FuseSchool
What is a Reflex Arc
Our bodies have a system in place which enables us to react really quickly, called reflex reactions. Reflex reactions are immediate, unconscious responses to a stimulus that provides us with protection and aids survival. When your safety...
Limonero Films
LEGO: The Transformation of a Toy Empire
This video tells the inspiring story of Jorgen Vig Knudstorp, who took on the role of CEO at LEGO during a time of crisis. Facing declining sales and massive debt, Knudstorp made tough decisions to streamline operations, reduce costs,...
Curated Video
The Science and Power of Fire
This video provides a concise explanation of what fire is, how it is formed through a chemical reaction, and its various uses and effects. It highlights the importance of fire for survival, its historical significance, and how it can be...
Curated Video
The Role of Emotions and Brain Chemistry in Decision-Making
This video explores the relationship between the mind and the heart in decision-making and the role of emotions in our lives. It discusses how emotions serve a purpose in survival and how the brain processes and responds to emotional...
Curated Video
The Big Five Personality Traits: Exploring Personalities on a Desert Island
This video explains the Big Five personality traits theory and how each trait affects the way people react in a survival situation. It also introduces the opposite traits possessed by five pirates. The video encourages viewers to think...
msvgo
Biodiversity Conservation
It presents arguments for conservation of biodiversity including narrowly utilitarian, broadly utilitarian and ethical reasons. It also describes in-situ and ex-situ conservations methods.
Mazz Media
Hibernation
This live-action video program is about the word hibernation. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the word hibernation through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and...
Curated Video
The Science of Camouflage
This video explains the concept of camouflage in animals. It how they use biochromes and physical structures to blend into their surroundings, allowing animals to avoid attacks and increase their chances of survival. It explores...
Bedtime History
The First Cities
Around 10,000 years ago, humans started transitioning from hunting and gathering to the more settled life of farming. Fertile land enabled farmers to grow enough food for a growing population, and nearby rivers provided transportation...
Curated Video
How Animals Blend into Their Surroundings
This video explores the concept of camouflage in animals and how it helps them survive in nature. It explains the different ways animals blend into their surroundings, such as matching their background or having special designs on their...
Mazz Media
Consumer
This live-action video program is about the word consumer. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the word consumer through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and colorful,...
Professor Dave Explains
Mechanisms of Natural Selection Types of Sexual Selection
We touched upon sexual selection when we learned about natural selection. Essentially when there is a variance in the reproductive success of a particular sex for a given species, secondary sex characteristics will develop in that...
Professor Dave Explains
The Evolution of Populations: Natural Selection, Genetic Drift, and Gene Flow
After going through Darwin's work, it's time to get up to speed on our current models of evolution. Much of what Darwin didn't know is now known and understood very well, so we can meticulously go through much of the evidence we see for...
Professor Dave Explains
The Psychology of Emotion and Stress
Humans, just like most other mammals, display a wide variety of emotional states. But what are emotions? Why do we have them? What purpose do they serve in an evolutionary context? Let's get to the bottom of emotions right now!
After Skool
What Happens When You Drink SeaWater?
Over 2/3rds of the earth is covered in water, but only 2% of that water is pure. As clean drinking water becomes more scarce, you maybe wondering What happens if I drink seawater? Let's first examine how our bodies absorb water. You may...
Brave Wilderness
Elephant Seal Research Mission!
On this episode of Breaking Trail, Coyote teams up with Año Nuevo Reserve Director, Dr. Patrick Robinson, to assist with his Elephant Seal research for the Costa Lab at the University of California Santa Cruz. Coyote and Dr. Patrick’s...
Mazz Media
What is Adaptation?
This live-action video program is about the word Adaptation. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the word Adaptation through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and...
FuseSchool
BIOLOGY - Evolution -Competition & Natural Selection
In nature, all organisms compete with each other for resources in order to survive. Competition between members of the same species is what makes organisms evolve. This theory of competition and ‘survival of the fittest’ is called...
Weird History
Would You Survive Living In a Different Era?
Ever wonder how you'd fare in a different time period? Today, we're exploring the most lethal dangers people from around the world faced from 14th century Florence to 1st century ancient Rome.
Visual Learning Systems
Adaptations and Animal Behavior
This video explains the concept of adaptations in animals, focusing on both physical characteristics and behavioral traits. The video also introduces the idea of stimuli and responses, emphasizing how animals react to changes in their...
Curated Video
Determine Associations by Comparing Conditional Relative Frequencies
This video explains how to determine associations between the class of passengers on the Titanic and their survival rates. They demonstrate how to calculate conditional relative frequencies and caution against making assumptions based...
Mr. Beat
Why Learn Social Studies?
Every year I have students who go: "(groan)(whine) ugh, why do have to even learn social studies?" Each time, I would promptly give each of them an answer to this common question. After a few years of teaching, I sometimes get tired of...
Curated Video
African penguin faces extinction despite new protections
New ReviewExperts say stricter fishing limits will be crucial if Africa’s only penguin is to survive. For now, conservationists hope the legal victory will buy precious time to keep the species from disappearing forever.
Curated Video
‘Beyond desperation’: Gaza’s displaced struggle to survive with nothing
New ReviewDisplaced Palestinians in Gaza face dire conditions – survival is uncertain as access to water, shelter, and aid remains scarce.