Weird History
The Dark Origins of Cinderella
In large part thanks to Disney's version of her story, Cinderella is a familiar fairy tale character. The girl is maltreated by her stepmother and stepsisters, and essentially ends up as their servant. When it comes time for a royal...
Science ABC
Methusaleh: The oldest tree in the world | What's the mystery of trees' immortality?
No one can beat trees at living long. Methusaleh, the single oldest living tree, that we've discovered, is over 4,800 years old. On the other hand, Pando is a colony of quaking aspen trees all born from the same over 70,000 year old root...
Science ABC
Invention Of Wheel: How Was The Wheel Invented?
Wheels eased the job of carrying heavy loads across distances, but before the invention of the wheel, the man himself used to carry those heavy loads. Later, he began taming animals, like oxen, horses, donkeys, and camels, and used them...
Great Big Story
Wah Yuen’s traditional hand-rolled agarwood incense in Hong Kong
Discover Wah Yuen’s rare incense-making tradition in Hong Kong, where the ancient practice of hand-rolling agarwood creates a luxurious scent, passed down through generations.
Food Farmer Earth
Overcoming Labor Challenges: Insights from a Successful Cherry Farmer
Discover the toughest challenge faced by cherry farmers today: finding and retaining skilled labor. Learn how changes in immigration laws and societal values are impacting the availability of workers in this labor-intensive industry.
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Fungi
Discover the magical world of fungi. Neither plant nor animal, they are a separate classification of living organism. Biology - Ecosystems - Learning Points. Fungi are neither plant nor animal. Most fungi are made up of networks of...
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Oak Life Cycle
Just one in every 10,000 acorns will grow into a mature tree. Discover the epic life of one oak, from seed to ancient adulthood. Biology - Plants - Learning Points. The oak tree has a lifespan of over 1000 years. It produces thousands of...
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Parasitic Plants
Different species of parasitic plants steal nutrients from host species in order to survive. Sometimes this ends in the death of the host. Biology - Plants - Learning Points. Parasitic plants derive some or all of their nutrients from...
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Defensive Plants - Plant Protections
Plants have developed an array of chemical, mechanical and mimicry methods to fight off predators, meaning that they are not as defenceless as they seem. Biology - Plants - Learning Points. Plants have evolved defence mechanisms to ward...
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Plant and Animal Mutualism
In the natural world it can be hard to survive alone. From Nepal to Africa, explore some of the surprising relationships forged between plants and animals. Biology - Plants - Learning Points. Mutualism is when animals and plants work...
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How Did Birds Evolve?
They walked on two legs, laid their eggs in nests, and some even glided through the air – find out more about the theropod dinosaurs, from which all birds evolved. Biology - Animal Kingdom - Learning Points. A Twig Curriculum Film....
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Silver Tree
We demonstrate a displacement reaction using silver nitrate and copper. A tree-shaped piece of copper is submerged in silver nitrate solution. The silver ions displace the copper and the tree slowly becomes coated with silver metal. At...
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Dung beetle
Did you know that the dung beetle is stronger than an elephant? The world around us - Investigating forces - Speed and strength Learning Points The stronger something is, the bigger the force it can use to push or pull things. A Twig...
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Sugar glider
The sugar glider gets around by gliding from tree to tree. Living things - Animal kingdom - How do animals move? Learning Points Different animals move in different ways on land, in water and in the air. A Twig Junior Film - Core science...
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Seasons – True or false
True or false ... All trees lose their leaves over winter? Physical processes -The Earth and beyond - Seasons Learning Points
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Changing land use – Odd one out
Four uses of land are shown, but which is the odd one out? People and places - Human geography - Changing land use A Twig Tidbit Film - Odd one out. The children have to work out which of four images is the odd one out.
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How Plants Defend Themselves
Plants have many adaptations that protect them from hungry predators. Life processes - Green plants - Plants and their environments Learning Points Plants can adapt to their surroundings to survive. Plants have defence mechanisms to...
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Vertebrates
Find out which groups of animals have backbones. Life processes - Variation and classification - Vertebrates Learning Points Vertebrates are animals with an internal backbone. Vertebrates can be divided into five groups with distinctive...
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Life cycle of an oak tree
Do you know how many years an oak tree can live for? Life processes - Green plants - Plant growth Learning Points Following germination a taproot, grows from the seed. The first shoots from a seed move through the soil towards light. A...
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Living things – Spot the...
Six images are shown on screen, four of them are living things ... but which ones? Life processes - Living processes - Living things A Twig Tidbit Film - Spot the Difference. The children have to identify which objects belong in the group.
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Giant redwoods
The tallest trees on Earth have an amazing system to circulate water and nutrients. Life processes - Green plants - Parts of a plant Learning Points Leaves absorb sunlight. Root hairs absorb water and nutrients. Trunk transport water and...
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Evolution - Life Connections
Find out how earwigs, elephants, poppies and flamingos are all related! Life processes - Living things in their environments - Evolution Learning Points All life descended from a simple organism. Species adapt to their environments....