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This ZOOMSci video segment teaches you how to germinate seeds in a plastic bag and helps you understand some of the factors that influence the germination process.
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Science and Technology
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Primary,
Secondary
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Plants and Forests
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Teachers' Domain
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By monitoring the color of reflected light via satellite, scientists can determine how successfully plant life is photosynthesizing. A measurement of photosynthesis is essentially a measurement of successful growth, and growth means successful use of ambient carbon. This animation represents the first six years worth of data taken by the SeaWiFS instrument, showing the abundance of life both on land and in the sea. In the ocean, dark blue represents warmer areas where there is little life due to lack of nutrients, and greens and reds represent cooler nutrient-rich areas. The nutrient-rich areas include coastal regions where cold water rises from the sea floor bringing nutrients along and areas at the mouths of rivers where the rivers have brought nutrients into the ocean from the land. On land, green represents areas of abundant plant life, such as forests and grasslands, while tan and white represent areas where plant life is sparse or non-existent, such as the deserts in Africa and the Middle East and snow-cover and ice at the poles.
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Science and Technology
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Secondary,
Post-secondary
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Plants and Forests
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NASA GSFC Scientific Visualization Studio
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The purpose of this resource is to investigate the annual cycle of plant growth and decline using visualizations and graphs. Students will analyze visualizations and graphs that show the annual cycle of plant growth and decline. Students will explore patterns of annual change for the globe and each hemisphere in several regions that have different land cover and will match graphs that show annual green-up and green-down patterns with a specific land cover type.
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Science and Technology
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Secondary
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Plants and Forests
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Globe Program
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This interactive activity produced for Teachers' Domain features satellite data of Earth's seasonal cycles. Visualizations and comparative still images reveal how successfully plants are photosynthesizing at different times of the year.
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Science and Technology
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Primary,
Secondary
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Plants and Forests,
Climate Change
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Teachers' Domain
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Student teams learn about engineering design of green fluorescent proteins (GFPs) and the use of GFPs in medical research, including stem cell research. The use of GFPs is simulated by adding fluorescent dye to water and allowing a flower or plant to transport the dye throughout its structure. Students apply their knowledge of GFPs to engineering applications in the medical, environmental and space exploration fields. Due to the fluorescing nature of the dye, plant life of any color, light or dark, can be used unlike dyes that can only be seen in visible light.
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Mathematics and Statistics,
Science and Technology
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Secondary
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Plants and Forests
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TeachEngineering
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Many types of grasses grow back after they have been cut back or mowed. Some weeds also do this, but other kinds of weeds stop growing once cut. Grains are seeds, but they are also valuable sources of food for humans and animals.
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Science and Technology
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Primary,
Secondary
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Plants and Forests
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Video and Image Data Access
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In this task you will learn a vocabulary related to gardening. You will listen to several audio segments which you will need to match with the correct drawing (the drawings show activities you do in the garden, vegetables or flowers). You will also look at a garden calendar and answer a number of questions about it.
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Humanities
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Post-secondary
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Plants and Forests
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KlasCement
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Seaweeds have unique adaptations to help them survive intense wave action. Sea weeds lack true roots, stems, and leaves, but are anchored by root like structures. Seaweeds are important producers and provide food and shelter to many animals.
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Science and Technology
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Primary,
Secondary
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Plants and Forests
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Video and Image Data Access
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Not long ago in a supermarket not so far away.
Store Wars is the latest outreach effort of OTA to educate consumers about the many benefits of organic products. By spoofing a pop culture phenomenon like Star Wars, OTA hopes to attract a new generation of organic consumers, especially “Gen Xers” who grew up loving Luke, Leia and Han, and are now increasingly concerned about making healthy food choices for their families.
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Science and Technology
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Primary,
Secondary
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Industrial and Agricultural Impacts,
Plants and Forests,
Business & Economics
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Organic Trade Association
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This is what can be grown from a single potato, or even part of a potato. You can cut a potato into sections and a new plant will develop as long as a potato eye is included in the cut section.
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Science and Technology
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Primary,
Secondary
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Plants and Forests
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Video and Image Data Access
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In this lesson, the students will investigate what types of plants and insects they could eat to survive in the Amazon. They will research various plants and/or insects and identify characteristics that make them edible or useful for the trip. The students will create posters and present their findings to the class.
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Mathematics and Statistics,
Science and Technology
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Primary
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Animals and Insects,
Plants and Forests
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TeachEngineering
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This online article, from Biodiversity Counts, is a guide to finding local specialists who are knowledgeable about plants and arthropods. It includes: an overview of how local specialists can be of help; a link to the Directory of Local Specialists, a list of specialists who have agreed to work with participating schools; a list of additional organizations, with links to Web sites, that are good sources for local specialists; tips on how to find local specialists from Linda Beyt, a middle school teacher in Louisiana and a Biodiversity Counts mentor; and tips for enlisting volunteers by Karen Spaulding, a middle school teacher in Massachusetts and a Biodiversity Counts mentor.
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Science and Technology,
Social Sciences
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Primary,
Secondary
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Plants and Forests,
Climate Change
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American Museum of Natural History
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To be able to understand the importance of the environment for our health, we need to know a little about the interdependence between environment and humankind. This unit will look at interactions between plants, animals and the physical and chemical environment, as well as considering ways in which humans have altered, and are altering this environment. These changes have health implications that are not always immediately obvious. Frequently, we initiate changes that are going to have their effects some time in the future, and we will be looking at the legacies that we leave to future generations. We move on to consider our own demise, and ask what exactly it is that we think we will be leaving for those who follow.
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Science and Technology
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Post-secondary
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Industrial and Agricultural Impacts,
Plants and Forests,
Animals and Insects
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Open University OpenLearn
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The flower is the reproductive structure of the angiosperms. Many angiosperms need insects to transfer pollen from one flower to the stigma of another. After fertilization, the ovules inside the flower develop into seeds. Enclosed seeds distinguish angiosperms from gymnosperms.
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Science and Technology
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Primary,
Secondary
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Plants and Forests
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Video and Image Data Access
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This is a portal to environmental resources. It organizes sites by topics: air pollution, climate change, global warming; conservation of energy, soil, and water; coral reefs, forests, watersheds, and other ecosystems; drinking water, waste water, ground water; asthma, lead, pesticides, sun protection, and other health issues; waste and recycling; and local data and maps.
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Science and Technology
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Secondary
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Soil and Land,
Water,
Energy,
Plants and Forests,
Climate Change,
Industrial and Agricultural Impacts,
Waste and Recycling
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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An interactive crossword to complete online or print out and complete later. This crossword test your knowledge of crops grown in Ireland.
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Social Sciences
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Primary
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Plants and Forests
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Scoilnet
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