Microbes from Mom: Vaginal Birth vs. C-Section This short video explores how a baby’s microbiome is established during birth. Microbiology Anatomy & Physiology Animated Shorts High School — General High School — AP/IB College
Identifying the Key Genes for Regeneration This video describes how scientists silence different genes in regenerating planaria to study the process of regeneration at the molecular level. Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Cell Biology Anatomy & Physiology 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
Development of the Cerebral Cortex This animation shows how a region of the brain called the cerebral cortex develops in a human fetus. Anatomy & Physiology Animations College
Plate Tectonics This animation provides an overview of some basic concepts from plate tectonics, a fundamental theory in earth science. Earth Science Animations High School — General
The Principle of Isostasy This video provides a demonstration of the principle of isostasy, the idea that the continental crust “floats” on the underlying mantle. Earth Science Clips High School — General High School — AP/IB
The Geologic Carbon Cycle This animation explores how carbon enters the atmosphere and can be removed through a series of chemical reactions. Earth Science Animations 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
Prenatal Development of the Human Brain This animation tracks how the human brain develops over nine months of gestation. Anatomy & Physiology Animations High School — AP/IB College
Cellular Differentiation Along Concentration Gradients This animation shows how varying concentrations of a signaling molecule activate different transcription factors to determine cell fate. Genetics Cell Biology Anatomy & Physiology Animations High School — AP/IB College
Human Embryonic Development This animation gives an overview of how a fertilized human egg develops into an embryo. Cell Biology Anatomy & Physiology Animations High School — General High School — AP/IB College
Differentiation and the Fate of Cells This animation describes the formation and fates of the three germ layers in a human embryo. Cell Biology Anatomy & Physiology Animations High School — AP/IB College