How plants move

United Kingdom, 1974

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Episode of Series “E.F.V.A. Primary Botany”.
Uses plants such as cress, beans, shamrocks and marrows to illustrate plant responses to light, gravity, water, day and night and touch. Time-lapse photography shows plant movements in detail. Gives a close-up examination of the trapping action of the venus fly-trap. Suitable for upper primary and lower secondary levels.

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Credits

director

Peter Boulton

production company

Boulton-Hawker Films

Duration

00:11:00:00

Production places

United Kingdom

Production dates

1974

Appears in

E.F.V.A. Primary Botany

Group of items

E.F.V.A. Primary Botany

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

325489

Language

English

Subject categories

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Time lapse cinematography

Animals & Wildlife → Nature study

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Botany

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural history

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Plant defenses

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Plant ecology

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Plant physiology

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Plants - Adaptation

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Plants - Movement

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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