown still feels tense and exciting. 3. It’s hard to pick just one Hadfield video. 2. We are made of stars. 1. Feeling small today?
100 Best YouTube Videos for Science Teachers By now, YouTube’s value in the classroom should be rather self-evident. No matter the subject or grade level, the website offers up excellent videos to supplement lessons and provide windows into different facts and concepts. Science teachers especially have plenty to love and appreciate with this valuable resource. Everything from microbiology to astrophysics makes an appearance through a channel operated by a museum, university, educator, professional or interested individual. Because so many of the sciences require visual aids to really open up and explain their very cores and valuable applications. It should be noted that this list does not contain any Mythbusters videos, as I lack any semblance of self-control and would just end up listing 100 of them instead of providing a diverse selection to meet the needs of different classrooms. 2.) 5.) 10.) 12.) 19.) 23.)
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