SciShow
The 3 Coolest Things Built By Bugs
Long before there were strip malls, skyscrapers, and combination Pizza Hut/Taco Bells, nature had its own architects: all kinds of creatures create all kinds of structures for living, raising offspring, or maybe just the occasional...
SciShow
5 Ways Biology Is Transforming Buildings
Throughout history humans have come up with lots of different ways to build shelters for themselves. But sometimes, inspiration for better construction materials comes from nature, in structures you might not expect — like the scales on a
SciShow
The 3 Coolest Things Built By Bugs
Long before there were strip malls, skyscrapers, and combination Pizza Hut/Taco Bells, nature had its own architects: all kinds of creatures create all kinds of structures for living, raising offspring, or maybe just the occasional...
SciShow
Why (and How) Do Bees Make Honey
Quick Questions explains how some bees can transform flower nectar into the liquid gold that you use to sweeten your tea.
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Why do honeybees love hexagons? - Zack Patterson and Andy Peterson
Honeybees are some of nature's finest mathematicians. Not only can they calculate angles and comprehend the roundness of the earth, these smart insects build and live in one of the most mathematically efficient architectural designs...
PBS
The Honeycombs of 4-Dimensional Bees ft. Joe Hanson
Why is there a hexagonal structure in honeycombs? Why not squares? Or asymmetrical blobby shapes? In 36 B.C., the Roman scholar Marcus Terentius Varro wrote about two of the leading theories of the day. First: bees have six legs, so they...
Wonderscape
The Fascinating Language of Bees: Dance Communication and Pollination
Explore the intricate communication methods of honeybees, from the circle dance to the waggle dance, used to convey information about food sources to other members of the hive. Learn about the pivotal role of bees as pollinators in...
Curated Video
The Day Henry Met… a BEE
Henry meets a worker bee, outside its hive in a wildlife park. Bee needs to get lots and lots of honey ready for when the Queen Bee arrives on her annual honey inspection but all the other Worker Bees have buzzed off! Henry becomes a...
Curated Video
Bumblebee On The Run by Lashone Grimes and Bessie Ferguson
Bumblebees on the Run encourages and inspires children to identify and read aloud, the forty Pre - Kindergarten Dolch Sight Words.
Curated Video
Buzzing Bees: The Important Role of Bees in Our Ecosystem
This video provides a fascinating glimpse into the world of bees, showcasing the diverse types of bees from honey bees to solitary bees like Carpenter bees. It explores the intricate social structure within a hive, highlighting the roles...
Curated Video
Science Tools
The video “Science Tools” identifies tools that scientists use and describes how to use those tools.
Science360
Harnessing the potential of architected materials - Science Nation
Academic and industry collaboration explores new architected materials with novel and customized behaviors With support from NSF, engineers Pablo Zavattieri and Santiago Pujol of Purdue University and Nilesh Mankame of General Motors...
ProTeachersVideo
Painting With Numbers: Patterns in Nature
Marcus du Sautoy reveals how mathematics lies behind everything from the number of petals on a flower to the head on a pint of beer. In this programme, Marcus explains how, instead of using paint and canvas, mathematicians use numbers...
FuseSchool
The Skeleton
Ok, so why didn't the skeleton go to the party? Because he had no body to go with! What about why didn't the skeleton cross the road? Because he didn't have the guts! Sorry. If that doesn't tickle your funny bones at least after watching...
Science360
Material mimics real bone to repair injuries faster - Biotech's Future
For serious bone injuries, surgeons often must to use transplanted material to repair the damage and help the bone regrow itself. But using transplanted bone requires a second surgical site and has other limitations, so scientists have...
Wonderscape
Science Kids: Honey Bees
In this video, students will learn about the fascinating lives of honeybees, including their physical characteristics, hive organization, honey-making process, and communication methods. They will also gain an appreciation for the...
Maddie Moate
How Do Bees Keep Cool? (Water for Honey Bees) | Beekeeping with Maddie #12
Hello everyone! Today I show you how honey bees keep cool and explain why water is just as essential for them as it is for us! Try making your own 'bee bar' in your garden at home, take some pictures and send them to me on instagram or...
Maddie Moate
What's inside a Natural Hive? | Beekeeping with Maddie #14
** A couple of corrections below **. A few years ago we captured a swarm of bees and put them inside a Natural Hive (A hive that simulates a tree trunk). The bees have since left but we have NEVER OPENED IT! So we decided to open the...