On Air from the National Air and Space Museum

09/11/2026

One of the most powerful, and hardest pieces we ever filmed for STEM in 30 was when we visited the 9-11 Memorial and Museum. Today we remember all those who were lost. Teachers, if you are looking for a classroom friendly resource to help teach about this day, check out this video.

For students in middle school today the attacks on September 11th, ...

09/06/2026

Here's a look behind the scenes at our storm chasing trip to the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. The work they are doing here is cutting edge and ultimately helping keep people safe. Be sure to check out the link in the comments to learn about their work and follow along as we go storm chasing. What we found might suprise you.

09/05/2026

More memes! Got any good jokes we could use in the future?

09/04/2026

Teachers did you know that On Air has materials for your classroom? Visit our educator guide to see activities, printable, and lesson plans. Best of all they are all FREE! https://docs.google.com/document/d/15nb6owGJsQk9tQQaPTo_SbVs-BGFvY6vU9ChLc_O4l8/edit?usp=sharing

09/04/2026

If you didn't catch it last week, the On Air team got a chance to go storm chasing with the Illinois Department of Climate, Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences. Check out this video to see the life-saving work they are doing. We also went storm chasing to try to see a tornado on the great plains. Do you think we saw one? Have you ever experienced a tornado, we'd love to hear the story.

09/03/2026

The first video in our weather collection helps set the scene for students. Beth and Marty go storm chasing on the great plains with the Illinois Department of Climate, Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences. Will we see a monster storm?

09/02/2026

One of our favorite parts of these new videos is a segment we call tacos and tornaodes. We use tacos to teach the difference between a watch and a warning. This is s fun way to help students understand the difference and see what they should be doing during each. https://mads.si.edu/mads/view/NASM-20260630_OnAir_Weather-01-000002

09/01/2026

Our website is live! You can check out all 4 videos in this month's weather theme by visiting the site. The great thing about the site is that it has a player that shouldn't be blocked in classrooms. Don't forget each video has an activity, or lesson that goes along with it. You can find those in our Educator Guide. Be sure to check it out and let us know what you think! https://airandspace.si.edu/learn/programs/on-air

08/31/2026

What's that off in the distance? Is it a storm? Close, the On Air collection of weather videos comes out tomorrow. We filmed these videos at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign where we went storm chasing. Be sure to check them out tomorrow to see if we caught up to a monster storm. What's the most severe weather you've ever encountered?

08/30/2026

Its host Beth's favorite type of post, memes! What's your favorite weather related joke?

Don't forget that our weather collection of videos comes out on Tuesday! Be sure to check back then."