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A warthog with long tusks curving towards its body and leathery skin covered in mud. Caption: we can see that each has a beauty all its own.
Nature
Season 26 / Ep 4
30 minutes 42 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
An orange fish with yellow fins swimming up from the ocean floor from between rocks toward the viewer. Caption: in the environment they inhabit.
22 minutes 59 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 12
Person gesturing above an open book. The book has a broken spine and faded, handwritten text. Caption: So we catalogue the most primitive first
The Brain Scoop
Episode 5
7 minutes 15 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Brown fuzzy mammal sitting in a tree. Caption: An olingo is a member of the raccoon family.
The Brain Scoop
Episode 11
6 minutes 3 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Closeup of an animal with a pointed snout, large claws, and overlapping scales covering its body. Caption: They are covered in keratin scales,
The Brain Scoop
Episode 2
4 minutes 19 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Person holding a taxidermized flying squirrel with legs extended. Caption: As you know, flying squirrels don't fly, they glide.
The Brain Scoop
Episode 8
6 minutes 47 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
A photograph of Cetti's Warbler and its egg which measures 1 centimeter. On screen text, Cetti's Warbler, Cettia cetti. Caption: This is a Cetti's warbler from Southern Europe.
The Brain Scoop
Episode 67
12 minutes 12 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Black and white photo of a man on a boat holding a baby panda bear. Caption: Her export papers read, "One dog. Fee: $20."
The Brain Scoop
Episode 46
9 minutes 21 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
A white cow with brown spots on its head in a grassy field. Caption: began about 8,000 years ago in three separate locations.
Nature
Season 22 / Ep 11
27 minutes 52 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Three people stand around a horse. One holds the reins of the horse. A smiling person wearing a helmet is mounted on the horse. Caption: and I get to watch the riders benefit from her therapy.
Career Connections
Episode 28
6 minutes 29 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Book with handwritten text of the following hierarchy: Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species. Caption: are grouped into a species.
22 minutes 12 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
The head of a horse wearing a bridle, hooked to a tether secured to a post. The horse is leaning down to eat hay. Caption: These are all examples of different kinds of animals.
21 minutes 49 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 9
Polar bear on all fours walking in the dark. Caption: It was the cold in fact that created polar bears.
Nature
Season 26 / Ep 8
29 minutes 47 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
A grizzly bear chasing an animal, moving so quickly the image is blurred. Caption: the grizzly once ruled alone.
Nature
Season 28 / Ep 6
29 minutes 53 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Close up of a silver fish. Caption: - Ectotherms meaning their body temperature goes up and down
15 minutes 10 seconds
Grade Level: 3 - 6
Close up of a golden eagle, wings folded. Caption: Where did this golden eagle come from?
2 minutes 16 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Closeup of a taupe-colored shellfish with eye showing, and the ocean in the background. Text on image reads, "Core Biology. Animal Sciences."
Core Biology
Episode 2
28 minutes 42 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Whale fin breaking through the surface of the water. Caption: See nature, wildlife, glaciers."
Curiosity Quest
Season 6 / Ep 3
25 minutes 34 seconds
Grade Level: 3 - 6
Two men surrounded by plants. Both wear gloves and cowboy hats, one holds a plastic crate. Caption: Is it true about you waking up before the sun rises?
Curiosity Quest
Season 7 / Ep 4
25 minutes 19 seconds
Grade Level: 2 - 6
Close up of a rodent's face with a pile of food to one side. Caption: Last year we rehabilitated between 60 and 80 animals.
Curiosity Quest
Season 5 / Ep 5
26 minutes 44 seconds
Grade Level: 2 - 6
A shaft of light streaming from a hole in the wall of a small, enclosed burrow illuminates a rodent. Caption: Kangaroo rats pass the days heat
Nature
Season 24 / Ep 5
28 minutes 40 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
A large turtle walking. Caption: Meet the loneliest animal in the world: Lonesome George.
Nature
Season 27 / Ep 11
30 minutes 1 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
An aerial view of the archipelago in Florida. Caption: It is spectacular scenery, and I can never get enough.
29 minutes 18 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
A frog in mid-leap. Caption: (female narrator) Frogs have managed to navigate life on Earth
Nature
Season 24 / Ep 13
29 minutes 2 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Illustration of a horse with its nose pointed towards the ground. In this position the pupil of the eye is parallel to the ground. Caption: It would enhance the effective field of view
3 minutes 43 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Cycle showing eggs leading to tadpole; tadpole developing back legs and keeping tail; tadpole developing all four legs, losing some of the tail, and looking more like a frog; to an adult frog who produces eggs. Caption: to watch what happens to the eggs.
