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Ask a Scientist About Cuba's Biodiversity Instructional VideoAsk a Scientist About Cuba's Biodiversity Instructional Video
Publisher
American Museum of Natural History
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Grade
6th - 12th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Instructional Videos
Media Length
0:30
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Duration
30 mins
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Ask a Scientist About Cuba's Biodiversity

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In a video interview Ana Luz Porzecanski, a conservation biologist with the American Museum of Natural History, answers questions about her work Cuba's biodiversity.

8 Views 3 Downloads

Concepts

biodiversity, cuba, conservation, remote learning, ecosystems, habitats, the environment, plants, animals, animal species, species

Additional Tags

science

Instructional Ideas

  • Ask class members to play the Cuban Wildlife Matching game and share what they learned on the class blog or webpage

Classroom Considerations

  • Requires a computer with internet connection
  • The video is 30 minutes in length and requires learners to set aside sufficient time to view it and explore the provided links
  • This resource is only available on an unencrypted HTTP website.It should be fine for general use, but don’t use it to share any personally identifiable information

Pros

  • Includes links to a Cuban Wildlife Matching game, a resource about Cuban reptiles and amphibians, and another interview with Porzecanski
  • A transcript of the interview is also included

Cons

  • None

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