James Cameron rocketed onto the action film scene with 1984's "The Terminator" and followed that up with a highly anticipated sequel to the 1979 film, "Alien." His film, "Aliens," would go on to not only be a financial success, but a...

Paul Andersen explains how changes in the signal transduction pathway can affect organisms. He begins with a brief discussion of the tetrodotoxin produced by the California Newt and then explains how anthrax affects adenylate cyclase...

In which Mike Rugnetta begins our unit on pantheons, which are families of gods. We further define pantheons and talk about why they're important. Then, we discuss pantheons from the myths of the ancient Mediterranean, starting with...

Welcome to another episode of Natural World Facts! This fact file is all about the Common Toad in the series Reptiles and Amphibians.

There are three native newt species in the UK; smooth, palmate and great crested newts. Smooth newts are the most widespread species, common throughout the UK. They are most active around dusk and dawn, feeding on a wide variety of...

Observe what life is like underwater for newts and frogs.

We find Miss Palomine reading a menu at Nelson’s Neighborhood Nibbles. She talks about all the -n words on the menu. She and the student then begin their search for more -n words.

Miss Palomine talks about the uppercase letter -N. She plays the Nancy Newt music video. She talks about the /n/ sound and the shape of the uppercase -N. She and the student then identify uppercase -N words.

Miss Palomine reviews the letters from Mm to Zz. She shows the letter characters associated with each letter, shows the uppercase and lowercase version of each letter and describes the sound(s) each letter makes.

Miss Palomine returns from the beach. She and the student look at pictures and listen for the beginning sounds of words that match the pictures that are shown.

Miss Palomine compares the shapes of the uppercase letter -N and the lowercase -n. She and the Student then look for lowercase -n words that begin with the /n/ sound.

This video explores the origins of common words in the English language and the mistakes that have led to their current spellings. The teacher, Rob, humorously explains how words like "umpire" and "apron" were originally spelled...

This live-action video program is about the word amphibian. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the word amphibian through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and colorful,...

This video explains the difference between mass and weight. The video also introduces the Newton as the unit of weight and highlights the different units used to describe weight in metric and English systems. This video is part of the...

In this segment of On Location, Coyote and the Brave Wilderness crew explore the mountain lakes off the coast of Washington for Rough Skinned Newts! Similar to the California Newts found in previous episodes these adorable little...

On this episode of Breaking Trail, Coyote and the crew are in one of the most remote and diverse ecosystems in Japan! On this adventure they come across none other than the Fire Belly Newt, and not only does this newt sport a fiery red...

The Iberian ribbed newt likes doing regular newt things, like living in ponds and eating worms. But when they’re threatened by a predator, they basically become the newt version of Wolverine from X-Men.

A cute and engaging video where the letter 'n' is taught with its alphabet letter sound along with different words beginning with 'n'.

A cute and engaging video where the letter 'N' is taught with its alphabet letter sound along with different words beginning with 'N'.

On this episode of Coyote's Backyard, we're teaming up with YouTube sensations Gabe and Garrett for one awesomely slimy adventure! While hiking in the Redwood Forests of Northern California there is one creature in particular that really...