Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
United Kingdom
What would happen to you if a black hole the size of a coin suddenly appeared in your pocket? Let's find out!
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
United Kingdom
Schrodinger’s hypothetical experiment involved putting an unfortunate cat into a box with a Geiger counter and a vial of deadly poison. Until the box was opened, the cat could be said to be alive, or dead… or possibly in both of these states simultaneously.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
United Kingdom
If a hotel with an infinite number of rooms has an infinite number of guests, how could it free up space when new guests arrive? Hilbert's “Grand Hotel” paradox has fascinated mathematicians, physicists, philosophers, and theologians, as it encourages another way of thinking about the notion of infinity.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
United Kingdom
On the most fundamental level thinkable, what are things? Why are things? And why do things behave the way they do? Here is an introduction to particle physics, with all of the vocabulary you'll need.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
All of the ridicule turns to love and acclaim as Rudolph’s unique nose becomes a beacon in the darkness, lighting Santa’s way on that dark and foggy Christmas Eve.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
This classic American cartoon from the 1940s tells the story of the most famous reindeer of all, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. Shunned by his peers for his unusual appearance, he’s called on by Santa for a special job on Christmas Eve!
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
The group makes a plan to spread word of the Inuit's plight, but there's already a tense situation building, as hungry polar bears enter the village in search of food.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Debbie takes the young reporters along on a hunting trip and shows them one of the last remaining areas for wildlife. We hear more about the strain that a changing climate is placing on these remote and traditional communities.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
When a message arrives from an Inuit correspondent, a small team sets off to investigate the environmental changes that threaten the delicate balance of life in the frozen north.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
The Gulf Stream plays a big part in maintaining the temperatures we are used to, and Maestro explains that if it is interrupted, parts of the world could become colder as an unexpected result of global warming.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
This song teaches about the universal law of gravity and is performed by the Tokens in the style of 1950s doo-wop (an era made popular at the time by films such as Grease and TV series such as Happy Days).
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Maestro speaks about the Earth’s atmosphere, and explains how the greenhouse effect is changing the planet’s ability to regulate its own temperature. The kids want to know what is being done about the problem, and what the outcome might be.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
It’s very warm for November, and the kids are playing outside. They’re convinced that the greenhouse effect is responsible for the unusual weather, and think it could make a good subject for the next issue of their newspaper.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
The kids are frustrated with how slow things seem to be progressing, but Maestro boosts their enthusiasm with some good news: Their search for a workspace is over, and a new environmental movement is born — The Guardians of the Planet!
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Written and sung by Lynn Ahrens for Schoolhouse Rock, this song teaches about the pilgrims, from their arrival in America up to the Boston Tea Party.
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