Professor Dave Explains
Meiosis, Gametes, and the Human Life Cycle
We know that your body produces more cells through mitosis. But where did your very first cell come from? It can't have been mitosis, because mitosis needs a cell to start with. As it turns out, meiosis and subsequent fertilization are...
Professor Dave Explains
The Origin of Life on Earth
You must have wondered about it before, haven't you? How did life begin on earth? I mean the very first thing. The first unicellular organism, billions of years ago. Is it even possible? As it happens, our understanding of chemistry,...
Visual Learning Systems
Origin and Diversity of Amphibians
This video provides an overview of amphibians, their evolution from lobe-finned fishes, and the features they developed to adapt to life on land. It explains the different orders of amphibians, such as Anura (frogs and toads), Eurodella...
FuseSchool
Genetic engineering
In this video we'll go in depth with genetic engineering; on how it is made and what is it used for! Keep watching to unravel the meaning of genetics!
SWPictures
Bangladesh: Treating & Preventing Diarrhoea
Treating and preventing diarrhoea is a great challenge in Bangladesh. In Matlab, a rural area in Bangladesh, approximately 20,000 people suffering from diarrhoea are admitted to the main hospital every year. Most of those admitted come...
Professor Dave Explains
Radiometric Dating: Carbon-14 and Uranium-238
When you read about the ages of certain ancient artifacts, or even the age of the earth itself, how do we know such numbers? How can we know that a fossil is precisely 250 million years old? The key technique here is radiometric dating....
Mazz Media
Bioaccumulation
This live-action video program is about bioaccumulation. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the term through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and colorful, animated...
FuseSchool
Parasites And Hosts
Let's learn all about parasites. Parasites are organisms that live on or in other organisms! This is known as the host organism. The relationship can be mutually beneficial - so is good for both species. Or it can have a negative impact...
Journey to the Microcosmos
Hydra Stretchy, Speedy, & Probably Immortal
The hydra of mythology may not be as far off from reality as you think! Let's take a journey to the mall to meet our tentacled, regenerating friends!
Mazz Media
Biological Vectors
REAL WORLD SCIENCE: Biological Vectors and Infectious Diseases Using incredible videography, photos, animation and graphics, this information-packed video introduces students to biological vectors. Viewers will learn that biological...
Professor Dave Explains
Apoptosis Programmed Cell Death
We've touched on apoptosis before, especially when we learned about cancer in the biochemistry series. But let's a closer look. We know that apoptosis is programmed cell death, a failsafe mechanism whereby faulty cells that pose a threat...
Visual Learning Systems
The Classification of Organisms: Video Assessment
For thousands of years scientists have named and categorized the vast array of life on Earth. This series of videos highlights the major advances concerning the classification of life, more specifically focusing on current trends in...
FuseSchool
The 5 Kingdoms in Classification
The classification system organises species into domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus and finally species. ‘Kingdom’ is the second highest rank below the rank of domain in this sequence of classification. It helps us to...
Next Animation Studio
Alien life might be making methane on Saturn’s moon
Scientists found that Enceladus’ gas plumes contain unexpected amounts of methane, and methane is usually produced by living organisms.
Visual Learning Systems
Understanding Habitats and Niches
This video explains the concepts of habitat and niche in the context of organisms' living environments. This video is part of the 9-part series, Ecology Fundamentals.
Mazz Media
What is Adaptation?
This live-action video program is about the word Adaptation. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the word Adaptation through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and...
FuseSchool
How Are Organisms Classified?
In terms of biological classification, organisms are classified, or grouped, with other organisms that they are most closely related to. These small groups are then classified together into larger groups and so on, until we reach the top...
Let's Tute
Introduction to Biology: Exploring the Characteristics of Life
This video provides an introduction to biology, covering the characteristics of living organisms such as composition, metabolism, growth, reproduction, and evolution. The video also discusses the unifying principles of life and how to...
CTE Skills
HST-AP - Anatomy & Physiology of the Human Cell
The Anatomy (Structure) and Physiology (Functions) of the human cell. The human cell has an outer protective cover called the cell membrane. A semifluid called cytoplasm is contained within the membrane. The structures that make up the...
Visual Learning Systems
Adaptations and Animal Behavior
This video explains the concept of adaptations in animals, focusing on both physical characteristics and behavioral traits. The video also introduces the idea of stimuli and responses, emphasizing how animals react to changes in their...
Visual Learning Systems
The Law of Superposition and Index Fossils
In this video, the concept of the law of superposition is explained, which states that younger rock layers are found on top of older rock layers in sedimentary rocks. Additionally, the video introduces the concept of index fossils, which...
Nature League
What Are Adaptations? - Lesson Plan
In this Nature League Lesson Plan, Brit discusses physical and behavioral adaptations of life on Earth and shares some of her favorites.
Visual Learning Systems
Understanding Adaptations and Natural Selection
This video explains the concept of adaptation and natural selection in evolution. It uses examples of bison and finches to demonstrate how variations that help organisms survive in their environment are passed on to future...
Professor Dave Explains
Gene Therapy
When we looked at some areas of biotechnology earlier in the series, we briefly touched on gene therapy, without saying much about what it is. Now we are ready to dive into this topic and see what it is all about. If a person has a...