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Ecosystem Management
Regardless of the habitat type, method of management, or end goal, ecosystem management plays a large part in modern society. Without effective ecosystem management, we would have much less access to the resources that we use for our...
Nature League
What Are Adaptations? - Lesson Plan
In this Nature League Lesson Plan, Brit discusses physical and behavioral adaptations of life on Earth and shares some of her favorites.
Curated Video
What is the Food Chain?
This live-action video program is about the term food chain. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the term food chain through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and...
Weatherthings
Water Smart: Water as a Natural Resource - Summary
In Water as a Natural Resource we are introduced to words such as habitat, ecosystem, watershed and estuary. Not only do kids learn that water exists everywhere on Earth, but that it is vital for life in plants, animals, and all other...
Science360
Food and fear: Modeling animal trade-offs shaped by landscape complexity
The Lemhi Valley is a high desert sagebrush steppe environment in eastern Idaho, along the border with Montana. It's a critical habitat and a gorgeous piece of intact sagebrush landscape, according to University of Idaho mammalian...
Curated Video
Using Specific Vocabulary Words in Writing
The video teaches how to use specific vocabulary words to help readers understand and learn more about a topic. It provides examples of specific words and how to incorporate them into writing to make it more informative and precise. The...
Science360
Mount St. Helens
The area of Southern Washington State around the Mount St. Helens Volcano has been nearly devoid of life since the 1980 eruption - making it a biology lab like no other as scientists observe it springing back to life. The regenerating...
Curated Video
Way Cool Science II: Habitats
Max Orbit asks questions about the world and searches for answers. This DVD series is designed to engage students while introducing scientific principles and concepts in a fun and entertaining way. In this program viewers will travel the...
Curated Video
What is Ecological Succession?
This live-action video program is about the term ecological succession. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the term ecological succession through use of video footage, photographs,...
Weatherthings
Water Smart: Water as a Natural Resource - Ecosystems
In Water as a Natural Resource we are introduced to words such as habitat, ecosystem, watershed and estuary. Not only do kids learn that water exists everywhere on Earth, but that it is vital for life in plants, animals, and all other...
Curated OER
Exploring the Deep 2 | The Secret of Underwater Asphalt
How does asphalt exist underwater? This bizarre habitat was recently discovered in the Gulf of Mexico and explorers are just beginning to take samples and conduct laboratory experiments. The most surprising part is the wealth of sea life...
PBS
Pbs Kids: Sci Girls: Nature Nurture
SciGirls videos feature real girls putting science and engineering to work to answer real-life questions and make discoveries in the world around them. This is a collection of videos about animals and habitats.
PBS
Wgbh: Peep and the Big Wide World: Exploring Small Spaces: Animals and Plants
Explore a small area in the woods to discover what tiny plants and animals live there. [1:25]
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Parts of an Ecosystem
A video lesson defining the basic vocabulary necessary to describe an ecosystem and its parts. Learn how the abiotic and biotic factors work together to form an ecosystem. [7:27]
Make Me Genius
Adaptations in Plants Video Lesson for Kids
Adaptations are special feature in plants and animals which help them to survive in the habitats they live in. In this animation video [7:04], children can learn adaptations in desert and aquatic plants. This video is suitable for grade...
Other
Flocabulary: Adaptation
Students will learn how plants and animals develop cool tricks for surviving amid different climates, predators and more. [2:49]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Dinosaur Train: Big Pond Habitat
In this Dinosaur Train clip, Mr. Conductor tells the kids about the Big Pond Carnival This resource teaches students what a habitat is and that a variety of animals can live in a habitat. [1:42]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Ecology: Ecosystems and Biomes
An introduction to ecosystems with how land ecosystems are classified into biomes. [7:32]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Ecology: Conservation and the Race to Save Biodiversity
Different approaches to conservation and how they can protect species and habitats. [12:04]
Next Vista for Learning
Next Vista for Learning: Keystone Species
A video explaining the definition of a keystone species. It also gives the example of a sea otter as a keystone species and what it does for its habitat. [1:14]
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: From Atlantis to Antarctica
In this segment, we'll listen in on a phone call from Atlantis to Antarctica, to check in with researchers studying organisms that live in extreme environments: one group of scientists is working with the submersible Alvin, studying...
NOAA
Noaa: Estuary Education: Urban Estuaries: Salmon on the Decline
A short summary of why Pacific Salmon are declining. Learn about the effects of the four H's on the estuary: habitat, hydropower dams, hatcheries, and harvest. [1:46]
Next Vista for Learning
Next Vista for Learning: Desert Biome Rap
Do you know what biome gets less than 10 inches of rain a year? Also the largest one of these biomes can be found in Antarctica. Did you guess the desert? Learn facts about the desert biome with this video rap. Video also covers plant...
Next Vista for Learning
Next Vista for Learning: Habitats
A video explaining that a habitat must have all of the four basic components to be considered a habitat. It must have food, water, shelter, and space. [1:25]