SciShow Kids
Woolly Mammoths, Mastodons, and Amazing Teeth! | SciShow Kids
Mastodons and woolly mammoths were both ancient relatives of elephants, but they were very different! Join Jessi and Squeaks to see how we can learn all about what an ancient animal ate, just by looking at its teeth.
Crash Course
Ecology - Rules for Living on Earth: Crash Course Biology
Hank introduces us to ecology - the study of the rules of engagement for all of us earthlings - which seeks to explain why the world looks and acts the way it does. The world is crammed with things, both animate and not, that have been...
Curated Video
Temperate Grassland
Meet the herds which inhabit the temperate grasslands - one of the most diverse habitats on Earth. Biology - Ecosystems - Learning Points. Grasslands make up one quarter of the Earth's land. Grasslands are found on every continent except...
Curated Video
Biotic Factors in Ecosystems
What happens if you change the living factors of an ecosystem? Discover the effect of removing predators or introducing a new species into a habitat. Biology - Ecosystems - Learning Points. The smallest change can tip the balance of the...
Curated Video
What is a habitat?
Find out what a habitat is. Life processes - Living things in their environments - Habitats Learning Points A habitat is where any organism lives. A habitat must provide for the survival of an organism. A habitat must provide food, water...
Curated Video
Life underground
Discover why the soil makes a surprisingly good habitat. Life processes - Living things in their environments - Habitats Learning Points Soil is a habitat and contains a range of both living and non-living things. Soil is a mixture of...
Curated Video
Ecosystems
Dr. Forrester defines the term ecosystem and talks about the factors that have a negative effect on them. Dr. Forrester will also discuss measures that can be taken to help preserve our ecosystems.
Professor Dave Explains
Terrestrial Biomes Part 1: Rainforest, Desert, Grassland, and Shrubland
There are so many different species on this planet, and they in such incredibly different environments. We can refer to these regions as biomes, and we will want to learn the broad characteristics of each biome. What's the difference...
Curated Video
Desert vs. Grassland Living
“Desert vs. Grassland Living” identifies the characteristics of desert habitats and grassland, or prairie, habitats.
Curated Video
Comparing Places
The video “Comparing Places” compares desert and tropical rain forest habitats.
Curated Video
Biome
This live-action video program is about the word biome. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the word biome through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and colorful, animated...
Restoration Planet
Bighorns at the Junction: First Nations history in the grasslands of BC
How do humans fit in to the long history of our natural world? Robert Moberg examines the history of First Nation people in Chilcotin and the blessing nature provides to human populations. Filmed over a two year period in the rare...
Mazz Media
Carnivore
This live-action video program is about the word carnivore. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the word carnivore through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and colorful,...
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Meat: From Range To Market: Production, Processing, and Distribution
Meat: From Range to Market: Production, Processing, and Distribution, a 1955 production of Encyclopaedia Britannica Films.
Visual Learning Systems
Landforms part 4: Plains and Plateaus
Landforms part 4/9: The video is a lesson on different types of landforms, specifically plains and plateaus. It features various examples, such as a field of corn in Iowa and the Colorado Plateau in North America.
Visual Learning Systems
Exploring Grassland Biomes: Grasslands Around the World
Upon viewing the Exploring Grassland Biomes video series, students will be able to do the following: Describe some of the basic characteristics of grasslands: - grasslands receive 25 to 75 centimeters of rain a year - grazing by large...
Brave Wilderness
Bitten by Chiggers! Great Balls of FIRE!
In this episode, Coyote is on a solo mission to be eaten alive by invisible monsters: CHIGGERS! These microscopic creatures are the larva stage of harvest mites, and in the larva stage they're so tiny they can't be seen with the human...
Brave Wilderness
Jaguar vs Caiman - Ultimate Showdown!
Jaguar vs. Caiman - the ultimate showdown! On this episode, Coyote, Mario and Trent venture deep into the Brazilian Pantanal to capture up close footage of the region's king of big cats: the jaguar! For seven days the team essentially...
Visual Learning Systems
Exploring Grassland Biomes: Summing Up
Upon viewing the Exploring Grassland Biomes video series, students will be able to do the following: Describe some of the basic characteristics of grasslands: - grasslands receive 25 to 75 centimeters of rain a year - grazing by large...
Mazz Media
What is a Carnivore?
This live-action video program is about the word carnivore. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the word carnivore through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and colorful,...
Visual Learning Systems
Exploring Grassland Biomes: Characteristics of Grasslands
Upon viewing the Exploring Grassland Biomes video series, students will be able to do the following: Describe some of the basic characteristics of grasslands: - grasslands receive 25 to 75 centimeters of rain a year - grazing by large...
Mazz Media
Insect
This live-action video program is about the word insect. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the word insect through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and colorful,...
Visual Learning Systems
Exploring the African Savanna
This video provides a description of the African savanna, which is a type of grassland located in the tropics. It highlights the incredible diversity of animals that inhabit this ecosystem, including elephants, lions, rhinoceroses,...