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Anglerfish This video segment from NOVA: "Animal Imposters" shows the lightning-fast strike of the anglerfish. Accessibility features: Audio Description, Caption	6-8	Video
Animal Hearing This video segment discusses the physical adaptations that give several nocturnal animals a heightened sense of hearing. Footage from NOVA: "Mystery of the Senses: Hearing." Accessibility features: Audio Description, Caption	3-8	Video
Bioengineering Body Parts In this video segment adapted from NOVA scienceNOW, scientists discuss their attempts to grow human body parts in a jar. Accessibility features: Caption	9-12	Video
Biome in a Baggie This ZOOMSci video segment shows how to create self-contained environments and explore how plants grow under different conditions. Accessibility features: Audio Description, Caption	K-8	Video
Blood Vessels Help Tumors Grow In this video segment, adapted from NOVA, Dr. Judah Folkman uses the scientific method to discover how cancer cells induce the formation of new blood vessels, which in turn nourish those cancer cells. Accessibility features: Caption	6-12	Video
Body Waste This video segment from IdahoPTV's D4K takes a look at the reasons why body waste keep you healthy and the parts of the body form the waste products, urine, pus, carbon dioxide, gas and feces. Accessibility features: Caption, Transcript	4-6	Video
Body Waste that Protects You This video segment from IdahoPTV's D4K covers the body wastes that protect you: earwax, mucus, tears, sweat and vomit. Accessibility features: Caption, Transcript	4-6	Video
The Brain This video segment from IdahoPTV's D4K explores the anatomy of the brain and how your brain interacts with the rest of your body. Accessibility features: Caption, Transcript	4-6	Video
Brain Trauma Find out how serious head concussions can be in this video segment adapted from NOVA scienceNOW. Accessibility features: Caption	6-12	Video
Bubonic Plague In this video segment adapted from A Science Odyssey, learn about bubonic plague and how city officials in San Francisco tried to contain its spread in the early 1900s. Accessibility features: Caption	6-12	Video
Can We Slow Aging? In this video segment adapted from NOVA scienceNOW, scientists discuss a family of genes called FOXO that can significantly extend life span in worms—and in humans. Accessibility features: Caption	9-12	Video
Carnivorous Plants of Cartwheel Bay In this video segment from NatureScene, explore Cartwheel Bay, a wetland in South Carolina, and learn about the variety of carnivorous plants native to this unique landform. Accessibility features: Caption	3-8	Video
Cell Differentiation In this video segment from The Secret of Life school video, "Sex and the Single Gene" follow as a single fertilized egg cell divides, differentiates, and assembles into the tissues and organs of a new organism. Accessibility features: Audio Description, Caption	6-12	Video
Decision-Maker Bees and the Human Brain Learn about the similarity between the pattern of communication within a bee colony and neural networks in the human brain, in this video adapted from NOVA scienceNOW. Accessibility features: Caption	6-12	Video
Dengue Virus Invades a Cell In this visualization adapted from the University of Massachusetts Medical School, discover the role that dengue viral proteins play in a human cell as the virus prepares to replicate. Accessibility features: Caption	9-12	Video
The Discovery of Penicillin This video segment adapted from A Science Odyssey tells the story of researcher Sir Alexander Fleming, whose luck and scientific reasoning led to the groundbreaking discovery of penicillin. Accessibility features: Caption	6-12	Video
Diversity of Hardwoods at Congaree Swamp In this video segment from NatureScene, observe some methods of plant identification with regards to the diversity of hardwoods at the Congaree Swamp. Accessibility features: Caption	3-8	Video
Duck Development This video segment from NOVA: "The Shape of Things" follows the growth of a duck embryo, from a single fertilized egg cell to a complex, hatching duckling. Accessibility features: Audio Description, Caption, Transcript	6-8	Video
Eating Healthy Foods In this video adapted from Media That Matters, students explain how healthy foods help your body and processed foods can harm it. Accessibility features: Caption	3-8	Video
Electrophoresis and Gel Analysis In this animation produced by WGBH and Digizyme, Inc., see how molecules of DNA are separated using gel electrophoresis, and how this process enables scientists to compare the molecular variations of two or more DNA samples. Accessibility features: Caption	9-12	Video
