Channel Title: Science With Tom Channel Description: I used to make science raps for my students at Stanford. Now I help kids of all ages make science music videos. Currently working on a new NGSS-aligned YouTube show that will feature interviews with young scientists and a new suite of interactive music videos. I teach 8th grade biology at The Nueva School in the Bay Area. <video> Climate Rap Challenge - Science Rap Academy Description: Write a verse (in any language) about how climate change is affecting your local environment and community and submit it in the comments or on IG/Twitter (@ScienceWithTom). In these verses, 8th graders from San Francisco, California (The Nueva School) and high schoolers from Andalucía, Spain (Colegio Salesianos in Alcalá de Guadaíra) explain the environmental and social challenges climate change has already brought about. Captions available in both Spanish and English. If you want to use the same instrumental, find it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Nmb_dvUOiw </video> <video> Blood Types - Science Rap Academy Description: 8th Graders from the Nueva School rap about the physiology and genetics of ABO blood types. Interested in starting a "Science Rap Academy" in your school or district? Contact Science With Tom here: http://bit.ly/2ic9I02 The social mediums: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ScienceWithTom Twitter - https://twitter.com/ScienceWithTom Instagram - https://instagram.com/sciencewithtom/ </video> <video> The Future of Diabetes Research - Dr. Seung Kim (Stanford Medicine) Description: Diabetes poses a huge burden on families and healthcare systems - even with access to cutting-edge technology. Can the Kim Lab (Stanford University) harness power of human pancreas cells to pave the road to cell-based therapies? Thank You To: Seung Kim Charles Chang Robert Whitener Sam Mazlish Sarah Kimball Bryan Mazlish Bigfoot Biomedical William Talbot Cindy Ho Produced by: Science With Tom & 3MotionCreative Narrated by: Tom McFadden Shot & Edited by: Elliott Bastien Morin Visuals & Music courtesy of: Stanford University Prelinger Files StoryBlocks iStock Photo Artlist.io Funding provided by Will Talbot, Senior Associate Dean of Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Affairs in support of the Stanford School of Medicine’s Biomedical Innovation Initiative and the Discovery Innovation Fund Science With Tom helps scientists tell their stories to the world - whether stakeholders, funders, or the general public. If you're interested in video production or science video workshops for scientists, reach out here: https://www.sciencewithtom.com/contact </video> <video> CRISPR ("7 Rings" Parody) - Science Rap Academy Description: What exactly is CRISPR Cas9? Where did it come from? How are scientists using it? And what are the ethical ramifications? Find out in this science-ified version of "7 Rings" by Ariana Grande, by 8th graders from The Nueva School. Animations from these amazing CRISPR Resources you should check out! Kurz Gesagt: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAhjPd4uNFY Interested in starting a "Science Rap Academy" in your school or district? Contact Science With Tom here: http://bit.ly/2ic9I02 The social mediums: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ScienceWithTom Twitter - https://twitter.com/ScienceWithTom Instagram - https://instagram.com/sciencewithtom/ </video> <video> Matter Tree - Science Rap Academy Description: How do we categorize matter? The matter tree is here to help! 8th graders from the science rap academy break down the difference between mixtures and pure substances in this science-ified version of "Lalala". Interested in starting a "Science Rap Academy" in your school or district? Contact Science With Tom here: http://bit.ly/2ic9I02 The social mediums: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ScienceWithTom Twitter - https://twitter.com/ScienceWithTom Instagram - https://instagram.com/sciencewithtom/ </video> <video> pH - Science Rap Academy Description: What are acids and bases? What is pH? And why are they relevant? Find out out in this science rap written by 8th graders from The Nueva School. Interested in starting a "Science Rap Academy" in your school or district? Contact Science With Tom here: http://bit.ly/2ic9I02 The social mediums: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ScienceWithTom Twitter - https://twitter.com/ScienceWithTom Instagram - https://instagram.com/sciencewithtom/ </video> <video> Planes Lift - Science Rap Academy Description: Have you ever wondered how planes actually fly? This science-ified version of “Main Chick” by Kid Ink explains the forces that allow you to take off from the runway. Lyrics and audio by previous 8th grade students, visuals by 7th grade students from The Nueva School. FOOTAGE: “Airplane” by @vecteezy-pngs on Vecteezy “Plane taking off from a city” by @matthiasgroeneveld from MixKit “Blue-Speech-Bubble.png” from Wikimedia Commons “Airflow across a wing” Cambridge University from Youtube “Plane taking off on a runway view from a window” @rubenvelasco from MixKit Photo by Siim Lukka on Unsplash Clock by apple default computer clock “Smoke Lifts” by NASA on Youtube Photo by Tengyart on Unsplash “Europe at night viewed from space with city lights showing human activity in Germany, France, Spain, Italy and other countries, 3d rendering of planet” from 123rf.com “Black gear wheel clipart” from pixy.org “Airplane wing png” from jing.fm Portrait of Newton at 46 by Godfrey Kneller, 1689 from Wikipedia “ETH-BIB-Bernoulli, Daniel (1700-1782)-Portrait-Portr 10971.tif (cropped).jpg” from Wikipedia Commons “Examples of Airfoils.svg” by Olivier Cleynen from Wikipedia Commons The social mediums: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ScienceWithTom