Curated Video
Oceans: Sunlight Zone
The ocean's surface is teeming with creatures that live in water but need sunlight to survive. Biology - Ecosystems - Learning Points. The sunlight zone is the area between 0m and 200m beneath the surface of the sea and is home to...
Curated Video
Separation by filtration – Did you know?
Did you know that basking sharks use gill rakers, large combs in their mouths, to filter plankton from the seawater? Material processes - Separating mixtures - Separation by filtration Learning Points Basking sharks use filtration to...
Curated Video
Fuels
Learn all about fossil fuels and how the energy they contain came from the Sun. Physical processes - Energy and energy transfer - The Sun as our main source of energy Learning Points Oil and gas are formed from remains of marine plants...
Wonderscape
The Ozone Layer: Earth's Natural Sunscreen Under Threat
Explore how chemicals like chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) impact the ozone layer, which acts as the Earth's natural sunscreen by absorbing harmful ultraviolet rays. Understand the environmental consequences of ozone depletion, including...
Wonderscape
Understand the Life Cycle of the Octopus
This video delves into the life cycle of an octopus, from its beginning as one of thousands of tiny eggs to its development into an adult. It explores the challenges faced by octopus larvae in the ocean's food chain, the rapid growth of...
Curated Video
Exploring the Diverse Diet of Sharks in the Ocean
This video provides an engaging and informative look into the diverse diet of sharks, showcasing their role as top predators in the ocean. From plankton to other sharks, these fascinating creatures exhibit a wide range of feeding...
Professor Dave Explains
Phylum Phoronida: The Horseshoe Worms (And a Summary of Lophophorata)
Wrapping up Lophophorata, as well as Spiralia, we arrive at Phoronida, or the horseshoe worms. There are only about 20 species in this phylum, and they are quite fascinating. Let's check them out before moving on to Ecdysozoa!
Curated Video
Introducing Marine Bioluminescence
Marine biologist Edie Widder at the Ocean Research & Conservation Association describes fundamental aspects of marine bioluminescense, and how far more animals in the sea produce light than you might think.
Next Animation Studio
Ocean ecosystems changing due to shift in ocean currents
Scientists have discovered significant changes in the Atlantic Ocean’s ecosystem that might have been caused by shifts in ocean circulation.
Science360
Protecting our forests. NSF Science Now 3
In this week’s episode of NSF Science Now, we explore the Harvard Forest Long-Term Ecological Site, phytoplankton and climate change, how silver turns people blue and, finally, why math hurts.
NASA
NASA | Earth Science Week: The Ocean's Green Machines
"The Ocean's Green Machines" is Episode 3 in the six-part series "Tides of Change", exploring amazing NASA ocean science to celebrate Earth Science Week 2009. One tiny marine plant makes life on Earth possible: phytoplankton. These...
Nature League
Invertebrates and Ocean Mixing - De-Natured
In this De-Natured segment of Nature League, Brit breaks down a recent scientific journal article about the impact of invertebrate motion on the mixing of water columns. Article citation: Isabel A. Houghton, Jeffrey R. Koseff, Stephen G....
Next Animation Studio
‘Dead zone’ growing, killing Oregon’s sea crabs
Fish can escape from the deadly water, but slow creatures like crabs get trapped and die.
NASA
Two Research Vessels Leave for the Twilight Zone
A project jointly funded by NASA and the National Science Foundation is heading west from Seattle, straight for the twilight zone. Using two research vessels, the Export Processes in the Ocean from Remote Sensing (EXPORTS) oceanographic...
Science360
The krill factor in ocean mixing - Science Nation
Engineers investigating impact of krill swarms on ocean mixing, and possibly global climate Scientists have long chalked up ocean mixing of salt, heat, nutrients and gases, such as oxygen and carbon dioxide, to wind and tides. New...
Mediacorp
The Dangers of Frequent Plankton Blooms
This video discusses the potential water crisis in Singapore due to climate change. It explores the various ways Singapore obtains its water and how climate change can disrupt these sources. The focus is on the impact of plankton blooms...
National Parks Service
Acadia National Park - Floating Classroom: Phytoplankton Net
These videos compliment the variety of water quality programs that occur in Acadia National Park. For teachers looking for good background information on water quality or those looking to attend the Floating Classroom field trip, this...
NASA
NASA | Carbon in the Ocean
Jeremy Werdell is studying how microscopic plankton in the oceans are responding to our changing climate. As a scientist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, he knows that Earth's oceans and land cover have been doing us a favor. As...
Mazz Media
Biomagnification
This live-action video program is about biomagnification. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the term through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and colorful, animated...
Curated Video
I WONDER - How Do Some Animals Glow?
This video is answering the question of how do some animals glow.
NASA
New NASA Mission Will Set the PACE for Advanced Studies of Earth’s Changing Climate
Explanation: Over the past century, humans have accelerated the use of natural resources such as fossil fuels, old growth forests and groundwater. This has warmed the ocean and atmosphere, changed their chemistry and caused extra runoff...
NASA
NASA to Explore Volcanoes, Coral Reefs, and Snowpacks
2016 was a big year for NASA’s field campaigns studying our changing planet, and 2017 will be just as exciting. New Earth science missions include HyspIRI, which will collect data on coral reef health and volcanic gas emissions; PACE,...
NASA
NASA | Massive Phytoplankton Bloom Discovered Under Arctic Sea Ice
Scientists have made a biological discovery in Arctic Ocean waters as dramatic and unexpected as finding a rainforest in the middle of a desert. A NASA-sponsored expedition punched through three-foot thick sea ice to find waters richer...