The Trenton Thunder, a minor league baseball affiliate of the NY Yankees, has an unusual way of getting through the dog days of summer. Meet Batdog Derby and his son Rookie, a Batdog in training.



During the first inning...

Howcast -Learn how to pick a softball bat from softball coach Erin Goettlicher in this Howcast video.

Howcast -Learn how to break in a fast-pitch softball bat from softball coach Erin Goettlicher in this Howcast video.

Howcast -Learn about fast-pitch softball bats from softball coach Erin Goettlicher in this Howcast video.

Tisa Lake, an artificial reservoir in Sri Lanka, was built in the third century BCE and is vital for irrigation. It attracts visitors with its serene beauty and diverse wildlife, especially fruit bats that pollinate and disperse seeds....

If you're going to play America's pastime, you're gonna need a bat. So go get one, slugger"_

Test your creature knowledge.

A new clue every five seconds as you try and decode these pixelated pictures.

Did you know the Rodrigues fruit bat (a.k.a. "flying fox") has a wingspan of three feet?

A new clue every five seconds as you try and decode these pixelated pictures.

Test your creature knowledge.

Did you know the Rodrigues fruit bat (a.k.a. "flying fox") has a wingspan of three feet?

Test your creature knowledge.

Adventures at the Grand Canyon:Then get ready, it's time to explore the magnificent Grand Canyon... We'll hike, sail the rapids, camp under the stars; and climb a bridge to watch the canyon on a transparent walkway.

Meet Kirsten Alvey-Mudd, founder of Missouri Bat Census, working tirelessly to protect bats from white-nose syndrome.<br/>

A technique used by some animals to locate the position of objects around them, by producing sounds and listening to their echoes.
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Born out of research into RADAR in World War Two, ultrasound has become one of the most important medical inventions. What is it, and how does it work? Biology - Being Human - Learning Points. Ultrasound was developed by Ian Donald in...

Sound with a frequency above the normal range of human hearing, or 20,000 hertz. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig Science Glossary...

In all parts of the world, many very diverse animals have one thing in common.
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Life processes - Variation and classification -


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Classification is grouping...

Six animals are shown on screen, some of them are dispersers ... but which ones?
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Life processes - Green plants - Fertilisation


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A Twig Tidbit Film - Spot the Difference. The children...

Have you ever heard of the carnivorous shrew loo? Ever since I discovered that Kew Gardens had one of these incredible plants, I've wanted to find out more. WHY would a plant evolve to eat poop? Watch to find out!<br/>

Guess What I Am while developing basic English reading skills.

Video 4 of the Echolocation Unit. Pa Fossil outlines the mission details for our dynamic duo. Bonehead and T-Bone must sneak down into the bat cave, and stop JP from activating his evil bat blaster beam, so that the bats in the cave can...

Video 3 of the Echolocation Unit. Here, students will dive deep into how echolocation works. The segment explains how bats send out high-pitched sounds, listen for the returning echoes, and use their brains to create a mental map of...