SciShow Kids
Animal Guessing Game! | Compilation | SciShow Kids
Squeaks and Jessi are spending the afternoon playing "Guess That Animal" and learning about some of their favorites!
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What Would We Eat on Mars? | Let's Explore Mars! | SciShow Kids
Sam the bat would love to visit Mars one day, but he's going to need more than a few sandwiches if he's going to stay for long.
TED Talks
TED: To learn is to be free | Shameem Akhtar
Shameem Akhtar posed as a boy during her early childhood in Pakistan so she could enjoy the privileges Pakistani girls are rarely afforded: to play outside and attend school. In an eye-opening, personal talk, Akhtar recounts how the...
SciShow
Do You Really Know What You Think You Do?
We are generally pretty confident when it comes to things that we know really well. But what if your brain is lying to you... tricking you into thinking you know everything, but you really know nothing?
SciShow Kids
Explore the Fort! | SciShow Kids Compilation
Welcome back to the Fort! There's always a lot going on around here, so feel free to take a look around, say hello to all of our friends, and have fun watching some of their favorite videos! See you again soon!
TED Talks
TED: Unlock the intelligence, passion, greatness of girls | Leymah Gbowee
Nobel Peace Prize winner Leymah Gbowee has two powerful stories to tell -- of her own life's transformation, and of the untapped potential of girls around the world. Can we transform the world by unlocking the greatness of girls?
SciShow Kids
Why Do Animals Have Whiskers? | Amazing Animal Senses | SciShow Kids
Squeaks and Mister Brown are learning about senses! Did you know that animals that have whiskers can use them to sense things? First Grade Next Generation Science Standards Crosscutting Concept: Structure and Function: The way an object...
TED Talks
TED: The rapid growth of the Chinese internet -- and where it's headed | Gary Liu
The Chinese internet has grown at a staggering pace -- it now has more users than the combined populations of the US, UK, Russia, Germany, France and Canada. Even with its imperfections, the lives of once-forgotten populations have been...
TED Talks
TED: Texting that saves lives - Nancy Lublin
* Viewer discretion advised. This video includes discussion of mature topics and may be inappropriate for some audiences. When Nancy Lublin started texting teenagers to help with her social advocacy organization, what she found was...
SciShow Kids
Going to the Doctor's Office with Dr. Aaron Carroll
Squeaks has a doctor's appointment coming up and he's a little nervous, so Jessi asked her friend Dr. Arron Carroll to come over and talk about what happens when you visit the doctor!
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Make Edible Glass Hearts!
Glass is really cool, but where does it come from? Jessi and Squeaks have a pretty sweet activity to show you how glass is made SOURCES: Disciplinary Core Ideas: PS1.A: Structure and Properties of Matter - Different kinds of matter exist...
Crash Course
Atari and the Business of Video Games: Crash Course Games
Today, Andre is going to talk about the rise of Atari and with it the rise of the video game industry. So if you remember from last episode, we mentioned that the first arcade machine, Galaxy Game, happened to have a coin slot, but this...
TED Talks
Paul Sereno: Digging up dinosaurs
Strange landscapes, scorching heat and (sometimes) mad crocodiles await scientists seeking clues to evolution's genius. Paleontologist Paul Sereno talks about his surprising encounters with prehistory -- and a new way to help students...
SciShow Kids
Why Daffodils Grow in the Same Place Every Year
Spring is almost here, and that means daffodils are blooming around the fort. But how do these flowers survive the long cold winters? Second Grade Next Generation Science Standards Crosscutting Concepts: Patterns: Observed patterns in...
TED Talks
TED: To solve the world's biggest problems, invest in women and girls | Musimbi Kanyoro
As CEO of the Global Fund for Women, Musimbi Kanyoro works to support women and their ideas so they can expand and grow. She introduces us to the Maragoli concept of "isirika" -- a pragmatic way of life that embraces the mutual...
SciShow
Talk Show: Henry Reich, Fluorescence, and a Half-moon Conure
Talk Show: Henry Reich, Fluorescence, and a Half-moon Conure
SciShow Kids
4 Amazing Science Experiments for a Day Inside | Compilation | SciShow Kids
Squeaks is very bored, so he shows Mister Brown some of his favorite rainy day experiments!
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The Colors of Stars! | The Science of Colors! | SciShow Kids
Sam the Bat noticed that some stars are different colors, so Mister Brown teaches him about what colors stars can be, and what all the colors mean! Next Generation Science Standards Crosscutting Concepts: Patterns: Observed patterns in...
SciShow
The Truth About 10 Famous Inventions
Did Thomas Edison invent the lightbulb? I mean... kind of... but also... no. Every great, world-changing invention is the culmination of efforts by dozens or hundreds of people, spanning decades or centuries.
TED Talks
TED: Want a more just world? Be an unlikely ally | Nita Mosby Tyler
A more equal world starts with you. Citing a formative moment from her own life, equity advocate Nita Mosby Tyler highlights why showing up and fighting for others who face injustices beyond your own lived experience leads to a fairer,...
TED Talks
TED: Global population growth, box by box | Hans Rosling
The world's population will grow to 9 billion over the next 50 years -- and only by raising the living standards of the poorest can we check population growth. This is the paradoxical answer that Hans Rosling unveils at TED@Cannes using...
Amoeba Sisters
Endocrine System
Explore the endocrine system with the Amoeba Sisters! This video briefly discusses endocrine vs exocrine before showing major endocrine glands and discussing examples of hormones released by each gland. Video also provides an example of...
TED Talks
Safeena Husain: A bold plan to empower 1.6 million out-of-school girls in India
"Girls' education is the closest thing we have to a silver bullet to help solve some of the world's most difficult problems," says social entrepreneur Safeena Husain. In a visionary talk, she shares her plan to enroll a staggering 1.6...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: The true story of Sacajawea - Karen Mensing
In the early 19th century, a young Agaidika teenager named Sacajawea was enlisted by explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to aid her husband Toussaint Charbonneau as a guide to the Western United States. Karen Mensing debunks...