Videos

Best For
Grades K-12+ (Ages 5+)

Subjects
Professional Development

Duration
3 minutes, 15 seconds

Appropriate For
T I 

In July 2010, over 50 teachers joined experts and National Geographic Education staff for a week-long training session to learn strategies for teaching ocean education to students around the country. Watch our short highlight video to get a glimpse of this powerful and transformative experience.

Best For
Grades 1-8 (Ages 6-14)

Subjects
Science

Duration
57 seconds

Appropriate For
T I F S 

Meerkats are predators. They use various tactics to eat dangerous prey such as toxic millipedes and poisonous scorpions.

Best For
Grades 1-8 (Ages 6-14)

Subjects
Geography, Science

Duration
32 seconds

Appropriate For
T I F S 

A meerkat is a mammal of the mongoose family.  Its habitat is the Kalahari Desert.

Best For
Grades 1-8 (Ages 6-14)

Subjects
Geography, Science

Duration
46 seconds

Appropriate For
T I F S 

A meerkat is specially adapted for the harsh desert environment.

Best For
Grades 1-8 (Ages 6-14)

Subjects
Geography, Science

Duration
2 minutes, 15 seconds

Appropriate For
T I F S 

The meerkat survives by staying with its family and fulfilling its role as a group member.

Best For
All Grades

Subjects
Arts, Science

Duration
1 minute, 34 seconds

Appropriate For
T I F S K

"A Boy and His Atom" is the world's smallest movie. This frame-by-frame, stop-motion film was made on the atomic scale using IBM scanning tunneling microscope (STM) technology.

Best For
Grades 2-12 (Ages 7-18)

Subjects
Science

Appropriate For
T I F S K

What goes into making a satellite? Let the folks at NASA tell you.

Best For
Grades 1-8 (Ages 6-14)

Subjects
Geography, Science

Duration
56 seconds

Appropriate For
T I F S 

Part of the meerkats social structure requires group members to fulfill important jobs each day.

Best For
Grades 2-12+ (Ages 7+)

Subjects
Language Arts, Science

Duration
5 minutes, 23 seconds

Appropriate For
T I F S K

Wild Chronicles follows a wildlife filmmaker who has become a modern-day Robinson Crusoe when he sets up camp on a remote island off the coast of Mexico. During his 40 days as a lone castaway, some unexpected treasures turn up.

Best For
Grades K-12+ (Ages 5+)

Subjects
Science

Appropriate For
T I F S 

Director of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Dr. Charles Elachi gives a behind-the-scenes look into "Seven of Minutes of Terror," the video documenting the unprecedented and historic Mars rover landing in August 2012.

Best For
All Grades

Subjects
Geography, Health, Science

Duration
2 minutes, 59 seconds

Appropriate For
T I F S K

Droughts can cause a variety of problems to local communities, including damage to ecosystems, crops, and a shortage of drinking water.

Best For
Grades 1-8 (Ages 6-14)

Subjects
Geography, Science

Appropriate For
T I F S K

Video. A Meerkat is specially adapted for the harsh desert environment.

Best For
Grades 2-12+ (Ages 7+)

Subjects
Science

Appropriate For
T I F S 

Something strange is happening to elephant seals along California's coast. Each year, half of the seal pups disappear, and what happens to them is a mystery. Have these creatures become powerful magnets for predators?

Best For
All Grades

Subjects
Geography, Health, Science

Duration
32 seconds

Appropriate For
T I F S K

Eyjafjallajokull, a glacier-covered volcano in southern Iceland, erupted explosively on April 14, 2010.  This dataset was created with the FIM-Chem-Ash forecasting model. The forecast starts April 15 and runs for one week.

Best For
Grades K-12+ (Ages 5+)

Subjects
Professional Development

Duration
2 minutes, 10 seconds

Appropriate For
T 

Seventh grade teacher Ned MacFadden shares his techniques for effective group work.

Best For
All Grades

Subjects
Science

Duration
1 minute, 26 seconds

Appropriate For
T I 

Dr. Art Poland talks about the nature of the Sun and solar cycle. A scientist at Goddard Space Flight Center for many years, he is currently an astrophysicist at George Mason University.

Best For
Grades K-12+ (Ages 5+)

Subjects
Science

Appropriate For
T I F S K

Experience the ocean through the eyes of its top predator.

Best For
Grades K-12+ (Ages 5+)

Subjects
Professional Development, Science

Appropriate For
T I 

Get a glimpse of the unforgettable animal encounters, breathtaking landscapes, and educational inspiration that are integral to every trip.

Best For
Grades K-12+ (Ages 5+)

Subjects
Arts, Physical Education, Social Studies

Appropriate For
T I F S K

See how Hawaii’s native dance, hula, has become a source of identity and pride.

Best For
Grades K-12+ (Ages 5+)

Subjects
Geography, Informal Education

Appropriate For
T I F 

So easy to use, they pratically make themselves!

Best For
Grades 1-8 (Ages 6-14)

Subjects
Science

Appropriate For
T I F S K

Video. Clever creatures master predators and prey.

Best For
Grades 1-8 (Ages 6-14)

Subjects
Geography, Science

Appropriate For
T I F S K

Video. A Meerkat is a mammal of the mongoose family. Its habitat is the Kalahari Desert.

Best For
Grades 1-8 (Ages 6-14)

Subjects
Geography, Science

Appropriate For
T I F S K

Video. Sentry’s communication assures family safety.

Best For
Grades 2-12+ (Ages 7+)

Subjects
Language Arts, Science

Appropriate For
T I F S K

Video. Castaway survives alone for 41 days.

Best For
Grades 1-8 (Ages 6-14)

Subjects
Geography, Science

Appropriate For
T I F S K

Video. Meerkat mob scares away a Cape cobra.