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Humidity: Outdoors and Indoors
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Learn about the importance of humidity, its sources and how people control it indoors.
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Plant Pigments
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Why are there so many colours of plants? Learn about plant pigments and their role in plants.
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Tropisms in Plants
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Learn about the different ways that plants move in response to their environments.
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Specialized Cells of the Leaf System
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Learn about the structure and function of the cells in leaves.
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Light & Plants
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Learn about the process of photosynthesis and how it is affected by light levels.
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Experiment with plants!
STEM Explained
List of hand-on activities connected to plants
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How Do Trees Survive in Winter?
STEM Explained
What adaptations and processes do trees in northern climates have to survive winter?
![Leaf and the Sun](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2020-01/Plant_Functions.jpg?itok=60gbqGFi)
Plant Functions
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Learn about the important plant functions of photosynthesis, respiration and transpiration
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How Do Plants Survive in the Desert?
STEM Explained
Plants need to exchange gases and water with their environment as part of photosynthesis. Some plant cells have evolved specifically for this purpose.
![How does water move up a plant?](/sites/default/files/2019-08/how-does-water-move-up-a-plant.jpg)
How does water move up a plant?
Hands-on Activities
Do an experiment with celery to learn about the structures that help plants take up water.
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How Do Plants Use Chemical Signalling?
STEM Explained
How do plants use scents? Learn how some plants use chemical signals to send messages to animals or other plants.
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Green Walls
STEM Explained
Green walls use plant processes to improve air quality in buildings.
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Eutrophication: Why you should care about pond scum
STEM Explained
When fertilizers from agriculture get into lakes and rivers, big problems can result for aquatic ecosystems, food chains & webs!