Restoration Planet
Finding land for homesteading
Finding land for homesteading requires due diligence and forethought. In this episode, we find the perfect parcel that ticks all the boxes: sunny slopes for solar panels, a weak cell signal perfect for a booster, several possible...
Curated Video
Implement a computer program using a classic algorithm : Recursion mini-project 2 - Factorial
From the section: Algorithms - Sort, performance, complexity and big O notation. This section is about Algorithms – sort, performance, complexity and big O notation. Build a recursive factorial function step by step
National Parks Service
Glacier National Park - Grizzly Bear Research (Accessible Version)
Research Biologist, Kate Kendall with the USGS, explains the exciting work being done in Glacier to help understand one of the most magnificent animals on the North American Continent ). CREDIT: Glacier National Park
Schooling Online Kids
Science for Kids: Stage 1 - A Busy Bee
Meet Holly the honey bee, a very busy bee with an important job to do! Sent by Quinnie the Queen Bee, Holly and her new friend Stanley, explore Scarecrow Plough whilst keeping an eye out for tasty nectar. Watch as they discover how...
NPR
How Wind Affects Wildlife
The Department of Fish and Wildlife wants to find out how bears will react to a new wind project. It will be the first commercial wind project on U.S. Forest Service land and will include 15 turbines.They started tracking bears by using...
National Parks Service
Glacier National Park - Grizzly Bear Research
Research Biologist, Kate Kendall with the USGS, explains the exciting work being done in Glacier to help understand one of the most magnificent animals on the North American Continent. CREDIT: Glacier National Park
Visual Learning Systems
Forests: Plants and Animals of the Temperate Deciduous Forest
Using vivid footage filmed on location around North America, this video explores the characteristics, locations, and inhabitants of the three main types of forests - deciduous forests, coniferous forests, and rainforests. Additional...
Science360
SCIENTISTS CREATE ICE STORMS TO STUDY NATURE'S CHILLY RESPONSE
Anyone who has ever driven in freezing rain knows all too well the potential hazards of an ice storm. These powerful winter weather events are also capable of catastrophic ecological and socio-economic impacts on forest ecosystems,...
Weatherthings
Why Leaves Change Color in the Fall
Autumn can produce brilliant colors in the leaves. In spring and summer, the leaves of trees use chlorophyll to turn sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide into food, and that makes leaves green. As daylight diminishes in autumn, less...
Curated Video
Understanding Decision Trees: Simplifying the Decision-Making Process
The video explains what decision trees are and how they can be used by businesses to simplify and adjust the decision-making process. It discusses the basic framework of decision-making, the net outcome of making a decision, and the...
Curated Video
Introduction to Decision Trees: Basic Structure and Characteristics
This video is an introduction to decision trees and their use in business. The video also covers the basic structure of a decision tree, including decision nodes and chance nodes, and how to calculate the opportunity cost of a decision....
US Department of Agriculture
Converting Beetle-Killed Trees Into Renewable Energy
USDA is helping to fund an effort to turn trees killed by beetles into biofuel.
Visual Learning Systems
Exploring Fossils: Petrification
Upon viewing the Exploring Fossils video series, students will be able to do the following: Explain that fossils are the ancient remains or traces of once-living things. Understand that fossils come in a wide range of shapes, sizes, and...
Weird History
The Unexpected Real-Life of Bob Ross
Bob Ross was a prolific painter who created and starred in the popular PBS television show The Joy of Painting, where he taught viewers how to create landscapes using the wet-on-wet technique. While he was well-known as an optimistic,...
Weatherthings
Weather Things: Carbon Dioxide
Climate is the average type of weather that a region has. It is defined by temperature and moisture. Proximity to oceans and large mountain ranges defines climate too, depending upon the prevailing wind. While climates change over...
Schooling Online Kids
Science for Kids: Stage 1 - Lorikeet Mansion
Lorry the lorikeet is looking for a new home, but he needs some help. Why do different animals live in different places? Is it because they need different things to thrive? Join Maya and Stanley the stick insect as they help design...
Brave Wilderness
World's Most Famous Frog!
On this episode of Breaking Trail, Coyote tracks down Costa Rica’s most iconic frog, the Red Eyed Tree Frog! Also known as the Red Eyed Leaf Frog, this species is well known for its vivid color patterns and giant bright red eyes. It is...
Financial Times
Carbon farming: fighting New Zealand’s agricultural emissions
Agriculture accounts for almost half of greenhouse gas emissions in New Zealand. It’s one reason the government is encouraging farmers to grow trees for carbon credits, which can then be sold, mainly to large companies looking to offset...
National Parks Service
Redwood National and State Parks - 2nd Grade - Adaptations - Lesson 1 of 2. Redwood Trees.
Lesson 1 of 2. Redwood Trees. CREDIT: NPS
Bethany Thiele, Art Teacher
Needle Felting Over Wire Armature
In this video I’ll show you how to use PIPE CLEANERS to create a simple armature to needle felt around! Product Recommendations: Colorful Wool Roving (KIT, 10 grams of each color!) Felting Needles (38 gauge) Wool Batting 1 lb (for inside...
SWPictures
SURVIVOR'S GUIDE - Child Labour
Many children in Africa have to work or their families will starve. Often they work long hours alongside their parents. Etienne Babila survived two years of working in the cocoa plantations of Cameroon, but he is one of the lucky few. He...
EarthEcho International
Service Learning in Action: Planting a Riparian Buffer
ACT: Both urban and rural waterways are often impacted by the presence of nearby communities. In rural West Virginia the students at Petersburg Elementary School are learning how to protect natural water resources during science class....
Professor Dave Explains
Collective Nouns in Italian
You know how we can refer to a school of fish, or a gaggle of geese? These are collective nouns. Italian uses them too! Let's learn a bunch of important ones that apply to people, animals, and things!
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Kevin Hancock - Shared Leadership
Kevin Hancock is an award-winning author and speaker. The CEO of Hancock Lumber Company, one of the oldest and best known family businesses in America, he is a recipient of the Ed Muskie Access to Justice award, the Habitat for Humanity...