Botany Activities and Links

Literary devices, definitions, and examples: https://writers.com/common-literary-devices

Vascular plants: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9oDTMXM7M8

Root osmosis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nHO3SAsePE

Xylem & Phloem explained: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhyYtT1K844

Buds in detail: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3O7icCqFfEo

Leaf video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=motw0QMPb8Q

Inside a leaf: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwymX2LxnQs

Inside a bulb: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m25m5I6veAA

Flower dissection video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KclqPo1Dgpc

The Plant Cell and its components: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvQNRyWIKws

Photosynthesis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQK3Yr4Sc_k&list=PL3EED4C1D684D3ADF&index=9

Alternation of generations: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExaQ8shhkw8

Angiosperm life cycle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLYPm2idSTE

Fern life cycle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fhk-Y0duNjg

Bees as pollinators: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDxZojp9yNg

Pollination: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dfvyoir_SCY

Double fertilization: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUjVHUf4d1I

Seed development: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taaiH3XdSxw

Find your hardiness zone: https://www.plantmaps.com/index.php

Grafting plants: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqqeeAlp9zA

Mini-greenhouses: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_V1gYhGExGQ

Biodynamic farming: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyO9SyeO4ww

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wk1N8hC0IeQ&t=20s

Hydroponic DIY: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67BEG70XdBE

Orchids around the world: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqKz1mVUYe0

Native Milkweed: https://www.xerces.org/milkweed/milkweed-seed-finder

Learn to grow milkweed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJK0K8nBxYE

Spanish moss: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K64TyIZ-P_k

Tequila from blue agave: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVraGG4J49I

Yerba Mate traditions & facts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BW1-pE4XaE

Tree ferns: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAsebJkcEKo

Nori Seaweed benefits: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuhnMsapl1w

Harvesting lotus: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQ-z8vCvI5w

Origami lotus: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWsL-_pgmTc

Madagascar Vanilla thief protection: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nFzAT3cUws

Asafoetida benefits: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euDEAeuQrKk

Castor Oil benefits: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6XyOAys7KQ

Wormwood: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3i2kZu5H1t8

Kelp: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kggayh4eqiA

New species of orchid discovered in Japan: https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/17/asia/japan-new-species-orchid-scn/index.html?fbclid=IwAR0RQGHwZG3PpoGCF9B24Ych84zBSxL4jUvU_jQZWJMznI_n3QikMUuoyDY

Pioneering Botanists and their times series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0ITsdAkYuwBXGeqG4DdPevhRWep8uI–

The Silk Road: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-pfeFbssMw

Silk Road (Crash Course History): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfe-eNq-Qyg

Spices of the Silk Road playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1mMgwp7iaE&list=PL7A6eH1JW6NuS2rjAIC6P43_U0Y6uUxnT

Natural History Museum favorite images: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awirRBMXaeg

The Case for Impressionism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tw51Eh9vcw

Claude Monet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pP1uXYT8n_M

Impression Sunrise: https://www.claude-monet.com/impression-sunrise.jsp

Making Natural Dyes: https://www.skillshare.com/en/blog/a-guide-to-natural-dyes-make-fabric-dye-with-food-and-plants/

Neanderthal flute: https://youtu.be/3agcq7fSGC8

Didgeridoo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yG9ZX1FS20A

Circular breathing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuyV_2I2o6g&list=PLNLmNOlMZnDTG4ZuFrl5OyhBOpXuyKJ1X&index=3

Ney Flute: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYQ_ol3L9Ag

Aulos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcHWvl16mpg

Chalumeau & Baroque Clarinet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1J1bv959Has\

Dulcian: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiWcnyjNWtg

Mozart’s clarinet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3NCGSvKHCQ

Musical Texture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teh22szdnRQ

Classical music inspired by flowers: https://www.classicfm.com/discover-music/mood/summer/classical-music-about-flowers/

Mahler, Symphony No. 3, Second Movement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPPpR2ZBMtM

Tchaikovsky, Waltz of the Flowers from the Nutcracker:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxHkLdQy5f0

Debussy, Jardins sous la pluie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7j4SbnjbsfM

Ted Talk on Fibonacci numbers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjSHVDfXHQ4

Golden Ratio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xpda7WB87w

Fibonacci Sequence in Nature: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nt2OlMAJj6o

This site explains the Golden Ratio very well: https://www.mathsisfun.com/numbers/nature-golden-ratio-fibonacci.html

https://www.mathsisfun.com/numbers/golden-ratio.html

Fibonacci Equations to Try: https://www.cuemath.com/algebra/fibonacci-numbers/

Trees: A Rooted History by Piotr Socha and Wojciech Grajkowski https://amzn.to/3FBJZei

Botanicum: Welcome to the Museum by Kathy Willis and Katie Scott https://amzn.to/3yQ5iou

Plant Identification Terminology: An Illustrated Glossary by James G. Harris and Melinda Woolf Harrishttps://amzn.to/40iA05w

Botany for Gardeners, Fourth Edition: An Introduction to the Science of Plants by Brian Capon https://amzn.to/3yYukln

Floriculture by George Glenny https://amzn.to/3Jur0TZ

A Botanist's Vocabulary by Susan K. Pell and Bobbi Angell https://amzn.to/3Z3w33J

Identifying and Harvesting Edible and Medicinal Plants in Wild (and Not So Wild) Places by Steve Brill and Evelyn Dean https://amzn.to/3Z09wVl

Practical Botany for Gardeners by Geoff Hodge https://amzn.to/3Tr5Mex

The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben https://amzn.to/3LCIuAs

How to Read a Tree by Tristan Gooley https://amzn.to/3LE9fo2