TED-Ed
The Evolution of Animal Genitalia
Explore the evolutionary changes to the sexual reproductive organs. Their shapes and functions are more complex than one would think! Scholars learn about several unique reproductive practices and how these organs contribute to courtship...
The Brain Scoop
Chicago Adventure, Part 7: Octopus Sex
Octopi transfer sperm by a modified arm tip. Other interesting and weird facts about octopus sex in included in an intriguing video. Brain Scoop presents the seventh part of a series on an adventure at the Field Museum as part of its...
The Brain Scoop
Romantic Ants
Almost every ant you have ever seen in your life is female. The video, part of an Insect playlist by Brain Scoop, discusses the unique sex lives of ants. It explains the unique anatomy and habits that are conducive to all-female colonies.
Crash Course
Life Begins: Crash Course Big History #4
Scientists try to understand the origins of life, and answers to these questions might be found during our lifetime. The fourth video in a 16-part series explains the earliest forms of life on Earth and their development. It covers...
Bozeman Science
LS1A - Structure and Function
Form follows function, from simple bacteria to complex mammals. Demonstrate this essential standard, LS1A, using the tips in a short video about the Next Generation Science Standards. Topics include when to introduce cells and organelles...
Deep Look
Everything You Never Wanted to Know About Snail Sex
Birds do it, bees do it ... and snails do their own strange form of it. Discover the awkward encounter between hermaphrodite snails that ultimately results in sexual reproduction. The narrator of the short video explains the purpose for...
Deep Look
For These Tiny Spiders, It's Sing or Get Served
Rejection is hard, especially if you're a male jumping spider! Life science scholars watch as the little spiders bust a move in an interesting video. Thanks to some amazing research, viewers can even hear the male's built-in beat box as...
Crash Course
Fungi: Death Becomes Them
Death becomes fungi because many are decomposers, breaking down dead organisms and returning nutrients to the soil. Explore the fascinating world of fungi, how they feed, the different types, and how they reproduce in a video that...
TED-Ed
Why Do Women Have Periods?
The female body is an amazing thing. This short video explains the amazing cycle that has developed to ensure the continuation of life. Did you know that only monkeys, apes, bats, humans, and maybe elephant shrews menstruate?
TED-Ed
How to Make a Baby (in a Lab)
With over five million babies being born through in vitro fertilization in the last 40 years, sex education is taking on a whole new look. After first walking through natural process of reproduction, this short video goes on to...
Curated OER
Human Development
Three-dimensional animation zooms in on human development as it begins in the female ovaries. The animated egg changes and forms as you watch it travel down the fallopian tube into the uterus.
Curated OER
Plant Reproduction: Asexual Reproduction
Asexual reproduction in plants occurs from bulbs, perennating organs, or even gardening techniques like cuttings. Commercial growers rely on the ability of some plants to reproduce asexually and grow roots rather than starting from...
Curated OER
Human Reproduction: Fertilization and Fetal Development
The journey of a fertilized egg is illustrated as it travels from the fallopian tube to the uterus. Cell division is explained and the miracle of life is shown.
Curated OER
Fetal Development
In vitro and sonogram pictures from four through thirty-seven weeks are shown in a slide show as music plays in the background. Baby and toddler pictures wrap up the presentation. Incredible imaging is captured and displayed in this...
Curated OER
The Origin of Species
Allow Mr. Anderson to assist you in describing how one species can become two through speciation and reproductive isolation. Intended for upper graders, this clip wonderfully explains several complex concepts in a way your class can...
Curated OER
The Female Reproductive System
A slide presentation is shown while the structures and functions of female reproduction are covered with narration. Estrogen is treated with some detail as well. Learners can easily take notes following the outline on the screen. This...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Evolving Ideas: How Does Evolution Really Work?
The process of evolution through natural selection is the focus of this video segment from Evolution, which presents a field study of hummingbird speciation in Ecuador. [6:41]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Tale of the Peacock
The peacock provides a classic example of sexual selection, the force behind nature's extravagances. From Evolution: "Why Sex?" [4:02] Includes background reading and discussion questions.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: The Reproductive Role of Flowers
In this video segment adapted from NOVA, learn about the critical role of flowers in seed plant reproductive biology. [4:01]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Dolphin Reproductive Behavior
This video segment from the Science and Technology Chat series focuses on dolphin pregnancy, birth, and care of the young, and features Atlantic bottlenose dolphins living in captivity at the Mirage Resort Dolphin Habitat. [2:38]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: What Is Life?
Defining life is harder than it seems. This video explains four key qualities that all living things possess: Metabolism, Homeostasis, Reproduction, and Adaptation. DNA plays a crucial role in all of these qualities. [10:24]
Crash Course
Crash Course Big History #4: Life Begins
The Crash Course guys teach about life on Earth- the earliest forms of life on Earth, and some of the ways that they developed into other forms. [13:29]
SciShow
Sci Show: Why Sex?
Hank gets into why sex is the preferred method of reproduction for most species - and it's not for the reasons you're thinking. [4:53]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Biology: Evolution Clarification
A follow up to the evolution video with explanations of what better and success means in terms of evolution. Understand that modern day definitions of better and success differ from the evolutionary definition which means improved...