Journey to the Microcosmos
The Purple Bacteria That Are Afraid of Oxygen
“But wait!” you might be saying to yourself. “How can an organism be photosynthetic and so afraid of oxygen? Doesn’t photosynthesis create oxygen?” And yes, you would be correct—most of the time...
Curated Video
Air
This live-action video program is about the word air. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the word air through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and colorful, animated...
Curated Video
Factors Affecting Photosynthesis and Maximizing Plant Growth
The video discusses the factors that influence the rate of photosynthesis in plants, including light intensity, temperature, and carbon dioxide concentration. Different zones are shown to demonstrate the impact of each factor on the rate...
FuseSchool
What Are Carbon Footprints
You can reduce your own contribution to climate change by reducing the amount of carbon dioxide you release into the atmosphere. Your carbon footprint is measured by the amount of extra carbon dioxide your lifestyle adds to the...
NASA
NASA | A Year in the Life of Earth's CO2
An ultra-high-resolution NASA computer model has given scientists a stunning new look at how carbon dioxide in the atmosphere travels around the globe. Plumes of carbon dioxide in the simulation swirl and shift as winds disperse the...
Curated Video
Understanding Transpiration and Its Importance to Plants
The video explains the process of transpiration in plants, which is the loss of water vapor from a plant through evaporation from the surfaces of the plant, mainly the lower surfaces of leaves. The video also explains the role of...
Curated Video
The Evolution of Earth's Atmosphere
The video discusses how the Earth's atmosphere has evolved over the past 4.6 billion years, with a focus on the composition of gases present over different periods of time. It highlights the role of volcanoes, oceans, plants, and fossil...
Curated Video
I WONDER - What Is A Carbon Sink?
This video is answering the question of what is a carbon sink.
Catalyst University
Light-Harvesting Photosynthetic Pigments and Exciton Transfer
Light-Harvesting Photosynthetic Pigments and Exciton Transfer
Britlish
Trees (no subtitles)
A comprehensive video English lesson looking at the vocabulary associated with trees. New vocabulary is coupled with appropriate imagery to make understanding and memorisation as easy as possible for the student. The video is narrated by...
FuseSchool
Hydrogen & Fuel Cells
We are trying to design a way to power vehicles of the future by using the hydrogen that is stored as a fuel cell for Motor Vehicles in order to obtain energy for the vehicle we need to rejoin the hydrogen with oxygen and this is done...
Curated Video
Levels of Organization in a Community or Ecosystem
The video discusses the concept of a community in an ecosystem and the levels of organization within it. It covers the role of photosynthetic organisms in producing biomass, the different types of consumers (primary, secondary, and...
Visual Learning Systems
Life Through Time: Precambrian Era
This fascinating program takes students on a journey through time as the history of life on Earth is explored. From the dawn of life to the existence of advanced vertebrate animals, each of the major periods of life are investigated....
NASA
NASA | Science for a Hungry World: Part 1
As the first of six episodes, Science for a Hungry World: Part 1 sets the groundwork for explaining why NASA data is critical to ensure a stable global food system. This video reveals how satellite remote sensing data provide the world...
Catalyst University
Water Splitting: The Oxygen-Evolving Complex
Water Splitting: The Oxygen-Evolving Complex
Visual Learning Systems
The Importance of Photosynthesis
In this video, we learn about the crucial process of photosynthesis in plants. Through photosynthesis, plants convert sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water into sugar and oxygen. This process not only provides food for plants but also...
NASA
NASA | Aqua MODIS: Science and Beauty
Beautiful images from the MODIS instrument on NASA's Aqua and Terra satellites are used by people all over the world every day. But MODIS is about more than just pretty pictures -- the instrument's contributions to science include a...
Curated Video
Understanding the Inverse Square Law in Regards to Light Intensity and Photosynthesis
This video explains the relationship between light intensity and photosynthesis in plants. The concept of direct proportionality and a linear relationship between light intensity and photosynthesis rate is discussed. The video then goes...
NASA
NASA | Satellite Shows High Productivity From U.S. Corn Belt
Data from satellite sensors show that during the Northern Hemisphere's growing season, the Midwest region of the United States boasts more photosynthetic activity than any other spot on Earth, according to NASA and university scientists.
FuseSchool
Plant Hormones: Tropisms
Plants have developed responses called tropisms. A tropism is a growth in response to a stimulus; so light and water in the plant’s case. There are different types of tropisms: Positive tropisms are when growth is towards the stimulus -...
NASA
Plants Are Struggling to Keep Up with Rising Carbon Dioxide Concentrations
Plants play a key role in mitigating climate change. The more carbon dioxide they absorb during photosynthesis, the less carbon dioxide remains trapped in the atmosphere where it can cause temperatures to rise. But scientists have...
Curated Video
5 Key Uses of Glucose Produced in Photosynthesis
This video explores the different uses of glucose produced through the process of photosynthesis in plants. The video discusses five key uses of glucose in plants, including respiration, starch storage, fat or oil storage, cellulose...
Curated Video
Rate of Photosynthesis Experiments: Analyzing the Relationship between Light Intensity and Photosynthesis
The video is a lecture presentation on the results of an experiment investigating the relationship between light intensity and the rate of photosynthesis in pondweed. The experiment involved placing pondweed in a dilute solution of...