Both foxes and dogs belong to the same family Canidae. Then why haven’t foxes become our companions too? To answer this, in 1950, a group of Russian scientists began an experiment to try and create the first ever pet fox species. The...

Explore the creative process behind making decorative goat pillows by an urban goat farmer. Learn how these pillows are designed to reflect the unique characteristics of different goat breeds, bringing farm-inspired decor into urban homes.

Learn how the brain, eyes, skin and muscles help us achieve the incredible challenge of balancing.



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Your brain maintains balance by combining information from you...

It can take years before our limbs and brain work together well enough to achieve good balance. What role do our ears play in helping us to meet this incredible challenge? Biology - Being Human - Learning Points. Our sense of balance is...

The lives of Asian and African elephants, from what they eat, to where they live, and what's threatening them. Biology - Animal Kingdom - Learning Points. There are two main species of elephant - African and Asian. African elephants are...

How our ears hear different frequencies, and how they work with the brain to turn these into sounds which we understand. Biology - Being Human - Learning Points. Sounds are simply movements of air molecules. Our ears are extremely...

An introduction to the ‘mammal-like reptiles’ that walked the Earth millions of years before the dinosaurs – and from which all modern-day mammals would eventually evolve. Biology - Animal Kingdom - Learning Points. Early reptiles split...

Synaesthesia, or mixed sensory perception, leads people to "see" smells or "hear" colours. Why does this occur and what does this tell us about brain function? Biology - Being Human - Learning Points. Each of our senses has different...

We make sense of the world around us through touch, smell, sight, taste and sound. But what are these senses and how does the body and brain process them? Biology - Being Human - Learning Points. Our senses detect information from our...

We look at how a vacuum affects how sound travels. An alarm is set off and placed under a bell jar. The air is removed from the jar to create a vacuum. We can still see the hammer of the alarm clock moving, but cannot hear the sound....

Hear sine waves as sound, and discover the equations that describe them: and the effect of increasing or decreasing the variables of amplitude and frequency. Maths - Shape A Twig Math Film. Reinforce and extend the learning required by...

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Guess What I Am while developing basic English reading skills.

Develop your English listening skills while taking a test.

Develop your English listening skills while taking a test.

Learn about Helen Keller's journey to overcome all odds by learning to speak, read, write books, and later tour the world bringing attention to others with similar disabilities.

Video 3 of the Echolocation Unit. Here, students will dive deep into how echolocation works. The segment explains how bats send out high-pitched sounds, listen for the returning echoes, and use their brains to create a mental map of...

This video introduces the concept of adjectives, words that describe nouns, providing examples to illustrate their importance in language. It explains how adjectives can describe size, shape, color, quantity, and texture, enhancing our...

Explore the basic structure and functions of plant and animal cells, the fundamental units of living organisms. Learn about the similarities and differences between plant and animal cells, including the roles of the cell membrane,...

Delve into the fascinating process of hearing and how our ears transform sound waves into signals for our brains to interpret. Learn about the intricate anatomy of the ear and how it enables us to experience the richness of...