The National Science Foundation (NSF) has joined forces with NBC Learn and the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) to celebrate the International Year of Chemistry by creating "Chemistry Now"--a weekly, online video

series that uncovers and explains the science of common, physical objects in our world and the changes they undergo every day. The series also looks at the lives and work of scientists on the

frontiers of the 21st century.

With a new video each week, "Chemistry Now," which began in January 2011 and runs through May and then resumes in the fall, breaks down the chemistry behind such things as cheeseburgers, chocolates, spices, soaps and plastics.

science makes cars powerful, agile, fast and safe--and how these same principles affect their own cars.

You can't win NASCAR races without getting the science right. NASCAR teams push

produced for the National Science Foundation (NSF) and written and hosted by Diandra Leslie-Pelecky, explains the scientific principles that are so essential to the NASCAR experience. Viewers learn how

science to its limits to eke out the tenths or hundredths of a second that separate the winner from the also-rans. This video series uses the elements of NASCAR to show that a racecar really is a science experiment on wheels.

The Science of Speed

Science of NFL Football

Football"--an informative 10-part video series that explores the science behind America's most beloved sport. Made especially for students and teachers as they head back to the classroom, these videos are aligned to lesson plans and national state education standards, and also are available

to the public cost-free on www.NBCLearn.com and www.science360.gov.

Launching with the "Vectors," "Projectile Motion & Parabolas" and "Nutrition, Hydration & Health" videos, this joint project between NBC Learn and NSF will debut a new video story every week for the next seven weeks.

In America, the autumn season means two things--back to school and back to football. To celebrate both events, NBC News' educational arm, NBC Learn, is teaming up with the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Football League (NFL) to release the "Science of NFL

Chemsitry Now

NBC Learn is the educational arm of NBC News dedicated to providing resources for students, teachers and lifelong learners. The online resources NBC Learn has created for the education community leverage nearly 80 years of historic news coverage, documentary materials and current news broadcasts. Currently two unique offerings, iCue and NBC News Archives on Demand, give students and teachers access to thousands of video clips from the NBC News archives, including great historic moments--from the Great Depression to the Space Race to the latest political coverage.

NBC Learn—video resources for Chemistry and Physics