Browse our collection of educational videos to help your students visualize data and understand scientific and environmental concepts.
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Travel Deep Inside a Leaf
What would you see if you could shrink down to fit inside a plant cell?
Lens of Time: How Hummingbirds Hover
Scientists are beginning to unlock the secrets of one of nature’s most acrobatic flyers.
Walking with Lucy
How did bipedalism come to be? What body parts allow humans to walk upright, while chimpanzees walk on knuckles?
Invisible Nature: The Glowing Squid
The Hawaiian bobtail squid can cruise above its prey without casting a shadow—even on a moonlight night—thanks to its relationship with a bacterial partner.
Selections from Flipside Science
The Climate is Changing but How's the Weather?
What's the difference between weather and climate? Learn how we know and why it's important.
Renewable Energy: Powered by Poop
Find out how a dairy farm is using a methane digester to turn cow poop into electricity.
Bugs for Breakfast
Could eating insects be better for the environment than eating other sources of protein, like beef?
Full Films from our Planetarium
Fragile Planet
Travel to the Moon, Mars, and even beyond the Milky Way to search for habitats that might support life!
Habitat Earth in the Classroom
Inspire your students with this stunning 25-minute film focusing on the vast networks of life.
Incoming!
In this free film, you'll follow the paths of asteroids and comets that have collided with Earth.
Selections from our Earthquakes Course
Inside the Earth: Exploring Earth’s Layers
Much of what we know about Earth's interior comes from seismic waves generated by earthquakes.
Plate Boundaries: Divergent, Convergent, and Transform
Most seismic activity occurs in the narrow zones between plates.
Plate Tectonics: Shaping the Continents
Billions of years ago, Earth had supercontinents—land masses made of multiple continents merged together.
Short Scenes from Habitat Earth
Take a Virtual Dive in a Kelp Forest
Visit an underwater forest near Point Lobos, California, to learn what a kelp forest food web looks like.
The Living Soil Beneath Our Feet
Travel underground for an up-close look at the ants, amoebas, and bacteria that maintain healthy soil.
Why Do We Have Different Seasons?
Earth's rotation changes the angle at which sunlight hits the planet's surface, creating the different seasons.
Data Visualizations
Timelapse: Photosynthesis Seen From Space
Witness the influence of the sun on the seasonal abundance of plant matter produced on land and in our oceans.
Why Do Birds Migrate?
See how seasonal changes drive patterns in animal behavior.
How Quickly Do Ships Cross the Oceans?
This clip demonstrates global ship traffic over an eleven day period.
Social Studies + Science Connections
Plate Tectonics and Ancient Civilizations
Plate tectonics played an important role in providing opportunities for life to flourish.
The Great San Francisco Earthquake of 1906
On April 18, 1906, a 7.9 magnitude earthquake along the San Andreas Fault would reshape the entire city.
How Did Human Civilization Spread?
How is the development of human population centers linked to the development of agriculture?
Selections from our Biodiversity Course
How Does Climate Change Affect Biodiversity?
As human activities warm the Earth, biodiversity levels and distributions are changing at alarming rates.
Demystifying Ocean Acidification
Why are the oceans becoming more acidic and how does that threaten biodiversity?
Ecosystems and Ecological Networks
Healthy ecosystems require a large, diverse group of organisms, each doing their part.
Live Webcams
Live Penguin Cams
Watch our penguins swim, flirt, and nest on three live webcams.
Reef Lagoon Cam
Enjoy ogling the 10+ species of graceful rays and tropical fish in Reef Lagoon—streaming 24/7 via webcam.
Philippine Coral Reef
Watch reef fish dart through colorful forests of coral while giant rays sail gracefully under your feet.
Ideas for Using Video in the Classroom RR
Learn the benefit of using videos in the classroom, and browse resources to help you get started.
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