Nature League
Why Does Life on Earth Go Extinct? - Lesson Plan
This week on Nature League, Brit Garner explores the past and present extinctions of life on Earth.
Nature League
Exploring Extinction | Compilation
Brit looks back on our twelfth month on Nature League, when we explored the theme of extinction.
Nature League
Could We Actually Train Velociraptors?
This week on Nature League, Brit and Adrian discuss the feasibility of training velociraptors in Jurassic World.
Visual Learning Systems
Development of Plants and Fungi
This video provides a brief overview of the evolution of life on Earth. It discusses the emergence of prokaryotic cells, the development of photosynthesis and the increase in oxygen levels on Earth. It also explores the origin and...
NASA
NASA in Silicon Valley: Halloween Costume and Cosplay Contest
In this episode streamed on Oct. 24, 2019, we host our second annual NASA-themed Halloween costume and cosplay contest!
Visual Learning Systems
The Fossil Record and Evidence for Evolution
In this video, the teacher explains the concept of the fossil record and its importance in supporting the theory of evolution. By studying and piecing together millions of fossils, scientists have developed a clear picture of how life...
NASA
Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 55, Psyche Mission Small Steps, Giant Leaps
Psyche Mission Co-investigator Ben Weiss discusses the mission to a unique metal asteroid orbiting the Sun between Mars and Jupiter.
Journey to the Microcosmos
The Tiny Crustacean With the Oldest Penis
The Tiny Crustacean With the Oldest Penis
NASA
Gravity Assist: Black Hole Mysteries, with Jeremy Schnittman
What is a black hole? How do we study them when we can’t see them? Astrophysicist Jeremy Schnittman from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center joins NASA Chief Scientist Jim Green for a fascinating conversation about the latest black hole...
Mazz Media
Punctuated Equilibria and Speciation
Darwin saw evolution of new species as a slow process occurring over very long periods of time. Changes that lead to new species usually take place in small populations where genetic changes can accrue rapidly. This video will help...
Curated Video
Fossils: Evidence for Evolution and Extinction
This video explains the use of fossils as evidence for the theory of evolution by natural selection. It describes the three main ways in which fossils can be formed, and how they provide evidence of organisms that lived millions of years...
Science360
Evolution researchers discuss "On the Origin of Species"
Some of evolution science's brightest minds discuss the impacts of "On the Origin of Species" in this introductory video for the National Science Foundation's new special report entitled Evolution of Evolution: 150 Years of Darwin's "On...
Wonderscape
Science Kids: All About Natural Selection and Adaptations
This video discusses the concept of adaptations in animals and how they help them survive in their environments. It explores examples such as the physical adaptations of sharks and the behavioral adaptations of bears and raccoons. The...
Professor Dave Explains
The Evolution of Populations: Natural Selection, Genetic Drift, and Gene Flow
After going through Darwin's work, it's time to get up to speed on our current models of evolution. Much of what Darwin didn't know is now known and understood very well, so we can meticulously go through much of the evidence we see for...
Wonderscape
Science Kids: The Fossil Record and Evolution of Life
This video is a lesson on paleontology and the study of fossils. It discusses how fossils are formed, the fossil record, and the information scientists can gather from studying fossils. The video also explores the different eras of...
FuseSchool
How Do Fossils Form
Fossils are the preserved remains of an animal or plant in a rock. Many of the fossils discovered so far are the ancestors of organisms that are alive today. The study of fossils is called paleontology. Much of what we understand about...
FuseSchool
Fossils & Evidence For Evolution
The theory of evolution states that individuals within a species show wide degrees of variation, and those individuals with characteristics best suited to their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce. This theory grew from...
Science360
Engineering smart building skins for cleaner, greener architecture - Science Nation
Using smart materials to design active and multifunctional building skins that react to the environment With support from NSF, a multidisciplinary team of material scientists, engineers and architects is using nature-inspired design and...
Curated OER
Charles Darwin (Part 2)
Part two of this entertaining series looks at Darwin's visit to the Galapagos, his return home, and his determination to support his theories with evidence. What fun!
Curated OER
Fossil Record Mystery
Watch how paleontologists scour the Gobi Desert to find fossils that fill in a gap in the fossil record. How big did dinosaurs get during the Jurassic period? Get your class thinking about these questions and more with this short clip....
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Becoming a Fossil
This video segment describes how the Australopithecus afarensis skeleton known as Lucy could have been fossilized. Footage courtesy of NOVA: "In Search of Human Origins." [2:34]
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: The Habitable Planet: Many Planets, One Earth (Video)
With this resource, users learn how rocks from millions of years ago give evidence of the emergence of oxygen in Earth's atmosphere. Make the connection between this evidence and the presence of complex animal life on our planet. [28:27]
Sea Studios Foundation
Shape of Life: Bill Shear, Biologist: How Arthropods Left the Sea
Follow Bill Shear as he investigates how arthropods made the transition to living on land by looking at microfossils preserved along with fossil plants. In this video watch as he extracts tiny fossils by dissolving the rock that they are...
Sea Studios Foundation
Shape of Life: Des Collins, Paleontologist: The Burgess Shale
Follow Des Collins, a paleontologist, as he looks back into deep time to study the Cambrian explosion in this video. He studies fossils from the Burgess Shale in Canada. He describes the excitement and difficulty of putting together an...