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Climate Change's Deadly Trio

Climate Change's Deadly Trio

Life in the Sea

The deadly trio of climate change in the sea is warming water, oxygen depletion and ocean acidification. This programme looks at how these are affecting the underwater world. Creatures are reacting in different ways, from migrating to cooler...Show More
Fake Blood

Fake Blood

The Big Bloody Experiment

How to make fake blood and think of some ideas of other ingredients that might make it even better.
Introduction

Introduction

The Big Bloody Experiment

Get your head around what is coming up in this experimental series and find out why blood is so important.
Fake Skin

Fake Skin

The Big Bloody Experiment

Learn about what makes your skin look the way it does, by making your very own play dough. There is a little cooking involved (3–5 mins) at the start of this, but it can be done in advance if you wish.
Fake Bruises

Fake Bruises

The Big Bloody Experiment

Why do brusies look the way that they do? All you need to replicate it is an eye shadow palette with red, blue, green and yellow.
Fake Wounds

Fake Wounds

The Big Bloody Experiment

It's time to combine everything all of our experiments and make some realistic looking fake wounds. Great preparation for halloween too.
Wrap

Wrap

The Big Bloody Experiment

Find out about blood types, insect "blood", blue blood and maybe even vampires?
Louis Pasteur

Louis Pasteur

Timelines of Everyone

This is a timeline of one of the most important scientists in the history of microbiology. Pasteur’s relentless pursuit of knowledge, and groundbreaking research into the causes of disease, helped change our world forever.
Principles of Muscle Control

Principles of Muscle Control

Muscles

Your muscles are controlled by the decisions made in your central nervous system. These decisions are communicated to the muscles through motor neurons. Taking a deep dive into the crucial role of motor neurons and action potentials, this video...Show More
Muscle Disease, Injury and Supplements

Muscle Disease, Injury and Supplements

Muscles

Muscles are built to be tough, but that doesn’t make them invincible. Strains, sprains and some diseases can affect how muscles grow and function. This video explores what happens when muscles stop working as they should, and how proper care,...Show More
Training and Muscles

Training and Muscles

Muscles

If you’ve done a big weights session or more sit-ups than you’re used to, you’ll know the feeling of a thumping heart, fatigue and muscle ache. This video looks at the physiological changes that happen to your muscles during times of...Show More
The Major Muscles of the Human Body

The Major Muscles of the Human Body

Muscles

Whenever you move, from pointing to jumping, dozens of muscles work together to make it happen. How? With a focus on skeletal muscles, this video follows the series of events that coordinate movement, from motor neurons to muscle fibres and...Show More
Voluntary and Involuntary Muscles

Voluntary and Involuntary Muscles

Muscles

Your musculoskeletal system is always at work, even while standing still. Looking into the mechanics of several different movements, this video delves into the role of partnered muscles and reciprocal inhibition, as well as movements that take...Show More
Plankton

Plankton

Life in the Sea

Plankton are really important. The fish and almost everything else you can see in the ocean are only about ten percent of what is really there. Hordes of tiny organisms, so small it takes a microscope to see most of them, are the biggest biomass...Show More
Types of Habitats

Types of Habitats

Miniclips

Savannahs, rainforests, woodlands, deserts – what do all of these things have in common? They are all types of habitats, each as unique as the plants and animals you will find there. This video defines what a habitat is and explores each type,...Show More
Grassland Habitats

Grassland Habitats

Miniclips

Grasslands are a type of habitat that exist around the world. There are different classifications of grasslands and this video explores these with examples from Africa, Australia, North and South America.
Protecting Habitats

Protecting Habitats

Miniclips

Plants and animals depend on healthy habitats for survival. This video explores what plants and animals need from their environment and how humans have had a huge impact on natural habitats through pollution, use of chemicals, logging and fire.
Plant Ecosystems

Plant Ecosystems

Miniclips

An ecosystem is a community of living things interacting with each other and their environment. This video examines examples of what makes up terrestrial, aquatic and plant ecosystems and briefly explains the process of photosynthesis.
Doctors and Science

Doctors and Science

Miniclips

Science helps people in many occupations, such as nurses, doctors, dentists, mechanics, gardeners, clothing designers, builders and engineers. In this video we answer some questions about how doctors use science in their occupation.
What Is Natural Selection?

What Is Natural Selection?

OUP Biology

Natural selection is the gradual adaptation of a population to become more suited to its environment.
What Is Active Immunity?

What Is Active Immunity?

OUP Biology

How active immunity happens in the body, via natural infection or vaccination.
How Does the Digestive System Work?

How Does the Digestive System Work?

OUP Biology

What happens when you eat a burger? Where does it go and how does your body process it? This film helps you to digest the facts.
What Is Synaptic Transmission?

What Is Synaptic Transmission?

OUP Biology

Have you got the nerve to explore synaptic transmission?
How Does the Urinary System Work?

How Does the Urinary System Work?

OUP Biology

The kidneys are amazing as they filter blood to excrete urine. This film explores how this happens.
How Does the Greenhouse Effect Work?

How Does the Greenhouse Effect Work?

OUP Biology

Things are heating up. We explore how the greenhouse effect works, including causing global warming, climate change and consequent effects.