Everyday Science for Preschoolers
Episode 1
1 minutes 52 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 3
Human holding a small puppy and looking into its eyes. Caption: According to genetics,
Nature
Season 25 / Ep 12
29 minutes 49 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Black hummingbird with a white breast in flight. The wings are blurry because they are moving so fast. Caption: And it's no wonder they eat so much.
Nature
Season 28 / Ep 5
29 minutes 50 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
A baby elephant being helped to its feet by the trunk of an adult elephant. Caption: If all goes well, they'll share in the mothering.
Nature
Season 28 / Ep 2
30 minutes 2 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Dog laying at the front of a doghouse with a sign attached with Caption: sad dog. Food bowl is upside down by his head, chain attached to the ground and the dog. Caption: He's on a short chain.
10 minutes 46 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 5
Close up of small, black insects on foliage with holes eaten out of it. A human finger is touching the edge of the leaf and is giant in comparison to the insects. Caption: They're tiny in size but have a huge appetite.
Four Seasons in the Garden
Episode 2
26 minutes 53 seconds
Grade Level: K - 6
Brown lizard with red spots wearing a collar, standing on a rock. Caption: (Ms. Frizzle) Why, that's a collared lizard!
The Magic School Bus
Season 1 / Ep 107
25 minutes 54 seconds
Grade Level: 2 - 6
Cartoon character reaching under a hen nesting on eggs and pulling out an egg. Caption: So all we need is one of these.
The Magic School Bus
Season 4 / Ep 402
25 minutes 54 seconds
Grade Level: 2 - 6
People on the magic school bus wearing rain hats. Caption: Ahh. The sweet smell of swamp gas.
The Magic School Bus
Season 4 / Ep 405
25 minutes 54 seconds
Grade Level: 2 - 6
Person talking on a cellphone and walking in a dark building with bats hanging from the ceiling. Caption: First of all, if vampires aren't real,
The Magic School Bus
Season 2 / Ep 204
25 minutes 54 seconds
Grade Level: 2 - 6
Cartoon characters with faces and the bodies of pigeons sitting on the window ledge of a high-rise building. Caption: We'd better get back to the others.
The Magic School Bus
Season 4 / Ep 412
25 minutes 54 seconds
Grade Level: 2 - 6
Illustration of a young girl tossing a chimpanzee into the air. Caption: Jane had a stuffed toy chimpanzee
8 minutes 40 seconds
Grade Level: 2 - 5
Adult curls around two baby animals. Caption: Some of the ways animals enter a long sleeplike state
10 minutes 20 seconds
Grade Level: K - 3
A black, waist high horse wearing a bridle and halter is being held by a person standing next to it. Caption: the miniature horse has become a popular pet
Superlife
Episode 4
10 minutes 36 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Cartoon image of a child. Caption: You don't eat little children, do you?
My Little Planet
Episode 2
5 minutes 15 seconds
Grade Level: K - 3
Cartoon of two people, one person pointing. Caption: Look, Olli, this must be the thief.
My Little Planet
Episode 15
5 minutes 11 seconds
Grade Level: K - 3
Cow with a metal hat connected to wires that lead to a large machine. Caption: Thanks to my work, she can produce chocolate milk.
My Little Planet
Episode 19
5 minutes 20 seconds
Grade Level: 3 - 6
An Octopus holding on to a bottle. Caption: Each arm has upto 200 suckers.
9 minutes 3 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Horseshoe crab partially out of the water among debris and plants. Caption: On the highest tides, they drag themselves to shore
Nature
Season 26 / Ep 7
30 minutes 1 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Lion crouching low in the grass. Caption: This lion, hidden in the grass, senses an opportunity.
Nature
Season 26 / Ep 3
29 minutes 46 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Person hiking up a rock trail with mountains behind and tropical flowers along the path. Caption: That's because ecosystems are all around us.
Real World Science
Episode 4
18 minutes 9 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Frogs partially submerged in shallow water. Caption: Amphibians live in different habitats.
Science Video Vocab
Episode 85
4 minutes 33 seconds
Grade Level: 1 - 4
A large brown bird perched on a dead branch. Caption: Some birds are carnivores too.
Science Video Vocab
Episode 92
3 minutes 28 seconds
Grade Level: 1 - 4
A duck, flamingo, and cardinal. Class is Aves. Caption: All birds are part of class Aves.
Science Video Vocab
Episode 107
3 minutes 44 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 8
Gorilla, chimpanzee, humans. Family is Hominid.
Science Video Vocab
Episode 106
3 minutes 34 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 8
Flock of sheep grazing in a pasture. Caption: Grazers are animals that eat grasses and small plants.
