Instructional Video9:28
Bozeman Science

Radiocarbon Dating

12th - Higher Ed
Mr. Andersen explains how carbon-14 dating can be used to date ancient material. The half-life of radioactive carbon into nitrogen is also discussed.
Instructional Video11:06
SciShow

Basically Every Mammal Is Good at Swimming... Except Us

12th - Higher Ed
From the world’s biggest land animal to a creature built more like a tank than a sub, meet seven mammals that you might not think can swim well, but do! CHAPTERS View all MOOSE 1:33 2 ELEPHANTS 3:21 ARMADILLOS 4:54 CAMELS 5:32 6 SLOTHS 9:03
Instructional Video5:04
SciShow

How Do You Know If You Have Food Poisoning?

12th - Higher Ed
Most of us have experienced food poisoning, but with 31 unique species of bacteria, viruses, and parasites as common culprits, it's hard to know exactly what it is.
Instructional Video2:37
MinuteEarth

How Cats Became our Feline Overlords (ft. It's Okay To Be Smart)

12th - Higher Ed
Check out how cats became our favorite little murder machines. ___________________________________________ If you want to learn more about this topic, here are some keywords to get your googling started: Puma: The big cat with the...
Instructional Video13:59
TED Talks

Karen Lloyd: The mysterious microbes living deep inside the earth -- and how they could help humanity

12th - Higher Ed
The ground beneath your feet is home to a massive, mysterious world of microbes -- some of which have been in the earth's crust for hundreds of thousands of years. What's it like down there? Take a trip to the volcanoes and hot springs...
Instructional Video4:04
TED-Ed

TED-Ed: Sugar: Hiding in plain sight - Robert Lustig

Pre-K - Higher Ed
While sugar is easy to spot in candy, soft drinks and ice cream, it also hides out in foods you might not expect -- including peanut butter, pasta sauce and even bologna! Robert Lustig decodes confusing labels and sugar's many aliases to...
Instructional Video2:24
MinuteEarth

Why Farming is Broken

12th - Higher Ed
To feed everyone in the future, we may need to disrupt 10,000 years of farming practices and turn agriculture into a closed system. ___________________________________________ To learn more, start your googling with these keywords:...
Instructional Video4:58
SciShow

Is Cheese Really as Addictive as Cocaine?

12th - Higher Ed
Every so often, a headline pops up comparing cheese to cocaine. The reality of the situation is far more complex—and a lot less dire—than these articles might suggest.
Instructional Video4:10
TED-Ed

TED-Ed: Bird migration, a perilous journey - Alyssa Klavans

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Nearly 200 species of songbirds migrate south for winter, some traveling up to 7,000 miles. No easy task, the annual journey is dangerous to birds due to landscape change -- so much so, that only half the birds that migrate south will...
Instructional Video3:13
SciShow

Why Doesn’t the Palo Verde Tree Need Water?

12th - Higher Ed
They don’t call water the building block of life for nothing, most living things need it. The palo verde tree, however, has managed to skate by needing it a lot less than the rest of us.
Instructional Video2:56
Be Smart

Your Mom is LITERALLY Part Of You!

12th - Higher Ed
They say mom's never far away, but I don't think this is what they had in mind. In this episode, learn about the mind-blowing connection you share with your mom. A little bit of you never leaves the other!
Instructional Video3:49
SciShow Kids

Who Knew? Amazing Owl Facts!

K - 5th
Who-who-who is quick, adorable and one of the best hunters in the whole bird family? Join Jessi and Squeaks to learn some amazing facts about owls!
Instructional Video9:38
Bozeman Science

The Digestive System

12th - Higher Ed
Paul Andersen starts with a brief description of feeding methods. He then details all of the major parts within the human digestive system. This tour starts in the mouth, move down the esophagus, through the stomach, small investing,...
Instructional Video13:55
SciShow

All About Poop, Plus a Tortoise: SciShow Talk Show #15

12th - Higher Ed
The SciShow Talk Show has a new look! And a new guest who isn't new at all - Jessi Knudsen Castañeda from Animal Wonders joins Hank to talk about one of her favorite subjects: poop! They are joined by Augusto Castañeda and Yucca the...
Instructional Video4:54
TED-Ed

TED-ED: The nurdles' quest for ocean domination - Kim Preshoff

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Nurdles are the tiny, factory-made pellets that form the raw material for every plastic product that we use, from toys to toothbrushes. And while they look pretty harmless on land, they can really wreak havoc on our oceans. Kim Preshoff...
Instructional Video4:54
SciShow

The Poison Squads: The Stupid, Risky First Food Safety Tests

12th - Higher Ed
It can be easy to take for granted the fact that there isn’t formaldehyde in your milk.
Instructional Video11:13
SciShow

We’re Giving Nature a Vitamin Deficiency

12th - Higher Ed
Scientists are beginning to notice that more and more species are missing an essential vitamin, one that is crucial for their survival.
Instructional Video13:23
Crash Course

Migrations and Intensification Crash Course Big History 7

12th - Higher Ed
In which Hank and John Green teach you about humanity conquering the Earth. Or at least moving from Africa into the rest of the Earth. As human beings spread out across the world and populations grew, humanity reached a critical mass of...
Instructional Video1:39
MinuteEarth

The Tiger Invasion: From the Wild to Texas Backyards

12th - Higher Ed
This video discusses the issue of tiger ownership in Texas, where there are more tigers in captivity than in the wild. It explores the reasons behind this phenomenon, such as the lack of laws against owning tigers and the successful...
Instructional Video11:04
Crash Course

Digestive System, Part 1: Crash Course A&P

12th - Higher Ed
Nachos are delicious. And versatile because today they're also going to help us learn a thing or two about your digestive system. Nachos can provide us with energy and raw materials, by first ingesting something nutritious, propelling it...
Instructional Video5:17
SciShow

Why Do Strawberries Have Eight Copies of Their Genes

12th - Higher Ed
Strawberries are delicious, but for a molecular biologist, they're also very difficult.
Instructional Video11:11
TED Talks

TED: Save the oceans, feed the world! | Jackie Savitz

12th - Higher Ed
What's a marine biologist doing talking about world hunger? Well, says Jackie Savitz, fixing the world's oceans might just help to feed the planet's billion hungriest people. In an eye-opening talk, Savitz tells us what’s really going on...
Instructional Video4:27
TED-Ed

TED-Ed: The ingredient in almost everything you eat | Francesca Bot

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Soybeans have been cultivated in Asia for thousands of years, and have since spread across the globe. Today, soy is in so many foods that most people consume it every day without even knowing it. So, what makes soybeans so versatile? And...
Instructional Video4:52
TED-Ed

TED-Ed: How the food you eat affects your brain - Mia Nacamulli

Pre-K - Higher Ed
When it comes to what you bite, chew and swallow, your choices have a direct and long-lasting effect on the most powerful organ in your body: your brain. So which foods cause you to feel so tired after lunch? Or so restless at night? Mia...