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The National Climate change, ticks and the moose population
With warmer winters bringing less snow cover, scientists are studying how winter ticks are thriving and the impact that could have on the moose population.
- 2020
- 00:03:28
- 13-14
- Added on: 05/26/2020
Scout & The Gumboot Kids The Case of the Abandoned Home
While out on a walk, Scout notices an abandoned home in the woods. But why would anyone abandon such a cozy home? As Scout and the Gumboot Kids work on this mystery, they soon discover that homes come in many shapes and sizes.
- 2017
- 00:05:22
- 5-8
- Added on: 03/25/2020
Scout & The Gumboot Kids The Case of the Spotted Jelly
When we take time to explore in the woods or fields, sometimes we make exciting discoveries! Have you every seen something in nature that was completely new to you? Something that you had never seen before? This happened to the Gumboot kids as they solved The Case of The Spotted Jelly.
- 2017
- 00:05:19
- 5-8
- Added on: 03/25/2020
Scout & The Gumboot Kids The Case of the Pebble Eaters
Nature is full of surprises! The more time we spend in nature, the more hidden secrets are uncovered. Sometimes you might think that a plant or animal behaves a certain way and then as you take time to explore and observe them, they can reveal so many new and surprising things about themselves. This was the case for Scout & ...
- 2017
- 00:05:25
- 5-8
- Added on: 03/24/2020
Scout & The Gumboot Kids The Case of the Buried Treasure
After a winter of cold and snow, it’s wonderful to see the plants waking up from their long sleep. Every day they grow a little more just like you! Each new plant is a natural marvel and a real treasure. Let’s join Scout & the Gumboot Kids as they solve The Case of The Buried Treasure.
- 2017
- 00:05:24
- 5-8
- Added on: 03/24/2020
Babies: Their Wonderful World Becoming Independent
The final episode investigates the latest research into how we become independent. The show looks at the huge transition babies make as they learn to crawl. New research suggests that crawling triggers a new understanding about the world and its hazards. Professor Elisabeth Hill tests newly crawling babies with a visual cliff – an optical illusion made of perspex that ...
- 2018
- 00:50:05
- 13-14
- Added on: 03/10/2020
Due to rights limitations, BBC Channel content is not freely available.
Babies: Their Wonderful World Becoming Social
Episode two looks at the latest research into how we build social relationships. The team set up a series of experiments about how babies become social and learn to relate to the people around them. Starting with a fundamental question – how do we make our very earliest connections with others? Do we have to learn or are we programmed ...
- 2018
- 00:50:13
- 13-14
- Added on: 03/09/2020
Due to rights limitations, BBC Channel content is not freely available.
Babies: Their Wonderful World Becoming You
Episode one investigates the latest research into what makes us individuals. It begins with an experiment that looks at temperament. Scientists think that personality is shaped by our basic temperament; how we react to situations. In the lab, Dr Emily Jones finds out if it is possible to spot a baby's temperament at just six months old. She identifies three ...
- 2018
- 00:50:08
- 13-14
- Added on: 03/09/2020
Due to rights limitations, BBC Channel content is not freely available.
Canadian Museum of Nature Jennifer Doubt on careers in botany
Canadian Museum of Nature Curator of Botany Jennifer Doubt shares her thoughts on careers in botany.
- 2014
- 00:02:24
- 13-14
- Added on: 02/10/2020
Canadian Museum of Nature Biologist Jacqueline Madill shares her passion for studying aquatic life
Jacqueline Madill has more than 40 years’ experience as a biologist and is passionate about her work studying aquatic life. She shared her journey as a scientist at a presentation for “Ignite”, a fast format for sharing stories.
- 2018
- 00:06:36
- 15-17
- Added on: 02/10/2020
Canadian Museum of Nature Santa’s (female) reindeer
Find out more about reindeer, a holiday icon. We all know about Santa’s reindeer, but science tells us that the animals that drive Santa’s amazing journey on Christmas Eve are in fact all female – antlers and all!
- 2014
- 00:01:51
- 9-12
- Added on: 02/10/2020
Canadian Museum of Nature Danielle Fraser, paleontologist studying early mammals
Danielle Fraser is starting her career as a scientist. As a child she loved horses and nature, and as she moved along in her studies she got interested in studying fossils and mammal evolution.
- 2018
- 00:01:22
- 13-14
- Added on: 02/10/2020
Canadian Museum of Nature Stéphanie Tessier on reptiles and amphibians
Stéphanie Tessier is a collections manager at the Canadian Museum of Nature. She describes her job, her interest in reptiles and amphibians, and the steps she took towards her career in science. English dubbing and subtitles.
