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COVID-19 Sparks Community Action

This video shows how a group of students, scientists, and volunteers came together to make hand sanitizer and masks for their community during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Microbiology
Science Practices
Scientists at Work
High School — General
High School — AP/IB
College

Mapping the Darién Gap

This video describes how indigenous communities from the tropical rainforest of Darién, Panama, use drones to map their lands. The communities use these maps to protect their territories from outside incursions and to design sustainable land-use plans.

Environmental Science
Science Practices
Scientists at Work
High School — General
High School — AP/IB
College

Think Like a Scientist: Gorongosa

This video describes a large-scale project to restore the wildlife of Gorongosa National Park. The video highlights the project’s approach of combining traditional conservation biology with solutions for addressing challenges in the community.

Environmental Science
Science Practices
Scientists at Work
High School — General
High School — AP/IB
College

Gorongosa's Water Cycle

This animation illustrates the main stages of the water cycle in Gorongosa National Park, an ecosystem that experiences both wet and dry seasons.

Ecology
Earth Science
Animations
High School — General

The Guide: A Biologist in Gorongosa

This film is set in war-torn Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique, a protected area that has been the subject of a large-scale restoration project. The film tells the story of a young man from the local community who discovers a passion for science after meeting world-renowned biologist E.O. Wilson.

Environmental Science
Science Practices
Short Films
High School — General
High School — AP/IB
College

The Origin of Species: The Making of a Theory

This film explores the epic voyages of Darwin and Wallace that led each to independently propose the natural origin of species and formulate the theory of evolution by natural selection.

Evolution
Science Practices
Short Films
High School — General
High School — AP/IB
College

The Making of the Fittest: The Birth and Death of Genes

This film explores how gene duplications and mutations have led to remarkable physiological adaptations in Antarctic fish.

Genetics
Anatomy & Physiology
Evolution
Short Films
High School — General
High School — AP/IB
College

Glowing Bacteria in a Flask

This video provides a demonstration of bioluminescent bacteria glowing in the dark.

Cell Biology
Microbiology
Clips
High School — General
High School — AP/IB
College

The LUX Operon

This animation explores the LUX operon, a set of five genes that are involved in bacterial bioluminescence.

Genetics
Cell Biology
Microbiology
Animations
High School — AP/IB
College

Calcium Channel Blockers and Paralysis

This animation shows how the drug Prialt suppresses signals from the nervous system, which can paralyze certain organisms.

Cell Biology
Anatomy & Physiology
Animations
High School — AP/IB
College

Cone Snail Toxins and Paralysis

This animation shows how cone snail toxins cause paralysis by blocking signal transmission at the synapse between neuron and muscle.

Cell Biology
Anatomy & Physiology
Animations
High School — AP/IB
College