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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Vi Hart: Doodling in Math: Spirals, Fibonacci (Part 2 of 3)

For Students 9th - 10th
Video explaining the principle by which plants arrange their flowers in order to maximize the gathering of sunlight, which relates to the Fibonacci series. [6:14]
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Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: Finding the Roots of an Ancient Crop

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Agave plants, probably best known as the source of tequila, were important as a food crop long before the invention of margaritas. Wendy Hodgson, botanist at the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix, says the plants were cultivated as far...
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PBS

Pbs News Hour: Here's What Contributed to the Extinction of the Ivory Billed Woodpecker

For Students 9th - 10th
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed moving 23 animals and plants off the endangered species list, declaring them extinct. Perhaps the most well-known of the species deemed gone forever is the ivory-billed woodpecker. These...
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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]
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Bozeman Science

Bozeman Science: Plant Structure

For Students 9th - 10th
Paul Andersen explains the major plants structures. He starts with a brief discussion of monocot and dicot plants. He then describes the three main tissues in plants; dermal, ground and vascular. He also describes the plant cells within...

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