For the past two years, digital video has quickly taken hold of science educators' attention as a valuable tool that can be incorporated into the classroom. While it may be true that a picture is worth a thousand words, a short video or animation may be worth a thousand pictures. It makes sense then that educators are looking for access to libraries of easily searchable, FREE, and quality video. Enter YouTube and Google Video.

The Bad Astronomer, Phil Plait, is one of my favorite science bloggers. He mixes skepticism, science and humor into his work. He has produced 3 high quality short videos for Hulu.com. California 8th grade science standards include the universe and the solar system and these 3 videos are a good supplement. There are short commercials before...

Newton’s third law of motion states that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. The video shows one example of Newton’s 3rd law.

It’s the beginning of the school year and that means that science teachers are going to introduce the scientific method to students. The way I ease my students to this somewhat complex concept is to expose them to the scientific method concept box. View and listen to the Voicethread below to learn how I do this. If you want the template for the boxes, email me at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it and I will send it to you.
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I’m a huge fan of NOVA Science Now. They produce short 12 minute videos that spark people’s natural curiosity and inject some solid science explanations. Two videos that I have recently watched are worth viewing and using in the science classroom.

The first video “Capturing Carbon” showcases a company that is trying to create an...