Teaching Without Frills
How to Write a Research Paper for Kids - Episode 4: Writing a Draft
In this video, you will learn how use your research paper plan to write a first draft. We will write an introduction, facts we learned from our research, and a closing to end our research report.
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.
Curated Video
Cause & Effect Reading Strategy | Video Lessons
A video lesson teaching students to identify cause and effect within texts. Lesson includes worksheet and activities. Download the lesson worksheet (see Link #1) before starting the lesson.
Australian Children's Television Foundation
Protecting Penguins from Foxes
Season 2, Urban Animals part 2. Kamil's next task is to assist in protecting little penguins on Sydney's North Shore. Learn how wildlife and conservation officers train dogs to find fox dens and remove foxes who endanger penguins from...
Nature League
One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, New Fish - De-Natured
In this De-Natured segment of Nature League, Brit breaks down a recent scientific journal article about the rates of speciation of marine fish around the world. Article citation: Rabosky, D.L., Chang, J., Title, P.O., Cowman, P.F.,...
Weatherthings
Water Smart: Water as a Natural Resource - Quiz
In Water as a Natural Resource we are introduced to words such as habitat, ecosystem, watershed and estuary. Not only do kids learn that water exists everywhere on Earth, but that it is vital for life in plants, animals, and all other...
Visual Learning Systems
Interactions of Living Things: Interactions in Ecosystems
Living and nonliving things make up the world around us. This program uses vivid footage to show how these things interact with each other. Special attention is paid to how the living things interact with each other and with nonliving...
Restoration Planet
Bighorns at the Junction: human impact on a declining sheep population
Human activity can have a huge ripple effect on wild species - learn how activities such as human development and the introduction of domestic sheep can wreak havoc on native populations. Filmed over a two year period in the rare...
Visual Learning Systems
Exploring Freshwater Biomes: Marshes, Swamps, and Bogs
Upon viewing the Exploring Freshwater Biomes video series, students will be able to do the following: List some of the ways fresh water is used in daily life. Understand how and why fresh water is so important to the lives of humans and...
FuseSchool
Quarrying - economic, environmental and social effects
Learn the basics about quarrying, its economic advantages and disadvantages concerning environment and healthy living. What is quarrying? and how does it affect us and our environment? Find out more in this video!
Nature League
Everyday Biodiversity - Field Trip
In this Nature League Field Trip, Brit discovers biodiversity in downtown Missoula and discusses its uses and values.
EarthEcho International
Exploring the Threats to Coral Reefs: A Dive into Biscayne Bay
The video explores the impact of changing water quality on coral reefs, specifically in South Florida's Biscayne Bay. Marine biologist Ilsa Kuffner discusses the three main threats facing coral reefs: coral bleaching, ocean...
Nature League
Can Cannabis Help Mental Illness? - De-Natured
In this De-Natured segment of Nature League, Brit breaks down a recent scientific journal article about the effect of cannabidiol on brain regions associated with psychosis. Article citation: Bhattacharyya S, Wilson R, Appiah-Kusi E, et...
Weatherthings
Water Smart: Water as a Natural Resource - Wastewater
In Water as a Natural Resource we are introduced to words such as habitat, ecosystem, watershed and estuary. Not only do kids learn that water exists everywhere on Earth, but that it is vital for life in plants, animals, and all other...
NPR
Wind Power on Forest Land
The very first commercial wind project on U.S. Forest Service land will locate 15 turbines on government land in southern Vermont by the end of 2017. This project sets a precedent since it's the first agreement in the country between...
Weatherthings
Water Smart: Water as a Natural Resource - Pollution
In Water as a Natural Resource we are introduced to words such as habitat, ecosystem, watershed and estuary. Not only do kids learn that water exists everywhere on Earth, but that it is vital for life in plants, animals, and all other...
Weatherthings
Wildfire Safety: Threats and impacts
How, when, and where wildfires happen, with a focus on safety. Wildfires need fuel and heat, so they can happen in any dry place. They are a natural part of Earth and they do have benefits. Most are caused by human activity. Wildfires...
Nature League
Preserving Montana's State Fish - Field Trip
In this Nature League Field Trip, Brit joins scientists in the Flathead River system to explore the consequences of genetic introgression between westslope cutthroat trout and rainbow trout.
Nature League
Is That Ostrich Flirting With Me? - From A to B
In this episode of "From A to B", Adrian asks Brit why male ostriches sometimes direct mating dances toward humans.
FuseSchool
Quarrying
Learn the basics about Quarrying, its economic advantages and disadvantages concerning environment and healthy living.
Nature League
Searching for Mysis Shrimp - Field Trip
In this Nature League Field Trip, Brit joins researchers at the University of Montana Flathead Lake Biological Station to sample for freshwater invertebrates, including Mysis shrimp. Thanks to Dr. Jim Elser for being our field guide at...
FuseSchool
BIOLOGY - Evolution - Charles Darwin's Observations
Charles Darwin was a keen naturalist and geologist who made detailed observations about the natural world. Whilst studying at Cambridge, Darwin learnt many important scientific skills including species identification, how to catalogue...