Videos

• The Fantastic Fur of Sea Otters

  3-12  |  Video
  Unlike whales and other ocean mammals, sea otters have no blubber. Yet they're still able to keep warm in the frigid Pacific waters. The secret to their survival? A fur coat like no other.

• The Woman Who Saved the U.S. Space Race (And Other Unsung Scientists)

  K-12  |  Video
  This video takes a brief look three unsung women scientists, like the one who saved the U.S. space race.

• Ask A Scientist: What is an Optical Illusion

  4-12  |  Video
  This video form the National Eye Institute provides a simple introduction to the science of optical illusions.

• 2010 BioBlitz BobCast 1: Noon Arrival

  K-12  |  Video
  In the first of a series of live 2010 BioBlitz BobCasts, host Bob Hirshon arrives at the BioBlitz staging area and provides a short video tour of the people gathering there.

• 2010 BioBlitz BobCast 2: Interview with John Francis

  K-12  |  Video
  AAAS' Bob Hirshon talks with John Francis of National Geographic about the 2010 BioBlitz and what participants experience there.

• 2010 BioBlitz BobCast 3: Reef Trip

  K-12  |  Video
  AAAS's Bob Hirshon and a small team of volunteer “fish counters” head out on a boat trip to a turtlegrass bed and coral reef.

• 2010 BioBlitz BobCast 4: Mangroves

  K-12  |  Video
  A Biscayne National Park Ranger working at the 2010 BioBlitz takes us on a tour of mangrove trees.

• 2010 BioBlitz BobCast 5: Algae

  K-12  |  Video
  In this final BobCast video, we hear from a group of college students who collect and identify marine algae, better known as seaweed.

• 2011 BioBlitz BobCast 1: Learning about Biodiversity

  K-12  |  Video
  In the first of a series of live 2011 BioBlitz BobCasts, host Bob Hirshon explains what the BioBlitz is all about.

• 2011 BioBlitz BobCast 2: Endophytic Fungi

  K-12  |  Video
  In this video, AAAS's Bob Hirshon talks with a team from the University of Arizona who are hunting for fungi that spend their entire lives inside plants.

• 2011 BioBlitz BobCast 3: Bugs in the Night

  K-12  |  Video
  In this video, middle-school students work with entomologists to find desert insects that are attracted to light.

• 2011 BioBlitz BobCast 4: Hunting Water Bears

  K-12  |  Video
  In this video, a student from Baker University discusses tardigrades (water bears) and their unique features.

• 2012 BioBlitz BobCast 1: Wildlife Poetry

  K-12  |  Video
  In this video, we see kids play "Literary Roulette."

• 2012 BioBlitz BobCast 2: Controlling Invasive Plants

  K-12  |  Video
  When invasive plants threaten to upset critical natural habitat, who can you call? Jamie Evans, National Park Service biologist at Rocky Mountain National Park.

• Brood II Is Back

  K-12  |  Video
  Bob Hirshon interviews Dr. Michael Raupp, an entomologist, about the 2013 emergence of the Brood ii 17-year periodical cicadas.

• Classify It! Promotional Video

  3-12  |  Video
  Learn how to play Classify It!, the latest Android and iOS app from Science NetLinks.

• Conversations with a Scientist: John Dabiri

  3-12  |  Video
  John Dabiri, a biophysicist at the California Institute of Technology, discusses jellyfish, submarines, blood flow, and wind farms.

• Conversations with a Scientist: Michael Brown

  3-12  |  Video
  Astronomer Michael Brown discusses the solar system's bodies and his role in the demotion of Pluto from planet to dwarf planet.

• Interview with Loree Griffin Burns

  3-12  |  Video
  This video features an interview with author Loree Griffin Burns at the 2013 AAAS Annual Meeting in Boston, Massachusetts.

• Loree Griffin Burns Reading Citizen Scientists

  3-12  |  Video
  This video features Loree Griffin Burns reading a chapter from her book, Citizen Scientists.

• Mysterious Marbled Murrelet

  3-5  |  Video
  This video features the Marbled Murrelet, a small, Pacific seabird listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act in California, Oregon, and Washington. The murrelet was the last bird species in North America to have its nesting site discovered in 1974. These birds nest in old-growth, redwood forests but spend most of their lives out on the ocean.

• Panel Discussion on the Next Generation Science Standards: Moving from the Framework to the Classroom

  K-12  |  Video
  The panel discussion on the "Next Generation Science Standards: Moving from the Framework to the Classroom," focuses on the changes the new standards for K-12 students would bring and how states, schools, and teachers would implement them.

• Planetfall

  3-12  |  Video
  Michael Benson discusses the Planetfall art exhibition.

• Prepare for the Science Fair

  5-12  |  Video
  High school senior Kevin Temmer created this animated short on how to take part in a science fair as part of the International Baccalaureate program at Land O'Lakes High School.

• Return of the Cicadas

  K-12  |  Video
  This time-lapse video takes a look at the 17-year life cycle of the magicicada.

• Suit Up: 50 Years of Spacewalks

  3-12  |  Video
  This NASA documentary celebrates 50 years of extravehicular activity (EVA) or spacewalks that began in 1965 and continue to this day.

• The Surfrider Foundation Explains Watersheds 101

  3-12  |  Video
  What is a watershed? Learn about watersheds with this clip from Surfrider Foundation's educational video "From Sea to Summit: A Journey through the Watershed."

• Topspin Doctor: How Physics Serves Tennis

  3-12  |  Video
  In this segment of Science XPlained, Dr. Ainissa Ramirez discusses how the strings in a tennis racket--often made of synthetic or natural materials--make the important topspin shot possible.

• Tsunamis: Know What to Do!

  K-5  |  Video
  The friendly crabs in this video will help you understand tsunamis and how to be better prepared if you're ever in a coastal tsunami area.

• Vicki Cobb: Lifetime Achievement Award

  3-12  |  Video
  This is a video of Vicki Cobb's acceptance speech of the 2012 SB&F Lifetime Achievement Award.

• What is a Watershed

  3-12  |  Video
  This video provides a brief explanation of a watershed.

• Why Garden for Wildlife?

  K-12  |  Video
  This video from the National Wildlife Federation follows naturalist David Mizejewski as he discusses why it's important to plan gardens with wildlife in mind.