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Out of the Ashes: Dawn of the Age of Mammals

This film explores how life recovered after an asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs and how those events shaped the diversity of plants and mammals on Earth today.

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

Analyzing Patterns in the Savanna Landscape

This video showcases the work of mathematician-turned-biologist Corina Tarnita, who uses quantitative approaches to understand the role of termite mounds in the savanna ecosystem.

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

Animated Life: Pangea

This animated short video celebrates the early 20th-century German astronomer and atmospheric scientist Alfred Wegener, who first proposed that continents once formed a single landmass and had drifted apart.

Earth Science
Animated Shorts
High School — General
High School — AP/IB
College

The Double Helix

This film tells the story of the scientists and the evidence involved in one of the most important scientific quests of the 20th century: the discovery of the structure of DNA.

Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Science Practices
Short Films
High School — General
High School — AP/IB
College

The Day the Mesozoic Died

This film tells the story of the scientific quest to explain one of the greatest, long-standing scientific mysteries: the sudden disappearance of the dinosaurs at the end of the Cretaceous period.

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

How To Find a Dinosaur

In this video, Tyler Lyson describes and demonstrates how he and other paleontologists uncover fossils from prehistoric animals, including dinosaurs.

Evolution
Earth Science
Scientists at Work
High School — General
High School — AP/IB
College

Stratigraphic Principles

This video provides a demonstration of two main principles in the study of rock layers: superposition and association.

Earth Science
Clips
High School — General
High School — AP/IB
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Teaching Population Dynamics and Trophic Cascades Using Large Mammals

This playlist can be used to teach several core concepts of population dynamics and trophic cascades through three diverse ecological examples: wolves in Isle Royale, Michigan; rinderpest and wildebeest in Tanzania; and cougars in Zion National Park, Utah. It can be used in general biology and environmental high school courses.

Contains6 Resources
High School — General
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Teaching Gene Regulation Using Corn and Stickleback Fish

This playlist can be used to teach the eukaryotic regulation of gene expression and its role in the development of plants and animals. It can be used in AP/IB Biology and undergraduate college courses.

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High School — AP/IB
College