Skunk Teacher Resources

Feast your eyes on icy volcanoes, ethane lakes, and ripples in Saturn's rings - all courtesy of a doomed space probe named Cassini. [5:00]

Newton and Einstein had big ideas but needed an eclipse to prove them. And scientists are still pursuing secrets of the universe one eclipse at a time. [6:09]

A question from the 5th graders at Green Acres School in Lebanon, OR sent us on a quest to find the origin of pencil lead. [4:06]

What is the carbon footprint of a sandwich? Follow the path of a BLT from field to plate in this video and you will see a simple sandwich isn't so simple!

Learn how to navigate the night sky! This video will show you some tricks to find some of the more well-known constellations. [5:38]

The Striped Skunk is the most common skunk in North America, yet most of what we know about it comes from studies of captive individuals. Like all skunks, it has a superb defense system, the ability to spray a foul-smelling fluid from...

Spotted skunks are smaller than Striped skunks and more weasel-like in appearance. Like all skunks, they have anal scent glands and can emit a foul-smelling spray to protect themselves. Learn more about the Spilogale putorius, more...

Eastern and Western Spotted Skunks were for years thought to be one and the same species, but they differ in an important detail of the reproductive process. In the Western Spotted Skunk, a very long period of delayed implantation...

The Encyclopedia of Life presents this in-depth overview of Striped Skunks (Mephitis mephitis), including their habitats, size, conservation status, and much more. Images of this species and maps of its global distribution can also be...

This ebook version of Thornton W. Burgess's The Adventures Of Jimmy Skunk has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of publication, may be accessed here.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart contains information and pictures of skunks.

Blogging birder Nick Lund shared some of his favorite ridiculous bird songs with Skunk Bear. [1:11]

This is a great math game for middle schoolers to gain an understanding of experimental probability.

Two guys in upstate New York make their own lava in a giant cauldron. They use it to demonstrate a volcanic eruption to students and visitors and to create art. [7:54]

This question vexed Darwin. Has domestication caused evolutionary changes in the ears of pets and livestock? The neural crest cell theory suggests one possible answer. [3:35]

The story of a woman who lost her vision after a stroke. Her primary visual cortex was severely damaged. But then she began to see rain and other moving water. [3:34]

After pedaling for hours, Adam discovers there's a difference between the power you use and the power your body can generate. [3:41]

Fascinating video about purple martins, their reliance on humans for their nesting places, and the plight that the introduction of an invasive species, the starling, has caused.

Just because you're feeling better doesn't mean you can't get other people sick. Turns out, you can spread the flu for longer than you might think. [2:58]

You can actually see sound waves as they travel through the air thanks to a clever photographic trick. [2:31]

This winter solstice we take on a cold case: what's the physics behind the strange twanging of frozen lakes? Turns out it's the same physics that gave us the iconic Star Wars blaster sound. [3:03]

This flower smells like rotting flesh - and it's managed to trick a large mammal into spreading its seeds around the globe. [3:41]

Find out how and why our skin acts so weird when we're cold, scared, or moved. It's positively hair-raising! [3:02]

As communities rebuild their dune systems after Hurricane Sandy, scientists warn that man-made dunes just aren't as sturdy as natural ones. [3:00]