Curated Video
Properties of materials
Discover how materials are grouped by their properties and how this is useful in everyday life. Material processes - Classifying materials - Properties of materials Learning Points Materials can be grouped by properties. Properties are...
Maddie Moate
How do Bananas grow...in Iceland?!
What is the secret to growing tropical fruit in Iceland's cold, barren climate? I travel to Hveragerði, Iceland, to find out.
Curated Video
Greenhouses and the Potential of Heat for Power
A new innovation in the Netherlands could revolutionize the way the country gets its electricity resources in the future. The demand for fresh fruit and vegetables in Europe all year round has been strong and when it comes to growing...
Curated Video
Understanding Global Warming and Climate Change
This video explains the concepts of global warming and climate change in a simple and engaging way, using a greenhouse analogy. The characters discuss the impact of greenhouse gases, particularly carbon dioxide, on trapping heat and...
Curated Video
GCSE Biology - Factors Affecting the Rate of Photosynthesis #49
The rate of photosynthesis is affected by light intensity, temperature, carbon dioxide concentrations, and chlorophyll. In this video we explore exactly how, and also how farmers can use this knowledge to increase the yields of their crops.
Maddie Moate
How Do Brussels Sprouts Grow? | Maddie Moate
Do you like Brussels Sprouts?! A huge thank you to Laslett and Sons for having me!
Food Farmer Earth
Growing winter vegetables - Mobile Minute
Winter is a challenge for farmers who grow during this season. It also can have it's rewards in the form of extra sweetness.
Food Farmer Earth
Winter Greenhouse Farming
Rick Steffen could be thought of as a small farmer for all seasons. That's because he grows a variety of crops, some unusual like his fruit orchards—inside a series of 55 greenhouses, some up to a half-acre in size, near Portland,...
Food Farmer Earth
Thermal Banking Greenhouse Design -Sustainable Energy
Steven Schwen of Earthen Path Organic Farm (Lake City, Minnesota) has built an innovative greenhouse that allows him to extend his growing season while reducing energy costs.
Food Farmer Earth
Thermal Banking: Cold Storage
From the Cooking Up a Story archive: The thermal banking technology that Steven Schwen uses in his innovative greenhouse applies not only to conservation of heat, but to cold storage and refrigeration.
Food Farmer Earth
Alan Kapuler: Kinship Garden and Greenhouse Tour
Research scientist and public domain plant breeder, Alan Kapuler, who prefers to be called “mushroom”, takes us on a tour of his exotic greenhouse, a 21-year biodiversity experiment in Corvallis, Oregon, he refers to as Kinship Gardens.
Curated Video
Enhancing Greenhouse Conditions for Increased Crop Yields
This video explains how farmers can enhance the growing conditions for their crops by using greenhouses. The video discusses how temperature, light, and carbon dioxide concentration can all be controlled in a greenhouse, making it...
British Movietone
SPRING IN FEBRUARY
In London and on the coast people take advantage of the unseasonably fine weather. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced...
Bridgeman Arts
Off-duty soldiers. USSR, 1973
Clip 2 from the 1973 propaganda film The Soviet Army: The Railway Army. Off-duty soldiers from the Soviet Army's railway unit shower, polish their shoes, tend to the greenhouse garden plants, engage in photography, and have discussions...