Instructional Video6:40
SciShow Kids

Experiment: Make Your Own Caramel Apples | SciShow Kids

K - 5th
Today, Jessi and Squeaks learn about the Maillard reaction while they make some delicious caramel. Second Grade Next Generation Science Standards Disciplinary Core Idea: PS1.B: Chemical Reactions - Heating or cooling a substance may...
Instructional Video5:29
SciShow

Burn Your Waste With... Water?

12th - Higher Ed
Supercritical water produces fire without flames, which is great for making clean drinking water from our waste in space or breaking down forever chemicals here on Earth.
Instructional Video4:59
TED-Ed

TED-Ed: Why do we have crooked teeth when our ancestors didn't? | G. Richard Scott

Pre-K - Higher Ed
According to the fossil record, ancient humans usually had straight teeth, complete with wisdom teeth. In fact, the dental dilemmas that fuel the demand for braces and wisdom teeth extractions today appear to be recent developments. So,...
Instructional Video22:02
SciShow Kids

Fun in the Sun | SciShow Kids Compilation

K - 5th
It’s a sunny day at The Fort, so Squeaks and Mr. Brown are watching videos from the past to remind themselves of all the fun experiments they can do when it’s sunny outside!
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 Video5:16
TED-Ed

TED-ED: The history of tattoos - Addison Anderson

Pre-K - Higher Ed
If you have a tattoo, you're part of a rich cultural history that dates back at least 8,000 years. Where did this practice of body modification come from, and how has its function changed over time? Addison Anderson tracks the history of...
Instructional Video10:00
Crash Course

The Amazing Life and Strange Death of Captain Cook Crash Course World History

12th - Higher Ed
In which John Green teaches you about the life and death of one of history's great explorers, Captain James Cook of the British Navy. He charted large swaths of the Pacific ocean, laid claim to Australia and New Zealand, and died a...
Instructional Video10:32
Curated Video

The Amazing Life and Strange Death of Captain Cook: Crash Course World History

12th - Higher Ed
In which John Green teaches you about the life and death of one of history's great explorers, Captain James Cook of the British Navy. He charted large swaths of the Pacific ocean, laid claim to Australia and New Zealand, and died a...
Instructional Video3:32
Be Smart

A Slice of Pizza Science!

12th - Higher Ed
How does math keep a folded slice from drooping? And what does pizza have to do with the speed of light?
Instructional Video2:36
MinuteEarth

An Unexpected Consequence of COVID

12th - Higher Ed
The global pandemic led to a drop in outdoor air pollution, but it also led to an increase in indoor air pollution - and our exposure to it.
Instructional Video2:27
SciShow

Why Do Pineapple and Kiwi Ruin Gelatin?

12th - Higher Ed
Adding the wrong fruits to your gelatin can turn it into a big, goopy mess. But understanding why this happens can help you learn how to make better desserts, and level up your cooking game in general.
Instructional Video3:09
SciShow Kids

How to Say Goodbye

K - 5th
Jessi and Squeaks are getting ready to go on a big trip to a different state... but that mean they're going to have to leave the Fort for a long time! Join them one last time and learn why it can be so sad to say goodbye, and why it can...
Instructional Video2:23
SciShow

Searing Meat Is A Delicious Lie

12th - Higher Ed
Your favorite TV chef might have told you to make sure you sear your meat because that nice brown crust helps seal in the moisture, but is that actually how it works? Michael explains the science of your cook out.
Instructional Video4:13
TED-Ed

TED-ED: RNAi: Slicing, dicing and serving your cells - Alex Dainis

Pre-K - Higher Ed
RNA, the genetic messenger, makes sure the DNA recipe gives your cells exactly what they ordered. But sometimes that means inhibiting some other RNA that got the recipe wrong. This process is called RNA interference (RNAi), and it acts...
Instructional Video3:06
SciShow Kids

Salt’s Secret Powers!

K - 5th
From pancakes to ice cream, salt goes in so many things to make them taste better! But what is it and where does it come from?
Instructional Video2:58
SciShow

Why Our Brains Love Junk Food

12th - Higher Ed
Hank explains the scientific reasons behind why we humans generally prefer to eat donut hamburgers to carrots.
Instructional Video5:22
TED Talks

TED: Want to be an activist? Start with your toys | McKenna Pope

12th - Higher Ed
McKenna Pope's younger brother loved to cook, but he worried about using an Easy-Bake Oven -- because it was a toy for girls. So at age 13, Pope started an online petition for the American toy company Hasbro to change the pink-and-purple...
Instructional Video2:07
MinuteEarth

An Egg Is Just One Cell

12th - Higher Ed
One of Earth's biggest cells is one you're probably really familiar with.
Instructional Video10:02
TED Talks

Nathan Myhrvold: Cooking as never seen before

12th - Higher Ed
Cookbook author (and geek) Nathan Myhrvold talks about his magisterial work, "Modernist Cuisine" -- and shares the secret of its cool photographic illustrations, which show cross-sections of food in the very act of being cooked.
Instructional Video3:13
TED Talks

Jennifer 8. Lee: Why 1.5 billion people eat with chopsticks

12th - Higher Ed
Author Jennifer 8. Lee explains how the chopstick spread from the East to the West -- and was designed to give you the perfect bite.
Instructional Video3:24
SciShow

Why No Giant Mammals?

12th - Higher Ed
Hank gives a quick run-down of the reasons scientists think the land mammals of today are nowhere near the size of the largest sauropods. Some of them might surprise you!
Instructional Video12:11
SciShow

Facts about Human Evolution

12th - Higher Ed
Hank brings you the facts, as they are understood by scientists today, about the evolution of humans from our humble primate ancestors. On the way to becoming Homo sapiens, game-changing evolutionary breakthroughs led to the development...
Instructional Video2:41
SciShow

Litmus Test SciShow Experiments

12th - Higher Ed
Do science at home with Hank in this episode of SciShow - you'll learn how to make your own litmus paper, what it's good for, and how it works.
Instructional Video2:34
SciShow

Does Microwaving Food Destroy Its Vitamins?

12th - Higher Ed
Many people avoid using microwave ovens, fearing how it changes the molecular structure of your food, but studies have some evidence that may surprise you.