Bozeman Science
LS1B - Growth and Development of Organisms
Here's your chance to grow and develop your lesson plan for NGSS standard LS1B! The narrator of the video explains how to lay a solid foundation for learning within the standard, then gives examples and scenarios to help fine tune...
FuseSchool
Sperm and Eggs Cells
A human egg cell measures more than 30 times the size of a human sperm cell. An engaging video in the Fuse School playlist discusses the differences between sperm and egg cells. It highlights the reasons for the differences as they come...
Teacher's Pet
Disruption of Genetic Equilibrium
Could a population stay the exact same over time with no change in allele frequencies? The video explains the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium theorem and the assumptions it requires. It discusses mutation, migration, gene flow, genetic drift,...
Teacher's Pet
Mitosis and Meiosis
Use chromosomes in marketing because as you know, sex cells. The video explains both mitosis and meiosis. It focuses on both the similarities and the differences in the process of forming sperm, egg, and zygote.
Deep Look
Newt Sex: Buff Males! Writhing Females! Cannibalism!
Taricha torosa travel up to three miles in order to reproduce, an impressive feat for something only six inches long. The video explains their mating rituals, which many consider rough and forceful. With a little cannibalism after...
Teacher's Pet
Formation of Gametes
The smallest cell in a human body is sperm while the largest cell in a human body is an egg. The video discusses the formation of gametes from a scientific perspective. It includes the process of spermatogenesis, oogenesis and concludes...
Deep Look
These Fish Are All About Sex on the Beach
Here's an unusual approach to ensuring the survival of a species! Introduce young biologists to the California grunion, a fish that mates on land rather than in the water. The video shows how grunion make use of time and the tide to...
MinuteEarth
Males vs. Females: Sexual Conflict
The best strategy for a species requires successful breeding, yet males and females often have conflicting goals in the process. The video describes the techniques used by each sex to gain the upper hand in this biological race to...
The School of Life
Philosophy - Schopenhauer
Are love and the will to life at odds? Arthur Schopenhauer's take on human nature and the importance of love—as well as the unimportance of happiness—is the focus of a philosophy video that compares Schopenhauer's worldview to Buddhism.
Crash Course
Reproductive System – Sex and Fertilization (Part 3)
Having sex calms nerves, reduces blood pressure, and reduces stress. Video 42 in a series of 47 specifically focuses on sex and fertilization. The narrator discusses how scientists determined the four phases of sexual response during the...
Bozeman Science
Reproductive System
The human reproductive system contains the largest (egg) and smallest (sperm) cells in the human body. It's time for scholars to review the differences between asexual and sexual reproduction. The instructor reminds them how meiosis...
Bozeman Science
Ecological Selection
Humans, through artificial selection, created a dog that is hypoallergenic, loves water, is good with kids, very smart, and comes in a variety of colors — a labradoodle. Through the analysis of dog breeds, class members explore...
TED-Ed
How Do Contraceptives Work?
How do contraceptives work? What are the forms of contraceptives? Is one form better than others? How reliable is each type? The three forms of contraception—block, disable, or suppress—are examined in a short video designed for high...
TED-Ed
Why Do Women Have Periods?
The female body is an amazing thing. This short video explains the amazing cycle that has developed to ensure the continuation of life. Did you know that only monkeys, apes, bats, humans, and maybe elephant shrews menstruate?
TED-Ed
How to Make a Baby (in a Lab)
With over five million babies being born through in vitro fertilization in the last 40 years, sex education is taking on a whole new look. After first walking through natural process of reproduction, this short video goes on to...
Curated OER
Human Development
Three-dimensional animation zooms in on human development as it begins in the female ovaries. The animated egg changes and forms as you watch it travel down the fallopian tube into the uterus.
Curated OER
Human Reproduction: Fertilization and Fetal Development
The journey of a fertilized egg is illustrated as it travels from the fallopian tube to the uterus. Cell division is explained and the miracle of life is shown.
Curated OER
Fetal Development
In vitro and sonogram pictures from four through thirty-seven weeks are shown in a slide show as music plays in the background. Baby and toddler pictures wrap up the presentation. Incredible imaging is captured and displayed in this...
Curated OER
The Female Reproductive System
A slide presentation is shown while the structures and functions of female reproduction are covered with narration. Estrogen is treated with some detail as well. Learners can easily take notes following the outline on the screen. This...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Biology: Variation in a Species
An explanation of genetic variations within a species. [19:51]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Biology: Mitosis, Meiosis and Sexual Reproduction
An overview of sexual reproduction and how mitosis and meiosis occur to form a particular species. [18:23]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Asexual Reproducers
This video segment explores the benefits and pitfalls of cloning as a means of reproduction. From Evolution: "Why Sex?" [3:17] Accompanied by a short background essay.
SciShow
Sci Show: Why Sex?
Hank gets into why sex is the preferred method of reproduction for most species - and it's not for the reasons you're thinking. [4:53]
Amoeba Sisters
Amoeba Sisters: Plant Reproduction in Angiosperms
This video will show you how flowering plants reproduce. Travel with pollen as it transferred to the ovary so that the egg can be fertilized! Learn how animals and adaptation of the plant allows for the transfer of pollen. Teachers can...