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How To: Make Poor Man's Liquid Nitrogen
Can't get liquid nitrogen? Then make some yourself. Check out this instructional science video to learn how to make inexpensive liquid nitrogen. This tutorial video is great for science teachers, physics demonstrators, and science enthusiasts.
How To: Make your voice deeper and higher with Mythbusters
Check out this educational science video tutorial from Mythbusters that reveals the secrets to making your voice higher or deeper with various gases. This instructional video demonstrates how (and explains why) helium turns your voice into Donald Duck, while sulfur hexafluoride transforms your voice into Satan. Watch this tutorial and have fun with gas!
How To: Make holograms in your basement
Check out this instructional science video to learn how to make holograms in your basement. A hologram is a picture that is stored as microscopic light and dark lines on the back side of a glass plate. To make these lines, you need to use a coherent source of light like a laser. Watch this educational video to learn the necessary steps and materials needed to create your own hologram.
How To: Make a hologram
Check out this awesome science video tutorial that looks at how to make a hologram lead by two leading physicists. Follow along as they take you step by step through the process. Watch this science video and learn how to make a hologram
How To: Perform a Gram staining procedure
Are you a scientist in need of a method distinguishing bacterial species into groups based on the chemical and physical properties of their cell walls? Well, that's where a Gram staining procedure comes into play.
How To: Make potato plastic
Ravi Carlson teaches you how to make potato plastic in this video tutorial with glycerin, a potato (or pre-made potato starch), baking soda, and white vinegar.
How To: Make a plastic bottle fly into the air
Greg Swanson and Joe Kelley demonstrate their superb skills at creating bottle rockets on rooftops.
How To: Get a deeper voice with sulfur hexafluoride gas
Sulphur Hexafluoride is actually heavier than air, leading to some very amusing phenomenon such as changing your voice. Try this little experiment at home with sulfur hexafluoride gas from a balloon, and then try it against regular air. What's the difference.
How To: Manipulate your voice with sulfur hexafluoride gas
Lance Lund, a professor at Anoka-Ramsey Community College, was asked to prepare a promotional science video for the college back in 1995 that was to air on a local cable access channel. All went well until he inhaled some sulfur hexafluoride (SF6). The video never aired, but many more of you from around the world will be able to enjoy this right here.
How To: Conduct a magic floating boat science experiment
Check out this video tutorial to see how to conduct a magic floating boat science experiment.
How To: Make a barometer
Checking the weather and barometric pressure is as simple as jar, straw, and balloon! Learn how to make a barometer for measuring air pressure in this free video.
How To: Make a periodic table science presentation
Are you interested in making a periodic table science presentation? Learn how to make a great science fair project from our science presentation expert in this free video clip series.
How To: Use telescopes
Telescopes help amateur astronomers view the stars and see the universe. Learn how to use and care for a telescope from an observatory director in this free astronomy video.
How To: Do electrical circuit experiments
Electricity can be conducted through a variety of unexpected mediums, including Jell-O, lemons and potatoes. Learn more about electric circuit experiments in this free science experiment video from a professional audio engineer and instrument builder.
How To: Make a Leyden jar
Cool project to show how a capacitor operates!
News: Dissect a human ear
For most, anatomy dissections stopped at the frog. We can all experience med school cadaver picking thanks to an excellent library of videos published by the University of Wisconsion. No MCAT's required.
How To: Make plasma from grapes
You have seen a match make plasma in the microwave. You have seen a compact disc light up. Now you are going to see why it is dangerous to put grapes in the microwave.
How To: Create tornado demonstrations for the classroom
Ever wondered how a tornado works? Well, wonder no longer and watch this video tutorial for teachers and students alike. You will see how to create tornado demonstrations for use in the classroom or for fun.
How To: Make everything magically rise via waterfall effects
Try this natural, optical illusion, which tricks your eyes with motion, instead of with colors or distortions. This Rober Krampf video comes from Yellowstone National Park. Make everything magically rise via waterfall effects.
How To: Build simple geometric 3D structures
Dr. Diana Wehrell-Grabowski provides a brief overview of Buckminister "Bucky" Fuller's accomplishments in this video tutorial.
How To: Unravel the hoof of an equine
Are you a veterinarian? Want to know more about the hoof of a horse? Well, check out this educational video on the equine thoracic limb: the hoof. After dissecting the horse, take a deep look at the hoof to understand and know the inner science of its anatomy. This is a great tutorial for all veterinary practices, for equines that is.
How To: Unravel the bones of the equine thoracic limb
Check out this anatomy video tutorial series that covers the thoracic limb of an equine. If you're a veterinarian, or want to be one, then you have to watch this educational video on the equine thoracic limb anatomy: bones and deeper structures. Take a dissecting limb and compare it to the cleaned bones for anatomical comparison. This is a great way to learn more about the science of a horse.
