Spotlite | | NASA eClips

NASA Spotlites are short (90-120 second) student-produced videos that allow learners to actively confront and disprove science misconceptions. These videos are paired with classroom-ready 5E lessons that will engage learners through interactive technology. Use NASA eClips lessons and the Spotlite challenge to increase your learners' scientific literacy.

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SME² Videos

Spotlite: Clouds

Spotlite: Seasons

Spotlite: Sun's Position

Spotlite: Sun's Position

Spotlite: Characteristics of Plants

Spotlite: Plant Adaptations to Seasonal Change

Spotlite: Plant Adaptations to Seasonal Change

Spotlite: Density

Spotlite: Gas and Mass

Spotlite: Heat & Temperature

Spotlite: Light

Spotlite: Magnets and Metals

Spotlite: Magnets and Metals

Spotlite: Mass & Weight

Spotlite: Movement of Molecules

Spotlite: Movement of Molecules

Spotlite: Objects at Rest

Spotlite: Objects at Rest

Spotlite: Physical Change

Spotlite: Sound Waves & Media

Spotlite: Moon Phases and Shadows

Spotlite: Planets

Spotlite: Stars

NASA SME²: How Can Women Be Successful in a STEM Career?

NASA SME²: How Do You Become an Astrophysicist?

NASA SME²: How Do You Study Stars?

NASA SME²: How Does the Composition of a Comet Tell Us Our History?

NASA SME²: How Far Can We See Past Earth's Atmosphere?

NASA SME²: Is There Pressure in Outer Space?

NASA SME²: What are Bioindicators?

NASA SME²: What is the Best Part of Being a Scientist?

NASA SME²: Why Did You Become a Scientist?

NASA SME²: Why Do Scientists Use Models?

NASA SME²: How Do You Study Stars?

Join Michelle Thaller, Deputy Director of Science Communication at NASA Headquarters, as she explains how astronomers study stars, and what tools they use to make discoveries.
Produced by Newport News Public Schools in Newport News, Virginia.

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Interactive Lesson: Subject Matter Experts as Educators

NASA SME²: How Do You Study Stars?

Join Michelle Thaller, Deputy Director of Science Communication at NASA Headquarters, as she explains how astronomers study stars, and what tools they use to make discoveries.
Produced by Newport News Public Schools in Newport News, Virginia.

Related Subject Matter Experts as Educators Videos

NASA SME²: How Can Women Be Successful in a STEM Career?

Join Jessica Taylor, atmospheric scientist at NASA Langley Research Center, as she explains how she encourages women to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM).
Produced by Newport News Public Schools in Newport News, Virginia.

NASA SME²: Why Did You Become a Scientist?

Join Martha Boyer, a scientist with the Space Telescope Science Institution, talking about why and how she chose her career path.
Produced by Newport News Public Schools in Newport News, Virginia.

NASA SME²: What is the Best Part of Being a Scientist?

Join Michelle Thaller, Deputy Director of Science Communication at NASA Headquarters, as she explains her favorite parts of being a scientist (learning, discovering, and exploring the unknown!).
Produced by Newport News Public Schools in Newport News, Virginia.

NASA SME²: How Far Can We See Past Earth's Atmosphere?

Join Begona Vila, an Instrumental Systems Engineer for NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), as she explains how far scientists can see past Earth's atmosphere using tools like the JWST. Produced by Newport News Public Schools in Newport News, Virginia.

NASA SME²: Is There Pressure in Outer Space?

Join Stefanie Milam, Deputy Project Scientist on NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, as she explains how pressure works in outer space.
Produced by Newport News Public Schools in Newport News, Virginia.

NASA SME²: Why Do Scientists Use Models?

Join Jessica Taylor, atmospheric scientist at NASA Langley Research Center, as she explains how scientists and engineers use physical, computer-generated, and mathematical models to visualize data and understand our world.
Produced by Newport News Public Schools in Newport News, Virginia.

NASA SME²: How Do You Become an Astrophysicist?

Join Martha Boyer, a scientist with the Space Telescope Science Institution, as she explains how she became an astrophysicist, and how others can do the same.
Produced by Newport News Public Schools in Newport News, Virginia.

NASA SME²: How Does the Composition of a Comet Tell Us Our History?

Join Stefanie Milam, Deputy Project Scientist on NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, explaining what comets are and how NASA studies them to learn about the formation of our universe.
Produced by Newport News Public Schools in Newport News, Virginia.

NASA SME²: What are Bioindicators?

Join Jessica Taylor at the Virginia Living Museum as she explains bioindicators.
Produced by Newport News Public Schools in Newport News, Virginia.