Curated Video
Where Do Fish Come From In New Lakes And Ponds?
Fish either reach new lakes and ponds through external help, or the creatures stay there, survive the period of drought, and then thrive again when water is plentiful. Some species of aquatic organisms lay eggs capable of surviving long...
Weatherthings
Rip Current Safety: What is a Rip Current?
This is the science of what, where, and how of rip currents. Most lifeguard rescues on ocean beaches in the United States are for rip currents. See how to avoid rip currents and learn safety from these killer currents on beaches. They...
Visual Learning Systems
Water: Freshwater
Characteristics of various ocean zones, including variations in ocean temperature, salinity, and depth are discussed. The different groups of marine life and adaptations of plants and animals are highlighted. Estuaries and various...
Little Smart Planet
Learning about wild animals
Review in an easy and fun way all about wild animals
TMW Media
Meeting a Fish Biologist
Catching the elusive walleye is a challenge for many skilled anglers. Discover the biological secrets to finding this fish and the techniques to catch this popular sportfish all year round! Our youth leaders are tasked with preparing a...
Visual Learning Systems
Water: Ponds, Lakes, Swamps
Characteristics of various ocean zones, including variations in ocean temperature, salinity, and depth are discussed. The different groups of marine life and adaptations of plants and animals are highlighted. Estuaries and various...
Curated Video
Finland, Lake Saimaa biospheric area
Saimaa is a lake in southeastern Finland. At approximately 4,400 square kilometres, it is the largest lake in Finland, and the fourth largest natural freshwater lake in Europe. It was formed by glacial melting at the end of the Ice Age....
Espresso Media
The Dangers of Plastic Pollution in the Great Lakes
In this video, chemist Sherry Mason discusses her research on the contamination of the Great Lakes with plastic particles. She highlights the alarming presence of plastic in the water, its harmful effects on marine life, and the...
Visual Learning Systems
Exploring Freshwater Biomes: Ponds
Upon viewing the Exploring Freshwater Biomes video series, students will be able to do the following: List some of the ways fresh water is used in daily life. Understand how and why fresh water is so important to the lives of humans and...
Restoration Planet
What Is Home?
In this episode we ask the question, What Is Home? What is it about the place we call home, wherever it may be, that makes us stay or return? From the mountains of Montenegro to the icebergs of Greenland there are so many beautiful...
Weatherthings
Water Smart: Water in the Air - Snow
Water in the Air reveals the varied phases of water that surround us, fall on us, travel in air, and serve as a crucial component of the water cycle. Emphasis is on the fact that water in air can be vapor or solid, visible or invisible,...
Oxford Online English
IELTS Reading Exam - Answer Matching Headings Questions
Learn how to answer matching headings questions in the IELTS reading exam. See tips you can use in matching headings questions for your IELTS reading test. Contents: 1. Basic tips for matching headings questions 0:31 2. How to answer a...
The Viral Fever
Water: Uros Island People, Peru
Humans cannot survive for more than a few days without water. We are made of 70% water, and so is the entire planet. For these reasons, human identity is forever linked to water, both fresh and salt. The Uru people have take "living with...
Weatherthings
Water Smart: Water as a Natural Resource - Conserve Water
In Water as a Natural Resource we are introduced to words such as habitat, ecosystem, watershed and estuary. Not only do kids learn that water exists everywhere on Earth, but that it is vital for life in plants, animals, and all other...
Science360
Climate Change And Other Threats To World's Freshwater Goliaths
The Large Lakes Observatory (LLO) helps an interdisciplinary group of scientists use oceanographic research approaches to investigate the mysteries of large lakes, and that includes everything from large-scale reactions to climate change...
Science360
NSF SCIENCE NOW: EPISODE 52
In this week's episode, we discover why freshwater lakes are becoming saltier and the role temperature plays in the spread of mosquito-borne diseases, explore a new device for combating Parkinson's disease, and finally, learn how to...
Science360
Climate Change And Other Threats To Worlds Freshwater Goliath's
The Large Lakes Observatory (LLO) helps an interdisciplinary group of scientists use oceanographic research approaches to investigate the mysteries of large lakes, and that includes everything from large-scale reactions to climate change...
Brave Wilderness
EATEN ALIVE by Sea Lamprey!
In this episode of Breaking Trail, Coyote is entering the Bite Zone with.. the Sea Lamprey! What is a Sea Lamprey, you might ask? Good question! Sea Lamprey are slime-covered parasitic predators that have invaded the Great Lakes! So, Sea...
Next Animation Studio
Scientists search for life in Antarctica's subglacial lakes
Scientists are drilling into Antartica's ice sheets to study and hopefully find life in subglacial lakes that have been cut off from the atmosphere for millions of year. More than 300 such lakes, buried beneath two to three miles of ice,...
National Parks Service
Yosemite Nature Notes 32: Mountain Yellow-Legged Frogs
Historically, mountain yellow-legged frogs thrived throughout the Sierra Nevada, but today these endangered amphibians are found in only a handful of locations. Restoration efforts in Yosemite are helping protect what was once the most...
National Parks Service
Yosemite Nature Notes 2: Yosemite Falls
Yosemite Falls is the tallest waterfall in North America, and is a powerful presence in Yosemite Valley. From winter ice to spring flood to autumn dryness, this magnificent waterfall is a dynamic force of nature.
National Parks Service
Episode 2: Yosemite Falls
Yosemite Falls is the tallest waterfall in North America, and is a powerful presence in Yosemite Valley. From winter ice to spring flood to autumn dryness, this magnificent waterfall is a dynamic force of nature.