Science Video Vocab
Episode 91
4 minutes 21 seconds
Grade Level: 1 - 4
Ducks swimming in the water. Caption: Other omnivores have to hunt or find food in their habitats.
Science Video Vocab
Episode 84
3 minutes 39 seconds
Grade Level: 1 - 4
Elephant, frog, crocodile, eagle, fish. 5 classes of vertebrates. Caption: There are 5 subgroups of vertebrate animals.
Science Video Vocab
Episode 87
3 minutes 34 seconds
Grade Level: 1 - 4
Bird with a brown body, drooping white neck, and splayed tail feathers stands in front of a smaller, plain brown bird. Caption: If a female is interested, she lets him know it
Nature
Season 26 / Ep 9
29 minutes 52 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Two spiders facing each other on a leaf. Caption: To win a mate, the males must perform an elaborate dance,
Nature
Season 26 / Ep 10
29 minutes 50 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
A meerkat sitting in the sand. Caption: As part of the attempt to understand our world,
The Six Kingdom Classification
Episode 1
17 minutes 5 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
illustration of Coelophysis. On screen text, dinosaurs. Caption: Female, Coelophysis lived about 220 million years ago.
44 minutes 54 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 8
Cartoon. Closeup of a wolf's face with eyes looking towards camera and mouth slightly open as if speaking. Caption. During the season of the falling leaves.
Stories From the Seventh Fire
Episode 4
12 minutes 20 seconds
Grade Level: 3 - 4
The flock of ganders is swimming in the water. Caption: These ganders are far more adventurous.
9 minutes 9 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Cartoon image of an open book. Caption: Let's look inside this book and see.
Everyday Science for Preschoolers
Episode 2
1 minutes 39 seconds
Grade Level: K - 2
Closeup of pink flowers with water dripping from them. Caption: Plants also need water to survive.
10 minutes 37 seconds
Grade Level: 3 - 6
A snake on a rock. Caption: All reptiles are cold-blooded,
Everyday Science for Preschoolers
Episode 3
1 minutes 20 seconds
Grade Level: K - 3
Person walking through stacked rows of chickens in cages. Caption: This is the age of the designer egg.
Superlife
Episode 9
6 minutes 24 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
A bear in a cage with hay on the back of a trailer. Caption: Come on! Let's go!
Nature
Season 23 / Ep 3
29 minutes 59 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Three wolves in the snow. Caption: He's one of the oldest in the northern range,
Nature
Season 26 / Ep 2
29 minutes 2 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Elephants of various sizes in natural habitat. Caption: elephants have a big impact on their environment.
You at the Zoo
Episode 5
4 minutes 37 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Monkey hanging from a latticework of bamboo poles. Caption: This enables primates to grab things better,
You at the Zoo
Episode 2
4 minutes 33 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Cheetah making a sharp turn while running. Caption: so, when they're making a quick turn, they won't fall.
You at the Zoo
Episode 3
4 minutes 31 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
An illustration of an anteater with spectacles.
Zoobabu
Episode
2 minutes 16 seconds
Grade Level: K - 3
An illustration of an armadillo in the wilderness.
Zoobabu
Episode
2 minutes 18 seconds
Grade Level: K - 3
An illustration of a bat inside a cave.
Zoobabu
Episode
2 minutes 16 seconds
Grade Level: K - 3
An illustration of a bear sitting next to a waterbody.
Zoobabu
Episode
2 minutes 16 seconds
Grade Level: K - 3
An illustration of a Bison.
Zoobabu
Episode
2 minutes 19 seconds
Grade Level: K - 3
An illustration of a black panther.
Zoobabu
Episode
2 minutes 15 seconds
Grade Level: K - 3
Cartoon of a camel in the desert standing in front of a pool of water.
Zoobabu
Episode
2 minutes 17 seconds
Grade Level: K - 3
An illustration of a cat inside the house.
Zoobabu
Episode
2 minutes 20 seconds
Grade Level: K - 3
An illustration of a cow.
Zoobabu
Episode
2 minutes 18 seconds
Grade Level: K - 3
Cartoon of a crocodile swimming in the water.
Zoobabu
Episode
2 minutes 17 seconds
Grade Level: K - 3
Cartoon of a deer in the forest.
Zoobabu
Episode
2 minutes 17 seconds
Grade Level: K - 3
Cartoon of a dog in a yard.
Zoobabu
Episode
2 minutes 15 seconds
Grade Level: K - 3
An illustration of a donkey.
Zoobabu
Episode
2 minutes 15 seconds
Grade Level: K - 3
Cartoon of an elephant in a pool of water.
