This is an introduction to population distributions. It talks about the three different population distributions: aggregated, uniform, and random. The video contains neat footage of animals and plants living in different locations of the world.
This is a great video to share in with your students. The video explores some scientific evidence that plants can learn and can remember. But how? They don't have brains. This video demonstrates some pretty unique and awesome behaviors of the plant kingdom.
This video details the "brown food chain," explaining how rotting detritus such as pond scum and animal poop contribute enormous amounts of energy to our ecosystems.
Learn about the incredible adaptations of butterflies in this fascinating video. Discover how these beautiful creatures have evolved to protect themselves and attract mates. From camouflage to mimicry, you'll see some amazing examples of adaptation in action. Keep exploring for more educational resources including worksheets, activities, and videos at http://EducationalResource.org.
How do scientists know the patterns of bird migration? This video demonstrates how science over the years has evolved in its discovery of bird migration knowledge. Crazy to think that some historical scientists believed that birds migrated to the moon.
This is a video that discusses the importance of sharks in the ocean ecosystem. The questions, "What if there were no sharks?" is explored.
In this Study Jam video, students will get a better understanding of biomes. Vocabulary that is discussed is biome, ecosystem, habitat, climate, and precipitation.
A discussion of each of the biomes is also shown.
This video does a good job explaining what is meant by natural selection in the evolutionary process and why scientists believe in the Theory of Evolution. Descent with Modification, Common Descent, Galapagos Island Turtles, Charles Darwin, Selective Breeding, are all concepts discussed in the video.
This video visually discusses what ecosystems and biomes are. The video is 16 minutes long. It talks about the 7 major biomes on Earth, arctic, coniferous forest, deciduous forest, desert, grasslands, aquatic, and the rainforests. Permafrost and savanna are also discussed. At the very end of the video, the narrator demonstrates how to make a terrarium.
This is a visually appealing and dramatic video that introduces your students to the study of biomes. This is a great video to show as you get started on a new unit of ecology.