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LS2C - Ecosystem Dynamics, Functioning and Resilience Instructional VideoLS2C - Ecosystem Dynamics, Functioning and Resilience Instructional Video
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Bozeman Science
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3rd - 12th
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Instructional Videos
Media Length
6:52
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LS2C - Ecosystem Dynamics, Functioning and Resilience

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How do ecosystems react to change over time? Show your class how natural and man-made factors affect the organisms in an area using the guidelines in a video about standard LS2C. Topics include biotic and abiotic factors, biodiversity, and the resilience of different ecosystems.

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Concepts

teaching strategies, education, ecosystems, biodiversity, biotic factors, abiotic factors, extinction, migration, speciation, environmental changes, human impact on the environment, invasive species

Additional Tags

science

Instructional Ideas

  • Use the content to help students better understand the ideas of primary and secondary succession
  • The cause-and-effect scenarios in the video can make great bell ringers or quick formative checks

Classroom Considerations

  • Learners need to understand basic ecosystem components and systems before beginning work on this standard

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  • Simple and complex examples in the resource help teachers present the content to a variety of learning styles and abilities
  • Concept mapping throughout the video provides a handy way to ensure all aspects of the standard are addressed

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