Brave Wilderness
Yuck! What Creature Made this Slime?!
Join Coyote as he dives into the mysterious world of the hagfish! In this wild adventure, Coyote heads to California’s coastline to learn about one of the ocean's most bizarre creatures. Watch as he ventures out to catch these elusive...
Brave Wilderness
Bitten by a Giant Bloodworm!
Watch Mark as he tracks down the biggest bloodworm on the Maine mudflats in order to rate its sting on the Brave Sting Index. Will the mighty fireworm be dethroned as the most painful worm on the planet?! Watch and find out!
Professor Dave Explains
Introduction to Ecdysozoa: Invertebrates With Cuticles
We spent a lot of time going through the clade Spiralia, as it contains many phyla, but with that complete it's time to move on to its sister clade, Ecdysozoa, the other large category of protostomes. This clade contains most of all the...
Seven Dimensions
Herpes: the Secret is Out
This is an engaging program with a dramatised case study. Herpes is a Sexually Transmissible Infection (STI). It is caused by two related viruses, herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) and herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2). This program...
Science ABC
Sheepshead Fish: The Fascinating Fish With Human Teeth!
One glance at the picture of a sheepshead fish might make you assume this fish has stolen a sailor’s lost pair of dentures from the seafloor! Yes, there is a fish whose teeth are eerily similar to humans. The sheepshead fish is a...
Science ABC
How to live without a heart or a brain - Lessons from a Jellyfish
The jellyfish is one weird sea animal. What makes it even weirder is that it doesn’t have a brain or a heart. Though it doesn’t have a brain, it does have a nervous system in the form of nerve nets and some have a structure called a...
Science ABC
How Are Water And Other Fluids Digested In The Human Body?
Water is a simple molecule, so our body does not have to break it into smaller, simpler molecules to digest it. In fact, water molecules are so small that they have no problem diffusing through the cell membrane. This cell membrane...
Science ABC
Do Jellyfish Have Eyes?
Jellyfish have eyes, but unlike humans, their eyes are not concentrated in a single organ. Instead, the ability to see is facilitated by a network of nerves and proteins called opsins. The jellyfish's light-sensing organ lies within a...
Science ABC
Digestive System: Ingestion to Egestion Explained in Simple Words
The digestive system is the system that helps us break down the food we eat to its basic nutrients so that our body can use those nutrients to get energy. The digestive system is composed of the long continuous alimentary tract or...
Science ABC
Why Do Footballers Chew Gum?
Chewing gum activates the receptors in our gums that send information to the brain. The added bonus of an increased heart rate also allows the muscles to receive more blood. This is why so many professional footballers and basketball...
Science ABC
Why Do Ants Bump Into Each Other?
Ants touch each other head-on to identify and cooperate with other ants from their colonies. When two ants collide, they smell each other thoroughly to make sure that they belong to the same colony. Ants are surprisingly good at...
Curated Video
Amylase
An important digestive enzyme which breaks down starch into sugar. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig Science Glossary Films reinforce...
Curated Video
Gland
An organ that produces a specific substance the body needs, such as a hormone. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig Science Glossary...
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Peristalsis
Wave-like muscle contractions, such as those used to move food through the digestive system. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig...
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Digestion
The mechanical and chemical breakdown of food in the body into simpler chemicals that can be absorbed and used in its metabolism. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and...
Curated Video
Large Intestine
The final chapter in the journey of food through our digestive system: how bacteria transforms undigested matter into waste. Biology - Human Body - Learning Points. The large intestine is around 1.5m long and 6-7cm wide. The large...
Curated Video
Depositional Features
Discover more about depositional features, such as floodplains and levees. Some of the world's largest deltas are visible from space. What are these fertile and diverse features, and how are they formed? Earth Science - Geology -...
Curated Video
Eating food
Food goes on an amazing journey through your body, which starts in your mouth and continues your stomach. Living things - My incredible body - Digestion Learning Points Digestion starts in the mouth, continues in the stomach, and then in...
Curated Video
Separation by filtration – Did you know?
Did you know that basking sharks use gill rakers, large combs in their mouths, to filter plankton from the seawater? Material processes - Separating mixtures - Separation by filtration Learning Points Basking sharks use filtration to...
Curated Video
Food's incredible journey
Follow the incredible journey of food inside the body. Life processes - Body systems - The digestive system Learning Points The digestive system breaks down food and extracts the nutrients. A Twig Curriculum Film. Delivering key learning...
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The intestines
Case study of the role of the intestines in digestion. Life processes - Body systems - The digestive system Learning Points The intestine is divided into the large and small intestine. Nutrients from food are absorbed into the...
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Follow a human breath
Follow the journey of a human breath. Life processes - Body systems - The respiratory system Learning Points As we inhale, air travels down the trachea to the lungs. Oxygen in the lungs passes through bronchioles and air sacs into the...
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Mudskippers
Meet the very unusual mudskipper fish – it can walk on land! Life processes - Living processes - Living things Learning Points All living things react to their environment. All living things reproduce. All living things need nutrition...
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How does a fish breathe?
Find out how fish breathe underwater. Life processes - Body systems - The respiratory system Learning Points Every animal needs oxygen to survive. Fish have gills that absorb oxygen from water. A Twig Context Film. Reinforce and extend...