Using Daisies in the Lab
Daisies are a nice example of a plant which clearly demonstrates circadian rhythms
Daisies are a nice example of a plant which clearly demonstrates circadian rhythms
Radishes are great little plants for the lab, germinating and growing quickly and reliably, ready for a whole series of investigations
'Revising A-level Biology: Plants ‘r’ mint' is an innovative revision resource, designed to encourage synoptic thinking and to develop a broader understanding of biology in A2 students.
Not just for keeping vampires away, garlic can provide a useful and easy-to-source resource for the biology lab, for looking at topics including mitosis and the cell cycle
Beetroot make a useful and easily available resource for the science lab
Cress seeds are cheap and easy to grow, and offer a useful way to look at the germination process and the many factors that can affect it.
Easy and cheap to source, onions make a great resource for looking at cell structure, particularly stomata, and for extracting DNA, much more reliably than kiwi fruits.
A sickly tree might not look like much of a crime scene, but the influx of pathogens on plants is causing increasing concern in the UK
This post-16 resource looks at root growth, with a focus on gravitropism.
This video clip from the BBC (from the TV series Botany: A Blooming History) introduces chloroplasts and the accumulation of starch grains, putting them in the context of their discovery by pioneering scientist Julius von Sachs in the 19th century.
This video clip from the BBC TV series Botany: A Blooming History looks at the work of Benson and Calvin investigating photosynthesis in the 20th century.
This video clip from the BBC TV series Botany: A Blooming History introduces the ideas of inheritance of characteristics, with a discussion of Mendel's research into patterns of inheritance in pea plants.
This video clip from the BBC TV series Botany: A Blooming History discusses the importance of genetic engineering for feeding a growing population, introducing a group of research scientists working on rice.
In this resource, carry out an investigation into the presence of vitamin C, an antioxidant, in the different parts of different plants.
This video demonstrates the classic experiment to show that light is needed for the production of starch, placing it in the context of pioneering 19th century scientist Julius von Sachs.
This video clip from the BBC Class Clips collection (from Botany: A Blooming History) demonstrates Van Helmont's classic experiment to investigate how plants grow.
You can see this video clip from the BBC TV series Botany: A Blooming History which introduces the role of stomata.