How Does it Grow?!

Have you ever heard of the carnivorous shrew loo? Ever since I discovered that Kew Gardens had one of these incredible plants, I've wanted to find out more. WHY would a plant evolve to eat poop? Watch to find out! A special thanks to Rob and all the staff at Kew (https://www.kew.org/) for their expertise and support in creating this video. We couldn't have done it without you! Rob Taite - Botanical Horticulturist Lydia Shellien-Walker - Digital Production Manager Eddie Johnston - Content Producer And as always, thank you to the growing Maddie Moate YouTube channel team! Mandy Celine (Breadbox Studios) - Camera and Editor Alex Bate - Social Content Producer Shrewbert - The Mountain Shrew. Teaching Resources for US and UK Curriculum National Curriculum in England: Science Programmes of Study - Food Webs(Key Stage 2 - Year 4)2.3 Construct and interpret a variety of food chains, identifying producers, predators and prey. - Animals Need Food; Biodiversity of Life on Earth (Key Stage 1 - Year 1) 2.2 Ident

I visited BioAqua Farm in Somerset to learn more about Aquaponics, a fascinating closed-loop food production system that produces fish and food with very little human interaction. Buy my book, STUFF, to learn more about how people like Antonio use and reuse the stuff around them: Bookshop.org: https://uk.bookshop.org/contributors/maddie-moate Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Maddie-Moate/e/B095431RYK/ A massive thank you to Antonio, Amanda, and Noah at BioAqua Farm for having me along. You can find out more about their farm on their website: https://bioaquafarm.co.uk/ If you enjoyed this video, why not check out: This weird plant eats POO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHqdO8P39Zs How to make paper out of Elephant Poo: https://youtu.be/IUWNFEkKXXE Join me on social media: Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/maddiemoate TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@maddiemoate Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/maddiemoate Website: http://maddiemoate.com Teaching Resources for UK and US Curriculum National Curriculum i

A.K.A "How does cell size affect the meristem and why does this matter?" What is a meristem you may ask?! Well, I went to the John Innes Centre in Norwich to meet their head of cell and developmental biology to find out! Subscribe for more: http://bit.ly/1kPjJZL JOHN INNES John Innes - https://www.jic.ac.uk Cell and Developmental Biology - https://www.jic.ac.uk/departments/cell-and-developmental-biology/ Robert - https://www.jic.ac.uk/directory/robert-sablowski/ Thank you to Greg Foot for being amazing and supporting this tricky science edit! Check out his YouTube and social pages here! Twitter/Insta: @GregFoot Website: www.gregfoot.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9AxMqTw4HlAcnmCXXCGGVA And finally... ME! TWITTER: http://www.twitter.com/maddiemoate BLOG: http://maddiemoate.com FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/maddiemoatepresenter INSTAGRAM: http://www.instagram.com/maddiemoate Subscribe for more: http://bit.ly/1kPjJZL

So, how does a pineapple actually grow? When I first saw it with my own eyes I was genuinely surprised! I hope you enjoy the new series, "How does it grow?". Subscribe for More! http://bit.ly/1kPjJZL Follow me on twitter and instagram @maddiemoate

WATCH NEXT: How do Brussels Sprouts Grow?! https://youtu.be/R6MpZaEn0CM Greg and I visited the incredible Tegalalang Terraced Rice Paddies but we wanted to explore a little further and share with you HOW the Balinese people grow rice all over the country. So, we jumped on a scooter and searched out the local people who could show us exactly how they grow rice every step of the process! Greg and I were in Bali for one month and filmed a series of four exciting #Eduvlogs! Check out our first in the series here (It's all about cute baby turtles!): https://youtu.be/W_FDH3CsLoY To be the first to know about the next two Bali films, subscribe to my channel and click on the bell to get a notification for when I post my next video. We have an "Underwater Adventure" special and a film all about recycled plastics on the way! My Camera Gear Canon 50mm Lens - http://amzn.to/2jGfuqP Keep in touch! MADDIE MOATE TWITTER: http://www.twitter.com/maddiemoate BLOG: http://maddiemoate.com FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com

Have you ever wondered where cinnamon comes from or how it grows? Greg and I traveled to Sri Lanka and were lucky to visit a cinnamon plantation to find out! Not only did we discover how cinnamon is grown and harvested, but we also learned how cinnamon leaves can be used to make cinnamon leaf oil! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WATCH NEXT: How Do Brussels Sprouts Grow?! https://youtu.be/R6MpZaEn0CM How Does Rice Grow?! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yb4AMwr0vNE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SKIP TO YOUR FAVOURITE BIT: 00:00 - Intro 01:47 - Arriving at the plantation 02:51 - What does cinnamon look like? 05:12 - Cinnamon Peeling Shed 08:00 - Cinnamon Feathering 08:40 - Cinnamon Drying 10:30 - Drying leaves for leaf oil 11:24 - Cinnamon Leaf Oil Shed 11:40 - Cinnamon Leaf Oil Distillation 13:21 - The filtration sock 14:10 - Cinnamon Leaf oil - The end product! 15:03 - Outro ---