Instructional Video13:58
Learning Mole

How do Insects Move?

Pre-K - 12th
This video will take students through how insects move their limbs in different ways to humans.
Instructional Video1:56
Kids Learning Videos

Butterflies! Fun Butterfly Facts for Kids

Pre-K - K
Butterflies are insects that can be found on every continent except Antarctica. Scientists think there could be as many as 20,000 species of butterflies! Kids will love watching videos of pretty butterflies and learning these interesting...
Instructional Video10:16
Bino and Fino

Great Outdoors

Pre-K - K
Bino loves reading and Fino loves playing outside. They have an argument about which one is better. What will happen next?
Instructional Video1:49
US Department of Agriculture

Helping Monarch Butterflies

Higher Ed
USDA launches a new conservation effort to attract monarch butterflies.
Instructional Video6:23
Learning Mole

Mystery in The Library

Pre-K - 12th
This Lucas Detective video lesson is the Mystery in the Library.Students will enjoy joining Lucas in this animated video as they discover STEM subjects and work to unveil the mystery.
Instructional Video15:45
Curated Video

Bailey's Big Back Yard: Rainforest Adventure

K - 8th
Bailey is an adventurous and inquisitive kid whose curiosity leads him to explore the world with the help of his two friends, Boggs, a mischievous Frog, and Maggie the magical magnifying glass. This program opens with Bailey exploring...
Instructional Video6:25
Science360

Adaptation of Butterflies -- Changing Planet

12th - Higher Ed
One of the bellwether species on the impact of climate change to our environment is the butterfly. Scientists say that warmer temperatures are affecting where butterflies live and breed, causing some species to migrate toward cooler...
Instructional Video22:10
Wonderscape

Science Kids: Biology Terms

K - 5th
In this video, students will learn about important terms in biology, including the definitions of living and non-living, life cycles, endangered species, and extinct species. The video breaks down these concepts and provides examples to...
Instructional Video3:44
Curated Video

Forming Irregular Plural Nouns: Dropping Y and Adding IES

K - 5th
In this video, the teacher explains how to form irregular plural nouns that drop the Y and add ies. They emphasize the importance of checking if the word looks right in the sentence to determine the correct spelling. The teacher provides...
Instructional Video2:27
Visual Learning Systems

Biotic Components

9th - 12th
This video explains the different levels of organization in nature, starting with individual organisms and moving up to populations, communities, and ecosystems. Ecosystems part 4/8
Instructional Video3:02
Ancient Lights Media

External Effects on Gene Expression

6th - 8th
Genetic Expression Set: 7. This clip shows how external factors such as light and temperature can affect gene expression.
Instructional Video19:42
Wonderscape

Forming and Using Plural Nouns: Regular and Irregular Plurals

K - 5th
This video provides a comprehensive lesson on plural nouns. It explains the different types of regular plural nouns and how to form them by adding -s, -es, or -ies to the end of the singular noun. It also covers irregular plural nouns...
Instructional Video7:13
Maddie Moate

The World's Largest, Smelliest Flower!

K - 5th
Earlier this year Greg and I travelled to Khao Sok National Park in Thailand, where we set off on an awesome trek in search of one of the World's largest flowers, the Rafflesia kerii! (The absolute largest is the Rafflesia arnoldi, but...
Instructional Video2:47
Visual Learning Systems

Biotic Ecosystem Components

9th - 12th
The video is about the different components of an ecosystem, specifically the biotic components, which include all living things in an area. The video provides examples of different populations and communities, such as monarch and tiger...
Instructional Video2:29
Curated OER

Monarch Butterflies

4th - 12th
Monarch butterflies are as fragile as they look and a small change of their environment could have a huge impact on their lives. Watch this video to learn about one instance where over 250 million monarch butterflies died.
Instructional Video8:17
Curated OER

Pollination, Plants and Insects

9th - 12th
The pollination of milkweed involves a high risk for the bees and butterflies involved. Though the nectar is sweet and delicious, the pollen is very sticky. If a bee is not strong enough to pull the pollen free, he will be stuck and die....
Instructional Video6:05
Be Smart

Mexico’s Monarch Butterfly Migration in VR180

9th - 12th Standards
Escape into the world of virtual reality to experience the monarch migration! A video presentation allows pupils to view the migration of the monarchs to Mexico from a 180-degree view. A narrator briefly explains the basics of the...
Instructional Video10:16
Be Smart

The Mystery of the World’s Greatest Butterfly Migration

9th - 12th Standards
Follow the migration of the monarch butterfly from northern North America to southern Mexico. A video explains how monarch butterflies navigate their migration north in the spring and south in the fall. Pupils learn how it takes multiple...
Instructional Video4:40
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California Academy of Science

Why Protect Pollinators?

6th - 10th Standards
Would you rather having biting flies or chocolate? The question may seem absurd, but cocoa trees rely on pollination from biting flies. Viewers come to understand the importance of pollinators to our food supply, flowers, and entire...
Instructional Video8:21
Be Smart

Why Is Blue so Rare in Nature?

6th - 12th Standards
Why so blue? As it turns out, very few things in nature only reflect blue light! A short video from a comprehensive science playlist highlights the beautiful blues of butterflies, birds, and human eyes. The narrator shows how adaptations...
Instructional Video8:21
The Brain Scoop

Insect Adventure, Part 2

6th - 12th Standards
Scholars look forward to using the pooter, otherwise known as an aspirator, to collect insects. The video demonstrates how to collect bugs in mesh nets, canvas nets, and in pooters to better study them. The second installment of a...
Instructional Video4:37
The Brain Scoop

Moths vs Butterflies

6th - 12th Standards
What's the difference between a chrysalis and a cocoon? A chrysalis comes from the butterfly's skin, while a cocoon comes from any nearby materials a moth uses. The Brain Scoop video explains the similarities and differences between...
Instructional Video3:04
Deep Look

What Gives the Morpho Butterfly Its Magnificent Blue?

8th - 12th Standards
Things are not always as they appear. The morpho butterfly appears to have blue wings, but they don't contain a drop of blue pigment. Learners watch as the instructor explains the physics behind these amazing blue wings.
Instructional Video4:43
Deep Look

Why Is The Very Hungry Caterpillar So Dang Hungry?

6th - 12th Standards
What would it be like if your only goal in life was eating? See the world from a caterpillar's point of view in an interesting video. Science scholars learn about the life cycle of a butterfly, as well as the distinct functions performed...