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Anglerfish

Anglerfish

This video segment from NOVA: "Animal Imposters" shows the lightning-fast strike of the anglerfish. OER Level

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6-8

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Animal Hearing

Animal Hearing

This video segment discusses the physical adaptations that give several nocturnal animals a heightened sense of hearing. Footage from NOVA: "Mystery of the Senses: Hearing."

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3-8

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Biome in a Baggie

Biome in a Baggie

This ZOOMSci video segment shows how to create self-contained environments and explore how plants grow under different conditions.

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K-8

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Duck Development

Duck Development

This video segment from NOVA: "The Shape of Things" follows the growth of a duck embryo, from a single fertilized egg cell to a complex, hatching duckling.

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6-8

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Floral Arrangements

Floral Arrangements

Explore a few of the ways plants pollinate each other in this video segment from Sexual Encounters of a Floral Kind. OER Level

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6-12

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From the Heart

From the Heart

This video segment describes the basics of the circulatory system: how the heart pumps the blood that carries oxygen and nutrients throughout the body.

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6-8

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Germinator

Germinator

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. OER Level

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K-8

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Immune Cells in Action

Immune Cells in Action

In this video segment from The Secret of Life Teaching Modules: "Nothing to Sneeze At: Viruses," watch as a virus attacks a cell, and learn how the immune system reacts to this onslaught. OER Level

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6-12

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Masters of Disguise

Masters of Disguise

In the face of danger, what's a spineless animal to do? This video segment introduces the concept of camouflage -- how animals achieve it and how this form of disguise benefits both predators and prey. Footage from NOVA: "Animal Impostors." OER Level

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K-12

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Ruminants

Ruminants

Why do cows chew their cud? This video segment from Secret of Life: "Accidents of Creation" describes the physical adaptations that have made ruminants some of the most important, and certainly the most efficient, plant eaters on earth. OER Level

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6-12

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Shape of Things: Trees

Shape of Things: Trees

This video segment from NOVA: "The Shape of Things" describes the pervasiveness of branching systems, which are found in all multicellular organisms.

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6-8

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Sock Seeds

Sock Seeds

In this ZOOMSci experiment, you're invited to walk through a grassy or weedy field in your stocking feet, then plant a sock and see what grows.

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K-8

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Unhinged!

Unhinged!

This video segment explores the integral relationship between structure and function in snakes. OER Level

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6-8

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