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Booming Sands

Booming Sands

This video segment, adapted from NOVA scienceNOW, presents basic concepts of physics behind "booming" sand dunes. See how surface tension affects potential and kinetic energy and how it all works together to create sound. OER Level

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6-12

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Counting Neutrons on the Moon

Counting Neutrons on the Moon

Find out how scientists are using a neutron detector onboard a satellite to try to find water on the Moon in this video adapted from NASA. OER Level

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9-12

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Energy Transfer in a Trebuchet

Energy Transfer in a Trebuchet

On NOVA, a team of carpenters, timber framers, engineers, and historians recreate a medieval throwing machine called a trebuchet. This adapted video segment explores how understanding energy transfer informs their design. OER Level

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6-12

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Galileo on the Moon

Galileo on the Moon

Watch Apollo 15 astronaut David Scott perform Galileo's falling objects experiment on the Moon in this video segment from NASA. OER Level

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6-12

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Geothermal Power

Geothermal Power

This video segment from Vegas PBS shows the important role geothermal energy systems can play in making a more energy-efficient and greener building. OER Level

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3-12

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Global Warming: Carbon Dioxide and the Greenhouse Effect

Global Warming: Carbon Dioxide and the Greenhouse Effect

This video segment adapted from NOVA/FRONTLINE demonstrates the physical property of carbon dioxide that causes the greenhouse effect. OER Level

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6-12

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Helium Is Boring

Helium Is Boring

In this video adapted from the National Science Center, observe a demonstration to discover how helium gas is inert and hydrogen gas is reactive. OER Level

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3-8

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How Would You Turn a Bolt in Space?

How Would You Turn a Bolt in Space?

In this fast-paced NASA Brain Bites™ video, an astronaut demonstrates the impact of microgravity on the use of tools in space. OER Level

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3-8

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The Index of Refraction and Snell’s Law

The Index of Refraction and Snell’s Law

Learn about the index of refraction and Snell's law in this video from the ICT Center. OER Level

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11-12

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Infrared: More Than Your Eyes Can See

Infrared: More Than Your Eyes Can See

In this video segment adapted from NASA, astronomer Michelle Thaller introduces the world of infrared light and demonstrates how infrared cameras allow us to see more than what the naked eye can perceive. OER Level

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3-12

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Interference and Diffraction

Interference and Diffraction

Learn about interference and diffraction in this video from the ICT Center. OER Level

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11-12

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LED and Transmitter Characteristics

LED and Transmitter Characteristics

Learn about fiber optic transmitters in this video from the ICT Center. OER Level

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11-12

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LIDAR 3D Mapping

LIDAR 3D Mapping

See how researchers create 3-D maps of planets by using LIDAR (light detection and ranging) instruments in this video adapted from NASA. OER Level

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9-12

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Mapping Magnetic Fields

Mapping Magnetic Fields

This video adapted from NASA explains how a magnetometer determines magnetic fields around planets. OER Level

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9-12

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Mixing Colors

Mixing Colors

Children learn the basics of mixing primary colors in this original animated video. OER Level

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Pre-K-1

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Photodetector and Receiver Characteristics

Photodetector and Receiver Characteristics

Learn about fiber optic receivers in this video from the ICT Center. OER Level

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11-12

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A Simple Fiber-Optic Communications System

A Simple Fiber-Optic Communications System

Learn about rise-time analysis in fiber optic communications systems in this video from the ICT Center. OER Level

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11-12

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A Simple Fiber Numerical Aperture Measurement

A Simple Fiber Numerical Aperture Measurement

Learn about measuring the numerical aperture of an optical fiber in this video from the ICT Center. OER Level

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11-12

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Solar Power

Solar Power

This video segment from Vegas PBS shows the largest solar power system to date in the U.S. and explains how solar power can serve the needs of large-scale facilities and benefit the environment. OER Level

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3-12

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Transforming the Future of Flight

Transforming the Future of Flight

In this video segment adapted from NASA, learn how engineers are transforming the future of flight by designing airplanes based on principles found in nature. OER Level

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3-12

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What Is a Planet?

What Is a Planet?

This video segment, adapted from NOVA scienceNOW, presents the ongoing debate over the definition of a planet, including the status of Pluto. OER Level

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3-12

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