Science videos

This isn’t exactly a “FULL” list (we’ve made over 500 videos just in the past 12 years), but we wanted to give a pretty big list of our videos – grouped into the categories below. This list (and sub-categories) will continue to grow and make more and more beautiful baby videos, so stay tuned! (And kids, ask your parents how baby videos are made… or you can go to our How-to Filmmaking pages to find out for real.)

Biology
Chemistry
Behind-the-scenes videos and travel updates
Physics and Physical Science
Feature Films
National Geographic
Earth Science
Crew Biographies and Reels
Science Music Videos
How-To Filmmaking

Biology

• Science Process/Field Study
  • How to Track a Baboon
  • Basic Sampling Techniques – Counting Deer
  • Bond, Scientist Bond – Remote Sensing Techniques
  • Paleontology 101
  • Scientists Discover New Dinosaur – Siats meekeroum!

• Plants
  • Plants : Form and Function
  • Durian (King of Fruits) : The Chemistry of its Smell
  • Wood Cranesbill – Geranium sylvaticum
  • Cotton Facts
  • Eastern Blue Cedar
  • Silver Maple Identification
  • The American Tulip Tree
  • Amazing Facts About Pumpkins
  • The Science of Glowing Mushrooms
  • The Biology of Zombies
  • Wild Cabbage! Kale, Kohlrobi, Brussels Sprouts
  • Wicked Plants : Weeds of Mass Destruction
  • Why are Chili Peppers Hot?
  • Monocots vs Dicots Explained
  • Why Leaves Change Color

• Animals
  • The Classification Song
  • Sixgill Sharks
  • Wii Sharks – Putting Accelerometers on Sharks
  • American Green Tree Frog Facts
  • Thousands of Green Iguanas! – Green Iguana Facts
  • Whip Spiders/ Whip Scorpions Facts from TheWildClassroom.com
  • Oahu Tree Snails
  • The Power of the Mantis Shrimp
  • Scientists Discover a New Mammal – The Olinguito
  • Manatees of Homosassa Springs
  • The Lowdown on Bears and Hibernation
  • The Bugs in your Home
  • The Physics of Bird Migration
  • Crazy Animal Births
  • How the Turkey Got its Name!
  • Mexican Free-Tailed Bats in Austin, TX
  • Introduction to the Order Sirenia
  • Barbary Macaques

• Cells
  • The Cell Song
  • Lab Grown Meat – Untamed Science
  • Cider Science: Alcoholic Fermentation

• Ecology/Biomes
  • Pelican Island: First National Wildlife Refuge
  • The Pacific Garbage Patch
  • Conservation in the Deep Sea
  • When will we run out of space? Human Population Growth
  • No more Fish? The State of the World’s Fisheries
  • The Biology and Ecology of Lyme Disease
  • What is Earth Day? – The History of Earth Day
  • Exploring Extreme Environments
  • The Glaciers of the Rwenzori Mountains, Uganda
  • World Biomes: An Introduction to Climate
  • The Estuaries: Aquatic Biome
  • Temperate Coastal Oceans Biome
  • Intertidal Biome
  • Coral Reef Biome
  • Wetlands Biome
  • The Deep Sea Biome – Exploring the Zones
  • Deep Sea Biome: Exploring the Deep Sea in a Home Made Submarine
  • Streams and Rivers Biome
  • Alpine Tundra Biome
  • Grasslands and Prairies Biome
  • Lakes and Ponds Biome
  • How Lakes Cycle
  • Polar Ice Caps Biome
  • Tropical Rain Forest Biome

• Genetics
  • Bringing Back the Mammoth from Extinction – A Chat with the Scientists Behind it
  • Lab Grown Meat – Untamed Science

• Evolution
  • Hawaiian Honey Creepers – Evolution in Hawaii

• Health and Human Biology
  • Organ Systems Song
  • Food Pyramid Song
  • Why We Crave Sugar!
  • Why Do Athletes Train at Altitude
  • The Flu Vaccine 101

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Chemistry

• The Chemistry of Love
• Burning Steel Wool: Science Experiment
• Science of Energy Bars
• Why Leaves Change Color
• The Power of the Mantis Shrimp
• The Science of Glowing Mushrooms
• Durian (King of Fruits) : The Chemistry of its Smell
• Bringing Back the Mammoth from Extinction – A Chat with the Scientists Behind it
• Why are Chili Peppers Hot?
• Chemistry Calendar, January : Art and Culture
• Chemistry Calendar, February : Fashion
• Chemistry Calendar, March : Climate and Energy
• Chemistry Calendar, April : Industry
• Chemistry Calendar, May : Love
• Chemistry Calendar, June : Water and Air
• Chemistry Calendar, July : Sustainability
• Chemistry Calendar, August : Sports
• Chemistry Calendar, September : Communication
• Chemistry Calendar, October : Health
• Chemistry Calendar, November : Food
• Chemistry Calendar, December : History of Chemistry and Alfred Nobel

