Cells: the building blocks of life
This video takes a close-up look at the lowest common denominator of all life: the cell. It illustrates essential cellular processes - transportation of materials, communication, energy transfer, protein-building, waste disposal, movement, and the a...
Genetics and evolution
What does genetic diversity mean, and what is its relationship to evolution? This video answers that intriguing question as it summarizes the theory of natural selection and describes the process of trait inheritance. Advances stemming from the Huma...
Microorganisms
Open your students' eyes to the hidden worlds of monerans, protists, and fungi with Microorganisms. After watching this video, they'll be able to explain exactly what a microbe is, identify each general type of microorganism by its characteristics a...
Interdependence of life
On planet Earth, no living thing is an island. This video identifies the world's ecosystems as it explains the flow of energy and the cycling of matter within them. Terms such as biosphere and biome, biotic and abiotic, autotrophs (producers) and he...
Life processes of plants
What are these alien life forms living among us? They’re…plants! This video investigates the major differences—and some striking similarities—between plants and animals in the areas of what they consume, how they breathe, and how they reprod...