Instructional Video3:47
Deep Look

This Mushroom Starts Killing You Before You Even Realize It

6th - 12th Standards
Death cap mushrooms cause the most fatal mushroom poisonings worldwide. The video explains where they grow, how the toxin works, and how our bodies react to eating them. Then, it offers a glimpse into the research scientists are doing to...
Instructional Video1:14
MinuteEarth

How Mushrooms Make It Rain

6th - 12th Standards
More than 14,000 species of mushrooms exist on our planet. The short video explains the relationship between the reproductive cycle of fungi and rain. Without the mushrooms, the amount of rain in many parts of the world would decrease...
Instructional Video9:47
SciShow

10 Fantastic Fungi Superpowers

9th - 12th
How much room does a fungus need to grow? As mushroom as possible! Video discusses 10 interesting facts about various fungi, including one that says mushrooms may be the largest living organism on the planet. From medicines to...
Instructional Video3:36
SciShow

Fairy Rings

9th - 12th
Fairy rings, elf rings, and witch rings all sound magical, but they can easily be explained by science with a video that connects the dots, or lines in this case, describing the process that is happening beneath the grass. The rings...
Instructional Video10:46
SciShow

Top 5 Deadliest Substances on Earth

9th - 12th
A crystal, the size of a grain of sand, of botulinum can kill 9,600 people. Viewers learn more about the five deadliest natural substances based on their ability to kill quickly with a video that also explains how these substances are...
Instructional Video
Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: Mushroom Madness

9th - 10th
Find out what takes place at a mushroom conference where enthusiasts and scientists don't just talk about mushrooms. They eat them, make crafts, and go searching for them, too. Aired Sept. 14, 2012. [4:17]
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: The Living Soil Beneath Our Feet: Habitat Earth

9th - 10th
Travel underground for an up-close look at the ants, amoebas, and bacteria that maintain healthy soil. Glimpse this microscopic world and learn about the symbiotic relationship between fungi and tree roots. [2:49] Support materials for...
Audio
Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: Rainfall Brings Bumper Crop of Fungi

9th - 10th
Record-breaking rain in the northeast means more mushrooms, mycologists say.
Audio
Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: Field Trip to a Fungi Foray

9th - 10th
This convention is for mushrooms and the people who love them. [5 mins. 18 secs.]