SciShow
Unexpected Ways Scientists Use GPS
GPS devices aren't just for keeping you from driving into a lake. They're also helping lots of scientists in unexpected ways.
SciShow
How Can It Be Too Hot To Fly?
How does heat affect airplanes? Turns out heat, speed and density connect to create dangerous situations.
Bozeman Science
Water Pollution
In this video Paul Andersen explains how water quality can be degraded by pollutants. Wastewater is the main source of water pollution and can be measure using the BOD (biochemical oxygen demand). Dead zones, cultural eutrophication,...
SciShow Kids
How to Find a Meteorite!
Maybe you've seen a shooting star, a bright streak of light that zips across the sky! But did you know that those shooting stars are actually rocks falling from space? And sometimes you can find them on the ground! Find out how with...
SciShow Kids
Soil Is Alive!
Jessi and Squeaks make a new friend named Grady, and he teaches them about all the living things you can find in soil!
Disciplinary Core Idea:
LS4.D: Biodiversity and Humans - There are many different kinds of living things in any area,...
SciShow Kids
Make the Most of Compost!
Our friend Elliot thought we should do an episode about composting... so we did! Learn all about how you can turn certain types of trash into nutrient packed soil you can use in the garden!
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Iceland's superpowered underground volcanoes | Jean-Baptiste P. Koehl
While the weather in Iceland is often cold, wet, and windy, a nearly endless supply of heat bubbles away below the surface. In fact, almost every building in the country is heated by geothermal energy in a process with virtually no...
SciShow Kids
Save the Snowman! Engineering for Kids
Squeaks built Jessi a snowman! But, now Jessi and Squeaks need to save it from melting!
Bozeman Science
Water Resources
In this video Paul Andersen explains how water is unequally distributed around the globe through the hydrologic cycles. Seawater is everywhere but is not useful without costly desalination. Freshwater is divided between surface water and...
SciShow Kids
Where Did Earth Come From?
Earth is a huge planet full of incredible sights and amazing creatures! But have you ever wondered where the Earth came from in the first place? Well, by looking at other stars and planets, scientists think they have a pretty good idea!
Crash Course Kids
The Dirt on Decomposers
We've talked about food chains and how energy moves through an ecosystem, but let's take a step back and see how everything starts... and ends. Decomposers! This first series is based on 5th grade science. We're super excited and hope...
TED-Ed
TED-ED: The rise and fall of the Inca empire - Gordon McEwan
It was the western hemisphere's largest empire ever, with a population of nearly 10 million subjects. Yet within 100 years of its rise in the fifteenth century, the Inca Empire would be no more. What happened? Gordon McEwan details the...
MinuteEarth
UPSIDE-DOWN Rivers On Mars?! (Response to MinutePhysics)
The "Mountain or Valley?" illusion makes our brains turn valleys inside out. But inside-out valleys are a real thing, both on Earth and on Mars. ___________________________________________ If you want to learn more about this topic,...
SciShow Kids
What’s Inside a Bean?
Have you ever wondered how a tiny little seed grows into a plant? Well, there's a special kind of seed, one you've probably eaten before, that's big enough for you to open up and see how it works: a bean!
Bozeman Science
Plant Nutrition and Transport
Paul Andersen explains how nutrients and water are transported in plants. He begins with a brief discussion of what nutrients are required by plants and where they get them. He shows you dermal, vascular and ground tissue in monocot and...
Crash Course Kids
Weather vs. Climate
So we have Weather and Climate... but are they the same thing? No, no they are not. But they are both super important to how the geosphere is shaped. In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina chats with us about the differences...
Crash Course Kids
Defining Gravity
So, if gravity pulls everything down, then why don't things on the bottom of the Earth get pulled down into space? In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina talks about gravity and explains that when we talk about gravity pulling...
Crash Course Kids
Let's Take a Hike
Today we're going to take a hike up Mt. Kilimanjaro so we can talk about how the geosphere changes based on many different things. On the same mountain we can travel through many different habitats like rain forests, savannas, and...
SciShow
Earthquake Science, and the Disaster That Created It
What happened March 27, 1964? Alaska knows very wellÉ Join us to learn more about earthquakes with host Hank Green on this infusion of SciShow.
Crash Course
Vascular Plants = Winning! - Crash Course Biology
Hank introduces us to one of the most diverse and important families in the tree of life - the vascular plants. These plants have found tremendous success and the their secret is also their defining trait: conductive tissues that can...
SciShow Kids
Getting Ready for Hibernation!
There's a chill in the air where Jessi and Squeaks live, and that means it's time for some animals to start the long, yearly nap called hibernation! Learn why animals hibernate and how they get ready to sleep for months at a time!
SciShow Kids
The Biggest Bird!
There are all sorts of flying birds, but some of the world's biggest are ones that stick to the ground, like the awesome ostrich!
SciShow Kids
It’s Alive! Biology for Kids
You're alive! And so are all the plants in your garden, the birds in the sky, and the fish in the ocean! But how do we know they're alive? What does it even mean to be alive in the first place!? Join Jessi and Squeaks to learn how...