PBS
Turning Food Waste Into a Resource
One in every seven truckloads of perishable foods delivered to grocery stores gets thrown away. Is there anything that can be done with this waste? One solution is to recycle the old produce and turn it into fertilizer. The video, part...
American Chemical Society
No, Your Microwave Isn't Dangerous - Food Myths #1
Are microwaves a fast way to cook—or a fast way to get radiation poisoning? Science scholars get their facts straight with a video from the American Chemical Society's Reactions series. The narrator explains how microwaves work as well...
The Brain Scoop
Jungle Atop A Desert
Trees need nutrients, so how does a jungle grow on top of a desert? The video walks through one such jungle. The root mat and soil samples appear unique. It discusses each discovery and conclusion throughout the virtual tour. The video...
Bozeman Science
LS1C - Organization for Matter and Energy Flow in Organisms
How do you plan to approach standard LS1C, Organization for Matter and Energy Flow in Organisms? Avoid information overload with helpful advice in a short video. Topics include energy sources, relationships between organisms, and...
National Science Foundation
Science of NFL Football: Nutrition, Hydration and Health
How does what you eat compare to an NFL football player? The final video in a 10-part series explains the nutrition requirements at the extreme level of an NFL player. The instructor explains the key nutrients and their nutritional...
SciShow
5 Things Your Nails Can Say About Your Health
Did you know your nails can show symptoms of health problems? Video highlights five symptoms that can tell you more about what is going on with your body. From a lack of nutrition to cancer to an injury, nails tell you things you might...
Bozeman Science
Biogeochemical Cycling
A woman had a job crushing cans at the recycling plant; it was soda pressing. Video focuses on the ways our environment recycles, including the water cycle, carbon cycle, nitrogen cycle, and the phosphorus cycle. It also describes the...
Bozeman Science
Plant Nutrition and Transport
Discuss what nutrients plants require and where they get them from. An informative video explains the dermal, vascular, and ground tissue in both monocot and dicot roots, as well as stems and leaves.
Crash Course
Nitrogen and Phosphorus Cycles: Always Recycle! Part 2
We wish you a happy, healthy, and phosphorus school year! A video explains the importance of getting the nutrients that are needed and focuses on the nitrogen and phosphorus cycles. It includes discussions on the importance of...
Crash Course
Ecosystem Ecology: Links in the Chain
A video starts by defining an ecosystem. It expands on the concept by covering trophic structure, primary producers, primary consumers, secondary consumers, tertiary consumers, detrivores, and bioaccumulation.
Crash Course Kids
Who Needs Dirt?
How do plants get the nutrients they need? This is the focus of a video that discusses how plants use photosynthesis to survive, with or without dirt.
Crash Course Kids
Feed Me: Classifying Organisms
How do different types of living things get the energy they need? This is the focus of a video that describes how carnivores, herbivores, and omnivores get the energy they need to live.
Crash Course Kids
Gotta Eat!
Why do we eat? We eat because we need energy, and humans need energy to grow. This is the focus of a video that explains why organisms need food to live.
TED-Ed
What Does the Liver Do?
It's the heaviest organ in the human body, but exactly what role does the liver play in sustaining life? Follow along with this short video as it explores the various ways the liver filters, stores, and manufactures materials...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Growth and Metabolism: Digesting Food
Get an overview of three of the key macromolecules of life (proteins, fats, and carbohydrates), and how they get digested and absorbed.
US Food and Drug Administration
Fda: Making Healthy Choices Using the Nutrition Facts Label
Choosing a packaged food or beverage that's right for you is easier when you check out the Nutrition Facts label. It's designed to help you compare foods and make healthy choices. The label has four key sections that help you weigh your...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Fats Good and Bad
These Fizzy's Lunch Lab videos and related lesson plan provide practical and positive examples of healthy eating with an emphasis on fats. The materials will help students understand that fat is a nutrient, food sources of fat and...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Hydration
These Fizzy's Lunch Lab videos and related lesson plan help students understand that water connects all life on earth, that drinking healthy liquids keeps your body hydrated, and not getting enough water results in dehydration. [5:20]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Exercise
These Fizzy's Lunch Lab videos and related lesson plan provide an informative overview of food and nutrition topics with an emphasis on physical fitness. Using these materials, students will understand the role exercise plays in their...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Crash Course Ecology: Nitrogen & Phosphorus Cycles: Always Recycle! Part 2
Hank describes the desperate need many organisms have for nutrients (specifically nitrogen and phosphorus) and how they go about getting them via the nitrogen and phosphorus cycles. [9:21]
Curated OER
Kids Health: Figuring Out Food Labels
Here is help in figuring out the information provided on food labels. Be sure you are getting the nutrition you need from the foods you eat.
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: Resolving to Eat Healthier
National Public Radio talks with Dr. Walter Willett, Harvard MD and nutritionist, about changes that need to be made in the 1992 US Food Guide Pyramid. Interesting as an introduction to this topic, with links to related stories.
Jack Hartmann
Jack Hartmann: Living Things
This science song for kids gives the characteristics of living things. Living things grow, have cells, need nutrients and water and reproduce. Sing along with Jack Hartmann and act out real examples of living things. Move along with how...