Instructional Video2:05
Teacher's Pet

Unique Features of Plant Cells

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
In plants, vacuoles take up most of the space in a cell. The video explains what vacuoles are and their importance. It also discusses the function of the cell wall and plastids, both unique features of plant cells.
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...
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,...
Instructional Video3:16
FuseSchool

Intro to Cells: Animal, Plant, Nerve and Red Blood Cells

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
Throw your dendrites in the air and wave 'em like you just don't care! An excellent video in the Fuse School playlist explains the parts and functions of cells. It describes their structures, functions, and specialties.
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...
Instructional Video13:36
Bozeman Science

Plant Structure

For Students 9th - 12th
Let's get to the root of biology. A video describes the difference between monocot and dicot plants. Then it explains the three main types of tissues in plants and the cells within each of these tissues. 
Instructional Video9:17
Curated OER

Plant and Animal Cell Overview: The Basics

For Teachers 7th - 12th
George Wolfe explains the parts of a eukaryotic cell very energetically. Surface area and volume are reviewed in order to show that a giant amoeba could not exist. Show your junior high or high school class this video to begin talking...
Instructional Video3:34
Curated OER

Journey Inside the Cell

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Take a close up look at the replication of DNA and protein synthesis with this animated clip. The process is described in detail for your biologists. Utilize technology in order to see the inner workings of the cell.
Instructional Video1:37
Teacher's Pet

Leaf Structure Lab

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
Two guard cells protect every stoma on a leaf. The video explains the structures of leaves, including stomatas. It details how to identify the parts under a microscope.
Instructional Video1:43
American Museum of Natural History

What Makes YOU YOU? What Makes ME ME?

For Students 6th - 12th
What does DNA have to do with me? Learners watch a short animated video to learn about cells and DNA. Scholars learn that DNA is the building block of chromosomes within the cells of every living thing.
Instructional Video4:53
TED-Ed

Why Is Cotton in Everything?

For Students 6th - 12th
Imagine wearing a suit of armor made of quilted cotton. Inca warriors did and found it very effective. Viewers of a fascinating video learn about how the growth of cotton cells makes this plant so strong and versatile. Also included in...
Instructional Video11:47
Crash Course

Changing the Blueprints of Life - Genetic Engineering: Crash Course Engineering #38

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
A presentation of how engineering based in making something better led to engineering genetics. Scholars learn that genetic engineering began by selectively breeding plants that had specific characteristics to improve them. The video...
Instructional Video2:28
FuseSchool

Transport in Plants, Part 1: Xylem and Phloem

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
Humans use their hearts and circulatory systems to move things through their bodies, but plants also have a transport system. The first video in a three-part series introduces the xylem and phloem. It explains what each part moves, which...
Instructional Video1:13
PBS

Photosynthesis | UNC-TV Science

For Students 6th - 12th
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...
Instructional Video4:57
Stated Clearly

What Exactly is a Gene?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
What is a gene and how do organisms use them? Find out these answers while learning about how humans have modified genes in plants to best suit their own needs and desires. Before watching the video, you may want to show the video about...
Instructional Video
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Plant Cell Structures: Parts of a Plant Cell

For Students 5th - 8th
[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]
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Overview of Animal and Plant Cells

For Students 9th - 10th
Video lesson provides an overview of animal and plant cells while covering cell walls, vacuoles, chloroplasts, peroxisomes, lysosomes, mitochondria, etc. [8:41]
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Plant Cell Walls

For Students 9th - 10th
Video lesson focuses on the structure of plant cell walls. [7:42]
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Cells: Overview of Animal and Plant Cells

For Students 9th - 10th
Overview of animal and plant cells. Topics include cell walls, vacuoles, chloroplasts, peroxisomes, lysosomes, mitochondria, etc. [8:41]
Instructional Video
Other

Thinkwell Video Biology: Plant and Animal Cell Overview: The Basics

For Students 9th - 10th
A sometimes humorous look at plant and animal eukaryotic cells. Learn about specialization and compartmentalization in cell biology through this YouTube video. [9:16]
Instructional Video
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Prokaryotic & Eukaryotic Cells: Cell Structure and Organization

For Students 5th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] A descriptive screencast describing cell structure and organization, highlighting the difference between plant and animal cells. [3:33]
Instructional Video
Crash Course

Crash Course Biology #6: Plant Cells

For Students 9th - 10th
Hank describes why plants are so freaking amazing - discussing their evolution, and how their cells are both similar to & different from animal cells. [10:28]
Instructional Video
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Cell Wall: Lesson 1

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will discuss the structure and function of a cell wall. It is 1 of 4 in the series titled "Cell Wall."
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Travel Deep Inside a Leaf

For Teachers 9th - 10th
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...

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