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What Is a Virtual Lab
1 minute & 2 seconds • Search term: Virtual Laboratory for STEM Education
Audience: Educator-facing • Student Level: 9-12 • STEM Subject: General Science
Labster is the first choice for STEM educators who want better outcomes because studies show students improve by one letter grade when they use Labster. Labster Virtual Lab is an interactive, multimedia assignment students access right from their computers.
Understanding the Next Generation Science Standards
14 minutes & 17 seconds • Search term: Next Generation Science Standards
Audience: Educator-facing • Student Level: 6-12 • STEM Subject: General Science
This video provides an overview of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), explaining how they are designed to prepare students for college, careers, and real-world problem solving. It highlights the structure of the standards, including their emphasis on integrating scientific knowledge with hands-on practices and critical thinking skills. The video also introduces the three key dimensions of NGSS—disciplinary core ideas, science and engineering practices, and crosscutting concepts—showing how they work together to support deeper, more meaningful science learning.
Next Generation Science Standards: Introduction to Three Dimensional Learning
9 minutes & 1 second • Search term: Next Generation Science Standards
Audience: Educator-facing • Student Level: 6-12 • STEM Subject: General Science
This video introduces three-dimensional learning in the context of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), demonstrating how science instruction integrates disciplinary core ideas, science and engineering practices, and crosscutting concepts. Through classroom examples, it shows how students actively engage in investigating phenomena, asking questions, and using evidence to build understanding. The video emphasizes a shift from traditional memorization toward a more interactive, student-centered approach to science learning.
Let’s Talk Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) with Ted Willard
59 minutes & 22 seconds • Search term: Next Generation Science Standards
Audience: Educator-facing, Student-facing • Student Level: 3-12 • STEM Subject: General Science
This video focuses on the NGSS science and engineering practice of developing and using models, showing how students use models to represent, explain, and predict scientific phenomena. It highlights how modeling supports deeper understanding by allowing learners to visualize complex systems, test ideas, and refine their thinking through evidence-based reasoning. The video emphasizes the role of models as tools for inquiry, communication, and problem-solving in science education.
What Is the NGSS? and Why Is It Important?
8 minutes & 41 seconds • Search term: Videos for NGSS
Audience: Educator-facing, Student-facing • Student Level: 3-12 • STEM Subject: General Science
This video explains the NGSS crosscutting concept of cause and effect, showing how students learn to identify relationships between events and understand why phenomena occur. Through classroom examples, it demonstrates how learners ask questions, analyze evidence, and use reasoning to connect causes with their effects. The video emphasizes that recognizing these patterns helps students build deeper scientific understanding and apply their knowledge to real-world situations.
Next Generation Science Standards Explained: Three-Dimensional Learning
4 minutes & 50 seconds • Search term: Videos for NGSS
Audience: Educator-facing, Student-facing • Student Level: 3-12 • STEM Subject: General Science
This video highlights how the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) encourage students to engage in scientific inquiry and questioning as a central part of learning. It demonstrates how students explore real-world phenomena by asking their own questions, investigating possible explanations, and using evidence to support their ideas. The video emphasizes a shift toward student-driven learning, where curiosity and critical thinking guide the science classroom experience.
(NGSS) Science & Engineering Practices: Brainstorm and Sort | California Academy of Sciences
2 minutes & 55 seconds • Search term: Videos for NGSS
Audience: Educator-facing, Student-facing • Student Level: 3-8 • STEM Subject: General Science
This video highlights the NGSS science and engineering practices through a collaborative classroom activity where students brainstorm and sort ideas about what scientists and engineers do. It demonstrates how these practices help students actively engage in scientific thinking, problem-solving, and discussion. The video emphasizes connecting prior knowledge to real-world scientific work, supporting a deeper and more interactive approach to learning science.
NGSS Video: Educators Discuss the Next Generation Science Standards
2 minutes & 54 seconds • Search term: Videos for NGSS
Audience: Educator-facing • Student Level: 6-12 • STEM Subject: General Science
This video features educators discussing the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and how they support more effective science teaching and learning. It highlights the shift toward engaging students in real-world scientific practices, encouraging inquiry, collaboration, and critical thinking. The video also emphasizes how NGSS helps students build a deeper understanding of science by connecting concepts across disciplines and applying them to meaningful contexts.
