US Department of Agriculture
Pennsylvania Leopold Conservation Award winner
The DiFebo family farm in Bangor, Pennsylvania has won the prestigious Aldo Leopold Conservation Award, presented by the Sand County Foundation. The DiFebos have partnered with USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service to protect...
Next Animation Studio
New App sends text message when plants need water
Researchers at Oso Technologies will begin production on a device that helps people keep their indoor and outdoor plants alive by sending text messages to users on their smartphone alerting them when their plants need watering. Plant...
Programming Electronics Academy
What is Arduino?
What is Arduino? This video explains what an Arduino is if you have no idea. I hope it helps! Keep in mind there is a lot more behind the Arduino "Movement" than just the Arduino board - it is really a community of people that has made...
National Parks Service
Glacier National Park - The Work of Water (Accessible Version)
This video is part of Work House: A Glacier National Park Science Education Program created by the Division of Interpretation & Education at Glacier National Park with the help of many people from the Blackfeet, Kootenai, Salish & Pend...
Curated Video
GCSE Secondary Maths Age 13-17 - Geometry & Measures: Ratio of area - Explained
SchoolOnline's Secondary Maths videos are brilliant, bite-size tutorial videos delivered by examiners. Ideal for ages 13-17, they cover every key topic and sub topic covered in GCSE Maths in clear and easy to follow steps. This video...
Curated Video
Way Cool Science II:Rocks and Minerals
Friendly and fun host, Max Orbit, asks questions about the world and searches for answers. This DVD series is designed to engage students while introducing scientific principles and concepts in a fun and entertaining way. Max Orbit...
US Department of Agriculture
Soil Health Farmers in Harford County, Maryland
Holloway Brothers farms in Darlington, Maryland works with USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service to improve soil health and put conservation on their land in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
FuseSchool
BIOLOGY - Environment - Nitrogen Cycle
Nitrogen makes up 78% of the air, however neither plants nor animals can take nitrogen directly from the air because nitrogen is so unreactive. The nitrogen cycles shows the movement of nitrogen through the environment. Nitrogen is...
Curated Video
Understanding Drought: Causes, Implications, and Mitigation Strategies
A drought happens when there is significantly less rainfall than usual in an area. Discover why droughts happen and what can be done to mitigate the impact of a drought.
Learning Mole
Pop Fox Theatre - Exploring Different Characters
Follow Rosie, Xixi and Haha as we explore different ways act like different characters.
Science360
Arctic soils key to future climate
Since the last ice age, plants in the Alaskan Arctic have been taking carbon out of the atmosphere and locking it away in the soil. So, for thousands of years, the soil microbes in this region of the world have subsisted on a limited...
NPR
Farming and Vets
Nearly 4,000 Vermont veterans have served in Iraq and Afghanistan since 9/11. Many veterans are still dealing with the invisible wounds of war. Some of them, however, have begun to find healing through farming. One veteran who is raising...
Curated Video
I WONDER - What Is Soil Erosion?
This video is answering the question of what is soil erosion.
FuseSchool
The Nitrogen Cycle
Nitrogen makes up 78% of the air, however neither plants nor animals can take nitrogen directly from the air because nitrogen is so unreactive. The nitrogen cycles shows the movement of nitrogen through the environment. Nitrogen is...
NASA
NASA | DNA Building Blocks Can Be Made in Space
NASA-funded researchers have evidence that some building blocks of DNA, the molecule that carries the genetic instructions for life, found in meteorites were likely created in space. The research gives support to the theory that a "kit"...
Food Farmer Earth
Mastering Potato Cultivation: Tips for Optimal Growth and Harvest
The guide emphasizes the importance of focusing on the vegetative growth of potato vines initially, as it is crucial for the nourishment of the tubers, which are harvested at the end of the summer. It also covers the importance of hoeing...
National Parks Service
Everglades National Park - Hole-in-the-Donut: Habitat Restoration Project
Video about restoring the hole-in-the-donut to native wetland prairie (9 min. with closed-captions).
Science360
Researchers study walking efficiency! NSF Science Now 33.
In this episode, we learn about: an app designed to detect depression, walking efficiency and how babies learn from being surprised. We also explore how high-tech tools are helping researchers better understand how granular materials...
Science360
When Nature Strikes - Landslides
Landslides occur when material like debris, rock, and soil become dislodged from the earth and slide downward at speeds that can approach 100 miles per hour. David Montgomery at the University of Washington studies past and present...
US Department of Agriculture
Helping Farmers Prevent Runoff And Erosion
An innovative USDA initiative along the Gulf of Mexico is helping farmers in Mississippi's coastal counties prevent sediment and nutrients from washing into nearby waterways that drain into the Gulf.
msvgo
Nitrogen Nutrition in Plants
It explains the need for intake of nitrogen in plants. It also describes methods of nitrogen nutrition such as biological nitrogen fixation, fertilisers and manures.
US Department of Agriculture
Healthier Soils To Get Through Drought
When it comes to drought relief. most eyes look to the sky. But now some USDA experts are suggesting that at least part of the drought solution is not above us, but below us in the soil.
Curated Video
Pyramids of Biomass: Understanding Relative Amounts of Organic Matter in Food Chains
This video is a lecture presentation on pyramids of biomass. The presenter explains the concept of biomass and trophic levels in a food chain. The video provides a graphical representation of the relative amounts of organic matter found...
JJ Medicine
Selenium Deficiency | Dietary Sources, Causes, Signs & Symptoms (Infertility), Diagnosis, Treatment
Selenium Deficiency | Dietary Sources, Causes, Signs & Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment Selenium is an essential trace mineral required for a variety of processes necessary for human health, including reproductive health in men. In this...