In The Ocean's Patient Predators, narrator Sir David Attenborough highlights the behavior of ocean predators like manta rays and whitetip sharks, and their prey. These predators navigate the vast ocean, using senses like taste to locate food. Smaller fish, like pilot fish, benefit from the shark's hunting efforts. Even predators face challenges when hunting swift and agile prey, such as rainbow runners. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Planet Earth, a breathtaking documentary series that highlights the natural wonders of our planet.
In Pollinators and Plants, Nature’s Perfect Pair, narrator Sir David Attenborough explores the fascinating teamwork — and clever defenses — between plants and pollinators! Monarch butterflies rely on milkweed plants for laying eggs and gathering nectar, but the plant defends itself with a sap that challenges the caterpillars. Meanwhile, the Heliconia plant carefully rations nectar to keep the hummingbird returning, as only this bird’s uniquely shaped beak can pollinate it! This video is excerpted from BBC's Life, a show that explores the remarkable strategies animals and plants use to ensure their survival.
Bright, delicate, and full of surprises, butterflies are more than just beautiful insects — they’re masters of transformation. Starting life as tiny eggs, they go through an incredible metamorphosis before emerging with colorful wings that help them migrate, absorb sunlight, and regulate their body temperature.
From caterpillars to spiracles, this is a great quiz to help students ages 8–14 become butterfly know-it-alls.
Tiny but mighty, bees play a huge role in keeping our world alive and blooming. As they travel from flower to flower, they carry pollen that helps plants reproduce — supporting ecosystems and much of the food we eat. Inside their hives, bees work together in highly organized communities, each with a job to do.
From pollination to honey-making, this is the ideal quiz to help students ages 8–14 develop their "hive mind."
From towering trees to tiny mosses, plants are some of the most important living things on Earth. They make the oxygen we breathe, provide food for people and animals, and create the green spaces that make our planet beautiful. Whether they’re growing in forests, deserts, or even cracks in the sidewalk, plants are quietly hard at work every day.
From photosynthesis to the difference between seeds and spores, this is the perfect quiz to help students ages 8–14 "grow" their plant knowledge!
Take your students on a romp through the grasslands! From the African savanna to the Great Plains of North America grasslands are nature’s wide-open playground.
✨ Perfect for grades 3–8, here’s what you need to bring ecosystems to life:
- Iconic BBC Videos: Share the clips on this page to introduce the location, plants, animals, and climate of the grasslands. (Don't miss the giraffes and bison!) Brought to you by world-class BBC programs such as Planet Earth, The Americas With Simon Reeve, and Seven Worlds, One Planet.
- Free Printable: Use the Grasslands Brochure Template to help students pull it all together in an ecosystem report with facts they’ve learned (and a little extra research).
It’s everything you need to make ecosystems easy to teach and truly memorable for your students.
Step into a place like no other. First watch The Biodiversity of Madagascar, a short clip from the award-winning BBC series Planet Earth. Sir David Attenborough takes you into Madagascar, home to many species that aren’t found anywhere else on Earth. Meet indri, ringtail, bamboo, and sifaka lemurs, some of the over 100 different types of lemurs that have evolved from a common ancestor.
Once your students have watched the video, invite them to check for understanding with this quick, 8-question quiz!
The article "How science and technology help prevent and predict wildfires" from BBC's Science Focus explores how researchers are using cutting-edge technology to monitor and analyze controlled forest fires. Through computer models, drones, and laser scanning, scientists gather valuable data to improve wildfire predictions and create safer, more effective fire prevention strategies.
The article "What Do Mountain Rescue Search Dogs Actually Smell?" from BBC's Science Focus explains how tracking dogs use their powerful sense of smell to locate individuals. With millions of olfactory receptors, these dogs can detect skin cells, sweat, body odor, and other particles, helping them find people even in large areas.
The article "Top 10 Heaviest Spacecraft Ever Launched" from BBC's Science Focus examines the most massive spacecraft to have flown in Earth's orbit and beyond.
The article "6 Terrible Inventions That Killed Their Creators" from BBC's Science Focus recounts the tragic tales of inventors who died due to their own inventions. From Karel Soucek's shock-absorbent barrel to Henry Smolinski's flying car, these stories highlight the risks and dangers faced by those who push the boundaries of innovation.
The article "How We Deciphered Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphs" from BBC's Science Focus explains how archaeologists deciphered ancient Egyptian writing using the Rosetta Stone. It describes the efforts of scholars like Thomas Young and Jean-François Champollion, who unlocked the phonetic and symbolic meanings of hieroglyphs, enabling the translation of ancient texts and revealing insights into Egyptian history and culture.