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Behind the Scenes videos and Travel updates

• Cycling Across Europe – Update #3
  
• Why We Learn Science – Messages From Teachers
• The Grand Teton in 3D : GoPro Hero3 3D-Rig
• Extreme Kayaking in the Grand Canyon
• Grand Canyon Kayaking – The Trailer
• Rock Sliding in Plastic Kayaks
• Niagara Falls
• The Hunter Farm – North Carolina
• Mysteries of the Driftless update
• Music of the Kayak
• Elementary Blooper Reel – Pearson Sciencel K-5

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Physics and Physical Science

• Archery Science – How to be a Superhero
• Science of the Winter Olympics- a video series with ski jumping, altitude training and more!
• When Is Acceleration the Greatest in Skydiving
• Science of the World Cup Soccer Ball
• DIY Solar Energy Generator
• Asteroid Mining! Really?
• How do Kayakers use Buoyancy?
• The Physics of Bird Migration
• The Electricity Song
• The Conduction, Radiation, Convection Song – Heat Transfer 
• Technology Process Song
• The Magnetism Song
• The Matter Song
• The Gravity Song
• The Simple Machines Song
• SpaceX First Space Station Dock – Recap
• GPS Technology, How it Works : Mapping Lakes in Norway
• Exploring Extreme Environments
• From Waves to Energy – The Oregon Buoys
• Is Recycling Really Worth the Effort?
• Avalanche Safety Tips

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Feature Films on PBS

• The Biodiversity of Mexico (2003)
• Mysteries of the Driftless (2013) *Emmy Winner*

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National Geographic / Science and Other TV

• Secrets of the Underground – Science Channel with Rob Nelson
• Life After Chernobyl: Animal Planet with Rob Nelson
• Man-eating Python: Discovery Channel with Rob Nelson
• What on Earth, 4 Seasons – Science Channel – Rob/Haley/Jonas
• World’s Weirdest, 2 Episodes – Extremities and Farms – January, 2014 (Jonas, Haley, and Rob on-camera experts)
• Wild Scene Investigation Series (Suzanne Hosting)
• On the Pulse of the Planet – Animal Tracking Baboons – German TV (Kenyan documentary, videography by Haley and Rob)
• Animals Gone Wild, Season 2 – National Geographic (Rob Nelson Hosting)
• Survive the Tribe – National Geographic (Hazen Audel Hosting)

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Earth Science

• Water and the Grand Canyon – World Water Day
• Tornado Damage Levels : F0 – F5 on the Fujita Scale
• Asteroid Mining! Really?
• The Three Main Cloud Types – Cirrus, Stratus, Cumulus
• What is Earth Day? – The History of Earth Day
• Plate Tectonics Song
• Soil Conservation Song
• The Magnetism Song
• The Water Cycle
• The Water Cycle Song
• The Gravity Song
• GPS Technology, How it Works : Mapping Lakes in Norway
• Exploring Extreme Environments
• The Glaciers of the Rwenzori Mountains, Uganda
• The 3 Rock Types – Up Close and Personal 
• The Basics of Fracking
• Avalanche Safety Tips

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Crew Biographies and Reels

• Jonas Stenstrom
  
• Rob Nelson
• Louise Fornander
• Danni Washington
• Hazen Audel
• Haley Chamberlain Nelson

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Science Music Videos

• The Electricity Song
• The Conduction, Radiation, Convection Song – Heat Transfer
• Organ Systems Song
• Technology Process Song
• Food Pyramid Song
• Plate Tectonics Song
• Soil Conservation Song
• The Classification Song
• The Magnetism Song
• The Matter Song
• The Water Cycle Song
• The Gravity Song
• The Cell Song
• The Simple Machines Song – Moving Day

