SciShow Kids
Where Do Bananas Come From? Botany for Kids
Jessi and Squeaks are getting ready to make some delicious banana bread, but did you know that bananas aren't your typical fruit?
TED Talks
TED: The trans story includes you | Nicole Maines
As actress Nicole Maines points out, we all unwittingly play supporting roles in each others' life stories -- for better or worse. With charm and aplomb, she shares her experience growing up as a trans youth, emphasizing the big and...
TED Talks
Hannah Brencher: Love letters to strangers
Hannah Brencher's mother always wrote her letters. So when she felt herself bottom into depression after college, she did what felt natural -- she wrote love letters and left them for strangers to find. The act has become a global...
SciShow Kids
Meet the Redwoods: The World’s Tallest Trees
Jessi and Squeaks are thinking of visiting the redwoods, the tallest trees in the world, but there's lots for them to learn before they make their trip! First Grade Next Generation Science Standards Disciplinary Core Idea: LS1.A:...
TED Talks
TED: What if we eliminated one of the world's oldest diseases? | Caroline Harper
Thousands of years ago, ancient Nubians drew pictures on tomb walls of a terrible disease that turns the eyelids inside out and causes blindness. This disease, trachoma, is still a scourge in many parts of the world today -- but it's...
TED Talks
TED: How I went from child refugee to international model | Halima Aden
Halima Aden made history when she became the first hijab-wearing model on the cover of Vogue magazine. Now she returns to Kenya's Kakuma Refugee Camp -- where she was born and lived until the age of seven -- to share an inspiring message...
SciShow Kids
Why Do We Burp?
Everybody does it! But why does it happen? Jessi gives you a look at your digestive system, to discover why we sometimes get a case of the burps.
SciShow Kids
Why Do We Have Saliva?
Mmmm! The smell of a batch of cookies straight out of the oven is enough to make your mouth water! But have you ever wondered why your mouth waters?! Jessi and Squeaks are here to tell you all about saliva and the many ways it helps you...
SciShow Kids
How Glaciers Change the World!
It's freezing outside and cold weather makes Jessi think of glaciers!
SciShow Kids
How to Make a Paper Snowflake! Project for Kids
Join Jessi, Squeaks, and a special guest to celebrate the seasons changing by making paper snowflakes!
TED Talks
TED: The tragedy of air pollution -- and an urgent demand for clean air | Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah
Breathing clean air is every child's human right, says grassroots campaigner Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah, sharing the heartbreaking story of her seven-year-old daughter, Ella Roberta, whose asthma was triggered to a fatal point by air...
SciShow Kids
Make Your Own Well! Science Project for Kids
Jessi and Squeaks have talked about how wells move water from one place to another before; now they're going to show you how to build your very own so you can see for yourself!
PBS
An Interview with Minecraft EDU Creator Joel Levin
If you saw our recent episode on Minecraft EDU, then you'll be interested in Mike's talk with it's creator, Joel Levin!
TED Talks
4 tips to kickstart honest conversations at work | Betsy Kauffman
Why is it so hard to speak up and productively disagree at work? Leadership and organization coach Betsy Kauffman shows how to bring the candid conversations that usually happen at the watercooler out into the open with four practical...
SciShow Kids
Meet Your Tonsils!
Has your doctor ever asked you to stick out your tongue and say "ah"? They're probably checking out your tonsils! But what are your tonsils, and what do they do?
TED Talks
TED: 3 myths about racism that keep the US from progress | Candis Watts Smith
Racism morphs, spreading and hiding behind numerous half-truths and full-blown falsities about where it lives and who embodies it. In this actionable talk, political scientist Candis Watts Smith debunks three widely accepted myths about...
TED Talks
TED: Kids are speaking up for the environment. Let's listen | Olafur Eliasson
Known for big, attention-grabbing installations -- like his four towering waterfalls in New York's East River -- Olafur Eliasson has scaled down his latest project, Earth Speakr: an art platform for kids designed to spur budding climate...
SciShow Kids
Build the Best Solar Oven Ever! | Engineering Project
Mister Brown and Squeaks decide to design a solar oven, so they can cook their lunch while they play outside!
TED Talks
TED: A glimpse of the future through an augmented reality headset | Meron Gribetz
What if technology could connect us more deeply with our surroundings instead of distracting us from the real world? With the Meta 2, an augmented reality headset that makes it possible for users to see, grab and move holograms just like...
Bozeman Science
Moving Your Class Online: A Survival Guide for Teachers
Put together a video to help teachers making this shift during the Coronavirus Pandemic.
SciShow Kids
The Very First Living Thing! | The History of Life! | SciShow Kids
Squeaks built a pretend time machine, and he and Mister Brown use their imaginations to travel back in time to learn all about the very first living thing! Second Grade Next Generation Science Standards Disciplinary Core Ideas: LS4.D:...
TED Talks
Ajit Narayanan: A word game to communicate in any language
While working with kids who have trouble speaking, Ajit Narayanan sketched out a way to think about language in pictures, to relate words and concepts in "maps." The idea now powers the FreeSpeech app, which can help nonverbal people...
SciShow Kids
Why Is the Sky Blue?
Jessi and Squeaks love watching clouds and birds fly way up in the sky! But why is the sky blue?
TED Talks
TED: How to raise successful kids -- without over-parenting | Julie Lythcott-Haims
By loading kids with high expectations and micromanaging their lives at every turn, parents aren't actually helping. At least, that's how Julie Lythcott-Haims sees it. With passion and wry humor, the former Dean of Freshmen at Stanford...