If you see an acorn sprout under an oak tree, you're seeing that tree's grandchild. Here's why half of all higher plants are invisible, and why it works for them.

It turns out that defining what is and isn't a “tree” is way harder than it seems.

Squirrels eat a lot of things that are pretty tricky to find in the winter, like nuts and berries. Luckily for them, they have lots of clever ways to store up food to last them through the cold parts of the year!

Paul Andersen answers the following question: How do organisms grow and develop?

William Ury, author of "Getting to Yes," offers an elegant, simple (but not easy) way to create agreement in even the most difficult situations -- from family conflict to, perhaps, the Middle East.

Squirrels eat a lot of things that are pretty tricky to find in the winter, like nuts and berries. Luckily for them, they have lots of clever ways to store up food to last them through the cold parts of the year!

Humans, octopi and pine trees alike are all made up of cells, tiny but sophisticated systems that keep life going. Cells are almost like tiny factories run by robots, with the nucleus, DNA, proteins, lipids, and vitamins and minerals all...

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Howcast - Learn what the Sabbats are from Wiccan High Priestess Phyllis Curott in this Howcast video.

Pupil outcome: I can analyse the power dynamics between Prospero and Ariel in Shakespeare’s ‘The Tempest’. Key learning points: - Ariel’s language shows both deference and frustration towards Prospero. - Ariel is forced to be obedient to...

Pupil outcome: I can locate boreal forests and explain their climate and adaptations. Key learning points: - The boreal forest is the world's largest land-based biome. - The boreal forest is also known as the taiga; they are found at...

Pupil outcome: I can experiment with a range of different sentence structures to make my creative writing more engaging. Key learning points: - An inverted sentence reverses the natural order of a sentence. - Using an inverted sentence...

Pupil outcome: I can explain how groups of five and ten are related. Key learning points: - Five is half of ten - __ groups of 5 will be half __ groups of 10 - Ten is double 5 - __ groups of 10 will be double __ groups of 5

Pupil outcome: I can represent lengths and heights on a graph and use them to solve problems Key learning points: - Information about length and height from a table can be represented in a bar graph. - Information represented in a bar...

Pupil outcome: I can explain Aristotle’s views on the importance of observing the world and how this shapes worldviews today. Key learning points: - Aristotle emphasised the importance of observation in understanding the world. -...

Pupil outcome: I can explain the relationship between multiples of three and multiples of nine. Key learning points: - Numbers in the 9 times table are also in the 3 times table. - When there are 3 groups of 3, there is 1 group of 9 -...

Pupil outcome: I can compare and order lengths. Key learning points: - When the units are the same, you can compare lengths in the same way as we compare 2-digit numbers. - When the units are the same, you can order lengths in the same...

Paul Laurence Dunbar had the courage and skill to write about what few at the time, and even today, wanted to acknowledge. The result is a poem about one of America's most poignant ghosts.

Do you know how many years an oak tree can live for?
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Cultures around the world have venerated trees for thousands of years, often seeing them as gifts from or manifestations of Gods. With their impressive size, longevity, and ability to support life, it’s hard not to see trees as divine....

Pack your bags, today we are travelling with seeds! How do seeds travel, you might ask? In this video, we learn how plants reproduce and create new plants using pollination and dispersal. Seeds travel in many different ways: wind, water,...

Structuralism is a form of literary theory which, inspired by semiotics and the linguistics of Ferdinand de Saussure, emerged in France in the 1950s. In this week’s episode of What the Theory?, we take a look at how...

Changing appearance throughout the seasons, the black oak is one of the iconic trees of Yosemite Valley, and its acorn is used for food by both animals and people.