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Lab equipment in background with illustration of DNA strand, question marks, and an arrow pointing to the horn on a unicorn. Caption: We'd want to know what parts of the genome make the horn.
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Episode 2
2 minutes 46 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
One central atom with two smaller atoms each attached to an electron on the outer ring of the central atom. Caption: covalently bonded to one oxygen atom,
Biology
Episode 1
40 minutes 43 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Metaphase. Diagram of two structures on opposite sides of a cell. Each structure has one blue chromosome and one red chromosome. Caption: of the chromatids, the chromosomes now line up
Biology
Episode 2
41 minutes 25 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Double helix strand of DNA with protein pairs on each step. For example, AT and CG. For each pair, one letter is smaller than the other. Caption: one large, and one small--
Biology
Episode 3
37 minutes 40 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
A person speaking. Illustration of a lion and a flying insect. Natural Selection. Caption: says that those individuals with beneficial traits,
Biology
Episode 4
33 minutes 32 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Diagram showing two pairs of dogs resulting in two dogs, each with shorter legs. Caption: so dogs with shorter legs were selected and bred.:
Superlife
Episode 2
8 minutes 22 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Microscopic view of disc shaped cells on a reddish background. Caption: red blood cells have a distinctive biconcave shape.
Visualizing Cell Processes
Episode 2
15 minutes 2 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Bright green leaf and stem of a plant. Caption: During photosynthesis, energy from the sun,
20 minutes 58 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 12
A diagram shows six cell parts. Nucleus, Nuclear Membrane, Cytoplasm, Mitochondria, Vacuoles, and cell membrane.
1 minutes 12 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Microscopic view of clusters of cells. Spanish captions.
15 minutes 15 seconds
Grade Level: 3 - 5
Microscopic view of an organism with tendrils and a central body. Caption: Even the simplest multicellular animal
Visualizing Cell Processes
Episode 1
15 minutes 6 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Closeup of nerve cells. Caption: Many nerve cells must transmit electrical impulses
15 minutes 13 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Powerful lab microscope with inset closeup of cells. Caption: like this electron microscope, to see a cell and all its parts.
33 minutes 42 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 9
Very crowded market filled with people. Caption: They get this energy through respiration --
16 minutes 28 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Cellular respiration, the process of breaking things down. Eating the food.
1 minutes 3 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
A hummingbird hovering around a plant.
6 minutes 3 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Still image from: Core Biology: Microbiology and Genetics
Core Biology
Episode 4
29 minutes 6 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Closeup of a huge pile of kernels of dried corn. Caption: making corn the number-one crop by weight.
Superlife
Episode 3
6 minutes 41 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Two parallel strands twisting around a central axis. Caption: Each strand is made up of a chain of nucleotides.
Visualizing Cell Processes
Episode 4
15 minutes
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Forest of large, towering trees. Caption: Well, redwood trees live for thousands of years,
14 minutes 40 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
A woman leaning down to brush her lips on the head of a sleeping baby held in her arms. Caption: were passed on from generation to generation,
16 minutes 58 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Still image from: How Big Are Tree Genomes?
6 minutes 57 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Illustration of a strand of DNA with a substance on one edge of it. Caption: To make a protein, the DNA is opened by an enzyme.
Inside The Living Cell
Episode 3
12 minutes 26 seconds
Grade Level: 8 - 12
Illustration of a cell showing the cross section to expose the contents of the cell. Ribbon-like substance blankets the inner edge with spheres of various sizes suspended within. Caption: First, mitochondria take in molecules derived from food,
Inside The Living Cell
Episode 4
13 minutes 18 seconds
Grade Level: 8 - 12
Illustration of two cells with identical internal structures. Caption: are passed on to each new generation of cells,
Inside The Living Cell
Episode 5
14 minutes 11 seconds
Grade Level: 8 - 12
Illustration of beige spherical shapes and a single bright-green spiky shape. Caption: A virus is a lean, mean disease machine.
1 minutes 40 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Large spherical object surrounded by smaller multi-sphere objects. Nova Caption: Carbon is one of the most versatile elements.
1 minutes 37 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Two young people in a classroom setting, one looking through a microscope. Caption: - Hmm, ask her what her job in the cell is.
43 minutes 39 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 9
Closeup of vibrant green leaves. Caption: that form a network throughout the plant structure.
20 minutes 17 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Illustration of two cells, one with spiky structures being overtaken by the other. Caption: how the body produces antibodies and T cells
21 minutes 19 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Close up of a yellow Labrador dog on a leash. Caption: They are clones, copies of the same dog.
Superlife
Episode 1
9 minutes 16 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Hands adjusting a microscope. Spanish captions.
