Instructional Video3:15
FuseSchool

Innate Behaviour

6th - Higher Ed
What is 'innate behaviour'? Where does it feature in the environment? And how does it compare to 'learned behaviour? Innate behaviour is instinctive; it is determined by our nervous system and does not involve conscious decision. It is...
Instructional Video5:43
Blank on Blank

Jane Goodall on Instinct | Blank on Blank

9th - 11th
"Animals were my passion from even before I could speak apparently. When I was about 10, 11 I fell in love with Tarzan" - Jane Goodall, as told to Ira Flatow in 2002 Hear more interview outtakes and learn more about Jane
Instructional Video2:30
Curated Video

Why Are People Afraid of Spiders?

K - 8th
Why Are People Afraid of Spiders?” explores the fascinating world of arachnids with our educational video designed for elementary school students, titled 'Why Are People Afraid of Spiders?' This engaging and informative video...
Instructional Video2:14
MinuteEarth

Why Pets Have Surprisingly Small Brains

12th - Higher Ed
Thanks to 23andMe for sponsoring this video!f='http://www.23andme.com/minuteearheretarget='_blank' rel='nofollow'>video! If you live outside the US, click on='_blank' rel='nofollow'>here...
Instructional Video5:12
TED-Ed

Inside the Minds of Animals

7th - 12th Standards
Is it instinct and intelligence that divide animals from humans? What are they really thinking, and how do we define that? Check out this great video that discusses everything from Descartes' thoughts on the topic and Darwinian...
Instructional Video10:16
Be Smart

The Mystery of the World’s Greatest Butterfly Migration

9th - 12th Standards
Follow the migration of the monarch butterfly from northern North America to southern Mexico. A video explains how monarch butterflies navigate their migration north in the spring and south in the fall. Pupils learn how it takes multiple...
Instructional Video8:10
Be Smart

Why Do You Love Your Family?

6th - 12th Standards
Is that warm, fuzzy family feeling a product of evolution? Explore altruism through a video from an engaging science series. The narrator discusses parental instincts, evolutionary fitness, and an organism's drive to ensure it passes its...
Instructional Video4:37
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University of California

We Are Built to Be Kind

7th - 12th
"Are we meant to take more than we give, or are we meant to be kind?" UC professor Dacher Keltner believes he has figured out what it's all about and shares the results of scientific studies of the brain in this short video.
Instructional Video
Other

Chedd Angier: Prime Time Primates: Chimp Manners

9th - 10th
Season 5 - Episode 4 from Alan Alda's Scientific American Frontiers explains the concepts of nature versus nurture, and explores the reasons why female chimps raised in captivity don't develop parenting skills. The episode also...