Nature League
Nature + Engineering
On this special edition of Nature League, Brit explores nature in the context of engineering by describing and displaying some examples of high tech and everyday biomimicry.
Wonderscape
Science Kids: Biology Terms
In this video, students will learn about important terms in biology, including the definitions of living and non-living, life cycles, endangered species, and extinct species. The video breaks down these concepts and provides examples to...
Nature League
Increasing Night Life of Mammals - De-Natured
In this De-Natured segment of Nature League, Brit breaks down a recent scientific journal article about the increasing nocturnality of mammals around the globe. Article citation: Gaynor, K.M., Hojnowski, C.E., Carter, N.H., and...
Nature League
Adaptations at Animal Wonders - Field Trip
In this Nature League Field Trip, Brit joins Jessi Knudsen Castaneda at Animal Wonders Montana to discuss defensive adaptations across the animal kingdom.
Animal Wonders is an organization dedicated to adopting displaced wildlife and...
Nature League
What is Biodiversity? - Lesson Plan
In this Nature League Lesson Plan, Brit explains the levels, dimensions, and values associated with biodiversity.
FuseSchool
BIOLOGY - Environment - Endangered species
You can probably name quite a few endangered species - polar bear, blue whale and black rhino are just a few. But there are many more that don’t get so much attention - there are currently around sixteen and a half thousand animals and...
Nature League
What Are Adaptations? - Lesson Plan
In this Nature League Lesson Plan, Brit discusses physical and behavioral adaptations of life on Earth and shares some of her favorites.
Weatherthings
Water Smart: Water as a Natural Resource - Summary
In Water as a Natural Resource we are introduced to words such as habitat, ecosystem, watershed and estuary. Not only do kids learn that water exists everywhere on Earth, but that it is vital for life in plants, animals, and all other...
Curated Video
Using Specific Vocabulary Words in Writing
The video teaches how to use specific vocabulary words to help readers understand and learn more about a topic. It provides examples of specific words and how to incorporate them into writing to make it more informative and precise. The...
Curated Video
Generating Ideas for a Persuasive Opinion Essay
In this video, the teacher explains how to generate ideas for a persuasive opinion essay. The teacher emphasizes the importance of brainstorming a list of topics and choosing one that the writer feels strongly about and has knowledge on....
Weatherthings
Water Smart: Water as a Natural Resource - Ecosystems
In Water as a Natural Resource we are introduced to words such as habitat, ecosystem, watershed and estuary. Not only do kids learn that water exists everywhere on Earth, but that it is vital for life in plants, animals, and all other...
Curated Video
Organizing Ideas and Evidence in a Persuasive Essay
In this video transcript, the teacher explains how to make a persuasive opinion essay easy to read by organizing ideas and evidence into paragraphs. They discuss the importance of topic sentences and avoiding cramming too much...
Curated Video
Windsor-Essex wildlife preservationists lament death Gordo the Massasauga rattler
New ReviewThe body of a crushed Massasauga rattlesnake was recently found on Matchett Road in Windsor. Jonathan Choquette of Wildlife Preservation Canada says it wasn't just the loss of a member of an endangered species in our area — it was the...
Curated Video
Windsor-Essex wildlife researchers lament death of Gordo the Massasauga rattler
New ReviewThe body of a crushed Massasauga rattlesnake was recently found on Matchett Road in Windsor. Jonathan Choquette of Wildlife Preservation Canada says it wasn't just the loss of a member of an endangered species in our area — it was the...
Curated Video
How these illegal, endangered cacti ended up at Montreal’s Botanical Garden
Last November, the Montreal Botanical Garden received 57 exotic plants that were seized at the border as they were being smuggled into Canada. Six were identified as protected species.
Curated Video
#TheMoment a rare leatherback sea turtle was caught on camera
Victoria Bradshaw tells The National about the moment she spotted a rare leatherback sea turtle, which are critically endangered in Canada, off the coast of B.C., the first sighting in 17 years.
Curated Video
Race to save sick orca brings scientists together
Officials are desperately trying to figure out how to help the four-year-old killer whale because she’s a young female who needs to reach maturity in order to be able to have a calf of her own.
Curated Video
Endangered orca keeping dead calf afloat
Scientists aren't sure how the calf died. While they try to determine the cause, they're also focused on keeping the orca safe.
Curated Video
Ottawa announces nautical slowdown measures to stop whale deaths in Gulf of St. Lawrence
In a bid to prevent right whale deaths, the federal government has announced nautical slowdown measures for the Gulf of St. Lawrence
Curated Video
Fisherman dies trying to save right whale
New Brunswick fisherman Joe Howlett, a leader in the whale rescue community, died trying to save an endangered right whale that was tangled up in fishing gear
Curated Video
Orangutan released into wild in Indonesia
Part of effort to replenish critically endangered species
Curated Video
Conservation group warns of alarming decline in giraffe numbers
Group moves giraffes to 'vulnerable' on endangered species list
Curated Video
Rare Asian elephant herd caught on video
Group of 12 captured by hidden camera in Cambodian forest
Curated Video
Can Pakistan’s Indus River dolphins be saved?
Once believed to be extinct, the ancient mammal has started to make a comeback, but the risks remain grave and may be growing.