The Embryo Takes Shape This video segment from NOVA: "Life's Greatest Miracle" explores the developmental process of an embryo beginning just two weeks after fertilization. Accessibility features: Caption	9-12	Video
Endocrine Disruptor Hypothesis Scientists discuss whether or not endocrine disrupting chemicals, which may cause birth defects and other health concerns, should be controlled in the absence of conclusive proof, in this video segment adapted from FRONTLINE: "Fooling with Nature." Accessibility features: Caption	6-12	Video
Epigenetics In this video segment adapted from NOVA scienceNOW, learn how what you eat, drink, or smoke may affect the instructions your epigenomes send to your genes, and as a result, change how your DNA is expressed. Accessibility features: Caption	9-12	Video
Ethanol Biofuel In this video segment adapted from NOVA, learn about one scientist's idea for using biotechnology to make ethanol a more efficient alternative to gasoline. Accessibility features: Caption	9-12	Video
Evolution of Camouflage This video segment from Evolution: "Darwin's Dangerous Idea" illustrates the remarkable camouflage of a praying mantis against its leafy backdrop. Accessibility features: Caption, Transcript	3-12	Video
Flood Plain and Higher Ground Habitats This video segment from NatureScene features the area of the Congaree Swamp where the high ground and the flood plain meet. Learn how a few feet of difference in elevation on a floodplain can yield drastic changes in what you’ll find living there. Accessibility features: Caption	3-8	Video
Floral Arrangements Explore a few of the ways plants pollinate each other in this video segment from Sexual Encounters of a Floral Kind. Accessibility features: Audio Description, Caption, Transcript	6-12	Video
Food Is Fuel This video excerpt from NOVA scienceNOW examines the energy and nutrient content of a cupcake and a rat. Accessibility features: Caption, Transcript	6-12	Video
From the Heart This video segment describes the basics of the circulatory system: how the heart pumps the blood that carries oxygen and nutrients throughout the body. Accessibility features: Audio Description, Caption	6-8	Video
Gene Control The development of creatures that appear to have nothing in common is directed by a surprisingly small number of genes. In this video segment, learn about the power of master control genes. Footage from The Secret of Life: "Birth, Sex & Death." Accessibility features: Audio Description, Caption	6-12	Video
Genetic Tool Kit The shared set of genes for body segments, possessed by all animals, are discussed in this video segment from Evolution: "Great Transformations." Accessibility features: Caption	6-12	Video
Germinator This ZOOMSci video segment teaches you how to germinate seeds in a plastic bag and helps you understand some of the factors that influence the germination process. Accessibility features: Audio Description, Caption, Transcript	K-8	Video
Getting Fit at the Gym In this video adapted from the In the Mix, watch the kinds of exercise students do to keep in shape. Accessibility features: Caption	5-12	Video
Growing Bacterial Cultures This animation produced by WGBH and Digizyme, Inc. demonstrates the techniques researchers use to isolate transformed bacteria and expand their population in order to obtain large quantities of a protein of interest. Accessibility features: Caption	9-12	Video
The Health Benefits of Exercise In this video adapted from Living with MyType2, a teen with diabetes works out with a coach and learns some of the health benefits of exercise. Accessibility features: Caption	5-12	Video
Hearing This video segment from IdahoPTV's D4K describes the parts of the ear and the path a sound wave makes to your brain. It points out the role of the ear in maintaining balance and why and how to protect your ears. Accessibility features: Caption, Transcript	4-6	Video
The Science Behind Appetite This video segment, adapted from NOVA, tells the story of a ballerina battling anorexia. It explains how serotonin regulates appetite, and presents some of the health risks that accompany the eating disorder. Accessibility features: Caption	5-12	Video
How Cancer Cells Grow and Divide This animation from NOVA: "Battle in the War on Cancer: Breast Cancer" describes how oncogenes cause cancer and how cancerous cells can spread throughout the body. Accessibility features: Audio Description, Caption, Transcript	6-12	Video
