Crash Course
Crash Course Kids 11.2: Why No Polar Pineapples
Plants are amazing. Really! Photosynthesis is an incredible thing. But it also means that some plants can't live everywhere. They need to get the right amount of sunlight for the right amount of time. In this episode of Crash Course...
Crash Course
Crash Course Kids 45.2: Planetary Plants
In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina talks about what plant life could look like on other planets. [4:39]
Crash Course
Crash Course Kids 27.1: Who Needs Dirt?
In this episode of Crash Course kids, the host talks about how plants get energy, and how that energy is transported around them. [4:15]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Biology: Photorespiration
A detailed account of the Calvin Cycle. [17:03]
Crash Course
Crash Course Kids 5.2: Vegetation Transformation
In this episode, Sabrina talks about how the process of photosynthesis works. [2:59]
Crash Course
Crash Course Biology #8: Photosynthesis
Hank explains the extremely complex series of reactions whereby plants feed themselves on sunlight, carbon dioxide and water, and also create some by products we're pretty fond of as well. [13:15]
Amoeba Sisters
Amoeba Sisters: Photosynthesis
A look into how a plant takes light and gases and makes sugars in this video. Video reviews the equation for photosynthesis explaining the reactants needed and products made. The stages of photosynthesis are also discussed very broadly....
Amoeba Sisters
Amoeba Sisters: Plant Structure and Adaptation
Learn about how to classify plants into two different types, vascular and nonvascular, in this video. Also explore how the process of photosynthesis can be different or similar based on the type of plant. Also understand different...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Photosynthesis: Cam Plants
Discover how some plants close their stomata during the day in order to retain water. Learn how CAM Plants are able to fix carbon at night so they don't have to keep their stomata open during the day. [8:37]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Lung Introduction: People and Plants
Learn more about photosynthesis and cellular respiration through a classic story: Jack and the Beanstalk. Rishi is a pediatric infectious disease physician and works at Khan Academy.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Chloroplast
An illustrated tutorial describing the structure and function of the chloroplast organelle in a plant cell. [0:37]
Bozeman Science
Bozeman Science: Energy Flow in Ecosystems
Explains how energy flows in ecosystems. Energy enters via producers through photosynthesis or chemosynthesis. Producers and consumers release the energy from food through cellular respiration. An explanation of gross primary...
The Kid Should See This
Tksst: Why Do Leaves Change Color?
Find out what causes those brilliant colors to appear on leaves in the fall season. [2:10]
National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation: Green Revolution: Solar
At Arizona State University, students make and test new materials that can be used to build better and more versatile photovoltaic solar cells, and test solar cells to see how the shape of the surface affects the cell's energy...
BBC
Bbc Teach: Photosynthesis Rap
A definition and description of photosynthesis through rap and practical demonstration.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Plant Cell Structures: Parts of a Plant Cell
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Take a tour of a plant cell and see how they differ from animal cells. Also take a look at the unique characteristics that some plants have. [2:57]
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Ucar: Animation of the Biosphere
This animation shows where and when photosynthesis happens around the world as the seasons come and go.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Energy and Transport: Unit Test
Take this nine-question unit test over energy and transport.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Breaking Down Photosynthesis Stages
This video gives an overview of photosynthesis by breaking it down into 2 stages: light-dependent reactions and the Calvin cycle. [4:47]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Light Dependent Reactions Actors
Understand the light-dependent reactions with this video. Learn the molecules that play a role in the reaction. [6:38]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Travel Deep Inside a Leaf
Take a journey inside a leaf of a redwood tree! Enter the stoma and view the inside of a plant cell, translucent enough to capture light from the sun. Fly by familiar structures like the nucleus and mitochondria, and settle into the...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Photosynthesis: Overview of the Light Dependent Reactions
This video is an overview of the light-dependent reactions, including the structure of the chloroplast, the photosystems, and how ATP is synthesized.
Other
Rhyme Learn: Photosynthesis Rap
Learn everything you need to know about photosynthesis through this rap song.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: The Role of Plants in the Food Chain: Lesson 1
This lesson explains the role plants play in the conversion of inorganic materials into organic material to support living things. It is 1 of 3 in the series titled "The Role of Plants in the Food Chain."