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How-To Science Filmmaking

1. How to Make Stop Motion
2. Learn to Edit Faster with Keyboard Shortcuts
3. How to Photograph the Northern Lights
4. Take your Drone Flying to the Next Level
5. Create 360 Degree Photospheres or Panoramas
6. Create 360 Degree Panoramas with your Drone
7. Practice your Handheld Camera Techniques
8. Learn to Shoot Video by Yourself
9. How to do Motion Tracking
10. Drone Hyperlapse over 6 months
11. Do a Droneception Photograph
12. Bring theBring the Right Camera Gear – Adventure Bag Setup 2018
13. How to Create Your Own Lightroom Presets
14. Create Your Own Video LUTS
15. Create Light Leaks and BOKEH
16. Eat Surstromming
17. Create BOKEH overlays in Photoshop
18. How to do a Drone Hyperlapse
19. Stitch Multiple Photos together to simulate a Long exposure shot
20. Use After Effects Templates to Spice up Your Project
21. Do Smoke Grenade Photography
22. Take the Perfect Family Portrait
23. The Vertigo Effect with a Drone
24. Ultra High-Res MacroPhotography
25. Use a Gimbal
26. Shoot a DIY Video – Here’s how
27. Contemplate Film School
28. Create Fire Rain (Steel Wool Photography)
29. Photocomposition with Toys
30. Create Your Own Whoosh SFX
31. Get a Gopro for Gimbal-free video
32. Understand Wildlife Filmmaking Ethics
33. Know the Basics of Your Camera Lens
34. Take Better Photos with these 5 Tips
35. Shoot Solo with 6 More tips
36. Get Drone Shots without a Drone
37. Be Creative with LED lights
38. Learn the Steps to Make a Documentary
39. Part 1 – Answer “Why are you Making it”
40. Part 2 – Story Basics
41. Part 3 – Lighting Basics
42. Part 4 – Talking To Clients
43. Part 5 – Shooting Interviews
44. Part 6 – Choose an Editing Software
45. Part 7 – Editing Basics – (With Adobe Rush)
46. Create a 3-axis Moving Timelapse
47. Make a Timelapse Between Seasons
48. Make a Driving Timelapse
49. Shoot an Aerial Timelapse
50. Make a Tilt-Shift / Miniature World Time-lapse
51. Shoot better B-Roll
52. Learn the Basics of your DSLR.
53. Learn how to make Sketch Animations
54. Make Better Videos for Instagram
55. Create the Jittery Text and Hand drawn look.
56. Learn what settings are ideal for your GoPro
57. Learn how to make grey pictures white!
58. Create Stunning Cave Photos.
59. Shoot Underwater with your GoPro
60. Buy a sweet Macro-Photography kit.
61. Make a Hyperlapse
62. Do a Day-to-Night Timelapse
63. Make 360 or VR video
64. Create a macro camera from your Gopro.
65. Make a VLOG
66. Get Music for your Videos
67. Shoot better interviews
68. Shoot better B-Roll
69. Get Free Stuff for your Films
70. Speed up your Editing in FCPX
71. Add Color to Black and White Images
72. Up your Photo-Game
73. Learn to Deal with Depression
74. How to Send a Weather Balloon with camera attached to Space
75. Tips to Get Stuff Done
76. Make a Tilt-Shift / Miniature World Time-lapse
77. Plan a Project somewhere you’ve never been
78. Shoot a Wedding video for a friend.
79. Add Dinosaurs to Photos via Masking in Photoshop
80. Create Light Rays in Photoshop
81. Shoot Waterfall Pictures using Shutter speed
82. Learn White Balance
83. Become an Adventure Filmmaker
84. Create Milky Way Photos in Lightroom
85. How to Mount a Lavalier Microphone
86. Use Magic Lantern to make an old DSLR into a HD video camera
87. Shoot a White Background Video
88. Use an Endoscope
89. Get rid of flickering with Fluorescent Lights
90. Do a Parallax Photo – 2D into moving video!
91. Create Steel Wool Photographs
92. Fake Epic Slow Motion!
93. Deflicker your Timelapses
94. 3D Print a Drone Handle
95. Record Better Audio in an Airplane
96. Be a better Documentary Filmmaking Crew Member
97. 5 Drone Moves you should know!
98. Shoot with a Steadycam
99. Make good videos with your phone
100. Learn to Take Better Video (via our new series)
101. How to Choose a Video Topic
102. How to Shoot Interviews
103. Audio Basics – 3 Setups and a Voice Over Tutorial
104. How to Shoot Better B-Roll
105. How to Frame Your Story
106. How to Get Free Stuff for Your Films and How Copyright Works
107. Getting, Making and Using Music
108. Things You Need to Do With Your Video Before it’s Done
109. Complete Timelapse Tutorial
110. How to Make Sketch Animations and Whiteboard Drawing Styles
111. Ethics in Docs – Should We Tell the Truth?
112. How to Create a Hyperlapse
113. Why Shoot RAW with Timelapses
114. Night Time-lapse Tutorial: How to make star time lapses from the Grand Canyon
115. How to make a VLOG – Tutorial via Untamed Science
116. How to take amazing photos with white backgrounds – Meet Your Neighbours Technique
117. How to Create a Moving Time-lapse
118. DIY Cable Dolly from Bike Wheels
119. The Grand Teton in 3D : GoPro Hero3 3D-Rig
120. How to Prevent Loosing Your Files: Redundancy Protocol
121. Drone Moves Every Flier Should Know
122. Do Low Views on Youtube mean you’re a Bad Filmmaker
123. We’re all Teachers
124. Tips on Being a Better Youtube Host
125. Turning the GoPro into a Macro Camera | Hack
126. Rainforest Filmmaking Gear
127. 6 Tips for Documentary Filmmakers

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