Jessi and Squeaks make a new friend named Grady, and he teaches them about all the living things you can find in soil!



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LS4.D: Biodiversity and Humans - There are many different kinds of living...

All plants start as seeds, and they can travel all over the world in lots of different ways. They might even hitch a ride on you!



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Factors That Influence Plant and Animal Growth explain the factors that influence plant and animal growth by describing soil, water, nutrients, and light.

Around the world there are more than 600 plant species that supplement a regular diet of sunlight, water and soil with insects, frogs and even rats. Flies, tadpoles and beetles fall prey to the remarkable, predatory antics of carnivorous...

Today Hank talks with Dr. Cara Nelson about invasive plants that use toxic chemicals and rapid reproduction to outcompete native plants, and Jessi brings some adorable invasive birds. Dr. Nelson is a professor of Restoration Ecology at...

Today Hank talks with Dr. Cara Nelson about invasive plants that use toxic chemicals and rapid reproduction to outcompete native plants, and Jessi brings some adorable invasive birds. Dr. Nelson is a professor of Restoration Ecology at...

This video explains the process of transpiration in plants and how water is absorbed by specialized root hair cells. The video first defines transpiration as the loss of water from the surface of a plant and describes how leaves lose...

A video entitled "Plants: How Do They Grow in Unusual Places?" which uses the example of a flower growing from a sidewalk to examine the wide variety and adaptability of plant life.

Plants are all around you! You walk on them, eat them, and even climb them! And guess what? You can even grow your very own!

Every environment on the planet -- from forested mountaintops to scorching deserts and even the human gut -- has a microbiome that keeps it healthy and balanced. Ecologist Steven Allison explores how these extraordinarily adaptable,...

So we know what life needs here to work, and we've talked a little about what life COULD look like on other planets. But what about plant life? What could plant life look like on other planets? In this episode of Crash Course Kids,...

Can plants talk to each other? It certainly doesn't seem that way: They don't have complex sensory or nervous systems, like animals do, and they look pretty passive. But odd as it sounds, plants can communicate with each other "...

Join the Amoeba Sisters in their updated plant structure and adaptations video as they discuss the terms vascular vs nonvascular and how they relate to plants before exploring some general categories of plants (bryophytes, seedless...

Plants are amazing machines -- for millions of years, they've taken carbon dioxide out of the air and stored it underground, keeping a crucial check on the global climate. Plant geneticist Joanne Chory is working to amplify this special...

Paul Andersen explains how plants use hormones to respond to their environment. The following hormones are detailed; auxin, cytokinins, gibberelins, abscisic acid and ethylene.

A video created for, and aimed at primary school science students learning all about plants. This video explores how plants grow and the key elements they need.

So we know what life needs here to work, and we've talked a little about what life COULD look like on other planets. But what about plant life? What could plant life look like on other planets? In this episode of Crash Course Kids,...

Jessi and Squeaks show you how a tiny seed, like the kind you eat in your trail mix! Grows into a big plant!

Today, Squeaks and Mister Brown explore the world of plants with an experiment! They'll learn what plants actually need to grow, which can help them with their garden and even help feed people in space!

Make your own automatic plant watering system with an Arduino, pump, and soil moisture sensor. Written instructions, including a parts list, circuit diagram, and example code, are available on the Science Buddies