Summary: Making plentiful use of animation, this comprehensive video clip library of 32 two-to-three-minute segments brings plant biology to life! Visual learners will particularly benefit from the intricate processes and key botanical concepts illustrated in each self-contained video. A versatile teaching tool, Plant Biology is also an excellent student research resource. Video segments...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: Today his name is closely associated with human evolution. Why, then, was Charles Darwin such a tireless observer of plants? This program illustrates Darwin's quest to further support his assertions in On the Origin of Species using the familiar surroundings of his garden. Science interpreter Jim Doherty guides viewers through Darwin's studies of insect-eating plants, including the common...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: This program tours a greenhouse to describe the four main classifications of plants, and their structure and reproduction.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: Using laboratory experiments and examples from a greenhouse, this program explains the structure and function of roots and stems.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: This program details the structure, germination, growth, and response of seeds using greenhouse examples.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: What gave Charles Darwin the confidence to finally make his radical ideas on evolution public? Presented by well-known science interpreter Jim Doherty, this program explores Darwin's research during the years leading up to his publication of On the Origin of Species. Doherty explains and reconstructs several experiments that Darwin undertook on the grounds of his English estate. These include...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Schmid, Debi
Summary: When you wander a woodland forest, skip through a sunlit meadow, or ramble down a dusty path, you might see a furry tail, a bristly beard, or a fuzzy toe. Did you catch a glimpse of an animal? Or was it a plant in disguise? These wild plants aren't wearing masks or funny noses, but each one displays a feature of a creature. With charming illustrations, engaging prose, and intriguing natural...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mountain Press Publishing Company 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 582 SCHSummary: From the sponge to the giraffe, from mosses to redwoods, this program examines the similarities and differences between the denizens of the animal and plant kingdoms. Distinctive characteristics of plants and animals, including physical structure, methods of reproduction, and life cycle, as well as where they find their food and how they interact with other organisms are discussed. Vivid images...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Arnold, Caroline
Summary: "Follow a classroom of diverse kindergartners as they plant seeds in their garden, tend the growing plants, and harvest the vegetables. Clear, bright photographs show the plant life cycle"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 571.8 ARNHelmer, Jodi
Summary: We should thank a pollinator at every meal. These diminutive creatures fertilize a third of the crops we eat. Yet half of the 200,000 species of pollinators are threatened. Birds, bats, insects, and many other pollinators are disappearing, putting our entire food supply in jeopardy. In North America and Europe, bee populations have already plummeted by more than a third and the population of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Island Press 2019
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Summary: This title explores tools, methods, discoveries, and careers in the Biology field. Accompanying the main text are activities from paper flower seeds to a microbe garden. These crafts encourage readers to engage with what they learned, solidifying their new knowledge. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO 2024
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J507.8 OLSSummary: How do humans influence changes in other species? Has Homo sapiens itself stopped evolving? This program explores natural selection as an ongoing phenomenon, showing how evolutionary processes continue to shape the future of all life on Earth. Exploring the competition for resources, territory, and mates that occurs in any ecosystem, the video illustrates how species differentiation takes...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Teckentrup, Britta
Summary: It's early spring and below the earth's surface seeds are just starting to sprout. One by one they stretch through the dirt and towards the sun, extending their shoots and leaves and growing tall. All except for one seedling, who isn't quite ready. Each page of this gentle but powerfully evocative book demonstrates how some of us are different. As most of the seeds transform into strong...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Prestel 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE TECZona, Scott
Summary: "A fascinating and in-depth look at the endless wonders of the plant kingdom. Join botanist Scott Zona on a journey into the incredible world of plants. [This book] is a fun botanical romp that introduces the science behind how and why plants are at the foundation of all life on Earth. In layman's language, you'll unearth what separates plants from people and how the adaptations they've...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cool Springs Press 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 635 ZONSummary: "Our hands-on kit highlights the life cycles of butterflies, chickens, and frogs - with five realistic manipulatives for each animal. Children can put them in sequential order or compare one animal's life cycle to another"--Container
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lakeshore Learning Materials 2003
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Summary: This new edition in Barron's Easy Way Series contains everything students need to succeed in biology. Key content review and practice exercises to help students learn biology the easy way.--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kaplan, Inc., d/b/a Barron's Educational Series 2019
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 570 EDWRandall, Karen A.
Summary: Welcome to the world of underwater design! Planted aquariums combine the DIY aspects of terrariums with a sophisticated palette of gorgeous foliage plants. They can be small enough to sit on a desk or large enough to cover an entire wall, and they often include live fish. Once a niche hobby, they are poised to be the next big thing in indoor plant decor. Sunken Gardens is the first book to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Timber Press 2016
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Summary: "A VINTAGE PAPERBACK ORIGINAL Deforestation. Desertification. Species extinction. Global warming. Growing threats to food and water. These driving issues of our times are the result of one huge problem: Us. Just over two hundred years ago, there were one billion humans on Earth. By 1960, there were three billion. There are now over seven billion of us. By 2050, there will be at least nine...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Inc 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 304.6 EMMWalker, Timothy
Summary: An enticing illustrated look at pollination, one of the most astonishing marvels of the natural world. Pollination is essential to the survival of most plants on Earth. Some plants rely on the wind to transport pollen from one flower to another. Others employ an array of ingenious strategies to attract and exploit pollinators, whether they be insects, birds, or mammals. This beautifully...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton University Press 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 571.8 WALKing, SJ
Summary: "Leah the biology expert and Gustavo the history buff are whisked away on a mission to a forest in North Carolina. There, they meet a botanist working to protect the amazing Venus flytrap--an endangered species of plant--from being stolen by poachers andsold for money. It'll take every bit of brainpower, bravery, and expertise that Leah and Gustavo have to stop the poachers and rescue the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2021