TED-Ed
TED-Ed: How blood pressure works - Wilfred Manzano
If you lined up all the blood vessels in your body, they'd be 60 thousand miles long. And every day, they carry the equivalent of over two thousand gallons of blood to the body's tissues. What effect does this pressure have on the walls...
MinuteEarth
Why Do Some Animals Eat Poop?
Animals eat their own poop in order to gain extra access to nutrients or to microbes that help digest those nutrients. ___________________________________________ To learn more, start your googling with these keywords: Coprophagy:...
TED-Ed
TED-ED: Why isn't the world covered in poop? - Eleanor Slade and Paul Manning
Each day, the animal kingdom produces roughly enough poop to match the volume of water pouring over Victoria Falls. So why isn't the planet covered in the stuff? You can thank the humble dung beetle for eating up the excess. Eleanor...
SciShow
Fairy Rings
Hank noticed something mysterious in the park one day. Fairy rings: are they mystical portals to another realm? Or could there be another, more scientific, explanation?
SciShow
The Earth's Internet: How Fungi Help Plants Communicate
Plants have their own interconnected networks that allow them to communicate with each other, sometimes over considerable distances!
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Are spotty fruits and vegetables safe to eat? - Elizabeth Brauer
In 2010, 30 billion dollars worth of fruits and vegetables were wasted by American retailers and shoppers, in part because of cosmetic problems and perceived spoilage. But what are these spots, anyway, and are they okay to eat? Elizabeth...
Crash Course Kids
The Dirt on Decomposers
We've talked about food chains and how energy moves through an ecosystem, but let's take a step back and see how everything starts... and ends. Decomposers! This first series is based on 5th grade science. We're super excited and hope...
PBS
When Giant Fungi Ruled
420 million years ago, a giant feasted on the dead, growing slowly into the largest living thing on land. It belonged to an unlikely group of pioneers that ultimately made life on land possible -- the fungi.
Crash Course Kids
Who Needs Dirt?
So... do plants need dirt? The truth might shock you. In this episode of Crash Course kids, Sabrina talks about how plants get energy and how that energy is transported around them. Also, she talks about dirt.
Crash Course
Pollution: Crash Course Ecology
Hank talks about the last major way humans are impacting the environment in this penultimate episode of Crash Course Ecology. Pollution takes many forms - from the simplest piece of litter to the more complex endocrine distruptors - and...
SciShow Kids
Look Inside a Flower! Science Project for Kids
Squeaks has a Valentine's surprise for Jessi: a bouquet of flowers! Flowers are beautiful and they smell great, but did you know that flowers also do a very important job?
Visual Learning Systems
Producers, Consumers, and Decomposers
In this video students will learn how living things and nonliving things interact in ecosystems. Specific attention is given to identifying producers, consumers and decomposers. Vivid, live-action video shows these relationships in...
Curated Video
Underground Farming: Transforming Tokyo's Financial District into an Oasis of Calm
This video showcases an innovative underground farm in Tokyo's financial district. With computer-controlled conditions, this high-tech farm cultivates over 100 plant species, including strawberries, lettuce, herbs, and even rice. Despite...
Curated Video
Exploring Moss: Nature's Directional Guide and Spanish Moss
In this video, the teacher explains how moss can be used as a directional guide in the woods. Moss usually grows on north-facing surfaces to stay in the shade, so if you see moss growing on one side of trees, it can point you in the...
Curated Video
The Versatility and Health Benefits of Garlic: Exploring a Superfood
Garlic, a flavorful and versatile plant, has been cultivated for thousands of years and is known for its distinctive taste and aroma. It is a staple in many cuisines and can be eaten raw or cooked. In addition to its culinary uses,...
Food Farmer Earth
What the Heck is Mead? Exploring Honey's Fermented Delight
This video delves into the world of mead, a fermented beverage made from honey. It explores the process of making mead, from beekeeping and honey harvesting to the fermentation process, offering a glimpse into this unique alcoholic drink.
Let's Tute
Understanding Nutrition: A Complete Guide to a Healthy Diet
The video discusses the importance of nutrition and a balanced diet for a healthy and fit lifestyle. It explains the different types of nutrients and their food sources, as well as the consequences of undernutrition and overnutrition....
Curated Video
Absorption
In digestion, absorption is the movement of nutrients and other food chemicals from the gut into the bloodstream, which takes place in the small intestine. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds...
Curated Video
Agar
An extract of certain species of red seaweed that's used as a gelling agent in microbiology and food preparation. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual...
Curated Video
Eutrophication
An overabundance of nutrients in a body of water, causing excessive plant growth. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig Science Glossary...
Curated Video
Leaching
In agriculture, the loss of important nutrients from the soil, carried away when too much water flows through it. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual...
Curated Video
Topsoil
The uppermost 5 to 20cm of soil, with a high concentration of organic matter and microorganisms, where almost all of the biological activity in soil takes place. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60...
Curated Video
Factpack: Teeth
Discover some intriguing facts about your teeth. What are they made of and what's inside them? Biology - Human Body - Learning Points. A Twig FactPack Film. Open a discussion on what has been already learnt in a topic, or use to grab...
Curated Video
Factpack: The Liver
The liver is the largest gland in the body. What is it, what does it do and just how can it regenerate? Biology - Human Body - Learning Points. A Twig FactPack Film. Open a discussion on what has been already learnt in a topic, or use to...