Instructional Video6:03
The Brain Scoop

Dimetrodon Is Not A Dinosaur

6th - 12th Standards
Dimetrodon—the dinosaur that wasn't really a dinosaur! Explore the facts about an animal that lived before the Jurassic era with a fact-filled video from Brain Scoop. The narrator shows dimetrodon's characteristics, its common...
Instructional Video18:23
The Brain Scoop

Fisher Dissection: Harvard Adventures, Part 2

6th - Higher Ed Standards
What can we learn about the evolution of mammals from a fisher? An engaging video from Brain Scoop's fossils and geology series illustrates the anatomical features of mammals through the dissection of a fisher. Content includes the...
Instructional Video4:43
The Brain Scoop

The Origin of Mammal Movement: Harvard Adventures, Part I

6th - 12th Standards
It may be difficult for some humans to walk and chew gum at the same time ... but reptiles can't breathe while running at all! Compare the skeletal systems of reptiles and mammals in the first installment of Brain Scoop's fossils and...
Instructional Video5:23
TED-Ed

The Science of Milk

9th - 12th
The first substance most all mammals taste is milk. Why are we all so obsessed with milk? Explore the world of lactation, the dairy industry, and different types of milk with a video that explains the science of milk.
Instructional Video7:20
Be Smart

Amazing Facts About Whales!

6th - 12th Standards
The blue whale is the largest creature ever to have lived on Earth. Scholars explore the world of these cetaceans, see how whales evolved, explore their characteristics, listen to their communication, and learn about their diet. 
Instructional Video12:09
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Crash Course

Chordates

9th - 12th Standards
Did you know that coelacanths, a living chordate fossil, can live at an ocean depth of 2,300 feet, grow to be 6.5 feet long, and weigh almost 200 pounds? The narrator of a video series on evolution continues his way up the evolutionary...
Instructional Video5:47
TED-Ed

I'm Batman

4th - 12th Standards
When you think about bats, what comes to mind? Vampires? Rabies? After watching this short video you'll have a whole new appreciation for these terribly misunderstood mammals.
Instructional Video
Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: Qrius: How to Discover a New Mammal Species

9th - 10th
A zoologist from the National Museum of Natural History discusses his discovery of new mammals and why scientists are still looking for new mammals. What can finding new mammals tell us about Earth? [37:59]
Instructional Video
Other

Discovery Education: Mammals

1st - 8th
This short video provides an introduction to mammals. [3:46]
Instructional Video
Other

You Tube: Mammals

1st - 6th
This short video introduces the characteristics of mammals. Duration [3:29]
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Desirable Breeding Traits in Cattle

9th - 10th
This video from Nature offers a description of desirable traits in beef and dairy cattle. [2:55]
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Taxonomy and the Tree of Life

9th - 10th
This video explores the science of taxonomy and where humans fit into the tree of life. [12:41]