How the Body Responds to Exercise In this video segment adapted from NOVA, follow novice runners as they train for a marathon, and discover how quickly the body responds to regular aerobic exercise. Accessibility features: Caption	6-12	Video
Immune Cells in Action In this video segment from The Secret of Life Teaching Modules: "Nothing to Sneeze At: Viruses," watch as a virus attacks a cell, and learn how the immune system reacts to this onslaught. Accessibility features: Audio Description, Caption	6-12	Video
Life Before Oxygen This Interactive NOVA: "Earth" video segment looks at ancient organisms that lived anaerobically, the origins of photosynthesis, and the new forms of life this process made possible. Accessibility features: Caption	3-12	Video
Looking for Intelligence in the Brain Meet scientists who are using the latest imaging techniques to search for intelligence in the brain, in this video adapted from NOVA scienceNOW. Accessibility features: Caption	9-12	Video
Malaria Treatment and Prevention Strategies In this video segment adapted from Rx for Survival, watch a graphic representation of the malaria parasite and hear from experts about the physical and economic effects of the disease on the human population, as well as treatments and preventive measures. Accessibility features: Caption	6-12	Video
Maple Syrup This video from WPSU’s series Outside shows how to identify a sugar maple tree by its branches, twigs, buds, and bark, and explains how to produce maple syrup. Accessibility features: Caption	3-6	Video
Masters of Disguise In the face of danger, what's a spineless animal to do? This video segment introduces the concept of camouflage -- how animals achieve it and how this form of disguise benefits both predators and prey. Footage from NOVA: "Animal Impostors." Accessibility features: Audio Description, Caption, Transcript	K-12	Video
Mitochondrial Flyover This video segment illustrates the three-dimensional structure of a mitochondrion, the organelle that powers nearly every cellular process in your body. Accessibility features: Caption	9-12	Video
Mitosis This video segment, adapted from the Interactive Secret of Life videodisc, explains the stages of mitosis, the process of dividing equally a cell's massive jumble of DNA just prior to cell division. Accessibility features: Audio Description, Caption	6-12	Video
Interfering with Fear Discover how cognitive psychologist Sian Beilock is working to overcome how we experience mental pressure and to maximize our brain’s performance, in this video adapted from NOVA scienceNOW. Accessibility features: Caption	6-12	Video
Nucleus, Cytoplasm, Membrane Explore the form and function of three of the most important cell parts -- the nucleus, cytoplasm, and membrane -- in this video segment adapted from Carolina Biological Supply's An Introduction to the Living Cell. Accessibility features: Caption	9-12	Video
Romiya Glover In this video from Science City, meet Romiya Glover, a chemist who develops products for HIV/AIDS testing. She describes the multidisciplinary nature of her job, how she decided to go into science, and how her work benefits others. Accessibility features: Caption	6-12	Video
Organelles in the Cytoplasm In this video segment from An Introduction to the Living Cell, explore the inner workings of a cell, including some of its most important organelles. Accessibility features: Caption	9-12	Video
Pellagra In this video segment adapted from A Science Odyssey, learn about pellagra, a mysterious and deadly disease that affected populations living in the American South in the early 20^th century, and how a scientist experimented to find a cure. Accessibility features: Caption	6-12	Video
Photosynthesis This video segment from Interactive NOVA: "Earth" looks at photosynthesis, the chemical process plants use to make their own food. Accessibility features: Audio Description, Caption, Transcript	3-12	Video
The Potential Health Hazards of Vinyl Siding Follow one family's investigation into the toxins generated through the production and disposal of vinyl siding, in this video segment adapted from Blue Vinyl. Accessibility features: Caption	6-12	Video
The Powerhouse of the Cell This video segment describes the critical role that mitochondria play in nearly every cellular process in your body. Accessibility features: Caption	9-12	Video
Primitive Insects of the Congaree Swamp In this video segment from NatureScene, observe dragonflies and mayflies near Cedar Creek at Congaree Swamp National Park. Accessibility features: Caption	3-8	Video
