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\nCrash Course: Ecology\n

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\nViewers take a Crash Course in Ecology with a 12-video collection that takes a look at where organisms come from, how they interact, and how they influence their environments. The videos, appropriate for in class or remote learning, use...\n
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\n\"Reproduction\"\n\n
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\nReproduction\n

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\nYoung biologists learn about reproduction through a four-part Nature League video series. Hosted by Britt Garner, the collection explores sexual and asexual reproduction, the importance of genetic diversity, adaptations, epigenetics, and...\n
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\n\"Tales\n\n
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\nTales from California’s Channel Islands: Restoration\n

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\nThe tale of the restoration of California's Channel Islands begins with a video that details the devastation of Santa Cruz Island by introducing species that are not native to the region. Additionally, the video discusses the controversy...\n
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\nWhy Biodiversity Is Good For The Economy\n

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\nVariety is the spice of life! Biodiversity is important for the health of ecosystemsand also the health of industries like timber and agriculture. Junior conservationists learn the link between biodiversity and profitability in a short,...\n
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\nBeing a Conservation Biologist: Eleanor Sterling\n

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\nEleanor Sterling responds to 21 questions posed by young learners about the challenges she faces as a woman conservation biologist. She also discusses her research of the aye-aye, an unusual animal that lives in Madagascar.\n
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\nSection Two: Why is Biodiversity Important?\n

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\nExplore soil, genetic traits, natural resources, and pollution in a series of lessons that focus on biodiversity. Kids complete experiments to learn more about the importance of varied genes and organisms in an ecosystem.\n
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\nAsk a Scientist About Cuba's Biodiversity\n

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\nIn a video interview Ana Luz Porzecanski, a conservation biologist with the American Museum of Natural History, answers questions about her work Cuba's biodiversity.\n
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\nSchoolyard Biodiversity Investigation Educator Guide\n

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\nIn 1980, in the tropical rainforests of Panama, scientists discovered 1,200 species of beetles living in and around just 19 trees, with most of the species new to science—that's biodiversity! In the activity, learners work in teams to...\n
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\nBiodiversity Debate - Stream Side Science\n

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\nRole play community members who are both for and against the construction of a dam. Research the pros and cons and then hold a classroom debate. This activity ideally follows a series of stream studies, links to which are included. Use...\n
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\nConservation and Restoration Ecology\n

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\nAddress types of diversity, conservation biology, and restoration ecology. A video also includes small population conservation, declining population conservation, structural restoration, bioremediation, biological augmentation,...\n
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\nBiological Diversity and Conservation\n

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\nIn this biological diversity worksheets, students will use a word bank to fill in the blank of 8 statements about biological diversity. Then students will decided if 7 statements about the importance of biodiversity are true or false....\n
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\nTRUE / FALSE: BIODIVERSITY EDITION\n

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\nTwelfth graders explore issues related to biodiversity and biodiversity conservation. One person (or object) stands at one end of a trail and another at the other end, both within sight. One person/object represents \"truth\" the other...\n
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\nCommunity Action\n

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\nFifth graders decide how one uses resources within a particular bioregion.  In this decision making lesson, 5th graders consider the biodiversity and complexity of the ecosystem.  Students select a resource (water, paper,...\n
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\nLa Biodiversite\n

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\nWhat is biodiversity, and how has it been impacted? Advanced French readers learn about the changes in species around the world and what the United Nations decided to do about it. After reading the page-long text, your readers complete...\n
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\nDesign a Conservation Programme\n

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\nIn a comprehensive project, teen ecologists read case studies to learn about successful conservation programs, then work together to research an ecosystem. The project culminates with either an in-class presentation about a conservation...\n
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\nMeasuring Biodiversity\n

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\nStudents collect species data from a mock intertidal community. In this biology lesson, students graph their data and analyze the species in it. They construct a species accumulation curve and present it to class.\n
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\nBiodiversity\n

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\nStudents match certain animals with a possible fate that could happen to them from a provided list in order to discover the threats to biodiversity and the role humans play. They also discover the importance of biodiversity and what we...\n
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\nLessons in Biodiversity: The Writings of Aldo Leopold\n

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\nStudents are introduced to the conservation philosophy of Aldo Leopold as they discuss the importance of biodiveristy.\n
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\nBiodiversity - Does It Really Matter?\n

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\nStudents examine biodiversity, ecosystems, and extinction. They are divided into groups to discuss why they think biodiversity is important.\n
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\nCuban Wildlife Matching Game\n

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\nYoung biologists match Cuban wildlife to their ecosystems by dragging images of the creatures to either a forest, coral reef, cave, or wetland habitat.\n
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\nConnecticut Wildlife: Biodiversity and Conservation Status of Our Vertebrate Populations\n

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\nStudents explore the different types of vertebrates found in their area. In this environmental science instructional activity, students perform a case study on the Common Raven. They analyze data collected from research and create charts...\n
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\nExploring the Temperate Forest: Biodiversity and Interdependence\n

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\nStudents examine the consequences of cutting down large amounts of forests throughout the world. In groups, they use the internet to complete a module taking them on a tour through different temperate forests. To end the lesson, they...\n
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\nAround with World with DNA\n

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\nA mammalogist, ornithologist, ichthyologist, and a conservation geneticist share their work and their hopes that their research will help protect and save endangered species and their habitats.\n
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\nThe Legend of the Flying Frog\n

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\nYoung conservation biologists have an opportunity to get involved in the effort to save endangered species. After reading and illustrating the tale of the Flying Frog, they craft a tale about another fictional endangered species.\n
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