Science Videos and Podcasts

  • A really fun and helpful NSTA resource for any teacher who would like to use movies to help students understand science. The author, Jacob Clark Blickenstaff, PhD, provides expert commentary, pointing out where the physics is stretched, the chemistry fudged, or the biology twisted on behalf of the story—without losing sight of the fact that movies are meant to entertain.

  • Jacob helps turn "bad science" into teachable science for middle level and high school students.

  • Award-winning science podcast for kids and curious adults from American Public Media

  • Free

  • A wealth of ad-free science videos!

  • Free!

  • Vibrant science videos and accompanying lessons that include reading material, an activity guide, Kahoot quizzes, and more

  • Free to try. About $100/year for a classroom account. School and district accounts available.

  • Common Sense Education Review

  • An impressive collection of videos, games, puzzles, interactive diagrams, quizzes, bell ringers, and more!

  • The School Presentation tool lets users create and share online presentations on a wide range of topics.

  • Teachers can create dashboards with selected content and instructions, and share it online with their students.

  • Free to access content. Paid accounts start at $29.95/year.

  • Hundreds of interactive lessons, simulations, and labs!

  • Totally FREE!

  • This is the group that makes the beyond amazing music/science videos such as Upside Down and Inside Out (microgravity) and This Too Shall Pass (Rube Goldberg Machine).

  • Accompanying lessons employ a phenomena-first approach by using science and math to figure out music videos.

  • Inquiry and design challenges aligned to NGSS Science and Engineering Practices

  • Free

  • A wealth of resources from science podcasts, ready-to-go student activities, stories about what's happening in science, and so much more.

  • Totally Free!

  • Common Sense Education Review

  • An incredible resource collection of life science videos, lesson plans, and more!

  • Totally Free!

  • ​Skype a Scientist creates a database of thousands of scientists and helps them connect with teachers, classrooms, groups, and the public all over the globe.

  • Free

  • Created by Scholastic. Study Jams has many fun short cartoon videos and follow-up quizzes on a variety of science topics.

  • Free

The Kids Should See This
  • The Kid Should See This is an unprecedented collection of 4,500+ kid-friendly videos, curated for teachers and parents who want to share smarter, more meaningful media in the classroom and at home.

  • Free!