Instructional Video2:58
Curated Video

Seeing This Native California Turtle Is One of the Most Rare Sights in the World

6th - Higher Ed
Learn all about the western pond turtle, and why they are so hard to find.
Instructional Video2:58
Curated Video

Check Out California’s Only Native Turtle!

6th - Higher Ed
Learn all about the western pond turtle, and why they are so hard to find.
Instructional Video3:45
Curated Video

Adapting to a New Life as a One-Armed Gibbon

6th - Higher Ed
He's quite the character, and has no problem getting around.
Instructional Video3:45
Curated Video

Meet the White-Cheeked Gibbons of Boston's Stone Zoo

6th - Higher Ed
Get to know all the members of this gibbon troop, and see how one is adapting to life with just one arm.
Instructional Video2:58
Curated Video

Zookeepers Work to Save California's Only Native Turtle Species

6th - Higher Ed
Western pond turtles used to be widespread throughout the state, but now numbers are dwindling.
Instructional Video3:45
Curated Video

How a One-Armed Gibbon Has Adapted to His New Life

6th - Higher Ed
He's quite the character, and has no problem getting around.
Instructional Video2:58
Curated Video

Why It's So Rare to See California's Only Native Turtle

6th - Higher Ed
Learn all about the western pond turtle, and why they are so hard to find.
Instructional Video1:40
Curated Video

Aww! Mama and Baby Sloth Have Unique Feeding Behavior

6th - Higher Ed
Sloths are truly fascinating creatures.
Instructional Video1:51
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Sweet Baby Mandrill Born at San Diego Zoo

6th - Higher Ed
It was the first baby mandrill at San Diego Zoo since 2002.
Instructional Video22:02
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Researching Charles Darwin's theory of evolution

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupil outcome: I can explain the theory of evolution by natural selection, giving examples of how it has led to animals having certain characteristics. Key learning points: - Darwin proposed the theory of evolution by natural selection...
Instructional Video19:12
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Growing up

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupil outcome: I can group and order different stages of an animal's growth. Key learning points: - Offspring are young animals in relation to their parents - Offspring change and grow into adults - Animals at different stages of growth...
Instructional Video32:47
Curated Video

'Macbeth': masculinity as Macbeth's hamartia

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupil outcome: I can confidently describe how insecurities surrounding masculinity lead to Macbeth's downfall. Key learning points: - Arguably, Macbeth's presentation as a brave warrior is a façade for his own insecurities. - Macbeth's...
Instructional Video5:19
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Exploring Our Genetic Connection: Humans and Chimpanzees

3rd - 12th
In this video, the teacher discusses the genetic similarities between humans and chimpanzees, highlighting that humans share nearly 99% of their DNA with chimps. The teacher also explores the physical and social similarities between the...
Instructional Video9:25
Professor Dave Explains

Population Ecology (Life Tables, Age Structure, Population Growth)

9th - Higher Ed
With an understanding of individual organisms, let's take a look at population ecology, which looks at the dynamics of populations of organisms. How do populations grow? How are they structured? What is their geography? There is a lot to...
Instructional Video19:02
Debunked

Could A Mammal As Big As King Kong Ever Exist

9th - 12th
Could King Kong ever evolve to exist? Could we simply scale up a gorilla? How and where could this giant ape develop? Join us as we explore the science behind the king of monsters!
Instructional Video4:39
Curated Video

Compare Parents and Offspring

3rd - 8th
“Compare Parents and Offspring” discusses how animal offspring will closely resemble their parents.
Instructional Video3:48
Science ABC

Are Dimples Genetic Defects?

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Dimples are universally considered a physically attractive feature. Contrary to this positive perception, it results from a genetic defect that gives rise to a double or bifid zygomaticus muscle underlying the cheeks. A dimple simply...
Instructional Video1:27
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Factpack: Hybrid Animals

6th - 12th
Meet weird and wonderful hybrid species, such as the zorse and liger, created by man not nature.
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Instructional Video1:04
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Asexual reproduction

6th - 12th
Reproduction involving just one parent, without the mixing of genetic material with another individual.
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Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and...
Instructional Video2:17
Curated Video

Poison Arrow Frog

6th - 12th
This brightly-coloured frog lays its eggs on the ground and must climb high into the rainforest canopy to transport its young to a watery nursery. How? Biology - Animal Kingdom - Learning Points. Poison arrow frogs have poisonous skin,...
Instructional Video1:37
Curated Video

Marbled Salamanders

6th - 12th
Why the female marbled salamander must abandon her eggs in order to survive.



Biology - Animal Kingdom - Learni

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Unlike most salamanders, the marbled salamander reproduc

es entirely on...
Instructional Video1:31
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Factpack: Classification

6th - 12th
Discover the systematic grouping of organisms according to the structural or evolutionary relationships among them.
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Instructional Video2:58
Curated Video

Asexual Reproduction in Plants

6th - 12th
Some plants don't need both a male and female to reproduce - they can do it alone. Which plants can do this and how do they manage it? Biology - Plants - Learning Points. Plants use a variety of methods to reproduce. Methods include...
Instructional Video3:23
Curated Video

Sexual Reproduction in Plants

6th - 12th
Discover the parts of plants necessary for reproduction, and the methods by which pollen is carried between flowers. Biology - Plants - Learning Points. Plants reproduce in various ways. Sexual reproduction occurs using male and female...