Get a free trial until June 30, 2026!
		New members get access to our science units, hands-on activities, mini-lessons, & more!
			
  
    Please wait…
  
  
    This video is having trouble loading. You may have lost your Internet connection.
    
Step 1: Click to Reload this page
    
    
      Step 2: Click to
      
        Try our other video player
    
    
        Step 3: Contact your teacher if trouble persists.
    
    
      Or,
      dismiss this message.
    
  
  
    Please wait…
  
  
    This video is having trouble loading. You may have lost your Internet connection.
    
Step 1: Click to Reload this page
    
    
      Step 2: Click to
      
        Try our other video player
    
    
        Step 3: Contact your teacher if trouble persists.
    
    
      Or,
      dismiss this message.
    
  
  
    Please wait…
  
  
    This video is having trouble loading. You may have lost your Internet connection.
    
Step 1: Click to Reload this page
    
    
      Step 2: Click to
      
        Try our other video player
    
    
        Step 3: Contact your teacher if trouble persists.
    
    
      Or,
      dismiss this message.
    
  
Whoa, what's going on with this turtle?
  
  
    Please wait…
  
  
    This video is having trouble loading. You may have lost your Internet connection.
    
Step 1: Click to Reload this page
    
    
      Step 2: Click to
      
        Try our other video player
    
    
        Step 3: Contact your teacher if trouble persists.
    
    
      Or,
      dismiss this message.
    
  Some turtles spend the winter buried in the mud. When 
they wake up, they have a clump of mud on their shell!
  
  
    Please wait…
  
  
    This video is having trouble loading. You may have lost your Internet connection.
    
Step 1: Click to Reload this page
    
    
      Step 2: Click to
      
        Try our other video player
    
    
        Step 3: Contact your teacher if trouble persists.
    
    
      Or,
      dismiss this message.
    
  
  
    Please wait…
  
  
    This video is having trouble loading. You may have lost your Internet connection.
    
Step 1: Click to Reload this page
    
    
      Step 2: Click to
      
        Try our other video player
    
    
        Step 3: Contact your teacher if trouble persists.
    
    
      Or,
      dismiss this message.
    
  When winter came, this frog didn’t burrow far enough 
into the mud. What do you think has happened to its body?
  
Sadly, the frog looks frozen solid. But this is no ordinary 
frog. This frog, called a Wood Frog, has a superpower…
  
  
    Please wait…
  
  
    This video is having trouble loading. You may have lost your Internet connection.
    
Step 1: Click to Reload this page
    
    
      Step 2: Click to
      
        Try our other video player
    
    
        Step 3: Contact your teacher if trouble persists.
    
    
      Or,
      dismiss this message.
    
  Its blood contains a special chemical that stops the 
frog from freezing. Once it warms up, it will hop away!
  
  
    Please wait…
  
  
    This video is having trouble loading. You may have lost your Internet connection.
    
Step 1: Click to Reload this page
    
    
      Step 2: Click to
      
        Try our other video player
    
    
        Step 3: Contact your teacher if trouble persists.
    
    
      Or,
      dismiss this message.
    
  
  
    Please wait…
  
  
    This video is having trouble loading. You may have lost your Internet connection.
    
Step 1: Click to Reload this page
    
    
      Step 2: Click to
      
        Try our other video player
    
    
        Step 3: Contact your teacher if trouble persists.
    
    
      Or,
      dismiss this message.
    
  What do you think has happened here?
  
  
    Please wait…
  
  
    This video is having trouble loading. You may have lost your Internet connection.
    
Step 1: Click to Reload this page
    
    
      Step 2: Click to
      
        Try our other video player
    
    
        Step 3: Contact your teacher if trouble persists.
    
    
      Or,
      dismiss this message.
    
  These are alligator snouts, sticking above the ice!
  
  
    Please wait…
  
  
    This video is having trouble loading. You may have lost your Internet connection.
    
Step 1: Click to Reload this page
    
    
      Step 2: Click to
      
        Try our other video player
    
    
        Step 3: Contact your teacher if trouble persists.
    
    
      Or,
      dismiss this message.
    
  It doesn’t usually get cold where alligators live. But as long 
as they keep their snouts above the water, they'll survive!
  
  
    Please wait…
  
  
    This video is having trouble loading. You may have lost your Internet connection.
    
Step 1: Click to Reload this page
    
    
      Step 2: Click to
      
        Try our other video player
    
    
        Step 3: Contact your teacher if trouble persists.
    
    
      Or,
      dismiss this message.
    
  
  
    Please wait…
  
  
    This video is having trouble loading. You may have lost your Internet connection.
    
Step 1: Click to Reload this page
    
    
      Step 2: Click to
      
        Try our other video player
    
    
        Step 3: Contact your teacher if trouble persists.
    
    
      Or,
      dismiss this message.
    
  Can you guess what's happening here?
  
  
    Please wait…
  
  
    This video is having trouble loading. You may have lost your Internet connection.
    
Step 1: Click to Reload this page
    
    
      Step 2: Click to
      
        Try our other video player
    
    
        Step 3: Contact your teacher if trouble persists.
    
    
      Or,
      dismiss this message.
    
  These are starlings. Many of them migrate south for 
winter, and when they do, they travel in huge groups!
  
  
    Please wait…
  
  
    This video is having trouble loading. You may have lost your Internet connection.
    
Step 1: Click to Reload this page
    
    
      Step 2: Click to
      
        Try our other video player
    
    
        Step 3: Contact your teacher if trouble persists.
    
    
      Or,
      dismiss this message.
    
  
  
    Please wait…
  
  
    This video is having trouble loading. You may have lost your Internet connection.
    
Step 1: Click to Reload this page
    
    
      Step 2: Click to
      
        Try our other video player
    
    
        Step 3: Contact your teacher if trouble persists.
    
    
      Or,
      dismiss this message.
    
  These are called Snow Monkeys. They live in the snowy 
mountains of Japan. How do you think they stay warm?
  
  
    Please wait…
  
  
    This video is having trouble loading. You may have lost your Internet connection.
    
Step 1: Click to Reload this page
    
    
      Step 2: Click to
      
        Try our other video player
    
    
        Step 3: Contact your teacher if trouble persists.
    
    
      Or,
      dismiss this message.
    
  Their fur definitely helps them. But they also love 
to go for a dip in the nearby hot springs!
  
  
    Please wait…
  
  
    This video is having trouble loading. You may have lost your Internet connection.
    
Step 1: Click to Reload this page
    
    
      Step 2: Click to
      
        Try our other video player
    
    
        Step 3: Contact your teacher if trouble persists.
    
    
      Or,
      dismiss this message.
    
  Voting for this episode is now closed. Would you like to vote on the most recent poll?
- 
            
How do squirrels remember where they hide acorns?
-Audrey, 4th Grade
 - 
            
Why do some animals only come out at night?
-Ryan, Kindergarten
 - 
            
Why do you get sleepy after a big meal?
-Braelynn, 1st Grade