The Living World

Biology is the story of living things, and the best way to understand it is to see it move. In this course you will lift the skin off a 3D human body to meet the skeleton and organs, feed sunlight to a leaf and watch it make sugar, follow a butterfly through every stage of its transformation, and pace the heartbeat and breathing of your own body. Every model is built to real proportions, every animation follows real biology — so the wonder you feel here is the wonder of how life actually works.

You will learn: doneMajor body systems: skeleton, organs, muscles doneHow plants make food from sunlight (photosynthesis) doneLife cycles and metamorphosis doneThe heart, lungs and the rhythm of breathing doneThinking like a biologist: observe, compare, explain

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Lessons

1 accessibility Human Body Explorer Peel back the layers of a 3D human body — skin, muscles, skeleton, organs — and tap each part to discover what it does for you every second of the day. 3D model 14 min done 2 eco Plant Power: Photosynthesis Feed a 3D leaf with sunlight, water and carbon dioxide and watch the green chloroplasts turn them into sugar and the oxygen you breathe. 3D model 13 min done 3 flutter_dash Become a Butterfly Spin a 3D model through every stage of a butterfly's life — egg, caterpillar, chrysalis and adult — and watch one of nature's greatest transformations. 3D model 12 min done 4 favorite Heart & Lungs Watch a 3D heart beat and lungs breathe in real time — turn up the activity and see how fast your body pumps when you run. 3D model 13 min done