15 minutes 8 seconds
Grade Level: 3 - 5
A black, waist high horse wearing a bridle and halter is being held by a person standing next to it. Caption: the miniature horse has become a popular pet
Superlife
Episode 4
10 minutes 36 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Alex Dainis is seated in front of her book shelf. Animation of a cell structure. Caption: And this volume includes all of its organelles.
4 minutes 54 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Closeup of terraced moss on a hillside with water dripping from it. Caption: early land plants most likely lived in moist environments.
20 minutes 42 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Illustration of a stalk of corn showing roots below ground and foliage above ground. Sun Light, CO2, and Sugar are above ground and Water is below ground. Caption: What vital gas is also given off in photosynthesis?
23 minutes 11 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Complex diagram showing ADP and Potassium on one side of a cell wall and ATP synthase moving through the cell wall to the other side. Caption: The enzyme uses energy from the backflow of hydrogen ions
Visualizing Cell Processes
Episode 3
14 minutes 59 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Illustration of the upper respiratory system. A tube extending from the top of the throat down into the chest is labeled as the trachea. Caption: The trachea is about 12 centimeters long
19 minutes 43 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Kaleidoscopic pattern primarily in blues and greens. Caption: I worked more and more on generating these images.
Artrageous With Nate
Season 0 / Ep 9
6 minutes 14 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Computer model of spiral ribbon structures with hollow, hexagonal tubular structures. Caption: (male narrator) What's the best was to know a protein?
Science Nation
Episode 132
2 minutes 33 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Graphic of light and dark blue spheres of various sizes. Caption: The food molecules fuel cellular respiration.
Science Video Vocab
Episode 108
2 minutes 40 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Person in a white coat working in a science lab. Caption: Researchers are making genetically modified silkworms.
Superlife
Episode 5
5 minutes 45 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Cross section of a cell with various organelle encased in a clear fluid. Cytosol. Caption: a gel-like fluid made up of mostly water, proteins,
23 minutes 40 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 9
Diagram of a cell with spherical objects in the middle. Each object has a clear ring around the exterior. Caption: In eukaryotes, a cell nucleus protects the DNA.
3 minutes 43 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Vials and other containers in a science lab. Caption: We've taken the cells out of the muscle tissue.
Superlife
Episode 6
5 minutes 6 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Still image from: The Amoeba Sisters: Alleles and Genes
The Amoeba Sisters
Episode
8 minutes 37 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Still image from: The Amoeba Sisters: Cell Transport
The Amoeba Sisters
Episode
9 minutes 13 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Still image from: The Amoeba Sisters: Cellular Respiration and the Mighty Mitochondria
The Amoeba Sisters
Episode
10 minutes 21 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Still image from: The Amoeba Sisters: Chromosome Numbers During Division
The Amoeba Sisters
Episode
6 minutes 25 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Still image from: The Amoeba Sisters: Chromosomes & Karyotypes
The Amoeba Sisters
Episode
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Two cartoon characters. Classification.
The Amoeba Sisters
Episode
8 minutes 46 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Still image from: The Amoeba Sisters: Codons
The Amoeba Sisters
Episode
11 minutes 37 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Still image from: The Amoeba Sisters: DNA Replication
The Amoeba Sisters
Episode
11 minutes 18 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
The molecular structure of D N A and R N A are depicted. Or The D N A double helix structure has two phosphate deoxyribose chains with the nucleotide bases are single bonded to it. The R N A single helix structure has a single phosphate deoxyribose chain with nucleotide bases attached to it.
The Amoeba Sisters
Episode
6 minutes 30 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Still image from: The Amoeba Sisters: DNA, Chromosomes, Genes, Traits--An Intro To Heredity
The Amoeba Sisters
Episode
8 minutes 47 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Still image from: The Amoeba Sisters: Endosymbiotic Theory
The Amoeba Sisters
Episode
5 minutes 46 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Still image from: The Amoeba Sisters: Gene Regulation
The Amoeba Sisters
Episode
6 minutes 27 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Still image from: The Amoeba Sisters: Genetic Drift
The Amoeba Sisters
Episode
5 minutes 9 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Still image from: The Amoeba Sisters: Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium
The Amoeba Sisters
Episode
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Still image from: The Amoeba Sisters: How Cells Become Specialized
The Amoeba Sisters
Episode
7 minutes 46 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Still image from: The Amoeba Sisters: Inside the Cell Membrane
The Amoeba Sisters
Episode
11 minutes 48 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Still image from: The Amoeba Sisters: Intro To Cell Signaling
The Amoeba Sisters
Episode
9 minutes 34 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
The Amoeba sisters present the heading, introduction to cells.
The Amoeba Sisters
Episode
9 minutes 37 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Still image from: The Amoeba Sisters: Meiosis
The Amoeba Sisters
Episode
9 minutes 54 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Still image from: The Amoeba Sisters: Mitosis vs Meiosis
The Amoeba Sisters
Episode
7 minutes
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Still image from: The Amoeba Sisters: Mitosis--The Amazing Cell Process That Uses Division to Multiply!
