SciShow
What Makes Sourdough Bread Sour?
With sandwiches and toast, sourdough bread always adds an extra accented flavor to your meals. But where does the signature tartness come from?
MinuteEarth
Is Soil Alive?
Soil doesn't seem like it's "alive", yet it functions like a living thing in lots of key ways.
SciShow
Are Viruses Alive?
Viruses all around us, they evolve, grow, and can be killed. But are they alive?
Crash Course Kids
The Basics of Freshwater
We have a lot of water on Earth, but we also can't actually drink much of it... or use it for farming. That's because most of the water on Earth is saltwater. We humans, like a lot of living things, need freshwater to survive. In this...
TED Talks
TED: The profound power of gratitude and "living eulogies" | Andrea Driessen
Why do we often wait so long to recognize each other's gifts? Why are the truest compliments for the people we love often said only after they're no longer around to hear and savor them? Andrea Driessen makes the case for writing...
SciShow Kids
How Recycling Works!
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!
SciShow Kids
Our Ancient Human Cousins!
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!
Crash Course
Tissues, Part 1: Crash Course A&P
In this episode of Crash Course Anatomy & Physiology, Hank gives you a brief history of histology and introduces you to the different types and functions of your body's tissues. -- Table of Contents: Nervous, Muscle, Epithelial &...
SciShow Kids
Soil Is Alive!
Jessi and Squeaks make a new friend named Grady, and he teaches them about all the living things you can find in soil!
Disciplinary Core Idea:
LS4.D: Biodiversity and Humans - There are many different kinds of living things in any area,...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: What can Schrodinger's cat teach us about quantum mechanics? - Josh Samani
The classical physics that we encounter in our everyday, macroscopic world is very different from the quantum physics that governs systems on a much smaller scale (like atoms). One great example of quantum physics' weirdness can be shown...
Crash Course
Introduction to Anatomy & Physiology: Crash Course A&P
In this episode of Crash Course, Hank introduces you to the complex history and terminology of Anatomy & Physiology. -- Table of Contents: Anatomy: The Structure of Parts 2:34 Physiology: How Parts Function 3:50 Complementarity of...
TED Talks
TED: The unexpected beauty of everyday sounds | Meklit Hadero
using examples from birdsong, the natural lilt of emphatic language and even a cooking pan lid, singer-songwriter and TED Fellow Meklit Hadero shows how the everyday soundscape, even silence, makes music. "The world is alive with musical...
Crash Course Kids
Fabulous Food Chains
Everyone eats, right? But how does that food get the energy to power you? In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina talks about the way energy moves, or flows, through an ecosystem and how that movement forms Food Chains! This first...
SciShow Kids
It’s Alive! Biology for Kids
You're alive! And so are all the plants in your garden, the birds in the sky, and the fish in the ocean! But how do we know they're alive? What does it even mean to be alive in the first place!? Join Jessi and Squeaks to learn how...
Bozeman Science
A Tour of the Cell
Paul Andersen takes you on a tour of the cell. He starts by explaining the difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. He also explains why cells are small but not infinitely small. He also explains how the organelles work...
Curated Video
Preserving the Magic: The Struggle to Save Historic Theaters
The decline of traditional movie theaters resulted significant cultural loss, as the shared experience of watching films in grand, communal spaces fades. With the rise of streaming platforms, fewer films are shown in theaters,...
Curated Video
Migration: Seasons
Wildebeest migrate across the African Serengeti plains in huge numbers in search of rain and fresh pastures. But their journey is fraught with danger. Biology - Ecosystems - Learning Points. African wildebeest annually migrate to stay in...
Curated Video
Everyday liquids
What are the properties of a liquid? Material processes - Solids, liquids and gases - Liquids Learning Points Liquids do not have a fixed shape. The speed at which a liquid flows is known as viscosity. Liquids have fixed volume. The...
Curated Video
Living things
Some robots can be very lifelike but what makes something alive? Life processes - Living processes - Living things Learning Points All living things need nutrition and energy. All living things react to their environment, excrete waste...
Curated Video
History of Thanksgiving For Kids
Learn about the history of Thanksgiving, from the first Thanksgiving at Plymouth to the establishment of a national holiday thanks to Sarah Josepha Hale.
Bedtime History
History of Jim Henson for Kids | Bedtime History
Learn about Jim Henson, the talented puppet designer who created the Muppets and many Sesame Street characters.
Mythology & Fiction Explained
Guardians and Legends of the Arctic: Polar Bears, Kupit, and the Mahaha
Polar bears are apex predators in the Arctic and have been revered by the Inuit who relied on them for sustenance and clothing. Through rituals and offerings to Nanuk, the "Great Polar Bear," Inuit hunters sought favor for successful...
Curated Video
A Blood Flow Christmas Carol: How Blood Flows Through the Heart
If you want to learn how blood flows through the heart, but in a jolly way, check out this rendition of "A Blood Flow Christmas Carol". You'll learn about everything from the vena cavas, the atria and ventricles, plus some added details...
Wonderscape
Exploring the Basics of Biology: Living vs. Non-living
Dive into the fascinating world of biology, starting from its etymology to distinguishing between living and non-living things in our surroundings. Biology Terms part 1