Instructional Video6:24
SciShow Kids

Water's Amazing Journey | SciShow Kids

K - 5th
Water makes an amazing journey around the world called the water cycle. Squeaks and his friends put on a play to learn all about it!
Instructional Video12:44
SciShow

5 Giant Snakes and the Evolution of Super-sized Serpents

12th - Higher Ed
Today we're talking about the biggest snakes that ever lived -- like anacondas, pythons, and Titanoboa -- and how they evolved to be so big in the first place.<b<br/>r/>

Hosted by: Savannah Geary (they/them)
Instructional Video9:52
SciShow

Seaweed, Pineapple, and Other Things You'll Soon Be Wearing

12th - Higher Ed
Today, a lot of us walk about in leather, cotton, or other boring fabrics. But researchers are working to make the future way cooler, with flame retardant seaweed fabrics, self-healing sea silk, and polar bear inspired de-icing...
Instructional Video5:16
SciShow

Space, Goats, and Climate Change

12th - Higher Ed
Support for this video provided by Gates Ventures.<b<br/>r/>

Hosted by: Reid Reimers (he/him)
Instructional Video4:59
TED-Ed

Rocks could save the world (Yes, rocks) | Elise Cutts

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Mount Teide is one of the world’s largest active volcanoes, and there may be a way to use the basalt rock inside it to save humanity. Obviously, destroying an ancient volcano would cause catastrophic and unpredictable ecological fallout....
Instructional Video3:53
MinuteEarth

How To Take A Dinosaur's Temperature

12th - Higher Ed
Despite the seemingly basic things we don't know about dinosaurs, we do know some surprising things – like their body temperatures.
Instructional Video9:04
TED Talks

TED: Can you love your body — and still want to change it? | Gabriella Lascano

12th - Higher Ed
Gabriella Lascano rose to prominence as a plus-size influencer, advocating for respect at any size with her natural blend of confidence and self-love. She shares how a friend's death led to a candid reassessment of her own health and...
Instructional Video4:23
Crash Course Kids

Weather vs. Climate

3rd - 8th
So we have Weather and Climate... but are they the same thing? No, no they are not. But they are both super important to how the geosphere is shaped. In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina chats with us about the differences...
Instructional Video2:28
MinuteEarth

Why is it Hot Underground?

12th - Higher Ed
Why is it Hot Underground
Instructional Video2:07
MinuteEarth

Why Does Earth Have Deserts?

12th - Higher Ed
Why Does Earth Have Deserts? For the same reason it has Rainforests: Hadley Cells!!!
Instructional Video2:31
MinuteEarth

Why Are There Clouds?

12th - Higher Ed
Want to learn more about the topic in this week's video? Here are some key words/phrases to get your googling started: - Lifting Condensation Level (LCL): The altitude at which the water vapor in rising air begins to condense - Adiabatic...
Instructional Video5:40
SciShow Kids

Antarctica: The Coldest Place on Earth! | SciShow Kids

K - 5th
If you think it's cold outside where you are, you should try living in the coldest place on Earth: Antarctica! Learn why it's a desert even though it's very cold, and about awesome animals like seals and penguins.
Instructional Video7:25
SciShow Kids

Penguins, Birds That Fly in Water! | SciShow Kids

K - 5th
Squeaks and Jessi are learning all about the animals that live at the bottom of the world, including penguins - emperor penguins, macaroni penguins, and more! We learn why penguins look like they're all dressed up, and what kind of food...
Instructional Video18:05
SciShow Kids

Winter Activities! | SciShow Kids Compilation

K - 5th
In this SciShow Kids compilation, Jessi and Squeaks revisit some of their favorite winter activities and learn a little science along the way.
Instructional Video6:34
SciShow Kids

The Coldest Seas on Earth! | SciShow Kids

K - 5th
The oceans around Antarctica are cold, but full of life. Join Jessi and Squeaks to learn about the blubber of seals, the amazing antifreeze blood of fish, and the shrinking skills of krill.
Instructional Video19:15
SciShow Kids

Exploring Antarctica: From Penguins to the Coldest Seas | SciShow Kids Compilation

K - 5th
Antarctica is the coldest place on Earth, but there's still a lot to explore, on land and under the waves!
Instructional Video6:55
SciShow Kids

Woolly Mammoths, Mastodons, and Amazing Teeth! | SciShow Kids

K - 5th
Mastodons and woolly mammoths were both ancient relatives of elephants, but they were very different! Join Jessi and Squeaks to see how we can learn all about what an ancient animal ate, just by looking at its teeth.
Instructional Video4:34
TED-Ed

TED-Ed: The tech that seems to break the laws of physics | Anna Rothschild

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Typically, with any piece of technology, you pump one unit of energy in and you get about one out. That’s just the first law of thermodynamics: energy has to be conserved. But there’s a piece of technology called a heat pump, where for...
Instructional Video5:58
SciShow

Room Temperature Is A Lie

12th - Higher Ed
An entire field of science is dedicated to identifying the perfect indoor temperature. And it's a lot more complicated than simply setting the thermostat to 21 degrees Celsius (70 degrees Fahrenheit).
Instructional Video6:27
SciShow Kids

Why Does Peppermint Taste So Cold? | SciShow Kids

K - 5th
Teachers and parents: scroll down to check out the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) for this episode!<br/>
Instructional Video2:54
MinuteEarth

Which Will Kill You First?

12th - Higher Ed
The body can get a whole lot colder - but not a whole lot hotter - before we die. Why is that?<br/>
Instructional Video8:36
PBS

The Raptor That Made Us Rethink Dinosaurs

12th - Higher Ed
In 1964, a paleontologist named John Ostrom unearthed some fascinating fossils from the mudstone of Montana. Its discovery set the stage for what’s known today as the Dinosaur Renaissance, a total re-thinking of what we thought we knew...
Instructional Video11:19
Be Smart

Why Are We Warm-Blooded?

12th - Higher Ed
A human with the metabolism of a hummingbird would need to eat about 80,000 calories a day to survive. That’s because staying warm by making your own heat takes a ton of energy. And that brings up a paradox, because creating your own...
Instructional Video5:19
SciShow

Do Polar Bears Have Fiber Optic Fur?

12th - Higher Ed
Humans may use fiber optic technology to make everything from novelty desk toys to high speed internet cables, but Nature has its own ideas. For decades, scientists have debated to what extent polar bears may use the optical properties...