Instructional Video17:31
SciShow Kids

Squeaks Takes a Hike! | SciShow Kids Compilation

K - 5th
It's a beautiful day, so Squeaks is going to go on a hike! And he's bringing his trusty field journal so he can take notes on all of the plants and animals he sees along the way!
Instructional Video5:22
SciShow Kids

Mysterious Trilobites! | The History of Life! | SciShow Kids

K - 5th
Squeaks and Mister Brown pretend to go back in time to learn more about Trilobites, using special clues from fossils! Second Grade Next Generation Science Standards Crosscutting Concepts Patterns: Observed patterns in nature guide...
Instructional Video6:59
SciShow Kids

Bugs Aren’t Brainless! | Storytime: Charles Henry Turner

K - 5th
Did you know that bees can remember things? It's true, and it's thanks to Dr. Charles Henry Turner that we know so much about insects!
Instructional Video3:53
SciShow Kids

Where Does Frost Come From? | Winter Science | SciShow Kids

K - 5th
If you've ever gone outside really early on a cold day in fall, you might have seen a thin layer of sparkly ice crystals covering everything! That ice is called frost, and it can only form if the weather is exactly right! ///Next...
Instructional Video3:38
SciShow Kids

Why Do We Have Baby Teeth?

K - 5th
Have you ever lost a tooth? Or maybe you have teeth that are getting a little wiggly? It's all part of growing up! Join Jessi and Squeaks to learn why we lose our baby teeth and how we can take care of our new permanent teeth! Say cheese!
Instructional Video13:22
TED Talks

Olympia Della Flora: Creative ways to get kids to thrive in school

12th - Higher Ed
To get young kids to thrive in school, we need to do more than teach them how to read and write -- we need to teach them how to manage their emotions, says educator Olympia Della Flora. In this practical talk, she shares creative tactics...
Instructional Video11:38
Crash Course

Slavery, Ghosts, and Beloved: Crash Course Literature 214

12th - Higher Ed
In which John Green teaches you about Beloved by Toni Morrison. I'll warn you up front, this book is something of a downer. That's because it deals with subjects like slavery, the death of a child, a potential haunting, and a bunch of...
Instructional Video5:39
SciShow Kids

Recycling Old Crayons! An Earth Day Activity

K - 5th
Jessi teaches Squeaks all about recycling, and together, they recycle his old crayons to make cool new ones! Second Grade Next Generation Science Standards Disciplinary Core Idea: PS1.B: Chemical Reactions - Heating or cooling a...
Instructional Video3:15
SciShow Kids

How to Help a Bird! Animal Science for Kids

K - 5th
Animals have all kinds tricks to help them get through the winter, but there are things people can do to help them out! Join Jessi and Dino to learn about how you can help the birds in your neighborhood have a safer, warmer winter.
Instructional Video14:49
TED Talks

Luis H. Zayas: The psychological impact of child separation at the US-Mexico border

12th - Higher Ed
How does psychological trauma affect children's developing brains? In this powerful talk, social worker Luis H. Zayas discusses his work with refugees and asylum-seeking families at the US-Mexico border. What emerges is a stunning...
Instructional Video5:06
SciShow Kids

Make Your Own Cartoon! Kids Science Activity

K - 5th
Cartoons are the best! But you know the characters in them aren't real... so how do they move around like that? Today's experiment will teach you all about the different illusions animation uses to trick your brain and bring drawings to...
Instructional Video4:46
SciShow Kids

Dung Beetles and Their Big Balls of Poop!

K - 5th
Jessi teaches Squeaks all about Dung Beetles, a special kind of insect that pushes around something that might surprise you. Next Generation Science Standards 1-LS1-1 Disciplinary Core Idea: LS1.A "Different animals use their body parts...
Instructional Video7:11
TED Talks

TED: To fight climate change, listen to young people | Nkosilathi Nyathi

12th - Higher Ed
The climate crisis has been largely caused by irresponsible adults in developed countries, but it's the children of developing nations -- like Zimbabwean environmental activist Nkosilathi Nyathi -- that suffer from the most disastrous...
Instructional Video3:14
SciShow Kids

Make Your Own Secret Ink!

K - 5th
Jessi has a secret message she wants to share with Squeaks, but first they'll need to use some special ingredients to reveal it.
Instructional Video18:11
TED Talks

Treat design as art - Paola Antonelli

12th - Higher Ed
* Viewer discretion advised. This video includes discussion of mature topics and may be inappropriate for some audiences. Paola Antonelli, design curator at New York's Museum of Modern Art, wants to spread her appreciation of design --...
Instructional Video4:00
SciShow Kids

Fireflies: Nature’s Baffling Blinkers Animal | Science for Kids

K - 5th
Have you ever wondered how fireflies twinkle and blink on lovely summer nights? Join Jessi and Squeaks at the fort to learn their secret!
Instructional Video13:50
TED Talks

Julie Cordua: How we can eliminate child sexual abuse material from the internet

12th - Higher Ed
Social entrepreneur Julie Cordua works on a problem that isn't easy to talk about: the sexual abuse of children in images and videos on the internet. At Thorn, she's building technology to connect the dots between the tech industry, law...
Instructional Video3:37
SciShow Kids

How Phytoplankton Make the World Go Round

K - 5th
Jessi and Squeaks take a look at some pond water under a microscope, and learn all about the living things they can see inside! Next Generation Science Standards 2-LS2-2 Disciplinary Core Idea: LS2.A “Plants depend on water and light to...
Instructional Video10:34
SciShow

5 Psychology Experiments You Couldn't Do Today

12th - Higher Ed
In the past, some experiments were run in scary and unethical ways. From using children to unknowing subjects, these five experiments left people affected for the rest of their lives.
Instructional Video10:38
TED Talks

TED: The tragedy of orphanages | Georgette Mulheir

12th - Higher Ed
Orphanages are costly and can cause irreparable damage both mentally and physically for its charges -- so why are they still so ubiquitous? Georgette Mulheir gravely describes the tragedy of orphanages and urges us to end our reliance on...
Instructional Video3:12
SciShow Kids

Meet 3 Peculiar Penguins | Animal Science for Kids

K - 5th
When you think of penguins, you probably think of the kinds you’ve seen in cartoons and movies. But there are at least 18 different kinds of penguins, including some that are tiny, some that live in hot places, and even some that spend...
Instructional Video11:03
TED Talks

Tara Houska: The Standing Rock resistance and our fight for indigenous rights

12th - Higher Ed
Still invisible and often an afterthought, indigenous peoples are uniting to protect the world's water, lands and history -- while trying to heal from genocide and ongoing inequality. Tribal attorney and Couchiching First Nation citizen...
Instructional Video4:49
SciShow

The Sound of Your GPA Slipping Away

12th - Higher Ed
Researchers have noticed some trends in the relationship between academic performance and noise. Spoiler alert: it doesn’t sound good.
Instructional Video12:59
TED Talks

Deepa Narayan: 7 beliefs that can silence women -- and how to unlearn them

12th - Higher Ed
In India (and many other countries), girls and women still find themselves silenced by traditional rules of politeness and restraint, says social scientist Deepa Narayan. In this frank talk, she identifies seven deeply entrenched norms...