NGSS: How Practices Change
12 minutes & 58 seconds • Search term: Videos for NGSS
Audience: Educator-facing, Student-facing • Student Level: 3-12 • STEM Subject: General Science
This video demonstrates how NGSS science and engineering practices transform classroom learning, focusing on how students actively engage in investigating, analyzing, and explaining scientific phenomena. It shows how instruction shifts from passive learning to hands-on exploration, where students collaborate, use evidence, and communicate their ideas. The video emphasizes how these practices help students think and act like scientists while building a deeper understanding of scientific concepts.
NGSS: Core Ideas and Cross-Cutting Concepts
7 minutes & 11 seconds • Search term: Videos for NGSS
Audience: Educator-facing, Student-facing • Student Level: 3-12 • STEM Subject: General Science
This video explores how the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) support student learning through engaging, real-world science experiences. It demonstrates how students investigate phenomena, collaborate with peers, and use evidence to construct explanations. The video emphasizes the importance of active learning, showing how NGSS encourages deeper understanding by connecting scientific concepts to meaningful, hands-on inquiry.
Education in VR: a VR Science NGSS-aligned Curriculum – VR LBE Summit 2020
14 minutes & 43 seconds • Search term: NGSS Virtual Reality
Audience: Educator-facing • Student Level: 6-12 • STEM Subject: General Science
This video — titled “Education in VR: a VR Science NGSS‑aligned Curriculum” — highlights how virtual reality (VR) technology is being used to create immersive science curricula that align with the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). It showcases educators and innovators discussing the design and implementation of VR lessons that help students explore scientific concepts through interactive 3D environments, virtual field trips, and hands‑on experiences that support deeper understanding and engagement. The presentation was part of the VR LBE Summit 2020, a conference focused on VR learning and education.
Exploring NGSS in the classroom: Ellen stretches her confidence
8 minutes & 2 seconds • Search term: NGSS Virtual Reality
Audience: Educator-facing, Student-facing • Student Level: K-5 • STEM Subject: General Science
This video follows a student named Ellen as she navigates a project-based learning (PBL) science unit aligned with the NGSS. Initially hesitant due to the open-ended nature of the activities, Ellen gradually gains confidence as she engages in problem-solving, explaining phenomena, and collaborating with peers. The video highlights how NGSS strategies encourage students to take intellectual risks, think critically, and develop leadership in the classroom. It is part of a series for elementary science educators produced by the National Science Teaching Association (NSTA) with support from Disney.
NGSS: A Vision for K 12 Science Education
6 minutes & 46 seconds • Search term: NGSS Virtual Reality
Audience: Educator-facing • Student Level: K-12 • STEM Subject: General Science
This video explores how project‑based learning (PBL) supports implementation of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) in the classroom. It explains how PBL encourages students to investigate real‑world problems, collaborate with peers, and apply scientific practices to construct explanations and solutions. The video highlights the alignment between NGSS’s focus on inquiry, sense‑making, and application with PBL’s emphasis on deep engagement and student agency, showing how together they can transform science learning.
Teaching Next Generation Science Standards in Elementary School—Third Grade
1 hour 12 minutes & 26 seconds • Search term: NGSS science videos for K-12
Audience: Educator-facing • Student Level: K-5 • STEM Subject: General Science
Fourth of six web seminars on NGSS architecture and expectations for K–5. Experts illustrate unpacking performance expectations, science & engineering practices, and classroom applications including science talk and claims-evidence-reasoning. This long-form webinar is intended for professional development and is best suited for educators seeking in-depth guidance on NGSS implementation at the elementary level.
The Next Generation Science Standards: A New Vision for Science Education
7 minutes & 55 seconds • Search term: NGSS science videos for K-12
Audience: Educator-facing • Student Level: K-12 • STEM Subject: General Science
Explores the implementation of Next Generation Science Standards in U.S. classrooms, focusing on hands-on, inquiry-based science instruction. Features Campbell County, Wyoming, highlighting both enthusiasm and challenges, such as limited science time and teacher preparation.
Exploring NGSS in the classroom: Teachers gaining agency
11 minutes & 49 seconds • Search term: NGSS science videos for K-12
Audience: Educator-facing • Student Level: K-5 • STEM Subject: General Science
Focuses on two elementary teachers implementing a combined NGSS and Project-Based Learning (PBL) unit. Highlights classroom strategies, authentic inquiry, and student-driven questions. Produced by NSTA with Disney funding.
Virtual Reality, Science & Physics: Teacher Background Video
5 minutes & 18 seconds • Search term: NGSS virtual reality videos
Audience: Educator-facing • Student Level: 6-12 • STEM Subject: General Science, Physics
Enrich your classroom and make science real using 3D virtual reality. Learn how teachers engage students in self-directed and peer-to-peer learning with virtual reality-based science and physics, without adding teacher time.
