Curated Video
Nocturnal Animals Take Spotlight in New Orleans
It's daylight outside, but with indoor lights simulating a full moon, hundreds of bats flap back and forth in the new night house at the Audubon Zoo in New Orleans.
The bat house is part of a new exhibit opening Friday, and...
Curated Video
South Korea - Invasion of bull-frogs
South Korea is being invaded by bull-frogs and a nation-wide campaign is underway to exterminate them. These frogs are said to be descendants of ten "western" frogs imported in 1973 via Japan for farming purposes but the plan was...
Curated OER
Caecilian
As an amphibian who likes to burrow underground, the caecilian is one of the most widely unknown species. Your class can learn more about this mysterious creature by watching this very descriptive video.
PBS
When Giant Amphibians Reigned
Take an evolutionary journey as an ancient amphibian. A lesson from a PBS series describes the features and evolutionary sequence of a large amphibian group, the Temnospondyls. Although extinct over 210 million years ago, many...
Be Smart
The Deadpool Salamander
Much like your favorite superhero, the axolotl has amazing super powers! Explore the extraordinary world of the salamander that never grows up in a video from a larger science playlist. Content includes axolotl behavior versus normal...
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Newt Limb Regeneration
Some amphibians respond to amputated limbs by fully regenerating functioning limbs. A short video permits viewers to observe a newt's cells working as stem cells, differentiating and regenerating into bones, muscle, skin, nerves, blood...
FuseSchool
Animal Classification
So many animals, so many characteristics—how do we classify them all? A short tour of taxonomy awaits within a helpful Fuse School video on Evolution. Science scholars see how scientists sort animals into the main classes and what traits...
Crash Course
Chordates
Did you know that coelacanths, a living chordate fossil, can live at an ocean depth of 2,300 feet, grow to be 6.5 feet long, and weigh almost 200 pounds? The narrator of a video series on evolution continues his way up the evolutionary...
California Academy of Sciences
California Academy of Sciences: 7,000 Kinds of Amphibians
A fun music video exploring the different types of amphibians and their characteristics. [2:17]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Conan O'brien: Amphibian
Teach language, vocabulary and listening comprehension with Celebrity Vocab clips! [2:51]
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Malformed Frogs
Observe the characteristics of frogs. Watch two kids use the scientific method to find out what's causing malformations in their frog pond.
Environmental Education for Kids
Eek!: Animals: Red Backed Salamander Research
Go into the woods with Mitch, a research scientist, to look for and tag red-backed salamanders. [4:38]
Environmental Education for Kids
Eek!: Animals: Wood Frog
Meet wood frogs and chorus frogs with humorist David Stokes. [4:08]
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Real Scientists: Frog Scientist
Learn about a scientific researcher who is studying how invasive species and pollution are causing frog populations to decline. Discover how his findings are helping people see the need for improving our care for the environment.