Video Integration Page
Part One: Video Library for Astronomy.
Before Space and Time from NatGeoTV is a short (3:28) video clip that introduces the ideas of the Big Bang, in particular, how the Big Bang created both space and time, a topic that is very difficult to wrap one's head around! This is a great jumping off point for a discussion of the Big Bang.
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Birth of the Universe, Parts 1-4. This video introduces the concepts of the Big Bang, including how everything: space, time, and matter were created as a result of the Big Bang. The video also explains how Hubble's discovery about the expanding universe helps to explain the Big Bang Theory. The video clip discusses what the universe was like immediately after the Big Bang. The video can be used as introduction to the Big Bang to start the classroom discussion. It does end rather abruptly at 10:33, and this would be a good time for a class discussion. There are three more parts, and the next one could be assigned as homework. All four could be watched together as an "emergency lesson plan" for a substitute teacher. Links to part 2/4, part 3/4, part 4/4. Found originally on the Neo K-12 page, this video was embedded from YouTube.
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The Life and Death of Stars (from NEOK12) explains the Hertzsprung Russell Diagram as it relates to star temperature, color, size. The video explains the life cycles of stars as well. This would make a good introduction or a good review at the end of a unit of star life cycles.
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The Life and Death of Stars Explore science videos on stars at NeoK12 |
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Eyes on the Universe from NASA 360 Talks, the 25th anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope. Amazing images and some background on the universe, star formation, and on the Hubble Space Telescope. A good introduction for Electromagnetic Spectrum and/or Stars (life cycle and spectroscopy).
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Tour of the EMS from Science at Nasa on You Tube (5:03) is the first video of a series of eight on the Electromagnetic Spectrum. This is the introductory video, the others each detail a different wavelength (radio, micro, infrared, visible light, ultra-violet. x-rays, and gamma rays, and are three to five minutes in length. Here is a link to all eight videos on my YouTube playlist "EMS". This is terrific resource for students to learn about the EMS.
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Total Eclipse of the Sun from Science Casts at NASA: this short (4:29) video describes the November 14, 2012 Total Solar Eclipse from the Northeast coast of Australia. The video explains the information that scientists can discover from studying solar eclipses. (left)
Longest Solar Eclipse from National Geographic: a video that explains what a solar eclipse is, and how the 2009 solar eclipse is the longest of the 21st century. (right). |
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A Tetrad of Lunar Eclipses from ScienceCasts at NASA: this video (3:42) describes the tetrad of lunar eclipses of 2014-2015. The video also describes what happens during a lunar eclipse. Eclipses are an important part of any unit on the the sun, earth, moon system. (right)
What's the difference between a solar and lunar eclipse? from The Physics Girl. A good explanation of solar and lunar eclipses. (left). |
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Kahn Academy Video on the Red Shift (10:04). Three crucial pieces of evidence for the Big Bang include the expanding universe (as evidenced by Red shift of light stars), cosmic background radiation, and the abundance of hydrogen and helium in helium in the universe. This Kahn academy video explains the red shift.
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Kahn Academy video (11:35) on Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation, another key piece of evidence for the Big Bang.
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Watching the Tides from KQED, a video (6:10 ) on the reason for the tides with good animations and explanations. An integral part of any lesson on the sun, earth, moon system lesson. (left).
Canada's The Bay of Fundy from The Travel Channel is a time lapse video (1: 09) of the Bay Of Fundy tides~ the location on earth with the largest tidal range. |
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