- 2018
- 00:01:43
- 13-14
- Added on: 02/10/2020
Canadian Museum of Nature Judith Price: Nature Talks about parasites
Join an intimate conversation with collections manager and biologist Judith Price as she discusses the weird and wonderful world of parasites, separating facts from theories and hopes. In English with French subtitles
- 2014
- 00:24:33
- 15-17
- Added on: 02/10/2020
Canadian Museum of Nature Kathy Conlan, marine biologist researching marine life on Antarctic ocean floor (short version)
Kathy Conlan is a marine biologist at the Canadian Museum of Nature who studies creatures that live on the ocean floor. She tells us about the impact of pollution on this biodiversity in Antarctica, observed while diving under the ice!
- 2010
- 00:01:29
- 13-14
- Added on: 02/10/2020
Canadian Museum of Nature Kathy Conlan, marine biologist researching marine life on Antarctic ocean floor (long version)
Kathy Conlan is a marine biologist at the Canadian Museum of Nature who studies creatures that live on the ocean floor. She tells us about the impact of pollution on this biodiversity in Antarctica, observed while diving under the ice!
- 2019
- 00:03:09
- 15-17
- Added on: 02/10/2020
Canadian Museum of Nature Lynn Gillespie, botanist sharing knowledge of plants
Sharing knowledge with youth is an important part of a scientist’s job. Lynn Gillespie, Head of Botany at the Canadian Museum of Nature, joins the Students on Ice expedition and shares her interest in studying plants.
- 2011
- 00:04:30
- 13-14
- Added on: 02/10/2020
Canadian Museum of Nature Jennifer Doubt: Discovering Arctic plants
Canadian Museum of Nature Curator of Botany Jennifer Doubt joins Students on Ice, collects plants from the field and learns about traditional knowledge from elders.
- 2014
- 00:02:39
- 9-12
- Added on: 12/19/2019
Canadian Museum of Nature Puijila, the “walking” seal
A Canadian Museum of Nature scientist discovers evolutionary evidence of a mammal transforming to “return” to the sea. An amazing fossil from the Arctic of 20 million years ago, Puijila darwini is a land animal that links to the origin of seals.
- 2009
- 00:04:01
- 13-14
- Added on: 12/18/2019
Canadian Museum of Nature Clues to climate change in Arctic lakes and rivers
Biologist and diatom expert Paul Hamilton finds clues about climate change by studying tiny life forms in the Arctic’s lakes and rivers. Hamilton talks about his work examining microscopic life in the Arctic.
- 2013
- 00:02:51
- 13-14
- Added on: 12/18/2019
Canadian Museum of Nature Arctic fossil forest of 50 million years ago
Fossil sites in the Arctic from about 50 million years ago provide a glimpse of life that evolved in the tropical forest under extreme greenhouse conditions. The Arctic was a warm, wet, swampy, forested place 50 million years ago. Ellesmere Island is a key fossil site in Canada's High Arctic, where the remains of unique mammal species can tell us ...
- 2011
- 00:03:36
- 15-17
- Added on: 12/13/2019
Canadian Museum of Nature Arctic fossils
Giant beavers and an Arctic forest? Curator Kieran Shepherd describes some of the surprising fossil finds in Canada’s Arctic and the work required to find them.
- 2019
- 00:01:26
- 13-14
- Added on: 12/13/2019
Canadian Museum of Nature Algae in the ice and climate change
Biologist Michel Poulin describes the importance of the “lungs of the ocean” – tiny algae and phytoplankton that drive the food chain in the Arctic.
- 2019
- 00:01:17
- 13-14
- Added on: 12/13/2019
Canadian Museum of Nature Botanist Jeff Saarela discusses climate change and shrubification
Some thoughts from a botanist about how climate change could affect the range and type of plant life that is fundamental to life in the Arctic.
- 2019
- 00:01:14
- 13-14
- Added on: 12/13/2019
Canadian Museum of Nature The return of Tiktaalik, the fish with legs!
The amazing ancient fish with limbs, Tiktaalik roseae, is now back in Canada. See the fossils and hear from the American scientists who discovered them in 2004 in the Canadian Arctic. Tiktaalik will be preserved in the fossil collections of the Canadian Museum of Nature on behalf of the Government of Nunavut.
- 2015
- 00:02:13
- 13-14
- Added on: 12/12/2019