Producing Penicillin In this video segment adapted from A Science Odyssey, follow two scientists and their Nobel Prize-winning efforts to cure bacterial infections using penicillin. Accessibility features: Caption	5-12	Video
Protein Purification This animation produced by WGBH and Digizyme, Inc. demonstrates how a protein of interest is isolated from other contents in a transformed bacterial cell—a process called purification—using a lab technique called hydrophobic interaction chromatography. Accessibility features: Caption	9-12	Video
Redwoods at Redwood National Park This video segment from NatureScene describes the characteristics of redwood trees at Redwood National Park. Accessibility features: Caption	3-8	Video
The Reproductive Role of Flowers In this video segment adapted from NOVA, learn about the critical role of flowers in seed plant reproductive biology. Accessibility features: Caption	6-12	Video
Reptiles of the Congaree Swamp In this video segment from NatureScene, discover some reptiles in the swamp forest ecosystem at Congaree Swamp National Park. Accessibility features: Caption	3-8	Video
Root Systems of Trees at the Congaree Swamp Learn about root systems of trees in the Congaree Swamp National Park in this video segment from NatureScene. Accessibility features: Caption	3-8	Video
Ruminants Why do cows chew their cud? This video segment from Secret of Life: "Accidents of Creation" describes the physical adaptations that have made ruminants some of the most important, and certainly the most efficient, plant eaters on earth. Accessibility features: Audio Description, Caption	6-12	Video
Secrets in the Salt This video segment adapted from NOVA scienceNOW describes a team of scientists searching for evidence of ancient life within a salt deposit that formed 250 million years ago. Accessibility features: Caption	6-12	Video
Shape of Things: Trees This video segment from NOVA: "The Shape of Things" describes the pervasiveness of branching systems, which are found in all multicellular organisms. Accessibility features: Audio Description, Caption	6-8	Video
Single-Celled Organisms This video segment explores the astounding diversity of the world's smallest life forms: single-celled organisms. Accessibility features: Audio Description, Caption, Transcript	6-12	Video
Sock Seeds In this ZOOMSci experiment, you're invited to walk through a grassy or weedy field in your stocking feet, then plant a sock and see what grows. Accessibility features: Audio Description, Caption, Transcript	K-8	Video
Stem Cells Breakthrough In this video segment adapted from NOVA scienceNOW, follow the scientific process that led to a revolutionary method for creating stem cells without the use of human embryos. Accessibility features: Caption	9-12	Video
Stem Cells: Seeds of Hope? This video explores the basic scientific and ethical questions surrounding the use of stem cells in medical research. Accessibility features: Caption	9-12	Video
The Teenage Brain Why do teenagers act the way they do? This video segment from FRONTLINE: "Inside the Teenage Brain" explores the work scientists are doing to explain some of the mysteries of teenage behavior. Accessibility features: Audio Description, Caption	6-8	Video
Teeth This video segment from IdahoPTV's D4K takes you to the dentist where you discover the different types of teeth animals have, how many teeth and the kinds humans have, the parts of a tooth and how to keep your teeth healthy. Accessibility features: Caption, Transcript	4-6	Video
Transforming Bacteria This animation produced by WGBH and Digizyme, Inc. demonstrates the experimental technique used to introduce DNA plasmids inside bacterial cells, a process called bacterial transformation. Accessibility features: Caption	9-12	Video
Unhinged! This video segment explores the integral relationship between structure and function in snakes. Accessibility features: Audio Description, Caption	6-8	Video
Venom: A Viper’s Deadly Weapon This video excerpt from NOVA: “Venom: Nature’s Killer” explains how venom enters a human body and causes it to shutdown. Accessibility features: Caption, Transcript	9-12	Video
West Nile Virus Outbreak in NYC Learn how doctors in both the veterinary and human health fields unraveled the mystery of the deadly West Nile virus outbreak in New York City in this video segment adapted from Rx for Survival. Accessibility features: Caption	6-12	Video
What Is a Supertaster? This video excerpt from NOVA scienceNOW looks at why some people are more sensitive to tastes than other people. Accessibility features: Caption, Transcript	6-12	Video