Instructional Video1:57
Visual Learning Systems

Plants in Our Lives: Predecessors of Plants

9th - 12th
This video explores the great diversity of the plant world, and the early history and origins of plants. Bryophytes, spore-producing plants, gymnosperms, and angiosperms are illustrated and explained. Other terminology includes: algae,...
Instructional Video8:08
Curated OER

Carbon Cycle and Global Warming

4th - 8th
Carbon is all around us, as shown in this cartoon animation. The carbon cycle is portrayed simply and accurately with fun cartoon plants and animals. Use this video in an elementary or junior high class to facilitate your learners'...
Instructional Video4:36
TED-Ed

The Lovable (and Lethal) Sea Lion

6th - 12th Standards
What lives in the ocean, has ears, walks on all fours, and can reach a top speed of 18 miles an hour? Why, the sea lion, of course! A cute, animated video introduces viewers to the majestic aquatic mammal.
Instructional Video3:54
American Chemical Society

What Makes Blue-Green Algae Dangerous?

9th - Higher Ed
Sometimes the little things cause the most damage. Scholars watch a video in the ACS Reactions playlist to learn about algal blooms. They listen to an explanation about how these blooms form and how they are harmful to people and the...
Instructional Video3:38
Deep Look

Decorator Crabs Make High Fashion at Low Tide

6th - 12th Standards
New York, Paris, Milan ... and now, high fashion in a California tide pool! Junior zoologists explore the world of the decorator crab and learn about its amazing camouflage. Also featured is the moss crab, which incorporates anemone into...
Instructional Video3:20
SciShow Kids

Lichen: Two Living Things In One

K - 5th Standards
What do fungus and algae create? Lichen! Discover where lichen lives, how it survives, and how to find the three main types of lichen in a video all about lichen!
Instructional Video4:44
SciShow

Genetically Engineered Cancer-Fighting Algae

9th - 12th
Explore the addition of algae as a cancer treatment with a video that explains how a specific type of algae prevents chemotherapy from attacking healthy cells. The results are amazingly positive!
Instructional Video12:26
Bozeman Science

Photosynthesis

9th - 12th
A scientific video describes photosynthesis in both plants and algae through the use of chloroplasts. It also explains the various pigments and types of chlorophyll, light reactions, and the Calvin cycle. 
Instructional Video6:41
Curated OER

Microbial Universe - Part 1

6th - 8th
Where is bacteria found? See where bacteria and other microbes help and hurt humans. Microscopic images are shown along with images of people and places. Begin looking into this tiny universe with part one of a four-part series....
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Single Celled Organisms

9th - 10th
This video segment explores the astounding diversity of the world's smallest life forms: single-celled organisms. [3:43]
Audio
Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: Biofuel Roundup

9th - 10th
Cellulosic ethanol? Cyanobacteria? Algae? Microbial fuel cells? Join a discussion about current research into biofuels, and where the field is headed.
Instructional Video
SciShow

Sci Show Kids: Lichen: Two Living Things in One!

5th - 8th
A video describing the organism lichen which is both a fungus and an algae. Learn how in lichens there is a symbiosis relationship between the fungus and algae. [3:19]
Instructional Video
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Plant Kingdom: Algae

9th - 10th
This podcast introduces the protist algae, illustrating the properties that make this organism similar to plants. [0:46]
Audio
Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: Extinctions From Algae?

9th - 10th
Many scientists attribute the world's great extinction events to major catastrophes such as asteroid strikes and massive volcanic eruptions. We'll talk with researchers exploring an alternate theory - that massive algal blooms led to...