In The Ocean's Patient Predators, narrator Sir David Attenborough highlights the behavior of ocean predators like manta rays and whitetip sharks, and their prey. These predators navigate the vast ocean, using senses like taste to locate food. Smaller fish, like pilot fish, benefit from the shark's hunting efforts. Even predators face challenges when hunting swift and agile prey, such as rainbow runners. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Planet Earth, a breathtaking documentary series that highlights the natural wonders of our planet.
In Pollinators and Plants, Nature’s Perfect Pair, narrator Sir David Attenborough explores the fascinating teamwork — and clever defenses — between plants and pollinators! Monarch butterflies rely on milkweed plants for laying eggs and gathering nectar, but the plant defends itself with a sap that challenges the caterpillars. Meanwhile, the Heliconia plant carefully rations nectar to keep the hummingbird returning, as only this bird’s uniquely shaped beak can pollinate it! This video is excerpted from BBC's Life, a show that explores the remarkable strategies animals and plants use to ensure their survival.
Bright, delicate, and full of surprises, butterflies are more than just beautiful insects — they’re masters of transformation. Starting life as tiny eggs, they go through an incredible metamorphosis before emerging with colorful wings that help them migrate, absorb sunlight, and regulate their body temperature.
From caterpillars to spiracles, this is a great quiz to help students ages 8–14 become butterfly know-it-alls.
Tiny but mighty, bees play a huge role in keeping our world alive and blooming. As they travel from flower to flower, they carry pollen that helps plants reproduce — supporting ecosystems and much of the food we eat. Inside their hives, bees work together in highly organized communities, each with a job to do.
From pollination to honey-making, this is the ideal quiz to help students ages 8–14 develop their "hive mind."
From towering trees to tiny mosses, plants are some of the most important living things on Earth. They make the oxygen we breathe, provide food for people and animals, and create the green spaces that make our planet beautiful. Whether they’re growing in forests, deserts, or even cracks in the sidewalk, plants are quietly hard at work every day.
From photosynthesis to the difference between seeds and spores, this is the perfect quiz to help students ages 8–14 "grow" their plant knowledge!
Take your students on a romp through the grasslands! From the African savanna to the Great Plains of North America grasslands are nature’s wide-open playground.
✨ Perfect for grades 3–8, here’s what you need to bring ecosystems to life:
- Iconic BBC Videos: Share the clips on this page to introduce the location, plants, animals, and climate of the grasslands. (Don't miss the giraffes and bison!) Brought to you by world-class BBC programs such as Planet Earth, The Americas With Simon Reeve, and Seven Worlds, One Planet.
- Free Printable: Use the Grasslands Brochure Template to help students pull it all together in an ecosystem report with facts they’ve learned (and a little extra research).
It’s everything you need to make ecosystems easy to teach and truly memorable for your students.
Step into a place like no other. First watch The Biodiversity of Madagascar, a short clip from the award-winning BBC series Planet Earth. Sir David Attenborough takes you into Madagascar, home to many species that aren’t found anywhere else on Earth. Meet indri, ringtail, bamboo, and sifaka lemurs, some of the over 100 different types of lemurs that have evolved from a common ancestor.
Once your students have watched the video, invite them to check for understanding with this quick, 8-question quiz!
The article "How science and technology help prevent and predict wildfires" from BBC's Science Focus explores how researchers are using cutting-edge technology to monitor and analyze controlled forest fires. Through computer models, drones, and laser scanning, scientists gather valuable data to improve wildfire predictions and create safer, more effective fire prevention strategies.
The article "What Do Mountain Rescue Search Dogs Actually Smell?" from BBC's Science Focus explains how tracking dogs use their powerful sense of smell to locate individuals. With millions of olfactory receptors, these dogs can detect skin cells, sweat, body odor, and other particles, helping them find people even in large areas.
The article "Top 10 Heaviest Spacecraft Ever Launched" from BBC's Science Focus examines the most massive spacecraft to have flown in Earth's orbit and beyond.
The article "6 Terrible Inventions That Killed Their Creators" from BBC's Science Focus recounts the tragic tales of inventors who died due to their own inventions. From Karel Soucek's shock-absorbent barrel to Henry Smolinski's flying car, these stories highlight the risks and dangers faced by those who push the boundaries of innovation.
The article "How We Deciphered Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphs" from BBC's Science Focus explains how archaeologists deciphered ancient Egyptian writing using the Rosetta Stone. It describes the efforts of scholars like Thomas Young and Jean-François Champollion, who unlocked the phonetic and symbolic meanings of hieroglyphs, enabling the translation of ancient texts and revealing insights into Egyptian history and culture.