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Pbs Learning Media: Diversity of Hardwoods at Congaree Swamp
In this video segment from NatureScene, observe some methods of plant identification with regards to the diversity of hardwoods at the Congaree Swamp. [3:47]
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Pbs Learning Media: Studying Antarctic Seals
Learn firsthand from a young Antarctic researcher about a long-term study on the reproductive history of Weddell seals in this video segment adapted from WomenInAntarctica.com. [3:33]
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Pbs Learning Media: Burrowing Owl
In this video segment from Outdoor Nevada, learn about burrowing owls, yearlong residents of open, dry grassland and desert habitats, and the only owls that nest underground and are active both day and night. [1:43]
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Pbs Learning Media: Tarantulas
This video segment from the Nevada Department of Wildlife looks at tarantulas' survival skills and their habitat. [3:00]
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Pbs Learning Media: Is It Alive?
What is it that distinguishes a living organism from a nonliving object? This video presents examples that aren't as clear-cut as one might think, enticing students to question what it means to be alive. [3:02]
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Pbs Learning Media: Habitat and Diet in Racehorse Development
This animated segment from KET's Electronic Field Trip to a Horse Farm demonstrates one of the ways calcium, a naturally occurring mineral derived from limestone, enters a horse's diet to give it an advantage in bone strength. [1:09]
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Pbs Learning Media: Flood Plain and Higher Ground Habitats
This video segment from NatureScene features the area of the Congaree Swamp where the high ground and the flood plain meet. Learn how a few feet of difference in elevation on a floodplain can yield drastic changes in what you'll find...
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Pbs Learning Media: The Reproductive Role of Flowers
In this video segment adapted from NOVA, learn about the critical role of flowers in seed plant reproductive biology. [4:01]
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Pbs Learning Media: Dolphin Reproductive Behavior
This video segment from the Science and Technology Chat series focuses on dolphin pregnancy, birth, and care of the young, and features Atlantic bottlenose dolphins living in captivity at the Mirage Resort Dolphin Habitat. [2:38]
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Pbs Learning Media: Horned Lizard
In this video from Outdoor Nevada, learn about the habitat, diet, and defense mechanisms of horned lizards. [4:32]
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Pbs Learning Media: Warmer Oceans Affect Food Web
In this video adapted from KTOO, scientists discuss how ocean warming may be responsible for the decline in the seabird, seal, and sea lion populations of Prince William Sound, Alaska.
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Pbs Learning Media: Root Systems of Trees at the Congaree Swamp
Learn about root systems of trees in the Congaree Swamp National Park in this video segment from NatureScene. [2:50]
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Pbs Learning Media: Bats of the Southwest
This video segment from the Nevada Department of Wildlife looks at various species of bats and how they impact the environment. [3:14]
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Pbs Learning Media: Talking Bacteria
In this video segment adapted from NOVA scienceNOW, microbiologist Bonnie Bassler shares her discovery that bacteria coordinate group activity by communicating through chemical signals. [4:49]
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Pbs Learning Media: Reptiles of the Congaree Swamp
In this video segment from NatureScene, discover some reptiles in the swamp forest ecosystem at Congaree Swamp National Park. [2:53]