Science

Find out how scientists create electricity near volcanoes by using geothermal energy.

Here is a quick 8-minute video that talks about 3 man-made disasters that were all preventable.  The three disasters talked about are, Chernobyl nuclear power plant, BP oil well, the SEVEN chemical cloud.

Eyeball floaters are what you see sometimes floating across your vision when looking at something bright.  This video explains what those are.

Check out this video that will give you the ins and outs of lactose and lactate.  The video discusses what it takes for a human to digest milk and the history of lactose intolerance.

Many people really only know of one kind of sphincter, called the sphincter, but did you know that your body has many of them.  Muscles that control the flow.  This video discusses those as well as animal oddities in regards to sphincters.  WARNING:  The video does have a diagram of a male prosthetic sphincter that helps control the flow of urine.

Scientists have recently discovered an ancient lake bed on the planet Mars.  This video gets into topics of geology such as erosion, deposition, and certain rock formations.  The video also talks about why the ancient lake had possible capabilities to support life.

Here is an interesting man/nature made landform found in Turkmenistan.  This video describes how scientists search for oil and natural gas created a crater on accident.  The crater leaked methane, so they thought they would just burn it off.  Well, decades later it is still burning.  This video discusses the science and history behind the phenomena. 

This is a cute video to help young students understand the importance of recycling and taking care of the Earth for Earth Day.

This is a cute song about soil that can be used as an introduction to soil for younger students.

This video discusses metal and its relationship with heat and fire.  The video demonstrates the oxidation of metal.  Steal wool gets ignited.  The periodic table is discussed in regards to how common metals are.