VR in STEM Education: Virtual Reality is Transforming Education
9 minutes & 4 seconds • Search term: NGSS virtual reality videos
Audience: Educator-facing • Student Level: 6-12 • STEM Subject: General Science
Explores Virtual Reality (VR) in STEM education, covering technical and historical context, classroom applications, and programs at Arizona State University. Discusses benefits, challenges, and potential impact of VR on teaching and learning.
Exploring Virtual Reality to Enhance STEM Learning in Afterschool and Summer Programming
58 minutes & 31 seconds • Search term: NGSS virtual reality videos
Audience: Educator-facing • Student Level: 3-8 • STEM Subject: General Science
Explores the use of Virtual Reality (VR) to enhance STEM learning in afterschool and summer programs. Harrisburg University demonstrates VR basics, curriculum integration, age‑appropriate strategies (elementary & middle school), and showcases an interactive VR STEM activity.
ARX21: Augmented Reality Experiences in 21st Century STEM Careers
3 minutes • Search term: NGSS virtual reality videos
Audience: Educator-facing • Student Level: 3-8 • STEM Subject: General Science
Students learn STEM content through Augmented Reality and create AR apps to demonstrate mastery. Includes example activities and discussion of AR integration and remote learning potential.
Students at Veronia E. Connor Middle School use augmented reality sandbox
1 minute & 45 seconds • Search term: NGSS augmented reality
Audience: Educator-facing, Student-facing • Student Level: K-12 • STEM Subject: General Science
A local WKBW news segment showing new technology being integrated in a classroom in Grand Island. Highlights how emerging tech is being applied to enhance STEM learning and engagement.
Inside California Education: Next Generation Science Standards
6 minutes & 14 seconds • Search term: NGSS STEM education
Audience: Educator-facing, Student-facing • Student Level: K-12 • STEM Subject: General Science
This video explores how the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) are reshaping science education in California. Featuring classroom examples and insights, it explains what the NGSS are, how they differ from traditional science standards, and how schools are implementing them to make science more hands‑on, inquiry‑based, and connected to real‑world learning. You’ll see how these new standards affect teaching and student learning, with a focus on practical classroom application and the perspectives of educators and students alike.
NGSS is STEM
1 minute & 14 seconds • Search term: NGSS STEM education
Audience: Educator-facing, Student-facing • Student Level: 9-12 • STEM Subject: Physics
This educational science video tackles a common misunderstanding about how electrical energy travels in circuits. Using thought experiments and clear visuals, the presenter explains that electrical energy isn’t simply carried by the flow of electrons through wires — instead, it’s transmitted through the electric and magnetic fields surrounding the conductors. The video breaks down key physics concepts like circuits, energy transfer, and the role of electromagnetic fields in a way that challenges everyday assumptions and helps deepen your understanding of electricity.
Next Generation Science Standards Webinar
1 hour 2 minutes & 23 seconds • Search term: NGSS STEM education
Audience: Educator-facing • Student Level: K-12 • STEM Subject: General Science
This video is a comprehensive webinar on the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and how they’re reshaping science education. It walks through the key components of NGSS — what makes them different, why they’re considered more rigorous, and how they impact teaching and learning in the classroom. Educators and viewers will gain insights into the structure of the standards, real‑world examples of implementation, and practical tips for adapting instruction to meet NGSS goals. Whether you’re a teacher, administrator, or parent curious about science education reform, this webinar breaks down the essentials in an informative and accessible way. This long-form webinar is a professional development resource designed for educators and administrators exploring NGSS adoption and implementation strategies.
Next Generation Science Standards Explained: Teacher as Coach
4 minutes & 31 seconds • Search term: NGSS STEM education
Audience: Educator-facing • Student Level: K-12 • STEM Subject: General Science
This educational video breaks down the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and focuses on what they mean for teachers in the classroom. It explains the goals behind NGSS, how these standards differ from previous science frameworks, and how educators can adapt their teaching practices to better support inquiry‑based and student‑centered science learning. The presenter offers clear explanations and practical insights for educators, administrators, and anyone interested in modern science education reform.
Next Generation Science Standards: The Vision for Science Education and the New Role of Teachers
11 minutes & 56 seconds • Search term: science videos for K-12 classrooms
Audience: Educator-facing • Student Level: K-12 • STEM Subject: General Science
This video features science education expert Joe Krajcik discussing the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and the vision behind them. It focuses on why NGSS was developed, how it differs from traditional science standards, and what it means for teachers in terms of instructional practice and student learning. Krajcik highlights the shift toward three‑dimensional learning — integrating disciplinary core ideas, science and engineering practices, and crosscutting concepts — and the evolving role of educators in facilitating deeper, inquiry‑based science experiences.
