Instructional Video9:14
Amoeba Sisters

Evolution

12th - Higher Ed
Explore the concept of biological evolution with the Amoeba Sisters! This video mentions a few misconceptions about biological evolution before providing a general definition. Then this video provides a description of four different...
Instructional Video6:44
SciShow

Have an Autoimmune Disease? Blame the Black Death

12th - Higher Ed
The bubonic plague killed so many people in Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa that that natural selection event is still rippling through our genomes today. But the same genes that helped your ancestors survive the Black Death...
Instructional Video7:41
PBS

Did An Ancient Pathogen Reshape Our Cells?

12th - Higher Ed
There is one - and only one - group of mammals that doesn’t have alpha-gal: the catarrhine primates, which are the monkeys of Africa and Asia, the apes, and us.
Instructional Video9:19
PBS

When Ancient People Changed Their Own DNA

12th - Higher Ed
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Instructional Video8:07
PBS

The Island of the Last Surviving Mammoths

12th - Higher Ed
The Wrangel Island mammoths would end up being the final survivors of a once-widespread genus. In their final years, after having thrived in many parts of the world for millions of years, the very last mammoths that ever lived...
Instructional Video8:02
SciShow

9 Animals That Will Outlive Humans

12th - Higher Ed
Human beings will survive a long time—but due to amazing survival techniques, these 9 animal species will definitely live longer. Join Michael Aranda for a new episode of SciShow, and find out why these species will outlive us!
Instructional Video5:20
TED-Ed

TED-Ed: Five fingers of evolution - Paul Andersen

Pre-K - Higher Ed
How can a "thumbs up" sign help us remember five processes that impact evolution? The story of the Five Fingers of Evolution gives us a clever way of understanding change in gene pools over time.
Instructional Video12:57
Bozeman Science

Unit 1 Review - Natural Selection

12th - Higher Ed
Paul Andersen reviews the major within the first unit on natural selection. He starts by defining evolution and explaining how evolution can occur in a population. He reviews the population genetics and camouflage lab. He reviews genetic...
Instructional Video8:13
SciShow

9 Animals That Will Outlive Us

12th - Higher Ed
Lack of food, no sunlight and nuclear disaster might mean the end of the world for humans, but these 9 animals just might make it.
Instructional Video5:59
Bozeman Science

AP Biology Lab 8: Population Genetics and Evolution

12th - Higher Ed
Mr. Andersen explains Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium and describes the bead lab.
Instructional Video9:14
MinuteEarth

MinuteEarth Explains: Human Evolution

12th - Higher Ed
In this collection of classic MinuteEarth videos, we answer the question "why are you the way that you are?"
Instructional Video2:39
MinuteEarth

How Long Can We Live?

12th - Higher Ed
The human lifespan might be limited, in part, because natural selection just stops working late in life. ___________________________________________ Video Keywords: Mortality plateau: the leveling out of the mortality rate that is...
Instructional Video9:54
SciShow

Was Johnny Appleseed Wasting His Time

12th - Higher Ed
If you know anything about apple genetics, you know that Johnny Appleseed had no way of knowing what apples would come from those seeds. But genetic studies suggest he, or people like him, may actually have helped apples maintain their...
Instructional Video6:48
Amoeba Sisters

Speciation

12th - Higher Ed
Explore speciation with The Amoeba Sisters. This video discusses sympatric and allopatric speciation and covers several types of isolation types including behavioral, temporal, and habitat isolations. Table of Contents: Intro 00:00...
Instructional Video7:40
Bozeman Science

Microevolution

12th - Higher Ed
Paul Andersen defines microevolution as any change in the frequency of the allele pool. He then explains the five mechanisms of evolution; small sample size, non-random mating, mutations, gene flow and natural selection.
Instructional Video10:39
Bozeman Science

Population Modeling

12th - Higher Ed
Paul Andersen shows you how we can use a spreadsheet to model population changes. He begins with a brief discussion of populations and life cycles. He then shows you how you can model a single generation using a spreadsheet.
Instructional Video9:12
Bozeman Science

Stickleback Evolution

12th - Higher Ed
Paul Andersen describes microevolution and macroevolution in the stickleback fish of Loberg Lake. He describes how anadramous fish repopulated the lake after poisoning and adapted to the new environment through natural selection. He also...
Instructional Video8:32
Bozeman Science

Hardy-Weinberg Punnett Square

12th - Higher Ed
In this video Paul Andersen explains how you can combine the power of a Punnett square for an entire gene pool. Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium will remains constant under several constrains and the probability square makes the information...
Instructional Video11:43
Bozeman Science

Hardy-Weinberg Equation

12th - Higher Ed
In this video Paul Andersen explains the elements in the Hardy-Weinberg equation; including the allele frequency and phenotype frequency. He begins with a brief explanation of phenotypes and genotypes. A sample problem is worked out and...
Instructional Video11:08
Bozeman Science

Solving Hardy Weinberg Problems

12th - Higher Ed
Paul Andersen shows you how to solve simple Hardy-Weinberg problems. He starts with a brief description of a gene pool and shows you how the formula is derived. He then shows you how to solve a couple of sample problems.
Instructional Video11:28
Bozeman Science

Genetic Drift

12th - Higher Ed
Paul Andersen describes genetic drift as a mechanism for evolutionary change. A population genetics simulator is used to show the importance of large population size in neutralizing random change. The near extinction of the northern...
Instructional Video8:57
SciShow

Common Misconceptions About Evolution

12th - Higher Ed
Evolution is particularly vulnerable to misunderstandings around the scientific language. SciShow clears up some confusing language!
Instructional Video10:16
Bozeman Science

Natural Selection

12th - Higher Ed
Paul Andersen explains how natural selection is a major mechanism in evolution. The video begins with a discussion of Charles Darwin and the details of natural selection. The data of the peppered moth during the industrial revolution is...
Instructional Video1:10
Curated Video

Genetically Modified Crops: The Debate and Government Stance

Pre-K - Higher Ed
This video discusses the debate surrounding genetically modified (GM) crops, specifically focusing on the case of tomato crops in California and the British government's stance on GM maize in the UK. While some argue that GM crops can...