Professor Dave Explains
Dendritic Cells: The Regulators
With macrophages covered, let's move on to another innate immune cell type, dendritic cells. These are able to capture and present antigens to the T cells of the adaptive immune system, prompting a variety of outcomes. Let's take a look...
Curated Video
Making Predictions
Miss Palomine explains what a prediction is. She opens a book and does a picture walk with your student and they try to predict what will happen next. She then reads the story to see how accurate their predictions were.
Curated Video
Cartoons vs Reality
Jessi corrects some persistent cartoon animal mistakes. Bugs bunny, parrot feet, mice, bulls, and more!
Curated Video
Freeze the Food!
Freezing your animals' food can be super helpful! Jessi shares how to make cat-cicles, prepare cool treats for your bird, make dog food last longer, and get your snake to eat a frozen/thawed meal.
Curated Video
What Causes Depression? – It's Not Just A Chemical Imbalance
The traditional way we approached the cause and treatment of depression is to see it as a chemical imbalance. That is you have in sufficient amounts of the neurotransmitters serotonin, norepinephrine and dopamine and low levels of these...
Curated Video
Anxiety Cells Found in the Brain - How They Did It
Researchers have found the origin of anxiety in the hippocampus of mice. This has far-reaching effects on how we look at and treat anxiety in humans. Neuroscientists at Columbia University Medical Center and University of California San...
Curated Video
Great Expectations Part I: From Humble Beginning to High Society
A video overview of part I of Charles Dickens' novel Great Expectations. Using excerpts from the 1946 version of the movie, this video introduces the main characters and explores the key events in part I. We meet Pip and his family,...
Curated Video
Manipulating Mice Memories
Neuroscientist Alcino Silva (UCLA) describes his fascinating research in manipulating certain memories in laboratory mice.
Australian Children's Television Foundation
How Do Park Rangers Keep Dingos and Humans Safe?
Season 3, Dingoes part 3 Learn how park rangers use fencing and other techniques to keep dingos and people safe on K'gari (Fraser Island). Dingoes have attacked humans on the island before, so safety is an important part of island life....
Sir Linkalot
Sir Linkalot: How to spell "accommodation"
I can't tell you how many times I've seen this classic banana skin misspelt on pub signs and B&Bs. What may surprise you is the o after the second m is where people slip up the most.
Sir Linkalot
Link of the Day #9 - Sir Linkalot (#RevisionForKids, #SpellingEveryday, #TeachingTechniques)
If this isn't the hardest word in the world to spell then what is! You've got to love a catchy link. Check out Link of the Day #9 with Linky.
Curated Video
Point of View Fun
“Point of View Fun” illustrates how the point of view of a literary text can change the story.
Schooling Online
John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men - Theme of Dreams vs Reality
Having something to dream about can really get you through tough times. Dreams give us hope. But what happens when reality gets in the way? Join us for an in-depth discussion of Dreams vs Reality in John Steinbeck’s masterpiece Of Mice...
Schooling Online
John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men - Theme of Violence and Male Aggression
Unpredictable personalities, delicate egos, and poor anger management are a recipe for disaster. Who can step in as a role model? In Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck shows us what can happen when misunderstandings and tensions occur among...
Schooling Online
John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men - Theme of Prejudice
Steinbeck doesn’t hold back from uncomfortable topics, and neither should we! Join us for an in-depth analysis of the theme of Prejudice in Of Mice and Men. We take a close look at the characters in this novella who are treated unfairly...
Schooling Online
John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men - Context
Ever wondered how John Steinbeck came up with ideas for his novels? Or maybe you’d like to get to know John Steinbeck a little better. Join us for a fun lesson on the historical context of John Steinbeck’s classic novella, Of Mice and...
Nature League
Should We Keep Using Lab Rats? The Debate Over Model Organisms
This week on Nature League, Brit discusses the concept of model organisms and offers some arguments for and against their use. Get your Critically Endangered Sharks poster here! Only on sale through May 30th.
Nature League
Why Are Rodents Unpopular?
This week on Nature League, Brit Garner explores the amazingness of rodents, and Adrian asks her if capybaras are the Tom Hanks of the non-human animal kingdom.