A New Reality: AR/VR Applications in K12
43 minutes & 7 seconds • Search term: AR VR science education K-12
Audience: Educator-facing • Student Level: K-12 • STEM Subject: General Science
This video, A New Reality: AR/VR Applications in K‑12, explores how augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) technologies are being integrated into K–12 education to create immersive, hands‑on learning experiences. It highlights specific ways AR/VR can make abstract science and engineering concepts more accessible and engaging for students, demonstrates real classroom use cases, and discusses the potential impact on student motivation and understanding. The video is a valuable resource for educators interested in innovative STEM teaching tools and aligns with NGSS themes of using technology to model and explain scientific phenomena.
Virtual Reality in the Classroom — Sally Ride Science STEAM Series
53 minutes & 35 seconds • Search term: AR VR science education K-12
Audience: Educator-facing • Student Level: K-12 • STEM Subject: General Science
This video explores how virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and mixed reality (MR) are transforming K–12 education. Students can experience immersive lessons, such as walking the streets of ancient Rome or exploring the inside of a molecule, making abstract concepts tangible and engaging. It also addresses challenges like cost and teacher training, while highlighting benefits such as improved attention, engagement, and technology literacy. Educators and engineers from UC San Diego share insights on how these technologies can revolutionize classroom learning.
Investing in K-12 Science Education
5 minutes & 39 seconds • Search term: NGSS STEM education K-12
Audience: Educator-facing • Student Level: K-12 • STEM Subject: General Science
This video highlights recent transformations in K–12 science education, emphasizing how rigorous content is now taught in active, student-centered ways. It showcases efforts by OpenSciEd to provide materials and support that encourage curiosity, meaningful experiences, and student input, while ensuring lessons are relevant and connected to real-world contexts. The video demonstrates how modern science classrooms are engaging students more deeply and fostering a more interactive learning environment.
Planning and Carrying out Investigations: What NGSS Looks Like in the Classroom
9 minutes & 13 seconds • Search term: NGSS STEM education K-12
Audience: Educator-facing, Student-facing • Student Level: 9-12 • STEM Subject: General Science
This video shows a high‑school science classroom where a teacher guides students through an investigation focused on planning and carrying out a scientific inquiry. Students collect and analyze evidence as part of an authentic classroom experience, demonstrating key NGSS practices such as making observations, gathering data, and using evidence to support explanations. The video illustrates how classroom instruction can help students develop real scientific reasoning and inquiry skills in a hands‑on learning environment.
STEM Activities with Kindergarten NGSS Forces & Interactions Pushes & Pulls
2 minutes & 35 seconds • Search term: STEM videos for K-12 NGSS
Audience: Educator-facing, Student-facing • Student Level: K-2 • STEM Subject: Physics
This video showcases hands‑on STEM activities where kindergarten students explore the NGSS concept of forces and interactions by experimenting with pushes and pulls. Young learners engage directly with physical materials to observe how motion and force relate, promoting early understanding of foundational science principles. The video highlights how active, inquiry‑based classroom experiences can build curiosity and reinforce scientific thinking in the earliest grades.
STEM Exploration : Reverse Engineering
6 minutes & 52 seconds • Search term: STEM videos for K-12 NGSS
Audience: Educator-facing • Student Level: K-8 • STEM Subject: Engingeering
This video features teachers engaging in inquiry-based STEM investigations aligned with NGSS practices by reverse engineering a Dollar Tree toy. Teachers examine the toy’s materials, internal and external components, and mechanics, taking it apart and documenting their observations through drawings and labels. Extension activities include designing and building similar toys using readily available or recyclable materials. The video demonstrates hands-on, NGSS-aligned professional learning that encourages problem-solving, engineering design, and practical application of scientific concepts.
NGSS Elementary School Science Classroom Activity
5 minutes & 32 seconds • Search term: NGSS videos for students
Audience: Educator-facing, Student-facing • Student Level: K-5 • STEM Subject: Earth Science
This video shows an elementary science classroom implementing NGSS‑aligned instruction focused on observing and modeling rocks. Students examine different rocks’ appearances and work with models to explore what their observations reveal about the rocks’ properties and formation, demonstrating fundamental science practices such as making observations, constructing models, and interpreting data. This hands‑on investigation supports core NGSS strategies for engaging young learners in active scientific thinking and understanding Earth materials.
