Instructional Video3:20
SciShow Kids

Fun With Blubber!

K - 5th
Some animals have a special kind of fat below their skin to stay warm in the chilly months. Follow along with this special experiment to learn more about how blubber works!
Instructional Video3:00
SciShow Kids

Make Your Own Mountains!

K - 5th
Mountains are some of the biggest things in the world, but today, we're going to teach you how to make some of your own, right on your kitchen table!
Instructional Video4:24
SciShow Kids

Should We Go to Mars?

K - 5th
Jessi and Squeaks love pretending to be space explorers, visiting far-away planets! Did you know that, right now, there are scientists working on ways to send people to other planets in real life? And where better to start than our...
Instructional Video5:36
SciShow Kids

The Clues Glaciers Left Behind! | Winter Science | SciShow Kids

K - 5th
Mister Brown and Squeaks learn all about glaciers, and the clues they leave behind when they melt! Science and Engineering Practices: Developing and Using Models Disciplinary Core Ideas: ESS1.C: The History of Planet Earth - Some events...
Instructional Video4:15
SciShow Kids

Was There Water on Mars? | Let's Explore Mars! | SciShow Kids

K - 5th
When you look at a picture of Mars next to a picture of Earth, you might notice one big difference: Earth is covered in blue oceans and Mars doesn't seem to have any water at all! But scientists have discovered all kinds of clues that...
Instructional Video15:37
SciShow Kids

From Seasons to Salmon: All About Cycles! | SciShow Kids Compilation

K - 5th
Mister Brown and Squeaks are learning all about different cycles, or patterns, as they get ready for summer!
Instructional Video3:47
SciShow Kids

How Recycling Works!

K - 5th
Humans make a lot of garbage every day, and a lot of it ends up in big, smelly dumps. Luckily, there are things we can do to reuse a lot of our garbage and keep the Earth healthy and clean! Join Jessi and find out how!
Instructional Video4:20
TED-Ed

TED-Ed: How to make a sad story funny | Jodie Houlston-Lau

Pre-K - Higher Ed
It may seem counterintuitive, but comedy is often key to a serious story. As a writer, you need your audience to experience a range of emotions, no matter what your genre. Comic relief is a tried-and-true way of creating the varied...
Instructional Video3:30
SciShow Kids

Why Roller Coasters Are Awesome!

K - 5th
Jessi and Squeaks are at the fair, and Jessi is excited to go on the roller coaster! But before they get on, Squeaks wants to know how roller coasters work.
Instructional Video4:46
SciShow Kids

Jessi Has a Problem!

K - 5th
Do you like using your imagination to build things that solve problems? If you do, you're thinking like an engineer! Learn how engineers identify and solve problems, then help Jessi with a big problem of her own!
Instructional Video5:22
SciShow Kids

How Plant Seeds Travel the World

K - 5th
All plants start as seeds, and they can travel all over the world in lots of different ways. They might even hitch a ride on you! SOURCES: First Grade Next Generation Science Standards Crosscutting Concept: Structure and Function: The...
Instructional Video4:12
SciShow Kids

Our Ancient Human Cousins!

K - 5th
If you traced your family tree back far enough, you'd see that you're related to all 7 billion people on Earth! And if you trace it back even farther than that you'll find our ancient human cousins, the Neanderthals!
Instructional Video4:05
TED Talks

Lakshmi Pratury: The lost art of letter-writing

12th - Higher Ed
Lakshmi Pratury remembers the lost art of letter-writing and shares a series of notes her father wrote to her before he died. Her short but heartfelt talk may inspire you to set pen to paper, too.
Instructional Video3:43
SciShow Kids

Know Your Globe

K - 5th
Join Jessi, Bill and Webb to learn all about the place we call home!
Instructional Video2:52
SciShow Kids

How To Build a Sheet Fort!

K - 5th
Want to learn how to make a super secret hide-out? Jessi shows you how a bedsheet, some books -- and a little bit of science -- can be used to make an awesome fort!
Instructional Video3:16
SciShow Kids

What Causes Thunder and Lightning?

K - 5th
A SciShow Kids viewer wants to know, 'Why do lightning and thunder happen?' Get your raincoat, because Jessi will take you inside a thunderstorm to give you the answer!
Instructional Video4:17
SciShow Kids

What’s Inside a Camel’s Hump?

K - 5th
A camel's hump doesn't contain water or bone… it’s fat. And each hump can store up to 36 kilograms of it that can sustain the camel for weeks or even months without food. The fat is incredibly nutritious and people are even starting to...
Instructional Video22:09
SciShow Kids

Back To School | Compilation | SciShow Kids

K - 5th
Squeaks is getting ready to head back to school and he couldn’t be more excited! To make sure he’s all set for the first day, he and Jessi are watching some videos so he goes in confident and prepared!
Instructional Video4:07
SciShow Kids

Wonderful Wool!

K - 5th
You might have clothes, like a hat or a warm, cozy sweater, that are made of wool. You might even know that a lot of wool comes from sheep! But do you know how wool goes from growing on a sheep to being made into a sweater?
Instructional Video3:15
SciShow Kids

Swings, Slides, and Science | Physics for Kids

K - 5th
Did you know that when you’re soaring on the swings, or sliding down the slide, you’re taking part in some seriously cool science? Jessi explains the forces you can find at the playground!
Instructional Video4:54
SciShow Kids

Grow Your Own Plants!

K - 5th
Plants are all around you! You walk on them, eat them, and even climb them! And guess what? You can even grow your very own!
Instructional Video3:07
SciShow Kids

Float a Boat!

K - 5th
We've learned before here on SciShow Kids how boats can float on water using displacement! Today, Bill and Webb will show you how to build you own boat and see displacement in action! Anchors aweigh!
Instructional Video18:08
TED Talks

TED: For parents, happiness is a very high bar | Jennifer Senior

12th - Higher Ed
The parenting section of the bookstore is overwhelming -- it's "a giant, candy-colored monument to our collective panic," as writer Jennifer Senior puts it. Why is parenthood filled with so much anxiety? Because the goal of modern,...
Instructional Video22:36
TED Talks

Steven Pinker: Human nature and the blank slate

12th - Higher Ed
Steven Pinker's book The Blank Slate argues that all humans are born with some innate traits. Here, Pinker talks about his thesis, and why some people found it incredibly upsetting.