Instructional Video11:07
Bozeman Science

Investigations

12th - Higher Ed
New ReviewIn this video Paul Andersen shows you how to plan and carry out investigations in a mini-lesson on Investigations. Two examples are included in the video and two additional examples are included in the linked thinking slides.
Instructional Video6:25
SciShow

How Do Eggs Know When to Hatch?

12th - Higher Ed
Are you an insect fetus who'd rather not get eaten by your siblings? How about a baby frog who'd rather not drown before getting to leave your egg? Well, you had better figure out a way to hatch when you need to. Hosted by: Hank Green
Instructional Video11:01
SciShow

How Baboons Led Us to a Lost Civilization

12th - Higher Ed
Everyone knows where Punt is, right? The Ancient Egyptians sure did — they traded with them for millennia. But apparently they were *so* familiar with its location, they never bothered to write it down for posterity. So archaeologists...
Instructional Video11:32
SciShow

The 10 Weirdest Ways Animals Have Sex

12th - Higher Ed
Humans may think we have the market cornered on bizarre sexual acts, but the animal kingdom has come up with some mating rituals that put us to shame. Hosted by: Hank Green
Instructional Video7:04
SciShow

Four Animals That Give Each Other Names

12th - Higher Ed
Humans aren't the only ones who refer to each other by name. Several species in the animal kingdom refuse to live in anonymity. Hosted by: Jaida Elcock (she/her)
Instructional Video5:37
SciShow

Why You Should STOMP Every Spotted Lanternfly

12th - Higher Ed
You may have heard about a new invasive menace in the US. The spotted lanternfly is a relatively recent arrival from China, and while they may be tiny, they have the potential to cause some serious problems. So let's talk about what...
Instructional Video5:45
SciShow

How Snakes Hijacked Our Brains

12th - Higher Ed
Sometimes, one animal ends up in an evolutionary arms race with another for millions of years. Here are four fascinating examples, including our own showdown with snakes. Hosted by: Jaida Elcock (she/her)
Instructional Video6:27
TED-Ed

What actually causes high cholesterol? | Hei Man Chan

Pre-K - Higher Ed
In 1968, the American Heart Association made an announcement that would influence people’s diets for decades: they recommended that people avoid eating more than three eggs a week. Their reasoning was that the cholesterol packed into egg...
Instructional Video5:26
TED-Ed

The tale of the brothers who outwitted the demon queen | Malay Bera

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Achinpur was on the precipice of demonic takeover. A mysterious woman beguiled the king and infiltrated the royal family. But she wasn’t human; under her beautiful façade lurked an insatiable appetite for flesh. One night, the demon...
Instructional Video4:34
TED-Ed

This is the most common way to get head lice | Nazzy Pakpour

Pre-K - Higher Ed
For as long as humans have had lice, we’ve fought hard to get rid of them. Nit combs, the fine-tooth brushes used to remove lice and their sticky eggs, have been found among the ancient remains of cultures across the globe. Today it’s...
Instructional Video5:04
TED-Ed

Yes, tiny mites live on your face — but is that a bad thing? | M. Alejandra Perotti

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Two species of Demodex mites specifically inhabit human follicles. And not just some people’s— nearly everyone is thought to host mites. One person’s face might harbor hundreds or even thousands of individual mites. On any given day,...
Instructional Video3:18
MinuteEarth

Why There Are No King Bees

12th - Higher Ed
Beehives always have a queen, who is the mother of the entire hive. But have you ever wondered, what happened to the king, if there was ever any? Can a male bee become a king?
Instructional Video3:06
MinuteEarth

How Does Birth Control Work?

12th - Higher Ed
There are huge varieties of birth control methods because there are lots of different ways to disrupt the process of sperm-egg fertilization.
Instructional Video11:25
TED Talks

TED: The magical, mesmerizing migration of monarch butterflies | Jaime Rojo

12th - Higher Ed
When monarch butterflies migrate, they produce one of the most iconic wildlife spectacles in the world — and provide us with an important indicator of ecological health, says photographer Jaime Rojo. Telling a story about our...
Instructional Video4:54
TED-Ed

TED-Ed: If you're an adult mayfly you'll probably die before the end of this video | Luke M. Jacobus

Pre-K - Higher Ed
For most of the world’s 4,000 mayfly species, adulthood lasts roughly one day. And for some species, it’s only a matter of minutes. This isn’t because they’re all eaten up by predators. Rather, this abridged adulthood is a natural part...
Instructional Video8:07
SciShow

How Do We Figure Out The Sex ... Of A Fossil?

12th - Higher Ed
We know a lot about fossils, but there's one thing about all those long-dead organisms that's hard to figure out -- their sex. So let's talk about the ways we can try to determine whether those T. rex bones came from a male or a female,...
Instructional Video10:03
SciShow

The Tiny T. rex Causing a Big Science Feud

12th - Higher Ed
You’ve heard of Tyrannosaurus rex, but did you know they might have a mini-cousin called Nanotyrannus? And that “might” is serious, because researchers have been arguing about it for nearly 40 years and still haven’t gotten to the bottom...
Instructional Video10:17
SciShow

These Birds’ Nests Are Terrible for a Reason

12th - Higher Ed
Some birds' nests are works of art. These are not those. But we'll see why the terrible nesting habits of the cuckoo or jacana or even pigeons are the right thing for their survival.
Instructional Video4:23
SciShow

This Animal Lays Eggs AND Has Live Young

12th - Higher Ed
You might think that an animal either lays eggs or has live young. But these species prove it's a lot more complicated than that.
Instructional Video5:55
SciShow Kids

A Lot About Axolotls! | SciShow Kids

K - 5th
Axolotls are amazing pets! Join Jessi and Squeaks as they learn about why axolotls have feathery gills and live in water, and how to protect their natural habitat. First Grade Next Generation Science Standards Disciplinary Core Idea:...
Instructional Video11:02
PBS

Where Are All the Medium-Sized Dinosaurs?

12th - Higher Ed
The remains of medium-sized predatory dinosaurs are pretty rare in places where giant predators like T. rex existed. Which is weird, because that’s just not how ecosystems work today.
Instructional Video8:44
PBS

How the Egg Came First

12th - Higher Ed
The story of the egg spans millions of years, from the first vertebrates that dared to venture onto land to today’s mammals, including the platypus, and of course birds. Like chickens? We’re here to tell you: The egg came first.
Instructional Video7:41
PBS

When the Rainforests Collapsed

12th - Higher Ed
The Carboniferous Rainforest Collapse set the stage for a takeover that would be a crucial turning point in the history of terrestrial animal life. If it weren’t for that time when the rainforests collapsed - in an extinction event that...
Instructional Video7:28
PBS

The (Ovi)Raptor That Paleontologists Got Wrong

12th - Higher Ed
Paleontologists found a small theropod dinosaur skull right on top of a nest of eggs that were believed to belong to a plant-eating dinosaur. Instead of being the nest robbers that they were originally thought to be, raptors like this...