The Amoeba Sisters
Episode
9 minutes 49 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Still image from: The Amoeba Sisters: Monohybrid Crosses (Mendelian Inheritance)
The Amoeba Sisters
Episode
7 minutes 30 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
A thought bubble for an amoeba sister reads, superpowers. Caption: Mutation.
The Amoeba Sisters
Episode
7 minutes 13 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Still image from: The Amoeba Sisters: Photosynthesis and the Teeny Tiny Pigment Pancakes
The Amoeba Sisters
Episode
Grade Level: 7 - 12
The Amoeba sisters present the heading, specialized cells.
The Amoeba Sisters
Episode
5 minutes 27 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Still image from: The Amoeba Sisters: Protein Structure and Folding
The Amoeba Sisters
Episode
8 minutes 2 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Still image from: The Amoeba Sisters: Protein Synthesis
The Amoeba Sisters
Episode
9 minutes 53 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Protists. Prokaryotes has an empty box. Eukaryotes has a box with an ovoid character containing a nucleus and with a tail.
The Amoeba Sisters
Episode
8 minutes 49 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Still image from: The Amoeba Sisters: Sex-Linked Traits
The Amoeba Sisters
Episode
7 minutes 2 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Still image from: The Amoeba Sisters: Sodium-Potassium Pump
The Amoeba Sisters
Episode
8 minutes 5 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
The Amoeba sisters present the heading, specialized cells.
The Amoeba Sisters
Episode
9 minutes 10 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
The Amoeba sisters present the heading, the cell cycle, with a D N A strand extending from left to right, below it.
The Amoeba Sisters
Episode
9 minutes 19 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
The Amoeba sisters present a smiley character with a guitar. Caption: A T P.
The Amoeba Sisters
Episode
5 minutes 51 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Clustered tubular shapes. Caption: up to one million times their original size.
20 minutes 46 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 12
Microscopic view of brick-like cells with red nuclei. Caption: this is a one-cell-think section of a growing onion root-
Inside The Living Cell
Episode 1
14 minutes 10 seconds
Grade Level: 8 - 12
Cross section of a cell showing a ribbon-like structure. Caption: with the inner membrane folded, increasing its surface area
53 minutes
Grade Level: 9 - 12
A small cell approaching a large cell. Caption: and the retroviruses are budded from the cell,
Visualizing Cell Processes
Episode 5
15 minutes 13 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Person with their palms scraped and mildly bloody. Caption: The body acts quickly to stop excessive blood loss.
13 minutes 38 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Foot, ankle, and lower leg of a human skeleton. Caption: It's actually a living tissue, continually changing
The Living Body
Episode 21
27 minutes 43 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Magic school bus floating in a cavern lined with red, finger-like structures. Caption: (Wanda) And those things out there are the villi.
The Magic School Bus
Season 4 / Ep 406
25 minutes 54 seconds
Grade Level: 2 - 6
Magnified view of red, spherical objects. Caption: Then he tested for the sickle cell character.
The Making Of The Fittest
Episode 3
14 minutes 3 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Blood cells flowing through a vein. Spanish captions.
The Making Of The Fittest
Episode 7
14 minutes 6 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Close up of a small, spiny, translucent fish. Caption: The fish absorb enough oxygen from the sea
The Making Of The Fittest
Episode 2
13 minutes 9 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Parallel lines of oval objects form a wall bridged by tendril like structures. Floating on either side of the wall are spherical objects. Caption: for larger molecules to get through.
Inside The Living Cell
Episode 2
13 minutes 53 seconds
Grade Level: 8 - 12
Three children. One drinking out of a cup. Caption: which breaks down starch into sugar,
28 minutes 38 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Brightly colored fish swimming around coral. Spanish captions.
14 minutes 41 seconds
Grade Level: 3 - 5
Illustration of a woman riding the bow of a ship and holding tulips while a throng of people stand beneath her. Caption: Some call this the first bubble economy.
Superlife
Episode 7
9 minutes 22 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Several large fish swimming in the water, as seen from the deck of a ship. Caption: Three thousand bluefins are farmed here.
Superlife
Episode 8
7 minutes 12 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Microscopic view of small, tube-like structures. Caption: Two kinds of cells make up the living world:
15 minutes 44 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Illustration of a tube with some internal structures and a rod through the center. Caption: When you make the generator turn,
Elementary Energy
Season 0 / Ep 3
10 minutes 33 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 6
Person walking through stacked rows of chickens in cages. Caption: This is the age of the designer egg.
Superlife
Episode 9
6 minutes 24 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Diagram of human upper body with heart, lungs, and circulatory system visible. Caption: such as the respiratory system
10 minutes 45 seconds
Grade Level: 2 - 6
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