Zoobabu
Episode
2 minutes 19 seconds
Grade Level: K - 3
An illustration of a fox.
Zoobabu
Episode
2 minutes 15 seconds
Grade Level: K - 3
Cartoon of a giraffe under trees.
Zoobabu
Episode
2 minutes 14 seconds
Grade Level: K - 3
An illustration of a gorilla in a forest.
Zoobabu
Episode
2 minutes 15 seconds
Grade Level: K - 3
An illustration of an hamster looking at a box.
Zoobabu
Episode
2 minutes 15 seconds
Grade Level: K - 3
An illustration of a hen standing on a big bowl.
Zoobabu
Episode
2 minutes 17 seconds
Grade Level: K - 3
Cartoon of a hippopotamus on the banks of a river.
Zoobabu
Episode
2 minutes 21 seconds
Grade Level: K - 3
Cartoon of a horse in a field.
Zoobabu
Episode
2 minutes 15 seconds
Grade Level: K - 3
An illustration of a hyena.
Zoobabu
Episode
2 minutes 15 seconds
Grade Level: K - 3
Cartoon of a kangaroo with a baby in its pouch.
Zoobabu
Episode
2 minutes 19 seconds
Grade Level: K - 3
An illustration of a koala on a tree.
Zoobabu
Episode
2 minutes 16 seconds
Grade Level: K - 3
Cartoon of a lion under a tree.
Zoobabu
Episode
2 minutes 18 seconds
Grade Level: K - 3
Cartoon of a llama on a terraced hillside covered in flowers.
Zoobabu
Episode
2 minutes 15 seconds
Grade Level: K - 3
An illustration of a meerkat standing on two legs.
Zoobabu
Episode
2 minutes 15 seconds
Grade Level: K - 3
An illustration of a mole.
Zoobabu
Episode
2 minutes 19 seconds
Grade Level: K - 3
An illustration of a monkey on tree top.
Zoobabu
Episode
2 minutes 16 seconds
Grade Level: K - 3
An illustration of a mouse in the house.
Zoobabu
Episode
2 minutes 20 seconds
Grade Level: K - 3
Cartoon of a panda in a tree surrounded by bamboo.
Zoobabu
Episode
2 minutes 15 seconds
Grade Level: K - 3
An illustration of a parrot in an island.
Zoobabu
Episode
2 minutes 16 seconds
Grade Level: K - 3
Cartoon of a pig with mud on its belly next to a mud pit.
Zoobabu
Episode
2 minutes 21 seconds
Grade Level: K - 3
An illustration of a platypus standing near a river.
Zoobabu
Episode
2 minutes 17 seconds
Grade Level: K - 3
Cartoon of a polar bear on ice.
Zoobabu
Episode
2 minutes 15 seconds
Grade Level: K - 3
An illustration of a rabit peaking out a hole.
Zoobabu
Episode
2 minutes 14 seconds
Grade Level: K - 3
Cartoon of a raccoon next to trash cans.
Zoobabu
Episode
2 minutes 15 seconds
Grade Level: K - 3
An illustration of a reindeer in a forest covered in snow.
Zoobabu
Episode
2 minutes 17 seconds
Grade Level: K - 3
Cartoon of a rhinoceros in natural habitat.
Zoobabu
Episode
2 minutes 14 seconds
Grade Level: K - 3
Cartoon of a sheep in a field.
Zoobabu
Episode
2 minutes 14 seconds
Grade Level: K - 3
An illustration of a skunk near a river.
Zoobabu
Episode
2 minutes 15 seconds
Grade Level: K - 3
An illustration of a sloth hanging head down from a tree branch.
Zoobabu
Episode
2 minutes 19 seconds
Grade Level: K - 3
An illustration of a snail.
Zoobabu
Episode
2 minutes 17 seconds
Grade Level: K - 3
Cartoon of a squirrel in an autumn forest.
Zoobabu
Episode
2 minutes 16 seconds
Grade Level: K - 3
An illustration of a tiger in the woods.
Zoobabu
Episode
2 minutes 14 seconds
Grade Level: K - 3
An illustration of a toad wearing a cowboy hat.
Zoobabu
Episode
2 minutes 15 seconds
Grade Level: K - 3
An illustration of a pigeon on the street.
Zoobabu
Episode
2 minutes 14 seconds
Grade Level: K - 3
Cartoon of a wolf in an autumn forest.
Zoobabu
Episode
2 minutes 16 seconds
Grade Level: K - 3
Cartoon of a zebra in natural habitat.
Zoobabu
Episode
2 minutes 15 seconds
Grade Level: K - 3
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