American Chemical Society
Do Mega Sharks Still Exist?
It was THIS big! Stories from sailors suggest the existence of mega-sized sharks, but the chemistry of their remnants suggests otherwise! Scholars learn how scientists analyze fossil materials to determine age and a timeline of the...
Veritasium
10 Facts About Great White Sharks
Here's a video your class can really sink their teeth into! Dispel myths and build knowledge about great white sharks using a captivating video from Veritasium. The narrator takes you out to sea to view the animals in their natural...
The Brain Scoop
Fossil Sharks
Sharks contain a cartilage skeleton, rather than bone, so they rarely appear in the fossil record. The video explains why we find shark teeth and how scientists use that tiny piece of information to learn about sharks. Then, it presents...
SciShow
Mutant Mosquitos in Florida
Science ... sometimes it really is about life and death! Examine sharks and whales that live for a really long time, as well as mosquitoes designed to die young in the final installment in a 143-part video series. Biology scholars...
Deep Look
How Do Sharks and Rays Use Electricity to Find Hidden Prey?
Sharks and stingrays use their sense of electricity to find prey. The video explains their tiny organs that detect electric fields produced by living creatures. It ends by highlighting the benefits of this sense and how much scientists...
Be Smart
What If There Were No Sharks?
Humans kill 3.17 sharks per second. Sharks kill, on average, six humans per year. The video offers many facts based on real science and proven numbers. Not sensationalized or click bait, a refreshing change from a lot of what we see on...
TED-Ed
Why Are Sharks so Awesome?
Sharks are amazing! They can heat their own blood, they can sense even the faintest of electrical currents, and their sense of smell is is acute. Rather than wanting to eradicate this species, class members can educate others as a result...
TED-Ed
Why No Aquarium Has a Great White Shark
Are great white sharks too big for captivity? Why don't great whites survive in aquarium tanks? View this short video that explains why great white sharks have a history of dying in aquarium captivity.
Curated OER
Sharks vs. Dinosaurs
A young reptile must use its natural speed to steer free from the shark. Watch this video to learn how another prehistoric animal keeps himself under the sea.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Sharks & Shorelines
Discover what has been found out about coastal ecosystems by tagging sharks and other marine animals. [3:56]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Collapse of Sharks
This video segment from Nature shows the destructiveness of the shark fin and shark cartilage industries. [3:05]
Other
Fast Focus Ocean Vision: Shark Feeding
Resource showcases a video on the controversial practice of shark feeding dives. Requires Windows Media Player.
Penguin Publishing
Penguin Random House: Rh Kids: Fact Tracker: Dolphins and Sharks
This video [0:53] checks information included in the fiction book entitled Magic Tree House #9: Dolphins at Daybreak by Mary Pope Osborne. The book Fact Tracker: Dolphins and Sharks, the nonfiction companion written by Will Osborne and...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Earth a New Wild: Sharks & Shorelines
In this video, students learn about lemon sharks and how their grazing habits help keep mangrove ecosystems healthy. [3:57]
Other
You Tube: Sea Animals
An educational science lesson with rare video of amazing sea animals. Kids learn interesting facts about penguins, giant octopus, sea horses, sharks, and many more ocean animals and will enjoy looking at real live animals in their...
California Academy of Sciences
Ca Academy of Sciences: Science Heroes: John Mc Cosker, Sharks
Go on a journey with John McCosker, Chair of the Department of Aquatic Biology, and learn how the oceans' top predator preys upon its victims. [1:40]
Other
Shark Friends: Swim in Theatre
In order to completely access this site users will need QuickTime or Real Player. Site provides users with multiple videos about sharks and other sea creatures. Provides users with videos on Reef Sharks, Manta Rays, Moray Eels, Sea...
PBS
Nature Video Podcast: Great White Shark
See a short podcast video [2:20] on the hunting tactics and special anatomy that make it the most formidable predator in the ocean.
Science for Kids
Science Kids: Animal Videos: Shark Attack Video
Slow motion video of shark leaping out of water and biting into its prey. (Length: 21 sec.)
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Inside Insight: Clearing and Staining Fish
Clearing and staining gobies, stingrays, and sharks has revealed to scientist Adam Summers critical data, as well as the beauty of each fish's unique form.