Science Videos for Kids

Science Videos for Kids

Are you looking for some great science videos for kids in your classroom or family? These short clips were curated to support learning in third, fourth, and fifth grade classrooms.

If a video link is broken, please email me at [email protected], and I will find a new video to take its place.

Enjoy Teaching!

Light Videos for Kids

How Light Travels
Transparent, Translucent, Opaque
Reflection
Refraction
The Electromagnetic Spectrum
Light Energy

Hands-on Light Activities for Upper Elementary Classrooms

Sound Videos for Kids

Sound Is a Vibration
How Does Sound Travel?
Amplitude
Pitch
Conductors & Insulators of Sound
Solids, Liquids & Gases

Hands-on Sound Activities for Upper Elementary Students

Heat Videos for Kids

Thermal Energy
Friction
How Heat Travels
Conduction
Convection
Radiation
Insulators & Conductors of Thermal Energy
States of Matter
Measuring Heat

Hands-on Thermal Energy Activities for Upper Elementary Students

Electricity Videos for Kids

What Is Electricity?
How Light Bulbs Work
How Batteries Work
Simple Circuits
Conductors & Insulators
Series & Parallel Circuits

Hands-on Electrical Energy Activities for Upper Elementary Students

Plant Videos for Kids

Plant Cells
Plant Parts
Germination
Photosynthesis
Pollination
Seed Dispersal
Stems & Water Transport

Hands-on Plant Parts Activities for Upper Elementary Students

Rock Videos for Kids

What Is a Mineral?
3 Types of Rocks
Classifying 3 Types of Rocks
Identifying Minerals
Fossils
The Rock Cycle

Hands-on Rocks & Minerals Activities for Upper Elementary Students

Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition Videos for Kids

What Is Weathering?
Physical and Chemical Changes
Weathering Versus Erosion
Erosion & Soil
Erosion at the Beach
Slow Changes & Landforms

Hands-on Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition Activities for Upper Elementary Students

Fossil Fuels & Vehicles Videos for Kids

Natural resources – renewable and nonrenewable energy
Gas-powered versus electric vehicles
Electric cars and global warming
Examples of kid-designed cars

Activities for kids to learn about fossil fuels – and design their own cars!

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