Bridgeman Arts
Vickers Aviation
A film about 50 years of achievement on road and in the air by Vickers Aviation, beginning at Brooklands in 1907. The film shows vintage racing cars, and the Rolls Royce Silver Ghost of 1907, then follows the invention of early flying...
PBS
How the Turtle Got Its Shell
Does a shell define a turtle, or are there turtles without shells? Learn about the evolution of the unique reptile and the mystery that surrounds this identifiable feature as part of a larger series of videos. As various disciplines...
Curated OER
Reptiles
Did you know that reptile species outnumber mammals? Reptiles include snakes, turtles, and lizards. Watch this video to learn a few more interesting facts.
Curated OER
Ten Tiny Turtles
What a great way to count to ten! This song leads viewers through a review of counting to ten using turtles, apples, lettuce, and more.
TED-Ed
How Turtle Shells Evolved... Twice
How do turtle shells form? Scholars explore the evolution of turtle shells and learn about how they form from many different bones before relating the process to cell differentiation in an organism. Pupils also look at different turtle...
Deep Look
These Crazy Cute Baby Turtles Want Their Lake Back
Western pond turtles struggle to survive in areas with high pollution and invasive species. The video highlights how zoos help the turtles. and demonstrates a partnership between zoos and the environment around them.
TED-Ed
The Survival of the Sea Turtle
Sea turtles face a lot of adversity: storms, predators on land and in the sea, and eggs that don't hatch, but the biggest threat to these magnificent and ancient creatures is human activity. From poaching to pollution, from trash to...
Curated OER
How to Draw a Cartoon Turtle
Have you ever wanted to learn how to draw a cartoon turtle? Use a helpful video to show how an artist carefully and slowly draws each step to creating a turtle. There is no verbal instruction, but each step is clearly defined. Note:...
University of Michigan
Bio Kids: Critter Catalog: Turtles, Snakes, Lizards, and Relatives
Listen to the sounds of turtles, snakes, lizards, and other related reptiles.
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Turtles on the Wrong Side of the Tracks
Michael Musnick is a citizen scientist who studies wood turtles in the Great Swamp -- a stretch of wetland about 60 miles north of New York City. He found turtles dying in the railroad tracks and proposed a solution to New York's...
NOAA
Noaa: Estuary Education: Freshwater Turtles in the Estuary
Children learn to tell the difference between male and female turtles living in the estuary, and they look at the animals' specialized body parts. [4:21]
NOAA
Noaa: Estuary Education: New Jersey Terrapin Close Up
Find out about the importance of the estuary ecosystem, and the terrapins' relationship with these special wetlands. [4:46]
NOAA
Noaa: Estuary Education: Totally Turtles
Meet scientists and students at the Jug Bay Reserve in Maryland as they study and track the common Box Turtle. [7:25]
NOAA
Noaa: Estuary Education: Turtle Trails
All species of sea turtles are threatened or endangered. Learn how scientists are studying these animals using high tech equipment. [9:19]
NOAA
Noaa: Estuary Education: Turtle Hospital
All species of sea turtles are threatened or endangered. Meet a scientist who works with sick or injured sea turtles and find out what happens in a turtle hospital. [9:08]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Turtle Research
Examine the characteristics and behaviors of leatherhead, loggerhead and green sea turtles, and learn about their lifecycle. Watch kids use the scientific method to find out how many loggerhead babies hatch and make it from their nest to...
NOAA
Noaa: Estuary Education: Turtle Tales
Meet a middle-school student who works to protect turtles found in the estuary. [3:16]
Environmental Education for Kids
Eek!: Animals: Snapping Turtles
Learn about snapping turtles with the animal dude, David Stokes. [8:24]
California Academy of Sciences
California Academy of Sciences: Leatherback Turtles Along the California Coast
Marine ecologist Scott Benson discusses the Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) population along the California coast. Learn about Leatherback turtles in coastal central California and their origins in the remote beaches of...
California Academy of Sciences
California Academy of Sciences: Saving Sea Turtles
The survival of sea turtles is threatened, but fortunately they have a champion. Academy Research Fellow, Wallace J Nichols is pursuing his lifelong passion to help save them for future generations. This is the fascinating story of how...
California Academy of Sciences
Ca Academy of Sciences: Mata Mata Turtle Feeding
Academy biologist Brian provides a behind the scenes look at feeding the mata mata turtle (Chelus fimbriatus) on display in the Amazon flooded forest exhibit in Steinhart Aquarium. This predator can be found in northern South America and...
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Monster Turtle Fossil Discovered in Colombian Mine
The giant reptile lived shortly after the demise of the dinos--and may have snacked on baby gators.