SciShow
Four Creatures That Glow
Have you ever wanted to glow? The reasons creatures glow change based on their situation and biology. The video lesson discusses mating rituals, defense, and reasons we don't understand yet. It also explains how creatures glow and...
SciShow
3 Amazing Photosynthetic Animals
The spotted salamander is currently the only known photosynthetic vertebrate. A video introduces three animals that are all photosynthetic in their own way. It explains the way they get energy from the sun as well as other quirky traits...
Be Smart
The Science of Marathon Running
The science of marathon running is the subject of a resource that begins with the history of the marathon and why it is 26.2 miles long, and then goes into the biology in our bodies and the way our muscles, bones, and other physical...
Bozeman Science
Biogeochemical Cycling
A woman had a job crushing cans at the recycling plant; it was soda pressing. Video focuses on the ways our environment recycles, including the water cycle, carbon cycle, nitrogen cycle, and the phosphorus cycle. It also describes the...
Bozeman Science
Photosynthesis
A scientific video describes photosynthesis in both plants and algae through the use of chloroplasts. It also explains the various pigments and types of chlorophyll, light reactions, and the Calvin cycle.
Crash Course
ATP and Respiration
The Krebs cycle is the focus of a video that shows how ATP, or adenosine triphosphate, is made by the body through the complex processes of glycolysis, the Krebs cycle, and the electron transport chain.
Bozeman Science
Adenosine Triphosphate
In this second video, viewers learn the structure of ATP, then watch how our bodies use ATP to provide us with the energy we need at the cellular level. At the end, they learn how all organisms in life, even from the...
Amoeba Sisters
Photosynthesis and the Teeny Tiny Pigment Pancakes
No, the Calvin cycle isn't the bicycle Calvin and Hobbes ride. A video describes photosynthesis through cartoon graphics. Using the chemical formula and two reactions, it stresses the importance of chlorophyll and ATP.
Amoeba Sisters
Cellular Respiration and the Mighty Mitochondria
What will give you more energy than caffeine? ATP. An illustrative video clearly explains cellular respiration using cartoon graphics. It includes the three major steps of glycolysis, Krebs cycle, and electron transport chains.
Ricochet Science
Nucleic Acids
A video lesson covers the structure and function of nucleic acids. It also presents the similarities and differences in DNA and RNA.
Curated OER
Cellular Organelles
Paul Andersen conveys the complexity of the cell and its organelles, explaining the function of each in detail. Hear how all the parts work together to help a eukaryotic cell operate. Use this video in a high school biology class for an...
Curated OER
Cell Biology
Look here for a narrative approach to cells origins and discovery by microscopes. Though it is a slightly older clip, it contains some lovely footage of cells up close. Begin with prokaryotes and move onto eukaryotes and the differences...
Curated OER
Introduction to Cellular Respiration
See chemical formulas and notes written out on a Smart Board as cellular respiration is explained. The role of glucose and the process of glycolysis enter into the conversation, as well as the Kreb's cycle. This resource would work well...
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Blossoms: Atp: The Fuel of Life
A video lesson which introduces students to energy metabolism through the lens of ATP as the primary molecular unit of currency for the cell.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Biology: Atp: Adenosine Triphosphate
An introduction to ATP, or adenosine triphosphate. [13:35]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Biology: Electron Transport Chain
An in-depth discussion of the Electron Transport Chain. [17:16]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Biology: Introduction to Cellular Respiration
The conversion of energy into ATP and then into waste. [14:19]
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Mitochondria: Structure and Function
Understand the structure and function of the powerhouse of the cell, the mitochondria. [2:40]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Sodium Potassium Pump
This video explains how a sodium-potassium pump can maintain a voltage gradient across a cell or neuron's membrane. The sodium-potassium pump goes through cycles of shape changes to help maintain a negative membrane potential. [13:52]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Small Intestine 3: Absorption
This video describes how our small intestine works and how macromolecules are absorbed. [4:54]
Bozeman Science
Bozeman Science: Atp: Adenosine Triphosphate
Paul Andersen explains the structure, function and importance of adenosine triphosphate (ATP). He begins by describing the specific structure of the molecule and its three main parts: adenine, ribose sugar, and phosphate groups. He...