Instructional Video4:18
Visual Learning Systems

Prokaryotes: Characteristics of Prokaryotes

3rd - 8th
Bacteria are the most abundant living things on the planet. In fact there are more bacteria in your mouth than there are vertebrates on the planet. This fascinating series of videos explores the wide-ranging forms and characteristics of...
Instructional Video7:15
Professor Dave Explains

Types of Plant Cells

9th - Higher Ed
If we want to learn about plant structure and function, we have to start with the smallest components, and those would be plant cells. Just like animals, plants are made of eukaryotic cells of different types, and in plants these are...
Instructional Video1:27
Visual Learning Systems

Cells: Types of Cells

3rd - 8th
Upon viewing the Cells video series, students will be able to do the following: Understand that cells are the basic building blocks of life. Explain the main components of the cell theory: - all organisms are made up of one or more...
Instructional Video11:04
Bozeman Science

Cell Division

9th - 12th Standards
It is hard to believe a 300-foot-tall Redwood tree began as a single cell hundreds of years ago. How did it grow so large? Observe how different kinds of cells (bacteria, sex cells, and eukaryotic cells) reproduce or make more cells...
Instructional Video14:16
Bozeman Science

A Tour of the Cell

9th - 12th Standards
Adult humans are made of around 40 trillion cells that can't be seen these without some really powerful microscopes! Learners tour both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, learning how their structures are similar and different, and...
Instructional Video14:17
Curated OER

A Tour of the Cell

7th - 12th
The differences between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells are explained and the parts of each are highlighted. Discover the major organelles found in an animal cell and each of their functions. Paul Andersen does an excellent job once...
Instructional Video4:55
Bite Sci-zed

Mitochondrial DNA

7th - 11th Standards
Do young scientists know that some traits are only passed down by the mother? Mitochondrial DNA is an interesting phenomenon that provides researchers with a lot of useful information. Scholars learn about the endosymbiotic theory, what...
Instructional Video7:37
Be Smart

The Deadpool Salamander

6th - 12th Standards
Much like your favorite superhero, the axolotl has amazing super powers! Explore the extraordinary world of the salamander that never grows up in a video from a larger science playlist. Content includes axolotl behavior versus normal...
Instructional Video9:09
Amoeba Sisters

Inside the Cell Membrane

7th - 12th Standards
Without the cell membrane, our cells just couldn't keep it together! What else does this multifunctional membrane do? Take a deeper look at the fluid mosaic model using a video from an expansive biology playlist. Topics include embedded...
Instructional Video5:24
Amoeba Sisters

Endosymbiotic Theory

7th - 12th Standards
Eukaryotes—were we born from an act of predation that backfired? Ponder this and other questions of evolution with a video from a well-written biology playlist. Topics include the origins of mitochondria and chloroplasts, unusual...
Instructional Video9:27
Amoeba Sisters

Introduction to Cells: The Grand Cell Tour

7th - 12th Standards
Ready to begin cell biology in a grand fashion? Start the adventure using a short but thorough video from a vast biology playlist! From prokaryote to eukaryotes, Golgi to chloroplast, the narrator guides viewers through the cell membrane...
Instructional Video7:50
Amoeba Sisters

Cell Membranes and Cell Transport

7th - 12th Standards
Cells are busy places! How do things move around in such a tiny environment? Introduce young life scientists to the types of cellular transport through a video that is part of a large biology playlist. Animated characters demonstrate how...
Instructional Video7:57
PBS

How Two Microbes Changed History

6th - 12th Standards
Where would we be without bacteria? As it turns out, we owe them everything! Introduce young biologists to endosymbiotic theory using an amazing video from an extensive biology playlist. Scholars discover the bacteria that may be...
Instructional Video3:29
FuseSchool

What is DNA?

9th - 12th Standards
Don't under-strand DNA? Watch an informative Fuse School Genetics video to learn what DNA is and where it is found. It also explains what DNA does, its relationship with genes, the four nucleotides, and their base pairs.
Instructional Video5:33
Teacher's Pet

Parts of the Eukaryotic Cell

6th - 12th Standards
Lipids found in your body include oils, fats, and hormones. The video discusses lipids and their importance to your body, wax, and vitamins. Then, it identifies and explains the job of each part of eukaryotic cells.
Instructional Video3:04
Teacher's Pet

Cell Diversity, Shape and Size

6th - 12th Standards
Do stem cells tell their kids they can grow up to be anything they want to be? The video discusses the large diversity in different types of stem cells and relates how shape and size determine function.
Instructional Video10:28
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Crash Course

Plant Cells

9th - 12th Standards
Why can't plants escape prison? Because their cells were surrounded by walls. Introduce viewers to the evolution of plants with a video that discusses the differences between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, plant cells' organelles, and...
Instructional Video11:35
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Crash Course

Eukaryopolis - The City of Animal Cells

9th - 12th Standards
The narrator of this video relates animal cells and their organelles to a city. He then explains what the organelles do for cells, where they are located, and why they are important. 
Instructional Video7:00
Bozeman Science

Endosymbiosis

9th - 12th Standards
If life on Earth began as a prokaryote, how did eukaryotic cells arise? Learners explore the history of endosymbiosis from Dr. Lynn Margulis' first writings, which were not widely received to the evidence of mitochondrial DNA. They then...
Instructional Video3:45
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Ricochet Science

Prokaryotic Vs. Eukaryotic Cells

9th - 12th
Viewers learn about prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells in the third installment of a five-part video series. The video covers the similarities and differences between these two types of cells, including a brief etymological aside on how...
Instructional Video4:01
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Ricochet Science

Features of Eukaryotic Cells

9th - 12th
What is the difference between plant and animal cells? Explore their details as your class views the short video segment. They compare the features of plant and animal cells including the nucleus, nucleolus, endoplasmic...
Instructional Video5:42
TED-Ed

How We Think Complex Cells Evolved

7th - 12th Standards
Being able to absorb the abilities of other life forms may seem like something taken from a superhero movie, but sometimes reality is stranger than fiction. Join the narrator as he takes viewers back billions of...
Instructional Video5:34
TED-Ed

At What Moment Are You Dead?

7th - 12th Standards
When is a person no longer living? This question has been puzzled over for millennia, but is there a clear answer? Watch as this video examines the biological line separating life and death.
Instructional Video9:38
Curated OER

Cellular Organelles

7th - 12th
Paul Andersen conveys the complexity of the cell and its organelles, explaining the function of each in detail. Hear how all the parts work together to help a eukaryotic cell operate. Use this video in a high school biology class for an...