Curated OER
Reproductive System
Begin looking at reproduction by contrasting sexual reproduction with asexual reproduction. Sexual reproduction gives us genetic variation as meiosis creates brand new chromosomes through cross over. Male and female anatomy is covered,...
Curated OER
Life Cycle of a Flowering Plant
The development of the male and female gametes in a plant is illustrated, explaining plant fertilization, pollination, and reproduction. Overall, get a complete picture of the life cycle of a flowering plant with some wonderful details...
Scholastic
Study Jams! Flowers
RJ hangs out in Zoe's garden as she explains pollination, flower anatomy, and fertilization. This cartoon-styled feature is sure to stay in your botanists' minds! Follow it with the dissection of large flowers, such as the lily.
Bite Sci-zed
Mitochondrial DNA
Do young scientists know that some traits are only passed down by the mother? Mitochondrial DNA is an interesting phenomenon that provides researchers with a lot of useful information. Scholars learn about the endosymbiotic theory, what...
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Human Embryonic Development
At what point in the fertilization process do stem cells turn into an embryo? Viewers observe the development of an embryo from egg to fertilization to development into a fetus. The narrator stresses the role of cell division,...
Deep Look
In the Race for Life, Which Human Embryos Make It?
Computers help doctors determine the most viable embryos. Researchers discovered the rate of embryo growth has a direct link to its sustainability. Pupils discover how doctors apply this research to help their patients.
Crash Course
Reproductive System – Sex and Fertilization (Part 3)
Having sex calms nerves, reduces blood pressure, and reduces stress. Video 42 in a series of 47 specifically focuses on sex and fertilization. The narrator discusses how scientists determined the four phases of sexual response during the...
Amoeba Sisters
Plant Reproduction in Angiosperms
A colony of bees has moved into someone's home and the owners know how important bees are for pollination. Should they keep the bees? An informative video also includes a guide to plant reproduction including the male and...
TED-Ed
How to Make a Baby (in a Lab)
With over five million babies being born through in vitro fertilization in the last 40 years, sex education is taking on a whole new look. After first walking through natural process of reproduction, this short video goes on to...
Curated OER
Human Reproduction: Fertilization and Fetal Development
The journey of a fertilized egg is illustrated as it travels from the fallopian tube to the uterus. Cell division is explained and the miracle of life is shown.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis
This video segment from NOVA: "18 Ways to Make a Baby" describes a technique used to determine the health of a developing embryo. [3:35]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Fertilization Terminology: Gametes, Zygotes, Haploid and Diploid
A video exploring the process of fertilization where two sets of chromosomes come together to form a zygote. Video defines haploid, diploid, zygote, and fertilization. [10:26]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Biology: Mitosis, Meiosis and Sexual Reproduction
An overview of sexual reproduction and how mitosis and meiosis occur to form a particular species. [18:23]
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Hhmi: Bio Interactive: From Fertilization to Egg Laying in C. Elegans
A close-up look of the fertilization of the C. elegans oocyte. [1:12]
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Hhmi: Bio Interactive: Human Embryonic Development
A video showing the development of human embryonic cells. Learn how cells specialize from stem cells to produce all the tissues of the body. [2:18]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Biology: Embryonic Stem Cells
The explanation of how a fertilized egg develops once it has become a zygote. [19:54]
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Placenta: Lesson 2
This lesson will give an overview of the structure and function of the placenta in the development of an embryo as well as discuss other important membranes and structures associated with development. It is 2 of 5 in the series titled...
Hybrid Medical Animation
Hybrid Medical Animation: Ovulation
A narrated animation of the process of ovulation. This video shows a simulation of the path an egg takes from the fallopian tubes to the uterus. [1:28]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Zygote Differentiating Into Somatic and Germ Cells
Learn how a zygote, the single cell produced by fertilization, divides by mitosis to produce all the tissues of the human body (including germ cells, which can undergo meiosis to make sperm and eggs). [9:35]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Reproductive System: Egg, Sperm, and Fertilization
Learn about the structure and function of egg and sperm fertilization. [11:35]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Zygote Differentiating Into Somatic and Germ Cells
In this video [9:34] learn how a zygote, the single cell produced by fertilization, divides by mitosis to produce all the tissues of the human body (including germ cells, which can undergo meiosis to make sperm and eggs).
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Zygote: Lesson 2
This lesson will explain how a zygote develops into an embryo. It is 2 of 5 in the series titled "Zygote."