Instructional Video7:01
Be Smart

How Evolution Turned A Possum Into A Wolf

12th - Higher Ed
Until the early 20th century, Tasmania was home to a very weird wolf-like creature. Except that it wasn't a wolf. Even though it looked like a wolf. How did that happen? Here's the science of convergent evolution!
Instructional Video8:24
Bozeman Science

Coevolution

12th - Higher Ed
Paul Andersen explains the concept of coevolution. He begins with an analogy comparing the relationship of humans to technology with those of coevolving species. He then discriminates between coevolution and convergent evolution. He...
Instructional Video5:50
Curated Video

Solving Story Problems with Unlike Mixed Number Fractions

K - 5th
In this video, students learn how to solve story problems involving addition of unlike mixed number fractions using area models. The teacher explains the importance of rounding and estimating to make calculations easier and provides...
Instructional Video19:29
Be Smart

What is Impossible in Evolution?

12th - Higher Ed
Could humans ever evolve to have wings? Why don’t fish have propellers? Why don’t tigers have wheels? Why don’t zebras have laser turrets? These might all seem like stupid questions (and maybe they are!) but they can teach us a lot about...
Instructional Video11:29
Zach Star

Are Engineering Jobs 'Hands On'?

12th - Higher Ed
In this video I discuss whether jobs in engineering are hands on, more computer work, or in the field. Some people might have the wrong image of an engineering job which may cause confusion down the road. The good news is that engineers...
Instructional Video10:55
SciShow

5 Strangely Familiar Ancient Animals

12th - Higher Ed
Once evolution finds a trick that works, it tends to repeat it. Here are a few examples of prehistoric animals that look a lot like ones we know today. chapters 0:00 0:06 0:13 0:20 0:27 0:34
Instructional Video5:59
Curated Video

Raptors: From Owls to Falcons

Pre-K - Higher Ed
This video discusses the fascinating world of raptors, focusing on the two remaining families of primarily nocturnal owls. It explores their evolution from dinosaurs and their unique adaptations for hunting and scavenging. The video also...
Instructional Video15:16
All Ears English

3 Idioms from the American South with Steel Magnolias Podcast - AEE 1654

Pre-K - Higher Ed
What makes the American south different from the rest of the United States? In this episode I interview Lainie and Laura Beth from the Steel Magnolias Podcast and they share three things that only Southerners say.
Instructional Video5:03
SciShow

This Is What Peak Crustacean Looks Like

12th - Higher Ed
We may think of a lot of critters with crab-like body plans as crabs, but, technically, many of them are other types of crustaceans. So why do they share so many physical traits?
Instructional Video2:09
MinuteEarth

The Lost Penis Enigma

12th - Higher Ed
Because there are so many different types of penises among our evolutionary relatives, we didn’t know until a recent discovery whether they all had the same origin.
Instructional Video9:48
PBS

How Plants Became Carnivores

12th - Higher Ed
How and why does botanical carnivory keep evolving? It turns out that when any of the basic things that most plants need aren’t there, some plants can adapt in unexpected ways to make sure they thrive.
Instructional Video5:28
SciShow

How People Have Evolved to Live in the Clouds

12th - Higher Ed
High elevations can be a problem for humans. Since the air is thinner, you get less oxygen with every breath, leading to all kinds of negative side effects. But there are millions of people around the world who spend their whole lives at...
Instructional Video9:19
SciShow

The Most Venomous Animals in the World

12th - Higher Ed
There are a lot of ways to kill and be killed in the animal kingdom, but only a lucky few use the powers of venom. Not all are closely related, so how did they acquire the same defenses, where did venom come from, and how does it work?...
Instructional Video5:26
SciShow

How People Have Evolved to Live in the Clouds

12th - Higher Ed
High elevations can be a problem for humans. Since the air is thinner, you get less oxygen with every breath, leading to all kinds of negative side effects. But there are millions of people around the world who spend their whole lives at...
Instructional Video8:29
PBS

Why Does Caffeine Exist?

12th - Higher Ed
Today, billions of people around the world start their day with caffeine. But how and why did the ability to produce this molecule independently evolve in multiple, distantly-related lineages of flowering plants, again and again?
Instructional Video6:47
PBS

Why Do Things Keep Evolving Into Crabs?

12th - Higher Ed
For some reason, animals keep evolving into things that look like crabs, independently, over and over again. What is it about the crab’s form that makes it so evolutionarily successful that non-crabs are apparently jealous of it?
Instructional Video3:21
SciShow

How These Snakes Evolved to Spit… IN YOUR EYE

12th - Higher Ed
If you spook a spitting cobra, it might literally shoot venom at your eyes... And our ancestors might have caused them to do this, evolutionarily speaking.
Instructional Video11:47
SciShow

6 Lonely Branches on the Tree of Life

12th - Higher Ed
When there’s only one species on an evolutionary branch, we call it a monospecific taxon. Studying these special species can help us better understand not just those sparse groups, but all life on this planet. Chapters Homo sapiens 0:53...
Instructional Video3:34
MinuteEarth

The Mystery Of The Missing Penis

12th - Higher Ed
Become smarter in 5 minutes by signing up for free today: http://cen.yt/mbminuteearth - Thanks to Morning Brew for sponsoring today’s video. Because there are so many different types of penises among our evolutionary relatives, we didn’t...
Instructional Video2:32
MinuteEarth

The Similarity Trap

12th - Higher Ed
Try Squarespace for free: http://squarespace.com/MinuteEarth And subscribe to MinuteEarth! http://goo.gl/EpIDGd As we try to figure out the evolutionary trees for languages and species, we sometimes get led astray by similar but...
Instructional Video8:48
SciShow

7 Animals That Aren't What We Call Them

12th - Higher Ed
Picking common and scientific names is a puzzle of taxonomy, and sometimes we end up naming huge frogs "Mountain Chickens". So, let's figure out this puzzle. Hosted by: Michael Aranda ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on...
Instructional Video4:34
MinuteEarth

The Fruit You Can Never Ripen

12th - Higher Ed
Thank you to HelloFresh for sponsoring this video! Use code EARTH14 for up to 14 FREE MEALS across your first 5 HelloFresh boxes plus free shipping at https://bit.ly/3vvSdyo Trying to ripen some fruits on your kitchen counter is totally...
Instructional Video3:20
SciShow

How Sea Butterflies "Fly" in Water

12th - Higher Ed
Birds fly, and fish swim. We learn this when we are children. But not everything in nature is quite so simple… Meet Limacina helicina, an artic-dwelling sea butterfly that flies through the water. Chapters View all SPY IN THE WILD 2 0:04...
Instructional Video5:27
Curated Video

Convergent Minds

9th - 11th
Guest editors, Dr Corina Logan and Professor Nicola Clayton, chat to us about their recent Interface Focus issue 'Convergent minds: the evolution of cognitive complexity in nature'. Read the full issue: http://bit.ly/RSFS_7_3. Spider...