Amoeba Sisters
Nervous System
Join the Amoeba Sisters on this introduction to the Nervous System! This video briefly describes the division of the central nervous system (including going over some general areas of the brain) and the peripheral nervous system before...
Amoeba Sisters
Muscle Tissues and Sliding Filament Model
Join the Amoeba Sisters a they explore different muscle tissues and then focus on the sliding filament theory in skeletal muscle! This video also briefly talks about muscle naming, some vocabulary (such as agonists and antagonists)...
SciShow Kids
How Do Rockets Fly? | Let's Explore Mars! | SciShow Kids
Rockets are super amazing, but how do we get something that weighs as much as 100 elephants all the way into space?
Bozeman Science
Energy Concepts
In this video Paul Andersen explains the different forms and units for energy. A discussion of the laws of thermodynamics is also included. Sample conversion problems using dimensional analysis is also included.
TED-Ed
TED-ED: What is the World Wide Web? - Twila Camp
The World Wide Web is used every day by millions of people for everything from checking the weather to sharing cat videos. But what is it exactly? Twila Camp describes this interconnected information system as a virtual city that...
Bozeman Science
Thinking in Proportion: Level 5 - Proportional Relationships
In this video Paul Andersen shows conceptual thinking in a mini-lesson on proportional relationships. TERMS Quantities - the amount (or number) of a thing Proportional relationship - relation of one dataset to another dataset Directly -...
Bozeman Science
Engaging in Argumentation
In this video Paul Andersen explains how to have your students engage in argumentation in the science classroom.
Bozeman Science
Entropy
In this video Paul Andersen explains that entropy is simply the dispersion of matter or energy. He begins with a series of video that show the natural direction of processes. According to the second law of thermodynamics the entropy may...
Bozeman Science
Exponential Growth
Paul Andersen explains how populations experience exponential. He begins by address the major players; N (population size) and r (growth rate). He models population growth in rabbits through four generations. He then shows you how to use...
SciShow
Can Screens Damage Your Eyes?
You might have heard that exposure to unnatural lights from digital devices can hurt your eyes. But is that true?
MinuteEarth
MinuteEarth Explains: Poop
In this collection of classic MinuteEarth videos, we dive into one of our favorite topics, well at least our #2: poop.
Bozeman Science
The Rate Constant
In this video Paul Andersen describes the characteristics of the rate constant in chemical reactions. The rate constant is highly variable in reactions and must be determined experimentally. The rate constant is dependent on both...
Amoeba Sisters
Plants: Diversity, Structure, & Adaptations
Join the Amoeba Sisters in their updated plant structure and adaptations video as they discuss the terms vascular vs nonvascular and how they relate to plants before exploring some general categories of plants (bryophytes, seedless...
SciShow
How Close Are We to the Perfect Deepfake?
Thanks to deepfakes, CGI can be more realistic and even amateurs can easily create some fun footage. But there are also sinister uses out there.
Crash Course
Regression - Crash Course Statistics
Today we're going to introduce one of the most flexible statistical tools - the General Linear Model (or GLM). GLMs allow us to create many different models to help describe the world - you see them a lot in science, economics, and...
Bozeman Science
Student's t-test
In this video Paul Andersen explains how to run the student's t-test on a set of data. He starts by explaining conceptually how a t-value can be used to determine the statistical difference between two samples. He then shows you how to...
3Blue1Brown
Why slicing a cone gives an ellipse
A beautiful proof of why slicing a cone gives an ellipse.
Bozeman Science
Electric Field Strength
In this video Paul Andersen explains how the electric field strength is directly related to the amount of charge that generates the field.
Bozeman Science
The Neuron
In this video Paul Andersen explains the basic anatomy of a neuron; including the dendrites, cell body, axon hillock, axon, and axon terminal. He also describes how neurons are classified both structurally and functionally.
Bozeman Science
Standard Deviation
In this video Paul Andersen explains the importance of standard deviation. He starts with a discussion of normal distribution and how the standard deviation measures the average distance from the mean, or the "spread" of data. He then...
Bozeman Science
Wave Superposition
In this video Paul Andersen explains how waves interact when moving through one another. Unlike particles waves can interfere both constructively and destructively. The amount of interference is determined through the superposition...