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Stated Clearly

What is DNA and How Does it Work?

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Discussions of DNA occur in Jurassic Park, X-men, Dexter, and CSI, yet many don't fully understand it. The video explains what DNA is, where it is located, and how it forms proteins. The chemistry of life becomes understandable through...
Instructional Video10:24
Crash Course

Digestive System (Part 3)

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
The large intestine is about five feet long — how is that possible?! An interesting video explores what happens when digestion and intestines don't work as intended. The 35th in a series of 47, the resource specifically teaches about the...
Instructional Video11:05
Crash Course

Digestive System (Part 1)

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
The stomach can hold 1.5 liters of food, which remains there for two to three hours in order for digestion to complete. The 33rd video in a series of 47 covers the process of digestion. Classes learn why digestion occurs, about the...
Instructional Video3:58
TED-Ed

Is It Bad to Hold Your Pee?

For Students 7th - 12th
How many times should a person pee a day? Is it a bad habit to hold it? What makes us have to go pee? These questions are answered in an informative video about the urinary system, and the importance of urinating at the first sign of...
Instructional Video10:25
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Crash Course

Speciation: Of Ligers and Men

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Ligers grow at a rate of 2.2 pounds every second day, thus by the end of their first year, they can weigh up to 364 pounds. Ligers are the subject of a video the looks at hybrids and shows viewers how speciation can occur via...
Instructional Video10:57
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Crash Course

Evolutionary Development: Chicken Teeth

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
The development of regulatory genes and the evolution of genes is the focus of a video that shows viewers how closely related we are to not only chimps but to other organisms as well. 
Instructional Video2:33
MinuteEarth

The One That Got Away (Size Matters)

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
Teach a man to let the big fish go and feed him for many lifetimes to come! An engaging video describes the negative effect current fishing regulations have on fish populations. The lesson outlines the rapid decline in average fish size...
Instructional Video9:19
Stated Clearly

What is Natural Selection?

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
If you carefully observe populations with short life cycles, you can observe natural selection happening. The video explains what natural selection is, how scientists theorized it, and how science proves the concept. It highlights the...
Instructional Video8:48
Stated Clearly

What is Evolution?

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
A short video offers a simple, yet engaging, explanation of the theory of evolution using amoebas as an example. The narrator uses the example of the evolution of dog breeds as an example of how humans can influence the course of change.
Instructional Video8:00
The Brain Scoop

Siats Meekerorum

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
Scientists find and name 30-40 new dinosaurs every year. A timely video discusses the siats meekerorum, one relatively newly discovered dinosaur. It explains the pieces scientists found and how they use those to better understand the...
Instructional Video5:54
The Brain Scoop

In Search of Night Life

For Students 6th - 10th Standards
Take a tour through the Amazon rain forest at night! A video leads an expedition through a rain forest highlighting the nocturnal wildlife. The participants find reptiles, arachnids, insects, and more during their journey.
Instructional Video4:20
Bite Sci-zed

Theory vs. Scientific Theory

For Students 7th - 11th Standards
Why do people have scientific theories but not scientific facts? A quick video presentation defines scientific theory and the components necessary for developing a theory. The presenter emphasizes the difference between scientific proof...
Instructional Video1:19
MinutePhysics

Albert Einstein: Why Light is Quantum

For Students 9th - 12th
While we are all familiar with what happens when you turn on a light bulb, Albert Einstein was convinced that there was more happening than meets the eye. The video describes his extension of the research of others to ultimately...
Instructional Video11:21
Physics Girl

Everything You Should Know about Trappist-1 Exoplanets

For Students 9th - Higher Ed Standards
Have we found the next Earth? Join the host of an interesting physics series as she learns what scientists know about the planets orbiting the star Trappist-1 during an engaging video. Astronomers discuss how they located the system,...
Instructional Video7:43
Domain of Science

Calculus, What Is It Good For?

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
Explore the meaning of differentiation and integration. A video lesson describes in detail what differentiating and integrating an equation means using the momentum and kinetic energy formulas. Progressing from a linear to a quadratic...
Instructional Video6:07
Be Smart

Why Do We Cook?

For Students 6th - 12th
Are you hungry right now? If you are, it might be because your brain is so large. The video describes the shift from larger jaw to larger brain and the relationship of larger brains to cooking. Crushing, preserving, and drying also made...
Instructional Video7:44
Amoeba Sisters

Meiosis

For Students 7th - 12th Standards
Why do siblings often look so different from one another? Discover the process of making gametes using a short video from a large biology playlist. The narrator explains each step while animated chromatids play out the scenario that...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Kid Vision: Children's Theater Field Trip

For Students Pre-K - K
Learn how to take the stage at the Ft. Lauderdale Children's Theater. Practice using body language, play in the prop room, try on amazing costumes, and act out The Three Little Pigs. Includes links to lesson plans, an assessment, and a...
Instructional Video
Science for Kids

Science Kids: Animal Videos: Lion Encounter Video

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Video showing a reporter interviewing a lion keeper as they both enter a lions' compound. The keeper discusses a lion's predatory features, and describes how to interpret a lion's body language. (Length: 4 min. 2 sec.)
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Song: Revealing Emotions

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Putting a face to the various emotions we feel! This song explores how we might behave and look when we're feeling happy, or sad, or lonely. [1:22]
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Lupita Nyong'o: Skin

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Teach language, vocabulary and listening comprehension with Celebrity Vocab clips! [1:45]
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Happy Healthy Kids: Feeling Faces

For Students Pre-K - K
In this episode of Happy Healthy Kids, Miss Kelsey and some PBS Kids characters, help kids understand how facial expressions reflect our emotions. By recognizing our feelings, we learn how others are feeling as well. [1:00]
Instructional Video
National Science Foundation

National Science Foundation: Giving Robots and Prostheses the Human Touch

For Students 9th - 10th
Research engineers and students in the University of California, Los Angeles, Biomechatronics Lab are designing artificial limbs to be more sensational, with the emphasis on sensation. The team, led by mechanical engineer Veronica J....

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