Instructional Video4:46
SciShow Kids

Jessi Has a Problem!

K - 5th
Do you like using your imagination to build things that solve problems? If you do, you're thinking like an engineer! Learn how engineers identify and solve problems, then help Jessi with a big problem of her own!
Instructional Video5:22
SciShow Kids

How Plant Seeds Travel the World

K - 5th
All plants start as seeds, and they can travel all over the world in lots of different ways. They might even hitch a ride on you! SOURCES: First Grade Next Generation Science Standards Crosscutting Concept: Structure and Function: The...
Instructional Video4:12
SciShow Kids

Our Ancient Human Cousins!

K - 5th
If you traced your family tree back far enough, you'd see that you're related to all 7 billion people on Earth! And if you trace it back even farther than that you'll find our ancient human cousins, the Neanderthals!
Instructional Video4:18
SciShow Kids

The Grand Canyon!

K - 5th
Nature creates some pretty amazing things, and one of the largest of these is The Grand Canyon!
Instructional Video4:28
SciShow

Are You Doomed to Turn into Your Parents?

12th - Higher Ed
Worried about turning into your parents? Hank unpacks the connection between personality, genetics, and upbringing. Ultimately, though, you are your own person.
Instructional Video3:43
SciShow Kids

Know Your Globe

K - 5th
Join Jessi, Bill and Webb to learn all about the place we call home!
Instructional Video2:52
SciShow Kids

How To Build a Sheet Fort!

K - 5th
Want to learn how to make a super secret hide-out? Jessi shows you how a bedsheet, some books -- and a little bit of science -- can be used to make an awesome fort!
Instructional Video3:16
SciShow Kids

What Causes Thunder and Lightning?

K - 5th
A SciShow Kids viewer wants to know, 'Why do lightning and thunder happen?' Get your raincoat, because Jessi will take you inside a thunderstorm to give you the answer!
Instructional Video4:17
SciShow Kids

What’s Inside a Camel’s Hump?

K - 5th
A camel's hump doesn't contain water or bone… it’s fat. And each hump can store up to 36 kilograms of it that can sustain the camel for weeks or even months without food. The fat is incredibly nutritious and people are even starting to...
Instructional Video22:09
SciShow Kids

Back To School | Compilation | SciShow Kids

K - 5th
Squeaks is getting ready to head back to school and he couldn’t be more excited! To make sure he’s all set for the first day, he and Jessi are watching some videos so he goes in confident and prepared!
Instructional Video4:07
SciShow Kids

Wonderful Wool!

K - 5th
You might have clothes, like a hat or a warm, cozy sweater, that are made of wool. You might even know that a lot of wool comes from sheep! But do you know how wool goes from growing on a sheep to being made into a sweater?
Instructional Video3:15
SciShow Kids

Swings, Slides, and Science | Physics for Kids

K - 5th
Did you know that when you’re soaring on the swings, or sliding down the slide, you’re taking part in some seriously cool science? Jessi explains the forces you can find at the playground!
Instructional Video4:54
SciShow Kids

Grow Your Own Plants!

K - 5th
Plants are all around you! You walk on them, eat them, and even climb them! And guess what? You can even grow your very own!
Instructional Video3:07
SciShow Kids

Float a Boat!

K - 5th
We've learned before here on SciShow Kids how boats can float on water using displacement! Today, Bill and Webb will show you how to build you own boat and see displacement in action! Anchors aweigh!
Instructional Video18:08
TED Talks

TED: For parents, happiness is a very high bar | Jennifer Senior

12th - Higher Ed
The parenting section of the bookstore is overwhelming -- it's "a giant, candy-colored monument to our collective panic," as writer Jennifer Senior puts it. Why is parenthood filled with so much anxiety? Because the goal of modern,...
Instructional Video4:00
SciShow Kids

Let's Build Paper Rockets | Experiment | Let's Explore Mars! | SciShow Kids

K - 5th
Squeaks and Mister Brown are so excited about rockets, they're going to make their own! You can join in on the fun and learn how to make one too!
Instructional Video3:21
SciShow Kids

Animal Tricksters!

K - 5th
Have you ever pretended to be something else? Some animals do too! Learn how animals use mimicry to keep safe, or to sneak a snack!
Instructional Video4:30
SciShow Kids

Be Prepared for Anything! Emergency Kit for Kids

K - 5th
Bad things can happen, but you can do a lot to be prepared for when they do! Join Jessi and Squeaks to learn what you should put in your emergency kit so you can be ready for anything!
Instructional Video11:31
Crash Course

Eugenics and Francis Galton: Crash Course History of Science

12th - Higher Ed
After Darwin blew the doors off the scientific community, a lot of people did some weird and unscientific stuff with his ideas. Francis Galton and a few others decided natural selection could be used to make the human race "better" and...
Instructional Video3:52
SciShow Kids

How Do Submarines Work?

K - 5th
Jessi and Squeaks got a question about how submarines go underwater and explore, so Squeaks did some research!
Instructional Video4:02
SciShow Kids

Use Your Brain!

K - 5th
You've had a lot of fun learning new stuff with us on SciShow Kids, but have you ever wondered how and why you remember all that awesome knowledge? Join Jessi and Squeaks to learn about how your brain helps you learn, and way more!
Instructional Video4:20
SciShow Kids

Amazing Ways to Live in the Desert!

K - 5th
Life in a desert can be tough, but the plants, animals, and people that live there have some special skills to help them survive!
Instructional Video3:32
SciShow Kids

How to Build a Pillow Fort!

K - 5th
Learn how to build a pillow fort with the help of the force called compression. Just save some room for us!
Instructional Video4:50
SciShow Kids

Frog or Toad?

K - 5th
Frogs are really cool! They can jump high, swim fast, and their skin is super slimy! But frogs have some less-slimy, less-hoppy relatives that are just as cool: toads! Join Jessi and squeaks to learn the big and little differences...