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Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Science comes alive in HHMI BioInteractive short films. From seeing the first microbes to uncovering fossil evidence of human evolution, make science exciting for your students through these stories of discovery!

Close up of a frog's face and eyes. Caption: Now we are at 2,820 species of animals and plants.
8 minutes 23 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
A painting of cactus along a stream and a mountain range in the background. Caption: A whole ecosystem disruption can come from this barrier.
Think Like a Scientist
Episode 3
6 minutes 54 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
A horse jumps out from the open door in a trailer. Another horse is seen inside the trailer. Caption: and now is undergoing this large scale restoration effort.
Think Like a Scientist
Episode 5
6 minutes 40 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
An illustration of a nerve cell. Caption: That tangle travels to a healthy nerve cell.
Think Like a Scientist
Episode 4
6 minutes 38 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
An outline map depicts Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia. Caption: it moved over into neighboring Liberia
Think Like a Scientist
Episode 1
7 minutes 30 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Galaxy filled with swirling stars. Caption: is that it both was and wasn't there.
Think Like a Scientist
Episode 2
6 minutes 38 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Collection of sharp tools made from stone. Caption: Stone-tool technology designed to create sharp edges.
5 minutes 41 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Two lions laying in the grass. Caption: Once we find a group of lions,
8 minutes 58 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
A cloud of fruit bats is hanging upside down from the branches of a tree. Caption: Scientists want to know where these viruses are,
9 minutes 1 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12