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You Will Never Guess How Fast Eagles Can Fly!
When talking about raptors, you can't leave out the largest group of them all: eagles. Meet Tonka the golden eagle, a truly epic aerial predator.
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Echolocation
A technique used by some animals to locate the position of objects around them, by producing sounds and listening to their echoes. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and...
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Hot Air Balloons
Hot air balloons rely on heat alone to keep them in the sky. How does this work? Physics - Energy And Radioactivity - Learning Points. Hot air rises in cool air because it is less dense. The hot air within a hot air balloon creates the...
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Factpack: Background Radiation
Although radioactive materials are associated with power stations and bombs, we live with radioactive substances all around us. What are they, and do they affect us? Physics - Energy And Radioactivity - Learning Points. A Twig FactPack...
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How Do Animals Fly?
Biological evolution has allowed some animals to fly. Find out exactly how their wings work to achieve this. Physics - Forces - Learning Points. Flight occurs when the upward force is greater than the downward. Flight is explained by...
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How Do Planes Fly?
Aeroplanes use the same forces and physical principles as birds to fly. Discover how man has copied nature to achieve flight. Physics - Forces - Learning Points. Flight occurs when the upward force (lift) is greater than the downward....
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What makes things move?
Did you know that forces make everything move? The world around us - Investigating forces - What makes things move? Learning Points Forces can make things move, speed up and/or change direction. There are two kinds of force: pushes and...
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How do animals move?
Exploring how animals move in different ways. They can walk, hop, swim and fly – and that's just the start! Living things - Animal kingdom - How do animals move? Learning Points Different animals move in different ways on land, in water...
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Sorting Animals into Categories
Miss Palomine defines the terms sort and categories. As an example, she then uses animals to sort into various categories. She demonstrates the different ways animals can be sorted into different groups and categories.
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Amelia Earhart, an American Hero
Miss Palomine tells the inspiring story of Amelia Earhart.
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Air Transportation
The discussion begins when Miss Palomine talks about how much fun it would be to be a bird and to be able to fly. She then recites the poem, “Airplane,” and introduces the topic of air transportation. She explains what air transportation...
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Our Toucan Recovers from a Broken Leg!
Zeema the toucan has recovered from her broken leg and multiple surgeries. Now it's time to make improvements to her enclosure and work on flight training!
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Grouping Insects
Miss Palomine brings her Insect Book outside with her to help identify insects. She talks about the different types of insects and what differentiates them from one another. She provides interesting facts about insects.
Learn German with Herr Antrim
Verbs with Travel - 3 Minuten Deutsch Lesson #10 - Deutsch lernen
In this video I explain how to use several verbs to tell that you are going to one place or another. This is only meant to be an introduction to those verbs and not an introduction to anything more complicated, yet.
Learn French With Alexa
Creepy Crawlies in French Part 2 (basic French vocabulary from Learn French With Alexa)
Alexa teaches you some basic French vocabulary: creepy crawlies in French (part 2).
Nature League
Reviewing the Accuracy of Toy Animals
This week on Nature League, Brit Garner reviews toy animals to see how accurately they stack up against their real life counterparts.
The Kiboomers
Animal Songs for Kids | Best Animals Songs for Children | The Kiboomers
ANIMAL SONGS FOR PRESCHOOL AND KINDERGARTEN' Track List: 1 12345 Once I Caught a Fish Alive The Kiboomers 2 A Baby Shark The Kiboomers 3 Alice the Camel The Kiboomers 4 Phonics A-H Song (2015 Version) The Kiboomers 5 B-I-N-G-O The...
Weatherthings
Weather Balloons and Radiosondes
Weather balloons are launched around the world, twice a day, at the same time to gather and share data about the atmosphere. The balloons carry an instrument called a radiosonde which collects information. The data helps to create better...
Kids Learning Videos
Bugs: Learning about Insects for Kids and Children
Bugs: Learning about Insects for Kids and Toddlers Join Sophia and Jacob as they search for different bugs and insects. This insect video is fun for small children and toddlers to watch and learn about different types of bugs. The...
Next Animation Studio
Scientists unveil secret to strength in locust wings
Insect wings are 10 times thinner than a human hair, yet they can withstand millions of cycles of rapid flapping in unfavorable conditions. Scientist Jan-Henning Dirks studied the S. gregaria, a long-distance flying desert locust, to...
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New research sheds light on why it feels harder to wake up in cold winter mornings
Research done on fruit flies shows that a special batch of neurons sensitive to outer temperatures “suppresses” other neurons in charge of morning “activeness.”
Weatherthings
Termite Swarm on the Gulf Coast
An annual swarm of termites on the Gulf Coast of the United States.