Instructional Video9:35
SciShow

Help, I’ve Lost My Butt!

12th - Higher Ed
It feels like for an animal, having one's butt fall off would be pretty bad. But apparently that's not always the worst thing to happen, at least not for these specific animals.
Instructional Video18:30
SciShow Kids

Respect the Insect! | SciShow Kids Compilation

K - 5th
Squeaks and Mr. Brown are taking a break from working in the garden to learn about bunches of cool insects that live there and other places in the world!
Instructional Video5:32
Be Smart

Why Are Cicadas So Good At Math?

12th - Higher Ed
Do periodical cicadas "know" how to calculate prime numbers? One of the strangest life cycles in all of biology, explained!
Instructional Video3:58
SciShow Kids

The Loudest Bugs in the World

K - 5th
Cicadas are small insects, but they're famous for being one of the loudest animals in the world!
Instructional Video26:20
SciShow

Cicada Symbiosis | SciShow Talk Show

12th - Higher Ed
Dr. John McCutcheon is here to educate Hank about just how weird cicadas can be, and Jessi brings by a couple of crabby (but cute) guests.
Instructional Video1:47
ZooMoo

Animal Alphabet: C is for Cicada

Pre-K - K
Who’s that over there? Flash has just spotted another cool creature he can add to his Animal Alphabet! Our intrepid traveller Flash explores land, sea and air spotting different species of wildlife in their natural habitats and...
Instructional Video0:54
Next Animation Studio

NASA developing robot bees for Mars exploration

12th - Higher Ed
NASA researchers are working on robot bees to explore Mars. According to new NASA plans for Martian exploration, robot Marsbees would use a rover as a mobile base for operations and charging. They can stay airborne for 4 to 6 hours. The...
Instructional Video0:50
Next Animation Studio

Trillions' of cicada set to swarm northeastern US after 17 years underground

12th - Higher Ed
"Trillions" of cicadas are set to emerge this May in several northeastern U.S. states after living underground for 17 years. "There will be trillions," Ohio State University professor Dave Sheltar told CNN affiliate WBNS-10TV. On...
Instructional Video1:40
Barcroft Media

Cicada Emerges From Its Exoskeleton After 7 Years: SNAPPED IN THE WILD

Higher Ed
A PULSATING cicada sheds its exoskeleton after living underground as a nymph for seven years. The cyclochila australasian, also knows as the green grocer, is a species of cicada and Australia's most recognised and loudest insect. Taken...
Instructional Video4:39
Bethany Thiele, Art Teacher

Metallic Inked Insects

K - 5th
You can create beautiful, Iridescent Insects using metallic pens on black paper! Follow along with this short video to learn the process. If you don’t have pens, try using colored pencils instead! Have fun creating!
Instructional Video2:45
TED-Ed

Cicadas: The Dormant Army Beneath Your Feet

6th - 12th Standards
What's the buzz that happens every 13 or 17 years? The emergence of the cicadas! This quick and flashy animation explains the lifecycle of these unusual insects and ponders the timing. On the host site, you will also find comprehension...
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs: Japan's Secret Garden, Animal Transformations

9th - 10th
Japan's Secret Garden presents 5 video clips of different animal transformations & metamorphoses.
Audio
Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: Every Thirteen Years, Brood Nineteen Is Back

9th - 10th
Cicada researcher John Cooley describes the emergence of the periodical cicadas of Brood XIX. [12 mins. 23]
Audio
Other

Nature Sounds: Insect Sounds

Pre-K - 1st
A listing of insect sounds can be downloaded to hear the chirp of a cricket or the buzz of a Honey bee.