How To: Dissect an equine to see the muscles of the limbs
Check out this anatomy video tutorial series for all of you veterinarians out there (prefect for veterinarians in training). In these educational videos, you'll learn all about the muscles of the equine limb, specifically, the horse thoracic limb muscles. After dissecting the horse, skin it and be prepared to learn all about those equine muscles.
How To: Streak an Agar Plate
Check out this video tutorial on how to streak an agar plate. What's an agar plate? Well, an agar plate is a sterile Petri dish that contains a growth medium (typically agar plus nutrients) used to culture microorganisms. Selective growth compounds may also be added to the media, such as antibiotics.
How To: Dissect a female pig reproductive tract
Ever wondered about the reproductive tract of a female pig? Well, these video tutorials will tell you all you need to know about the anatomy of a sow's reproductive tract.
How To: Dissect a Mare Reproductive Tract
The reproductive tract of a mare is suspended by the broad ligament. If you're a veterinarian in training, or just curious of the anatomy of the female equine reproductive tract, then these two video dissection tutorials are for you.
How To: Generate AC electrokinetic phenomena
This highly educational video geared towards scientists will show you how to generate AC electrokinetic phenomena by microelectrode structures.
How To: Culture myeloid dendritic cells from bone marrow
Check out this educational science video tutorial to learn the steps to properly culture myeloid dendritic cells from bone marrow precursors.
How To: Apply C. elegans dopamine neuron degeneration assay
Check out this science video tutorial on how to apply a C. elegans dopamine neuron degeneration assay for the validation of potential Parkinson's Disease genes.
How To: Perform single cell electroporation of neurons
Single-cell electroporation (SCE) is a specialized technique allowing the delivery of DNA or other macromolecules into individual cells within intact tissue, including in vivo preparations. The distinct advantage of this technique is that experimental manipulations may be performed on individual cells while leaving the surrounding tissue unaltered, thereby distinguishing cell-autonomous effects from those resulting from global treatments. When combined with advanced in vivo imaging techniques...
How To: Handle dry ice safely with children
Between "genuine danger" and "raving safety paranoia," there must be some sensible middle ground for dry ice.
How To: Prepare for a solar eclipse
On August 1, 2008 a rare total solar eclipse will appear in the skies over parts of Canada, Greenland, Russia, Mongolia, and China. During this spectacular event, the moon will cross in front of the sun, completely blocking out the sun's disk, and casting a shadow over part of the Earth. While only people in a small area of the world will be able to see the eclipse in person, viewers all across the globe can view the eclipse as it happens on NASA TV.
How To: Dissect a male bull reproductive tract
Check out these educational videos for veterinarians and curious eyes on the anatomy of the male reproductive tract in the bull. Here you will see, in three parts, the scrotum of the bull, which contains both of the testes. The scrotum is a thinner skin area of the rest of the beast, with less hair. Upon dissection of the male bovine scrotum, you will see the tunica dartos muscle and some stratum tissue. The testes is the structure that contains the sperm producing cells.
How To: Dissect a female reproductive tract of a mature hen
In this video tutorial two-parter, you'll see how to dissect the female reproductive tract of a mature laying hen for an anatomical look.
How To: Dissect a cat to see all of the muscles
Ever wondered what one of those pesky cats invading your lawn looks like inside? Well, without being one sick puppy you can do it just by watching this video tutorial.
How To: Dissect a pigs head and eye
Check out this anatomical video on a pigs head. This swine is sure to teach you all you need to know for your biology class. The science of a pigs head isn't too far off from ours, so pay attention. If you don't want to do the cutting with that scalpel yourself, than just watch this video tutorial, so you don't have to get your hands dirty.
How To: Dissect the head of a pig
Are you in a biology class? Well, if not, that doesn't mean you can't learn what biology has to teach. Just watch this educational video series on how to dissect a pigs head.
How To: Chemically cook an egg with pure alcohol
Do you like alcohol? Do you like eggs? Well, this is the perfect video tutorial for you!
How To: Dissect a fish for an anatomical look
Want to become a veterinarian? Well, you should probably start small, like a fish. This video tutorial will show you how to dissect a fish to learn the anatomy, with a very eminent anatomist to show you how.
How To: Dissect a chicken wing
You've gotten enough satisfaction from gorging on fried chicken wings, so now it's time to learn the science of them. And not—we're not talking why they taste so freaking good, but how they work, pre-fried food. We're talking anatomy class, and if you can eat a piece of chicken, then you surely can dissect a chicken leg for educational reasons. Watch this video to learn about the chicken's triceps and bicep muscles, as well as what happens when the biceps and triceps contract.