Instructional Video8:54
Nature League

Why Does Life on Earth Go Extinct? - Lesson Plan

6th - 8th
This week on Nature League, Brit Garner explores the past and present extinctions of life on Earth.
Instructional Video36:05
Nature League

Exploring Extinction | Compilation

6th - 8th
Brit looks back on our twelfth month on Nature League, when we explored the theme of extinction.
Instructional Video12:44
Nature League

Could We Actually Train Velociraptors?

6th - 8th
This week on Nature League, Brit and Adrian discuss the feasibility of training velociraptors in Jurassic World.
Instructional Video4:21
Visual Learning Systems

Development of Plants and Fungi

9th - 12th
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...
Podcast1:38:13
NASA

‎NASA in Silicon Valley: Halloween Costume and Cosplay Contest

Pre-K - Higher Ed
In this episode streamed on Oct. 24, 2019, we host our second annual NASA-themed Halloween costume and cosplay contest!
Instructional Video1:28
Visual Learning Systems

The Fossil Record and Evidence for Evolution

9th - 12th
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...
Podcast19:42
NASA

Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 55, Psyche Mission Small Steps, Giant Leaps

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Psyche Mission Co-investigator Ben Weiss discusses the mission to a unique metal asteroid orbiting the Sun between Mars and Jupiter.
Instructional Video9:00
Journey to the Microcosmos

The Tiny Crustacean With the Oldest Penis

9th - Higher Ed
The Tiny Crustacean With the Oldest Penis
Podcast23:26
NASA

Gravity Assist: Black Hole Mysteries, with Jeremy Schnittman

Pre-K - Higher Ed
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...
Instructional Video3:55
Mazz Media

Punctuated Equilibria and Speciation

6th - 8th
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...
Instructional Video8:23
Curated Video

Fossils: Evidence for Evolution and Extinction

Higher Ed
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...
Instructional Video4:05
Science360

Evolution researchers discuss "On the Origin of Species"

12th - Higher Ed
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...
Instructional Video25:59
Wonderscape

Science Kids: All About Natural Selection and Adaptations

K - 5th
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...
Instructional Video13:57
Professor Dave Explains

The Evolution of Populations: Natural Selection, Genetic Drift, and Gene Flow

12th - Higher Ed
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...
Instructional Video18:38
Wonderscape

Science Kids: The Fossil Record and Evolution of Life

K - 5th
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...
Instructional Video2:38
FuseSchool

How Do Fossils Form

6th - Higher Ed
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...
Instructional Video3:27
FuseSchool

Fossils & Evidence For Evolution

6th - Higher Ed
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...
Instructional Video4:29
Science360

Engineering smart building skins for cleaner, greener architecture - Science Nation

12th - Higher Ed
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...
Instructional Video8:34
Curated OER

Charles Darwin (Part 2)

9th - 12th
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!
Instructional Video3:42
Curated OER

Fossil Record Mystery

5th - 8th
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....
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Becoming a Fossil

9th - 10th
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]
Instructional Video
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: The Habitable Planet: Many Planets, One Earth (Video)

9th - 10th
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]
Instructional Video
Sea Studios Foundation

Shape of Life: Bill Shear, Biologist: How Arthropods Left the Sea

9th - 10th
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...
Instructional Video
Sea Studios Foundation

Shape of Life: Des Collins, Paleontologist: The Burgess Shale

9th - 10th
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...