Biology - Energy and Growth
The films in the collection cover key topics in plant biology, including photosynthesis, tropisms, transport, parasitic plants and medicines from plants.
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Plant Transport *suitable for home teaching*
This film, from Twig World, explores how plants transport resources via the xylem and phloem. The key points made in the the film are: •Transpiration is the evaporation of water from leaves into the atmosphere. •It causes water to be sucked up from roots to the leaves. •Water enters the roots from the soil by...
Plants and Medicine
This film, from Twig World, explores how artichokes, garlic and poppies play an important role in medicine, for pain management and the treatment of disease.
The key points made in the film are:
•The medicinal properties of plants have saved countless lives. •Over half of prescription drugs use...
Plants and Medicine: Aspirin *suitable for home teaching*
This film, from Twig World, looks at the history of aspirin, which can be traced back to the Egyptians, where it comes from and what makes it so special. The key points made in the film are: •Aspirin originates from an ancient plant remedy used by the Egyptians. •They chewed willow bark to relieve pain and fever...
Tropisms and Hormones *suitable for home teaching*
This film, from Twig World, looks at plant hormones and tropisms. The key points made by the film are: •Tropisms allow plants to seek out the best conditions for survival. •Tropisms are controlled by hormones called auxins. •Tropisms react to varying conditions of light, gravity and water. •There are both...
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| Subject(s) | Biology, Science |
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| Age | 11-14, 14-16 |
| Published | 2010 to 2019 |
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| Direct URL | https://www-preprod.stem.org.uk/cx64a |
