Instructional Video3:32
SciShow Kids

Why Do We Need Sleep?

K - 5th
Jessi stayed up too late, so she's feeling really tired. Luckily, she isn't too tired to tell you all about what happens when we sleep and why we feel so terrible when we don't get enough sleep!
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 Video13:03
Crash Course

The Yellow Wallpaper: Crash Course Literature 407

12th - Higher Ed
Today on Crash Course Literature, John Green teaches you about The Yellow Wallpaper, by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. The Yellow Wallpaper tells the story of a woman who is a prisoner in her own home, in the name of caring for her mental...
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 Video4:00
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 Video12:08
Crash Course

Intro to Economics: Crash Course Econ

12th - Higher Ed
In which Jacob Clifford and Adriene Hill launch a brand new Crash Course on Economics! So, what is economics? Good question. It's not necessarily about money, or stock markets, or trade. It's about people and choices. What, you may ask,...
Instructional Video11:12
TED Talks

Greta Thunberg: The disarming case to act right now on climate change

12th - Higher Ed
In this passionate call to action, 16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg explains why, in August 2018, she walked out of school and organized a strike to raise awareness of global warming, protesting outside the Swedish parliament...
Instructional Video20:30
TED Talks

TED: No one should die because they live too far from a doctor | Raj Panjabi

12th - Higher Ed
Illness is universal -- but access to care is not. Physician Raj Panjabi has a bold vision to bring health care to everyone, everywhere. With the 2017 TED Prize, Panjabi is building the Community Health Academy, a global platform that...
Instructional Video5:45
SciShow Kids

Why Different Soils Feel Different

K - 5th
Squeaks and Mister Brown do some experiments with soil, and learn all about why different soils feel different! Disciplinary Core Ideas: PS1.A: Structure and Properties of Matter - Matter can be described and classified by its observable...
Instructional Video10:32
Crash Course

The Periodic Table: Crash Course Chemistry

12th - Higher Ed
Hank gives us a tour of the most important table ever, including the life story of the obsessive man who championed it, Dmitri Mendeleev. The periodic table of elements is a concise, information-dense catalog of all of the different...
Instructional Video4:58
TED-Ed

TED-Ed: The meaning of life according to Simone de Beauvoir - Iseult Gillespie

Pre-K - Higher Ed
At the age of 21, Simone de Beauvoir became the youngest person to take the philosophy exams at France’s most esteemed university. But as soon as she mastered the rules of philosophy, she wanted to break them. Her desire to explore the...
Instructional Video6:17
TED Talks

Lisa Bu: How books can open your mind

12th - Higher Ed
What happens when a dream you've held since childhood ... doesn't come true? As Lisa Bu adjusted to a new life in the United States, she turned to books to expand her mind and create a new path for herself. She shares her unique approach...
Instructional Video6:03
SciShow Kids

How to Find a Meteorite!

K - 5th
Maybe you've seen a shooting star, a bright streak of light that zips across the sky! But did you know that those shooting stars are actually rocks falling from space? And sometimes you can find them on the ground! Find out how with...
Instructional Video4:20
SciShow Kids

We Made These Magnets Float in the Air!

K - 5th
Jessi and Squeaks are working on an experiment: Making an ordinary magnet float in the air! Next Generation Science Standards: NGSS Performance Expectations: 3-PS2-3: Ask questions to determine cause and effect relationships of electric...
Instructional Video3:34
SciShow Kids

Turtle Travel Tips: How Magnets Can Help Us Navigate | Magnetoreception

K - 5th
When people travel a long distance, they'll usually use a map. But there are lots of animals that travel really long distances, too, and they can't use maps... so how do they not get lost? Our friend Dr. Turtleman calls in to explain!...
Instructional Video4:48
SciShow Kids

Where Does Soil Come From?

K - 5th
Trees come from seeds, and birds come from eggs, but where does all the soil and dirt come from? Second Grade Next Generation Science Standards Disciplinary Core Ideas: ESS1.C: The History of Planet Earth - Some events happen very...
Instructional Video6:17
SciShow Kids

Soil Is Alive!

K - 5th
Jessi and Squeaks make a new friend named Grady, and he teaches them about all the living things you can find in soil! Disciplinary Core Idea: LS4.D: Biodiversity and Humans - There are many different kinds of living things in any area,...
Instructional Video17:33
SciShow Kids

Fun Summer Science!

K - 5th
The sun is out and Jessi and Squeaks are ready to perform all kinds of fun outdoor science experiments! Let's take a look at some of the fun activities they've done before, like making a kite, building a solar tower, blowing bubbles, and...
Instructional Video17:15
SciShow Kids

You Are What You Eat!

K - 5th
Join Jessi and Squeaks as they prepare a special meal for friends. You’ll learn some fun food science facts, like the difference between fruits and veggies and how your tongue works so you can taste food!
Instructional Video16:34
TED Talks

John Maeda: How art, technology and design inform creative leaders

12th - Higher Ed
John Maeda, former President of the Rhode Island School of Design, delivers a funny and charming talk that spans a lifetime of work in art, design and technology, concluding with a picture of creative leadership in the future. Watch for...
Instructional Video11:26
Crash Course

Civil Rights and the 1950s Crash Course US History

12th - Higher Ed
In which John Green teaches you about the early days of the Civil Rights movement. By way of providing context for this, John also talks a bit about wider America in the 1950s. The 1950s are a deeply nostalgic period for many Americans,...
Instructional Video12:33
TED Talks

TED: How fashion helps us express who we are -- and what we stand for | Kaustav Dey

12th - Higher Ed
No one thinks twice about a woman wearing blue jeans in New York City -- but when Nobel laureate Malala wears them, it's a political act. Around the globe, individuality can be a crime, and clothing can be a form of protest. In a talk...
Instructional Video8:44
Crash Course

To Film School or Not To Film School: Crash Course Film Production

12th - Higher Ed
Should you go to film school? Great question? But there aren't necessarily a lot of direct answers. Do you want to go to Hollywood? Do you want to make movies in your spare time? Do you want to learn about world cinema? Do you want to be...
Instructional Video4:24
TED Talks

Jay Walker: The world's English mania

12th - Higher Ed
Jay Walker explains why two billion people around the world are trying to learn English. He shares photos and spine-tingling audio of Chinese students rehearsing English -- "the world's second language" -- by the thousands.