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Plant Growth: Auxins and Gibberellins
Why does a plant grow toward the sun? The video, part of a Fuse School Plants playlist, explains the chemical processes behind plant growth. It details how auxins, gibberellins, and the sun work together. From curving plant stems to...
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Transport in Plants, Part 2: Xylem and Transpiration
Ninety-nine percent of the water absorbed in plants transpires into the atmosphere. The second video in a three-part series explains transpiration in plants. It details how they pull water into the roots; how water passes through the...
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Transport in Plants, Part 1: Xylem and Phloem
Humans use their hearts and circulatory systems to move things through their bodies, but plants also have a transport system. The first video in a three-part series introduces the xylem and phloem. It explains what each part moves, which...
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Punnett Squares
Mendel discovered that you inherit each gene from either parent, but not both. The video, part of a playlist on Genetics from Fuse School, explains how this applies to solving Punnett squares. It walks through the process of solving and...
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What is RNA?
Five percent of the weight of a human cell comes from RNA, while only one percent comes from DNA. The video explains what RNA is and how it relates to DNA. It also describes the importance of understanding RNA and the two types of RNA:...
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What Are Chromosomes?
Two meters worth of DNA fits into a cell that is only two micrometers wide thanks to chromosomes. A video, part of a Fuse School Biology playlist, explains what chromosomes are and how they work. It describes where they are found and how...
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What Is Asexual Reproduction?
Nature clones plants and animals through asexual reproduction. The video explains what asexual reproduction is and the process involved. It highlights some of the plants, bacteria, and animals that use asexual reproduction. The video...
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Genetics and Cell Division Keyword Definitions
Scholars often find new vocabulary overwhelming—help break it down for them. A helpful video addresses the vocabulary associated with genetics and cell division. It offers the definition of each and a short explanation. Cartoon graphics...
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Transport in Plants, Part 3: Phloem and Translocation
Leaves produce sugars through photosynthesis, but how do the sugars get to the rest of the plant? The final video in a three-part series within the Fuse School Biology playlist answers this question. It details how the phloem and...
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Codominance
Some alleles share codominance rather than dominant or recessive. The video explains how codominance is determined and what it looks like in animals. Part of the Fuse School Genetics series, it relates the topic to human blood types and...
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What Is Cancer?
Almost 40 percent of people will have cancer at some point in their lifetime. The Fuse School Genetics video explains what cancer is and how it results in a tumor. It describes the process of cell division and mutation throughout the...
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What Are Mendel and Genetic Crosses?
Darwin and others hypothesized evolution, but they never explained how it worked genetically. The video introduces Mendel and his hypothesis, which scientists have now proved. It explains how he created the hypothesis and what...
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What Are Stem Cells?
Almost every cell in the body has a special job. Part of the Fuse School Genetics playlist, the video discusses the few unspecialized cells, called stem cells. It explains where they are found, what they do, and why they raise ethical...
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What is DNA?
Don't under-strand DNA? Watch an informative Fuse School Genetics video to learn what DNA is and where it is found. It also explains what DNA does, its relationship with genes, the four nucleotides, and their base pairs.
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Competition and Natural Selection
How does competition for resources influence natural selection? Only those that thrive survive! An intriguing video in the Fuse School Evolution playlist demonstrates how survival of the fittest ultimately decides the fate of a species....
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Extinction of Species
Extinction: i's not just for dinosaurs! Young ecologists examine the alarming facts about the causes of mass extinctions by watching this engaging Fuse School Evolution video. Topics include previous extinction events, living fossils,...
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Animal Classification
So many animals, so many characteristics—how do we classify them all? A short tour of taxonomy awaits within a helpful Fuse School video on Evolution. Science scholars see how scientists sort animals into the main classes and what traits...
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Mutations and Natural Selection
Mutations have a bad reputation ... but are they always harmful? Junior geneticists explore mutations and their effects in a Fuse School Evolution video. The content features sickle cell disease, its effects on the body, and its ability...
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The Evolution of Humans
We've come a long way! Biology scholars travel back to the big bang, then follow the path of the simple organisms that led to modern Homo sapiens through an engaging Fuse School Evolution video. Content includes key events in our...
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What Is A Species?
What's so special about species? Junior zoologists delve into the science behind the classification with a Fuse School Evolution video. The narrator shows the accepted classification system and explains what conditions two organisms must...
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Charles Darwin's Observations
How did Charles Darwin become one of the most recognized names in biology? Introduce young naturalists to the early history of Darwin using a brief Fuse School Evolution video. The narrator discusses Darwin's beginnings as a theology...
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Prokaryotic vs Eukaryotic: The Differences
Prokaryotes claim the title of the most numerous organisms on earth. The video, part of a Fuse School Biology playlist, focuses on the differences between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. It highlights the structure and function for...
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Enzymes
He is the substrate to her enzyme! The video describes why enzymes are important. It details their functions, how they relate to substrates, and why they are found in so many places. The resource is part of the Fuse School playlist.
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Protein Synthesis
Your body determines which proteins are made based on the code in your DNA. A Fuse School video explains how protein synthesis works. It starts with DNA, moves through transcription, RNA, mRNA, completes translation, tRNA, and finally...