Twitter - https://twitter.com/ScienceWithTom Instagram - https://instagram.com/sciencewithtom/ </video> <video> Ionic Bonding - Science Rap Academy Description: Why do atoms bond? And what's the difference between covalent and ionic bonding? Let the 8th graders from the "Science Rap Academy" school you - while dressed up as giant inflatable atoms - to the tune of "Pure Water" by Migos. Animations from: Crash Course Bonding: http://bit.ly/2VFOyfv Ted-Ed on Bonding: http://bit.ly/33wt8nC Professor Dave: http://bit.ly/2oxny5S Fuse School: http://bit.ly/2VHksIp Interested in starting a "Science Rap Academy" in your school or district? Contact Science With Tom here: http://bit.ly/2ic9I02 The social mediums: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ScienceWithTom Twitter - https://twitter.com/ScienceWithTom Instagram - https://instagram.com/sciencewithtom/ </video> <video> Mole Day - Science Rap Academy Description: Mole Day is October 23! And the world needs a new song. The 8th graders from the Science Rap Academy flipped "Death of a Bachelor" into a lesson about Avogadro's Number - 6.02 X 10^23! Animations: Ted-Ed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEl4jeETVmg Interested in starting a "Science Rap Academy" in your school or district? Contact Science With Tom here: http://bit.ly/2ic9I02 The social mediums: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ScienceWithTom Twitter - https://twitter.com/ScienceWithTom Instagram - https://instagram.com/sciencewithtom/ </video> <video> Glycolysis - Science Rap Academy Description: What are the three stages of glycolysis? Why do we have to invest ATP to make ATP? Let the science rap academy teach you everything you need to know. Animations (McGraw Hill): https://youtu.be/7J4LXs-oDCU Interested in starting a "Science Rap Academy" in your school or district? Contact Science With Tom here: http://bit.ly/2ic9I02 The social mediums: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ScienceWithTom Twitter - https://twitter.com/ScienceWithTom Instagram - https://instagram.com/sciencewithtom/ </video> <video> Taxonomy - Science Rap Academy Description: How do we classify life? What is binomial nomenclature? Why do cats plot carnage? Find out in this science-ified version of “Bad Guy” by Billie Eilish, which was researched, directed, shot, sung, and edited by seventh graders from The Nueva School in California. Interested in starting a "Science Rap Academy" in your school or district? Contact Science With Tom here: http://bit.ly/2ic9I02 The social mediums: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ScienceWithTom Twitter - https://twitter.com/ScienceWithTom Instagram - https://instagram.com/sciencewithtom/ </video> <video> Body Systems - Science Rap Academy Description: Look at what's possible even in remote learning! The science rap academy doesn't stop, and teamed up to produce a science-ified version of "Boy With Luv" by BTS all about Body Systems! They designed virtual backgrounds, made animated GIFs, and coordinated their performances all over zoom! Interested in starting a "Science Rap Academy" in your school or district? Contact Science With Tom here: http://bit.ly/2ic9I02 The social mediums: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ScienceWithTom Twitter - https://twitter.com/ScienceWithTom Instagram - https://instagram.com/sciencewithtom/ </video> <video> Six Senses - Science Rap Academy Description: How many senses do we really have? Come learn about all SIX senses in this sciencified version of "Ex-Wives" form the hit musical "SIX." </video> <video> Orbitals - Science Rap Academy Description: There are so many models of atoms out there, highlighting different aspects of how electrons behave. Learn about atomic orbitals in the latest from the science rap academy. Interested in starting a "Science Rap Academy" in your school or district? Contact Science With Tom here: http://bit.ly/2ic9I02 The social mediums: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ScienceWithTom Twitter - https://twitter.com/ScienceWithTom Instagram - https://instagram.com/sciencewithtom/ </video> <video> The Herschlag-Fordyce Collaboration Description: Enzymes are fundamental to life. If we can figure out their design principles, it could have enormous applications for health and the environment. But they're very labor intensive to study. Can new microfluidic technology do for biology what the microchips did for computers? Herschlag & Fordyce- a match made at Stanford - may soon find out. Thank You To: Dan Herschlag Polly Fordyce Craig Markin Daniel Mokhtari William Talbot Cindy Ho Produced by: Science With Tom & 3MotionCreative Directed by: Tom McFadden Shot & Edited by: Elliott Bastien Morin Visuals & Music courtesy of: Stanford University StoryBlocks iStock Photo Artlist.io Animations Courtesy of: PDB-101 (PDB101.rcsb.org) via CC-BY-4.0 license Funding provided by Will Talbot, Senior Associate Dean of Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Affairs in support of the Stanford School of Medicine’s Biomedical Innovation Initiative and the Discovery Innovation Fund Science With Tom helps scientists tell their stories to the world - whether stakeholders, funders, or the general public. If you're interested in video production or science video workshops for scientists, reach out here: https://www.sciencewithtom.com/contact </video>

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I used to make science raps for my students at Stanford. Now I help kids of all ages make science music videos. Currently working on a new NGSS-aligned YouTube show that will feature interviews with young scientists and a new suite of interactive music videos. I teach 8th grade biology at The Nueva School in the Bay Area.

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