Neuro Transmissions
Animal research is still the best option
Animal research is a controversial topic. It's critical for science and medicine, but is it "right" or ethical? New technologies are allowing scientists to conduct experiments in all kinds of new model systems. So that means that...
Teaching Without Frills
How to Write a Research Paper for Kids - Episode 4: Writing a Draft
In this video, you will learn how use your research paper plan to write a first draft. We will write an introduction, facts we learned from our research, and a closing to end our research report.
Teaching Without Frills
How to Write a Research Paper for Kids - Episode 3: Researching
In this video, you will learn how to start researching a topic after you make a plan for your animal research paper. We will check to make sure the facts we already knew are really true. Then we'll learn even more information in books,...
Teaching Without Frills
How to Write a Research Paper for Kids | Episode 2 | Making a Plan
In this video, you will learn how to make a plan for your research paper before you begin researching. We'll discuss how to choose categories of "big ideas" that will serve as subtopics in your report!
Teaching Without Frills
How to Write a Research Paper for Kids - Episode 5: Revising
In this video, you will learn how to revise your research paper to improve your writing. We will add, change, or remove parts to make our writing even better!
Teaching Without Frills
How to Write a Research Paper for Kids Episode 1: Brainstorming Topics
This video series will teach you how to write a research paper or report. Each episode leads you through each step of the writing process. In this video, you will learn how to brainstorm research topic ideas!
NASA
Houston We Have a Podcast: Women in STEM
Sophia Hahn, Shelita Hall, and Emily Anderson, NASA interns from across the agency, discuss being women in STEM (science, technology, engineering, or math), their journey to work at NASA, and the unique opportunities they have...
ShortCutsTv
Using Non-Human Animals in Research
This film begins by looking at how animals were used in psychological research, looking particularly at Harlow's experiments isolating rhesus monkeys in what he himself described as 'the pit of despair'. It then looks at the regulation...
Institute of Art and Ideas
How Men and Women Think (long form version)
Many neuroscientists believe disorders of the mind will be solved when we understand the differences between the male and female brain. Yet is is frequently argued that men and women are not born but made. Are mental differences between...
Curated Video
Why We Experiment On Animals
In the modern era, experiments with animals have been essential to biomedical science.
PBS
Pbs: Nova: How Smart Are Animals?
Learn about animal behavior, communication, and intelligence by taking a look at separate case studies of a dolphin, an octopus, a dog, and a parrot. [55:13]
NOAA
Noaa: Estuary Education: Oyster Research
Learn about different research techniques used to study the oyster population in the estuary. [5:55]
NOAA
Noaa: Estuary Education: Hermit Crab Research
A young researcher studies how hermit crabs live and reproduce in the estuary. She also discusses the value of the Estuarine Research Reserve system. [4:57]
NOAA
Noaa: Estuary Education: Larger Animals of the Estuary
Join a naturalist who studies the large animals and native birds found in the estuarine areas. Spend the day exploring the San Francisco Bay Estuary with this group of students. [7:46]