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Instructional Video20:16
Curated OER

Photosynthesis: Light Reactions

For Teachers 9th - 12th
This clip picks up right where the Khan Academy's Photosynthesis video left off. Chemicals such as hydrogen and compounds such as NADPH are reviewed along with details including the stroma, thylakoid, lumen, and grana. See the parts of a...
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Instructional Video4:01
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TED-Ed

The Simple Story of Photosynthesis and Food

For Students 4th - 8th Standards
Meet adorable, animated chloroplasts as they produce glucose with the help of the sun. Viewers learn how carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, and electrons are combined to form carbohydrates with an engaging video. The narrator also explains how...
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Instructional Video9:37
Bozeman Science

Cellular Organelles

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Despite their microscopic size, eukaryotic cells are probably one of the most complex systems ever! Explore the structure and function of the major organelles of eukaryotic cells — the nucleus, ER, ribosomes, golgi complex, lysosomes,...
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Instructional Video12:26
Bozeman Science

Photosynthesis

For Students 9th - 12th
A scientific video describes photosynthesis in both plants and algae through the use of chloroplasts. It also explains the various pigments and types of chlorophyll, light reactions, and the Calvin cycle. 
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Instructional Video5:24
Amoeba Sisters

Endosymbiotic Theory

For Students 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...
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Instructional Video9:27
Amoeba Sisters

Introduction to Cells: The Grand Cell Tour

For Students 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...
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Instructional Video17:12
Curated OER

Cell Biology

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Look here for a narrative approach to cells origins and discovery by microscopes. Though it is a slightly older clip, it contains some lovely footage of cells up close. Begin with prokaryotes and move onto eukaryotes and the differences...
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Instructional Video9:38
Curated OER

Cellular Organelles

For Teachers 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...
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Instructional Video8:07
Curated OER

Photosynthesis Presentation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
This collection of animated slides offers an explanation of the photosynthesis process. It must be homemade as the sounds of dishes clanging, a television commercial, and computer mouse clicks are heard in the background. You will need...
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Instructional Video9:06
Curated OER

All You Need to Know About Photosynthesis

For Teachers 9th - 12th
What chemical reaction occurs in the leaves to produce energy for the plant? View a collection of slides that explain photosynthesis with this biology class podcast. The video clarity is insufficient, and therefore the only use of this...
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Instructional Video7:57
PBS

How Two Microbes Changed History

For Students 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...
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Interactive3:03
Scholastic

Study Jams! Photosynthesis

For Students 4th - 7th Standards
One friend explains to another that plants combine water and carbon dioxide with the energy of the sun to produce sugar and oxygen. She mentions the roles of the roots, chloroplasts, and stomata in an engaging video that reviews how...
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Interactive1:35
Scholastic

Study Jams! Plant Cells

For Students 5th - 9th Standards
Eight fine-quality slides depict the cells that make up plants. Viewers will see colorful microscope views of the nucleus, cell wall, vacuole, chloroplasts, tracheids, and pollen grains. The resource would apply in either a cell...
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Instructional Video1:41
Teacher's Pet

Leaf Structure

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
Take it or leaf it, the video teaches the structure of leaves. It includes a discussion of stomata and the importance of transpiration. It also explains the role of chloroplasts.
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Instructional Video3:04
Curated OER

Plants: Photosynthesis

For Teachers 5th - 8th
How do plants get their energy? They capture sunlight and convert it into sugars in their chloroplasts. This is a high school level video that explains the chemical process of photosynthesis. The animations included help bring this...
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Instructional Video5:42
TED-Ed

How We Think Complex Cells Evolved

For Students 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 years to investigate how...
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Instructional Video8:27
Amoeba Sisters

Plant Structure and Adaptations

For Students 7th - 12th
Non-vascular plants, like moss, are able to survive on photosynthesis. A video explains plant structure for both vascular and non-vascular plants. It includes the parts of each plant and adaptations to various environments such as the...
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Instructional Video10:28
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Crash Course

Plant Cells

For Students 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...
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Instructional Video3:20
Teacher's Pet

Photosynthesis Steps and Pathways

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
When studying photosynthesis, most pupils think of trees and flowers but forget about cacti. The video explains the process of photosynthesis both within a cell and the variations due to the type of plant and climate. It includes a short...
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Instructional Video4:05
American Chemical Society

What If Humans Could Photosynthesize?

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
How would you fare as a plant? Learners watch a video in the ACS Reactions series that explains what would happen if humans could perform photosynthesis. They see that life would definitely be quite different!
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Instructional Video6:32
Physics Girl

Why Aren't Plants Black?

For Students 9th - Higher Ed Standards
In an evolutionary sense, plants seem to have it all figured out. But, do they really? The narrator of an engaging physics video that is part of a larger series questions the predominant color of plants in a short video. Content includes...
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Instructional Video9:11
Amoeba Sisters

Specialized Cells: Significance and Examples

For Students 7th - 12th Standards
All cells are created equal, but some go on to do amazing things! Find out more about these super hero cells with a short video from a well-written biology playlist. Topics include specialized plant and animal cells and how cells know to...
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Instructional Video1:13
PBS

Photosynthesis | UNC-TV Science

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
Discover what links photosynthesis and food chains together. Scientists explore the basics of photosynthesis, including its products, during an animated activity. While watching the video, investigators also learn the importance of sugar...
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Instructional Video7:00
Bozeman Science

Endosymbiosis

For Teachers 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...

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