South Carolina is home to an astonishing array of bat species. As silent guardians of the night, they play a pivotal role in maintaining the balance of ecosystems and providing a natural pest control...
Existing for half a million years, bison have been a symbol of wild America. These resilient creatures were on the verge of extinction but despite all odds, they have survived. Although it may seem...
The edition of What's Wild about mushrooms delves into the vital role they play in maintaining ecological balance, from their decomposition powers that enrich soil, to their symbiotic relationships...
The edition of What's Wild about mushrooms delves into the vital role they play in maintaining ecological balance, from their decomposition powers that enrich soil, to their symbiotic relationships...
Ants are some of the most fascinating and complex insects in the world. These tiny creatures are known for their remarkable social behavior and their ability to build intricate underground colonies...
Getting their name from their burrowing behavior, gopher tortoises play a vital role as a keystone species in the sandhills ecosystem they call home. It’s here that we will see why these creatures...
This lesson facilitates the process of creating circuits using a squishy circuits kit. Topics covered in this lesson include circuits, conductors, and insulators.
This lesson explores the connections between energy and recycling. Topics covered in this lesson include types of energy, thermal units, energy costs, and benefits of recycling.
This edition of What's Wild is all about the American Carrion Beetle, one of the best bugs in the business when it comes to decomposition. We'll also be traveling to Clemson University, where...
This episode of What's Wild observes some peculiar behaviors squirrel species have and the nutty ways they benefit the environment. To find North America's largest tree squirrel, we'll travel to one...
In this edition of What's Wild, we're traveling to one of South Carolina's barrier islands and observing rare feeding techniques of resident bottlenose dolphins. Also, we'll be taking a look at...
Environmental Ed consists of five-minute, fast-paced programs that challenge students with facts, stories, investigations, questions, and Eco-quests to "leave no friend inside and carefully walk upon the earth."
Kids Work! is a virtual community of workplaces designed to give students an interactive job exploration experience that connects school work to real work.
A series of short programs filmed at Riverbanks Zoo and Garden in Columbia, S.C. The programs focus on science topics, habitat and other interesting aspects of extraordinary animals such as koalas, penguins...
Take a virtual field trip to a South Carolina cove forest and a salt marsh. These virtual field trips were produced in collaboration between Clemson University's SC LIFE Project and South Carolina ETV. The virtual...
Rivers touch some aspect of our lives every day, quietly serving a need for drinking water, farming, power, industry and recreation. Educator Ian Sanchez kayaked from the mountains to the sea, making connections...
One-minute segments on various species that reside at our world-renowned Riverbanks Zoo and Gardens. Each segment provides an opening that points out habitat and scientific name.