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Cane toads
There are many ways to deal with pest problems, but some of them can create unexpected outcomes.
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Professor Dave Explains
Energy Flow and Nutrient Cycling in Autotrophs and Heterotrophs
The biosphere is an extremely dynamic system, with energy flowing from one group of organism to another at all times. How does this flow operate? How do nutrients cycle? What is biomass? What are gross and net primary productivity? Let's...
Curated Video
Inspect That Insect
Miss Palomine introduces insects to the student. She explains which animals are classified as insects. She then gives several examples of various kinds of insects and their habitats.
Learning Mole
Why are Insects Important?
This video will take students through the importance of insects to our earth and to us.
Curated Video
Using Plural Nouns to Make Writing Precise
In this video, the teacher explains how writers use plural nouns to show more than one person, place, or thing. The students are guided through examples and given practice exercises to make their writing more precise by adding an S to...
Curated Video
Carrion Flowers: Nature's Disgusting Beauties
This video discusses carrion flowers, which are classified as flowers but emit disgusting and repulsive smells. The video explores the unique characteristics and challenges of these rare and difficult-to-cultivate flowers, offering...
Mazz Media
Omnivore
This live-action video program is about the term omnivore. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the term omnivore through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and colorful,...
Curated Video
Levels of Organization in a Community or Ecosystem
The video discusses the concept of a community in an ecosystem and the levels of organization within it. It covers the role of photosynthetic organisms in producing biomass, the different types of consumers (primary, secondary, and...
Brave Wilderness
PINCHED! by a Giant Beetle!
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to get pinched by a GIANT Beetle?! Well Coyote Peterson has and right now he’s about to show you! While on location in Costa Rica Coyote finds a large Mallodon Beetle just outside of his room...
Curated Video
What is an Omnivore?
This live-action video program is about the word omnivore. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the word omnivore through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and colorful,...
NASA
NASA | Wildfire and Pine Beetles
Mountain pine beetles are native to Western forests, but in recent years their numbers have skyrocketed. As they damage more trees and kill whole regions of forest, some worry that the dead forest left behind has become a tinderbox...
Curated Video
Insect
This live-action video program is about the word insect. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the word insect through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and colorful,...
Curated Video
Understanding Trophic Levels in an Ecosystem
The video is a lecture presentation on trophic levels in ecosystems. The presenter defines trophic levels as feeding levels in a community or ecosystem and explains how they can be used to organize feeding relationships. The concept of a...
Curated Video
Solving 2-Step Word Problems with Equations
In this video, students learn how to solve 2-step word problems by writing equations. The teacher explains that an equation is like a balance scale, where both sides are equal. Using the example of ants and beetles in a zoo, the teacher...
TED-Ed
Why Isn't the World Covered in Poop?
Here's a resource that is definitely not a waste. Viewers learn about rollers, tunnelers, and dwellers, three types of dung beetle clean-up crews and the important roles they play in preventing global warming and in indicating the health...
Deep Look
It’s a Goopy Mess When Pines and Beetles Duke it Out
A few tiny western pine beetles bring down giant ponderosa pine trees every year. Learn about the battle between the pines and beetles and how each attempts to control the other. A 4-D video of the process comprises part of a larger...
The Brain Scoop
Insect Adventure, Part 3
After scientists collect insects, what do they do with them? The final Brain Scoop video wraps up an adventure to a field to collect insects. It details how they sort, study, and pin insects for future study. An Insect playlist allows...
The Brain Scoop
Insect Adventure, Part 2
Scholars look forward to using the pooter, otherwise known as an aspirator, to collect insects. The video demonstrates how to collect bugs in mesh nets, canvas nets, and in pooters to better study them. The second installment of a...
The Brain Scoop
Insect Adventure, Part 1
Have you ever wondered why scientists use rotten chicken liver? The video explains this and more on a Field Museum trip to a prairie. Brain Scoop presents the first part of their insect adventure as part of the playlist on Insects.
The Brain Scoop
The Tiger Beetle
Have you observed larvae hunting for prey? The tiger beetle larvae hunt in a way similar to the adults. These interesting insects star in the video produced by Brain Scoop; their unique habits and appearance enhance the Insect playlist.
The Brain Scoop
Crystal and Her Water Beetles
Water beetles live underwater their entire lives, getting air from a bubble they carry with them. The video, part of an Insect playlist by Brain Scoop, explains how they breathe and why they are fascinating for evolutionary studies. It...
The Brain Scoop
Beetles, Mites, Cockroaches Oh My!—Insect Collection Tour
The Field Museum houses 12 million insects. Brain Scoop presents the insect collection at the Field Museum as part of its Insect playlist. From brilliant purple beetles to tiny mites, all the way to giant cockroaches, the organization of...
Deep Look
Watch Flesh-Eating Beetles Strip Bodies to the Bone
A large beetle colony needs only one or two days to completely clean the bones of small animals. The video focuses on the dermestid beetles' flesh-eating abilities. Museums use these beetles to preserve specimens, leaving the most...
Deep Look
Nature's Scuba Divers: How Beetles Breathe Underwater
Some insects breathe air yet live underwater. The video explains how they carry air with them and the scientific principles behind this ability. It focuses on beetles and surface tension as the concept of nature's scuba divers becomes...