Instructional Video5:40
SciShow Kids

Antarctica: The Coldest Place on Earth! | SciShow Kids

K - 5th
If you think it's cold outside where you are, you should try living in the coldest place on Earth: Antarctica! Learn why it's a desert even though it's very cold, and about awesome animals like seals and penguins.
Instructional Video12:51
SciShow

The Surprisingly Useful Physics of Desk Toys

12th - Higher Ed
How do Newton's Cradles connect to cancer treatments? Let's unpack the physics of some of our favorite desk toys, from dippy birds to perpetual motion machines, and explore how these scientific principles can be used beyond an office desk.
Instructional Video3:24
SciShow

The Nuclear Bunker Full of Cannibal Ants

12th - Higher Ed
There's an abandoned Soviet nuclear bunker in Poland full of cannibal ants. And weird as it sounds, it's helping us learn more about the behavior of social insects.
Instructional Video5:00
Be Smart

Do Other Planets Have Seasons Too?

12th - Higher Ed
Earth has seasons, but what about the rest of the planets in the solar system? Let’s take a tour from Mercury to Pluto and see what seasons would be like on all our planetary neighbors. Bring a sweater!
Instructional Video4:57
SciShow

Should We Be Raising Kids Barefoot?

12th - Higher Ed
While most of us only think about our shoes in terms of how they complete our outfits, there's a lot more impact that your choice of footwear can have on your life. Turns out that shoes can change how your feet grow and develop. So is it...
Instructional Video4:43
SciShow

How the White House Killed Two Presidents

12th - Higher Ed
Working in the White House in the 1840s may have been more hazardous than we thought.
Instructional Video4:40
SciShow

Don't Eat the Watermelon Snow!

12th - Higher Ed
You know, it's probably best to just not put snow in your mouth regardless of color. Hosted by: Olivia Gordon ----------
Instructional Video4:29
SciShow

Wasp Nests and Bee Hives

12th - Higher Ed
How can you tell the difference between a yellowjacket and a hornet? And how much cosmic XP do you need to evolve a wasp into a bee? Follow the insect that stung you, and discover the fascinating world of wasp nests and bee hives.
Instructional Video3:29
SciShow

These Wasps Throw Awesome Parties

12th - Higher Ed
Large clumps of wasps can occasionally be found on the tops of tall structures, and although you probably still don’t want to mess with them, these aren’t angry swarms—they’re actually super chill parties.
Instructional Video12:57
SciShow

SciShow: Bees Compilation

12th - Higher Ed
We are in spring! And with spring come bees! In this episode of SciShow Compilation we bring the best episodes of bees and honey!
Instructional Video2:47
SciShow

Why Don't Humans Have a Mating Season?

12th - Higher Ed
Unlike lots of other animals, there’s no such thing as the “mating season” for humans, and it might have to do with how we raise our kids.
Instructional Video3:56
SciShow Kids

Let's Plant a Garden! | Squeaks Grows a Garden! | SciShow Kids

K - 5th
As the winter turns to spring, Squeaks and Mr. Brown begin planning the garden they’re going to grow this summer! But they need a little help, so The Fort’s gardener, Juniper, stops by to make sure they grow the best garden they can!
Instructional Video5:53
SciShow Kids

Make a Calendar of Seeds! | Squeaks Grows a Garden!| SciShow Kids

K - 5th
Every plant has different needs! So Mister Brown and Squeaks have asked their friend Juniper the Earthworm to teach them more about the things they want to grow in their garden and help them make a seed calendar so they know when to...
Instructional Video4:57
SciShow Kids

Watch a Seed Sprout! | Squeaks Grows a Garden! | SciShow Kids

K - 5th
Squeaks and Mister Brown are just about ready to start their garden, but first they want to learn all about how the tiny little seeds they'll plant in the ground will grow into vegetables they can eat! And Juniper stops by to explain how...
Instructional Video4:18
SciShow Kids

Where Does Maple Syrup Come From? | Winter is Alive! | SciShow Kids

K - 5th
Jessi and Squeaks are eating some pancakes and learning all about their favorite pancake topping: maple syrup! Learn how maple trees use air, water, and sunlight to make sugar for the tree to use as food, called sap, and how humans...
Instructional Video4:49
TED-Ed

TED-Ed: When you're an ant but also a fungus tycoon | Charles Wallace

Pre-K - Higher Ed
In a Texas clearing, an ancient tale that ties four species together is unfurling. The first involved is a soon-to-be queen leafcutter ant. The second is fungus, a piece of which she scoops into her mouth pocket. The third are...
Instructional Video5:33
SciShow

Breast Cancer gets Worse in the Spring and Fall. But...Why?

12th - Higher Ed
Seasonal illnesses from infectious diseases aren’t a new concept, but a few decades ago public health experts began to notice the same behavior in some non-infectious diseases like breast cancer. These patterns have helped us learn a lot...
Instructional Video3:15
SciShow Kids

How to Help a Bird! Animal Science for Kids

K - 5th
Animals have all kinds tricks to help them get through the winter, but there are things people can do to help them out! Join Jessi and Dino to learn about how you can help the birds in your neighborhood have a safer, warmer winter.
Instructional Video9:51
Bozeman Science

Cellular Variation

12th - Higher Ed
Paul Andersen explains how variation is created within a cell. He starts by showing how molecular variation can increase fitness at the local level. He explains how an additional chlorophyll molecule allows plants to absorb more light...
Instructional Video4:31
SciShow

Wasp Nests and Bee Hives

12th - Higher Ed
How can you tell the difference between a yellowjacket and a hornet? And how much cosmic XP do you need to evolve a wasp into a bee? Follow the insect that stung you, and discover the fascinating world of wasp nests and bee hives.
Instructional Video4:29
Bozeman Science

Inertial Mass

12th - Higher Ed
In this video Paul Andersen explains how inertial mass is defined and measured. When a force is applied to an object or a system it will accelerate. Using Newton's Second Law of Motion (F=ma) you can calculate the inertial mass.
Instructional Video5:20
SciShow

3 Extreme Ways Trees Survive the Winter

12th - Higher Ed
Animals have all kinds of adaptations to help them get through winter, from hibernation to boots and hats. But trees have to make it through the coldest months of the year alive, too, and they've developed some pretty extreme ways to do it!
Instructional Video5:38
SciShow

The Surprising Link Between Allergies and Suicide

12th - Higher Ed
Our mood is influenced in many ways by our environment, and researchers have discovered a possible connection between the pollen in our air and a rise in suicide.
Instructional Video3:56
3Blue1Brown

Snell's law proof using springs: Brachistochrone - Part 2 of 2

12th - Higher Ed
A clever mechanical proof of Snell's law.