Living things
What do animals need to survive?
Learn about the things that animals need to survive.
What types of food do animals eat?
Learn about carnivores, herbivores and omnivores.
What is a food chain?
Learn about who eats what in a food chain.
What does a plant need to grow?
Learn why plants need light, water, suitable temperature and air to grow.
What plants can you find outside?
Learn about some of the different plants growing outdoors.
What are the parts of a plant?
Learn about why each plant part is important.
What is the life cycle of a plant?
Learn about the different stages of a plants life.
Video playlist
What do plants need to grow? (clip compilation) Video
Plants need water, warmth, food and sunlight for healthy growth.
Plants are living things. Video
How plants grow, move and reproduce in the plant house at Kew Gardens.
Time-lapse photography of decaying fruit. Video
Fruit decaying in a fruit bowl is shown using time-lapse photography.
Plants (clip compilation) Video
A compilation of beautiful images of plants from around the world.
Common characteristics of living things (clip compilation) Video
Common characteristics of living things - growth, movement, reproduction and eating.
The life cycle of a dandelion. Video
A look at the life cycle of a dandelion including wind-aided seed dispersal.
What is a food chain? Video
An animation that explores food chains on land and under the sea.
What do plants give us? Video
A look at the range of useful foods and materials we get from plants.
Variations in plants. Video
The variety of plant life and differences between plants like grasses, ferns and trees.
Why do plants need roots? Video
An explanation of why roots are important to a plant.
What do plants need to grow? Video
An animation that shows how plants need water, light, warmth, air and time to grow well.
The life cycle and inhabitants of an oak tree. Video
How an oak tree changes over the seasons and how animals make their homes there.
Runner bean plants growing. Video
Footage of runner bean plants growing that has been sped up.
Why do plants need water? Video
An explanation of the conditions needed for plant growth.
Plants and animals around us (clip compilation) Video
The UK is home to a wide variety of plants and animals, both familiar and unfamiliar.
Food chains. Video
All living organisms need food to survive.
Green plants and animals in the rainforest. Video
The variety of green plants and animals in the rainforest.
Explanation - Growing seeds. Video
Children grow seeds and then visit a farm to see radishes grown and harvested.
Characteristics of living things. Video
An animation about how living things differ from things that are dead or have never lived.
The life cycle of a plant. Video
An animation that traces the different stages in a plant’s life
