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The Genetics of Tusklessness in Elephants

This video follows scientists working in Gorongosa National Park as they try to determine the genes responsible for tusk development in elephants.

Genetics
Evolution
Scientists at Work
High School — AP/IB
College

Mapping Migrations: The Bird Genoscape Project

This video follows an international team of researchers as they collect data to map migratory bird populations in the US and Mexico.

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

How Can We Measure Elephant Populations?

In this activity, students use an interactive tool to simulate how scientists collected and used sample data to estimate elephant population sizes.

Ecology
Environmental Science
Science Practices
Click & Learn
High School — General
High School — AP/IB
College

Setting Up Your Data for Success

This highly customizable activity guides students through organizing and documenting spreadsheet data during a class investigation.

Science Practices
Skill Builders
High School — General
High School — AP/IB
College
Image of a fish jumping out of water.

The Beautiful Undammed

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Duration 00:27:51

After a dam removal on Washington’s Elwha River, scientists are chronicling a story of ecological rebirth. Recovering salmon populations are transferring critical nutrients from the ocean into the forests, enriching the entire ecosystem.

Image of a woodpecker on a tree.

Woodpecker Wars

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Duration 00:27:59

Scientists, soldiers, and landowners collaborate to save the endangered red-cockaded woodpecker at a North Carolina army base.

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Beaver Fever

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Duration 00:27:48

The return of beavers to the British countryside is boosting biodiversity, reducing storm-induced flooding, and restoring wilderness to an over- manicured landscape.

Preserving Maize Genetic Diversity

This video follows germplasm bank coordinator Cristian Zavala Espinosa and geneticist Sarah Hearne, who are part of the global effort to preserve the genetic diversity of maize (corn).

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

From Dog DNA to Human Diseases

This video follows biologist Elinor Karlsson, who studies dogs to find genes associated with traits, including certain diseases.

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

Energy Flow through Ecosystems

This Click & Learn traces the flow of energy from the Sun all the way to cells within organisms. The embedded questions and calculations guide students’ understanding of how energy is distributed through a variety of ecosystems.

Ecology
Science Practices
Click & Learn
High School — General
High School — AP/IB