Next Generation Science Standards Lesson
18 minutes & 8 seconds • Search term: NGSS videos for students
Audience: Educator-facing, Student-facing • Student Level: K-5 • STEM Subject: Chemistry
This video demonstrates an elementary classroom conducting a cause-and-effect investigation aligned with NGSS practices. Students test how different variables—movement, temperature, amount of water, and size of pieces—affect the rate at which a lifesaver dissolves in water. They collect data, develop and revise models, and discuss their observations collaboratively, making student thinking visible and fostering scientific reasoning. The lesson emphasizes hands-on experimentation, evidence-based discussion, and iterative modeling to deepen understanding of scientific processes.
NGSS in Action-Examples Straight from the Classroom
57 minutes & 35 seconds • Search term: NGSS videos for students
Audience: Educator-facing • Student Level: K-12 • STEM Subject: General Science
This video features a professional development workshop focused on how teachers are putting NGSS into action in real classrooms. Educators share concrete examples of student‑centered, inquiry‑based science instruction, highlighting strategies that support NGSS practices such as asking questions, planning investigations, collecting and analyzing data, and constructing explanations. The session emphasizes practical methods for integrating rigorous science content with active learning, making science more engaging and meaningful for K–12 students.
What is Science? Video For Kids | NGSS
15 minutes • Search term: NGSS videos for students
Audience: Educator-facing, Student-facing • Student Level: K-12 • STEM Subject: General Science
This video explains how science is a process of learning about the natural world through observations and experimentation. It highlights how scientists gather and use evidence to support explanations, showing that the more evidence there is, the more confident scientists can be in their conclusions. The video helps K‑12 students understand the foundational nature of scientific inquiry and the role of evidence in building scientific understanding — a key NGSS science practice.
Building Ideas Over Time: What NGSS Looks Like in the Classroom
10 minutes & 6 seconds • Search term: NGSS videos for students
Audience: Educator-facing, Student-facing • Student Level: K-12 • STEM Subject: General Science
This video introduces students to the core idea that science is about exploring the natural world through observation and experimentation. It emphasizes how scientists collect evidence, analyze data, and use that evidence to form and support explanations about how things work. By illustrating the connection between evidence and scientific understanding, the video supports key NGSS practices and helps K–12 learners build foundational skills in scientific reasoning and inquiry.
Ready WA: Next Generation Science Standards: Hands-On Learning
3 minutes & 16 seconds • Search term: NGSS videos for students
Audience: Educator-facing, Student-facing • Student Level: K-12 • STEM Subject: General Science
This video is an educational resource produced by Ready Washington that focuses on how the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) are being implemented in classrooms. It features teachers discussing and demonstrating hands‑on science learning in action, showing how students engage deeply with scientific ideas by doing investigations and applying concepts through active, experiential activities. The video highlights the intent behind NGSS—to center student exploration, critical thinking, and real‑world problem solving rather than memorization—by showcasing examples from grade level science classrooms and explaining the benefits of this approach to science education.
Gravity Explained: How Mass and Distance Control Gravitational Force
6 minutes & 9 seconds • Search term: NGSS videos for students
Audience: Educator-facing, Student-facing • Student Level: 6-12 • STEM Subject: Physics
This video breaks down how gravity works and why it affects objects the way it does. The video explains the concept of gravitational force—the invisible attraction between any two objects that have mass—and shows how both the mass of the objects and the distance between them determine the strength of that force. It discusses why things fall toward Earth, why the Moon doesn’t crash into Earth, and how gravity keeps planets and moons in stable orbits. The explanation is grounded in the idea that larger masses create stronger gravitational pulls and that this pull gets weaker as the distance between objects increases. It’s designed to help students and anyone curious about physics understand the basics of gravity and its role in the motion of bodies in the universe.
Educational Video About Dinosaurs | Dinosaur Learning For Kids | Dinosaur Facts Video | Dinosaurs
2 minutes & 24 seconds • Search term: NGSS videos for students
Audience: Student-facing • Student Level: K-5 • STEM Subject: Earth Science
The video is an educational dinosaur video made for kids and young learners. It presents fun and interesting facts about dinosaurs, highlighting different species, characteristics, and prehistoric life in a way that’s easy for younger viewers to follow and enjoy. The visuals likely include animated or colorful dinosaur clips along with narration that explains the information in an engaging, age‑appropriate manner designed to teach children about prehistoric animals and spark curiosity about natural history.