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Who Needs Dirt? Instructional VideoWho Needs Dirt? Instructional Video
Publisher
Crash Course Kids
Resource Details
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Grade
3rd - 8th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Instructional Videos
Media Length
4:15
Audiences
For Teacher Use
1 more...
Duration
10 mins
Instructional Strategies
Demonstration
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Technology
Video
Projection
Internet Access
Year
2015
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Instructional Video

Who Needs Dirt?

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How do plants get the nutrients they need? This is the focus of a video that discusses how plants use photosynthesis to survive, with or without dirt.

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Concepts

food webs, roots, solar energy, photosynthesis, carbon dioxide, nutrients, chlorophyll, plant growth, leaves, stems, parts of a plant, dirt, water, hydroponics, energy, energy flow

Additional Tags

science

Instructional Ideas

  • In the classroom, re-create the experiment provided in the episode

Classroom Considerations

  • The 10th in a series of 13 videos that discuss ecosystems and the flow of energy
  • Concepts from the previous videos are reviewed at the beginning of the episode
  • This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

  • Designed for Next Generation Science Standards

Cons

  • None

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