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Tksst: Why Do Leaves Change Color?
Find out what causes those brilliant colors to appear on leaves in the fall season. [2:10]
National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation: Green Revolution: Solar
At Arizona State University, students make and test new materials that can be used to build better and more versatile photovoltaic solar cells, and test solar cells to see how the shape of the surface affects the cell's energy...
BBC
Bbc Teach: Photosynthesis Rap
A definition and description of photosynthesis through rap and practical demonstration.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Plant Cell Structures: Parts of a Plant Cell
[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]
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Ucar: Animation of the Biosphere
This animation shows where and when photosynthesis happens around the world as the seasons come and go.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Energy and Transport: Unit Test
Take this nine-question unit test over energy and transport.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Breaking Down Photosynthesis Stages
This video gives an overview of photosynthesis by breaking it down into 2 stages: light-dependent reactions and the Calvin cycle. [4:47]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Light Dependent Reactions Actors
Understand the light-dependent reactions with this video. Learn the molecules that play a role in the reaction. [6:38]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Travel Deep Inside a Leaf
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...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Photosynthesis: Overview of the Light Dependent Reactions
This video is an overview of the light-dependent reactions, including the structure of the chloroplast, the photosystems, and how ATP is synthesized.
Other
Rhyme Learn: Photosynthesis Rap
Learn everything you need to know about photosynthesis through this rap song.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: The Role of Plants in the Food Chain: Lesson 1
This lesson explains the role plants play in the conversion of inorganic materials into organic material to support living things. It is 1 of 3 in the series titled "The Role of Plants in the Food Chain."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Chloroplast: Lesson 1
This lesson will discuss the structure and function of the chloroplast. It is 1 of 4 in the series titled "Chloroplast."
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies
Mocomi: Facts About Oxygen
This brief video provides a glimpse of the properties of oxygen. Learn the cycle of how people and animals breathe in oxygen, but plants breathe it out, a process known as photosynthesis. [1:36]
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Plants
A brief, descriptive podcast examining the main structures and functions of green plants. [0:47]
Bozeman Science
Bozeman Science: Photosynthesis and Respiration
Paul Andersen details the processes of photosynthesis and respiration in this video on free energy capture and storage. Autotrophs use the light reactions and the Calvin cycle to convert energy from the Sun into sugars. Autotrophs and...
Bozeman Science
Bozeman Science: Ap Biology Lab 4 Plant Pigments & Photosynthesis
Paul Andersen explains how pigments can be separated using chromatography. He shows how you can calculate the Rf value for each pigment. He then explains how you can measure the rate of photosynthesis using leaf chads and water...
Bozeman Science
Bozeman Science: Ap Biology Labs Part 1
Paul Andersen details the first 7 of 13 labs in the AP Biology Curriculum. The following topics are all covered: Artificial Selection, Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium, Comparing DNA using BLAST, Diffusion and Osmosis, Photosynthesis,...
Bozeman Science
Bozeman Science: Photosynthesis Lab Walkthrough
Mr. Andersen shows you how to sink leaf chads in preparation for the AP Biology photosynthesis lab. An empty syringe is used to remove gas from the leaves before the lab. As the chloroplasts absorb light they produce oxygen bubbles which...
Bozeman Science
Bozeman Science: Energy in Chemical Processes & Everyday Life
In this video, Paul Andersen explains how energy is used in chemical processes and everyday life. Students should understand that energy is neither created or destroyed but is converted. Most of the energy is delivered to our planet from...
Next Vista for Learning
Next Vista for Learning: Photosynthesis
Do you know how plants get energy? Plants use a process called photosynthesis to produce a sugar. This video gives an overview of how plants take light energy to convert it to chemical energy. [2:30]