Instructional Video4:05
SciShow

Underwater Discovery and Adventure: The Story of Jacques Cousteau

12th - Higher Ed
Learn about the famous red hat wearing underwater explorer Jacques Cousteau! Hosted by: Hank Green
Instructional Video7:51
TED Talks

Victor Vescovo: What's at the bottom of the ocean -- and how we're getting there

12th - Higher Ed
Victor Vescovo is leading the first-ever manned expedition to the deepest point of each of the world's five oceans. In conversation with TED science curator David Biello, Vescovo discusses the technology that's powering the explorations...
Instructional Video8:31
TED Talks

TED: How we found the giant squid | Edith Widder

12th - Higher Ed
Humankind has been looking for the giant squid (Architeuthis) since we first started taking pictures underwater. But the elusive deep-sea predator could never be caught on film. Oceanographer and inventor Edith Widder shares the key...
Instructional Video11:39
Curated Video

Jacques Cousteau for Kids | Bedtime History

K - 5th
Learn about the childhood of Jacques Cousteau, when he first became interested in the ocean, his later invention of the aqua-lung and his filmmaking adventures across the globe.
Instructional Video1:15
Great Big Story

Dive deep, the aquatic world with Philippe Cousteau

12th - Higher Ed
Join Philippe Cousteau in "The Aquatic World," a captivating marine adventure, exploring ocean mysteries in stunning aquascope.
Instructional Video2:09
Great Big Story

Encounter with the elusive giant Oarfish, a submarine odyssey

12th - Higher Ed
Dive deep into the mysterious world of the giant Oarfish, the legendary sea serpent of the deep, through a thrilling submarine encounter.
Instructional Video10:25
Curated Video

The Stages of Whale Decomposition

K - Higher Ed
Fallen whale carcasses, abundant in the deep-sea, form ecosystems of their own. When a whale dies and sinks, the carcass provides a sudden, concentrated food source and creates an 'island' of organic matter on an otherwise food-poor...
Instructional Video8:34
Nature League

What Do You Know About the Ocean? - Field Trip

6th - 8th
In this Nature League Field Trip, Brit asks people on the streets of Missoula about the oceans and life in the sea.
Instructional Video8:44
Nature League

Are Deep Sea Creatures Basically Aliens? - Lesson Plan

6th - 8th
In this Nature League Lesson Plan, Brit explains some ocean basics and then answers questions related to the Earth’s seas.
Instructional Video1:01
Next Animation Studio

Scientists lead mission to explore depths of the Indian Ocean

12th - Higher Ed
A group of researchers from a nonprofit research institute called Nekton is leading a three-year-expedition to explore the Indian Ocean.
Instructional Video4:33
TED-Ed

How Do Ocean Currents Work?

6th - 12th
Find out what puts the motion in the ocean with a short video about how ocean currents work.  An animated video uses the story of little yellow ducky bathtub toys to show how currents flow through the world's oceans.
Instructional Video3:30
TED-Ed

How Deep is the Ocean?

K - 12th
Did you know humans have only explored roughly 5–10% of Earth's oceans? Take a look at a video that shows us just how deep the ocean really is and the zones along the way.
Instructional Video6:26
TED-Ed

How Oceanographers Found the Titanic

9th - 12th
The sinking of the Titanic is one of the most tragic and remembered events in history. A first of her time, Titanic was considered unsinkable, but the night of April 15, 1912, would prove otherwise. Seventy-three years later in...
Instructional Video2:15
SciShow

Visiting The Abyss!

9th - 12th
If you had $600 million to spend, what would you use it for? James Cameron used it to pay for an expedition to the Mariana Trench, an area that scientists have explored less than the moon. Video offers a quick overview of the expedition...
Instructional Video6:37
TED-Ed

The Surprising (And Invisible) Signatures of Sea Creatures

7th - 12th
Airplanes resulted from observations of birds flying. What inventions could be inspired by watching sea creatures move? Viewers are challenged to consider how bio-observation might lead them to design something to overcome...
Audio
Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: Remembering Nereus, Explorer of Ocean Depths

9th - 10th
The robotic deep-sea submersible Nereus was destroyed while diving over six miles beneath the surface in the Kermadec Trench.