Whiteclay, Nebraska is a tiny unincorporated town that sits on the border with South Dakota. Until its closure by state officials, its four liquor stores sold more than 4m cans of beer a year, almost entirely to members of Lakota Sioux...

This past January NASA scientist Robert Bindschadler led an expedition to a previously untouched part of Antarctica that may be one of the best places to gauge how global warming is affecting the continent. Pine Island Glacier Ice...

Though NASA researcher Bob Bindschadler had hoped to return to Pine Island Glacier Ice Shelf and continue his research during the 2009 season, this video explians how plans hit a snag. Sometimes science takes time, especially when it...

Temperate forests of deciduous and coniferous trees. Animals and their seasonal interactions with the trees and forest biome. Engaging Animal Behavior within the ecosystem. How to protect this ecosystem.

Dedicated to preserving ancient grain varieties, a farmer collaborates with the Kusa Seed Foundation to cultivate and maintain old, traditional types of wheat such as einkorn and emmer. This endeavor not only aims to safeguard the...

Upon viewing the Exploring Forest Biomes video series, students will be able to do the following: Explain that forest biomes vary greatly, but all are dominated by trees. Understand that forests receive moderate to high amounts of...

This series of videos explores the diversity of plants and introduces the important characteristics plants have in common: photosynthesis, cell walls, and reproducing by seeds and spores. The importance of plants in everyday life is...

In this video, the teacher explains how to decode words that have the short I sound by understanding the concept of closed syllables. The teacher emphasizes that vowels are the letters A, E, I, O, U (and sometimes Y), while consonants...