Instructional Video20:40
SciShow Kids

Bird Watching | SciShow Kids Compilation

K - 5th
Squeaks and Mr. Brown saw some really cool birds while they were birdwatching at The Fort, so they’re revisiting old videos to remind themselves about a bunch of really cool birds!
Instructional Video8:12
SciShow Kids

Using Our Senses to Explore the Beach! | Science at the Beach! | SciShow Kids

K - 5th
Squeaks went on a trip to the beach, and wants to tell Mister Brown all about it! And, we can learn all about the science that formed the beach, plus a guest appearance by Grady the tardigrade to talk all about the plants and animals in...
Instructional Video4:12
SciShow Kids

The Amazing Adaptations of Cave Animals! | Let's Explore Caves! | SciShow Kids

K - 5th
Mister Brown and Squeaks are visiting Sam the Bat's family in their cave! Now, animals that live in caves are pretty special. Since caves are really dark, the animals that live there can't use eyes to see where they are going, so they...
Instructional Video4:45
SciShow Kids

Stupendous Squirrel Storage! | Winter is Alive! | SciShow Kids

K - 5th
Did you ever wonder how some squirrels find food in the cold winter? Mister Brown and Squeaks learn all about it this week as they discover a squirrel midden on their hike!
Instructional Video4:53
SciShow Kids

Quetzalcoatlus: The Biggest Animal Who Ever Flew! | The Science of Flight | SciShow Kids

K - 5th
The birds you see around today might not be that big, but a long time ago, there was a flying animal the size of some airplanes!
Instructional Video4:29
SciShow Kids

My First Time Flying on an Airplane! | Airplane Science | SciShow Kids

K - 5th
Jessi and Squeaks are taking a trip soon! But Squeaks has never been on a plane before, and he's a little nervous about it. Let's learn what it's like to go through the airport and to be on an airplane, so we can help squeaks feel a...
Instructional Video5:14
SciShow Kids

Blue Whales: The Biggest Animal EVER! | SciShow Kids

K - 5th
Did you know that the biggest animal that ever lived is still alive today? Let's learn all about what blue whales eat, where they live, and just how big they are, with Jessi and Squeaks!
Instructional Video6:54
SciShow Kids

Telescopes in Space! | How We Study Space | SciShow Kids

K - 5th
Anthony and Squeaks find out how you can put telescopes in different places to help you see further away and get better pictures of things in space!
Instructional Video5:29
SciShow Kids

Looking at the Earth! | How We Study Space | SciShow Kids

K - 5th
If you were looking down at the Earth from space, what would you be able to see? Do you think you would be able to see your house? What if you were super far away?
Instructional Video5:29
SciShow Kids

The Layers of the Redwood Forest | Explore the Redwoods | SciShow Kids

K - 5th
There's all sorts of life in the Redwood forest, but not just in the ground, different animals live in all layers of the Redwoods!
Instructional Video0:31
SciShow Kids

Learn About the Oceans!

K - 5th
Learn about the oceans with some of Jessi and Squeaks' favorite ocean videos!
Instructional Video6:49
SciShow Kids

Why Do Things Float in Space? | How We Study Space | SciShow Kids

K - 5th
Living in space is pretty different from living on Earth, and not just because people can float around! Today, Jessi and Sam the Bat learn about the weird ways things like fire and water behave when they are in space.
Instructional Video5:28
SciShow Kids

The Great Elephant Toothpaste Experiment! | Summer Experiments | SciShow Kids

K - 5th
Jessi and Squeaks experiment with mixing things together and learn how to create a lot of foam!
Instructional Video6:32
SciShow Kids

How Does Food Get to Our Stomachs and More Answers to Your Questions! | SciShow Kids

K - 5th
This week, Mister Brown joins Squeaks to answer a bunch more of your questions about the Earth and about our bodies!
Instructional Video17:01
SciShow Kids

Can You Guess the Weather? | Weather Guessing Game | SciShow Kids Compilation

K - 5th
There’s all sorts of weather out there, so Squeaks and Mister Brown are playing a game show where they will learn all about the different types!
Instructional Video11:05
TED Talks

TED: 3 steps to help kids process traumatic events | Kristen Nguyen

12th - Higher Ed
What do we say to kids when intensely traumatic events interrupt everyday life? Whether you're a teacher, parent or community builder, educator Kristen Nguyen provides three research-backed steps for navigating these difficult...
Instructional Video17:32
TED Talks

TED: 5 parenting tips for raising resilient, self-reliant kids | Tameka Montgomery

12th - Higher Ed
How do you raise kids to step outside of their comfort zones and unlock their inner potential? It all starts with helping them develop a resilient mindset. Mother and business owner Tameka Montgomery makes the case for cultivating an...
Instructional Video11:57
TED Talks

TED: How one small idea led to $1 million of paid water bills | Tiffani Ashley Bell

12th - Higher Ed
When programmer Tiffani Ashley Bell learned that thousands of people in Detroit were facing water shutoffs because they couldn't afford to pay their bills, she decided to take action -- in the simplest, most obvious way possible. It's an...
News Clip7:47
PBS

Why Cambodian Orphanages House So Many Children Whose Parents Are Still Alive

12th - Higher Ed
The concept of orphanages has long been considered outdated in developed countries. In the developing world, however, these institutions still house hundreds of thousands of children. But the surprising reality is that the parents of...
News Clip5:55
PBS

Can ‘cultural proficiency’ among teachers help close student achievement gap?

12th - Higher Ed
Racial disparity in academic achievement remains a leading problem in American education, both at the K-12 and the college levels. A number of studies show greater diversity in the teaching profession can address some of those concerns....
News Clip8:19
PBS

Children of color with autism face disparities of care and isolation

12th - Higher Ed
African-American children are often diagnosed with autism at older ages than white children, missing years of potential intervention and treatment. Special correspondent John Donvan and producer Karen Zucker meet a black family who...
News Clip6:26
PBS

How faculty mentors can help first-generation students succeed

12th - Higher Ed
A new initiative by the University of California system uses first-generation faculty to guide first-generation students, with the goal of decreasing dropout rates. As part of our series Rethinking College, Hari Sreenivasan visits UCLA...
News Clip8:38
PBS

What one ass't principal learned from shadowing a student

12th - Higher Ed
Karen Ritter, an assistant principal at a high school just outside of Chicago, wanted to see her school through a student's eyes. So she decided to follow 9th grader Alan Garcia, who came to her asking to be switched out of the many...
News Clip6:20
PBS

Faced with out-sized stress, Baltimore students learn to take a deep breath

12th - Higher Ed
Violent crime and unemployment rates are nearly twice the national average in Baltimore. Educators say factors like these add significant stress to children, causing emotional and behavioral problems, so several public schools are...