Causes of ecological succession include lava flows, receding glaciers, forest fires, and farming. The video explains both primary and secondary succession. It also describes the steps followed during a typical succession.

Concepts

ecological succession, ecosystems

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Create a Venn diagram for primary and secondary succession
• Add vocabulary words to science dictionaries

Classroom Considerations

• Only works as a brief introduction and requires much more instruction for the topic

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Does not require much class time

Cons

• Does not clearly communicate the concepts of primary and secondary succession
• Offered definition of a climax community is vague and inaccurate

Common Core

RST.9-10.4 RST.11-12.4