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Resource: Studying Elephants

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Length: 7m 52s
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In this video segment from Nature, award-winning filmmaker Martyn Colbeck has traveled to Africa to learn about and photograph elephants. From the first day Colbeck was introduced to Echo, the matriarch of the elephant family, he was fascinated by these giant creatures and their relationships with each other. He observes the gentleness of the elephant family when a newborn elephant, Ely, was having trouble walking. The elephants had to decide whether to stay with the disabled calf or to perhaps let it die from the heat and dehydration. Miraculously, the calf adapted to his disability and with the support of his family, survived.

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The following Frame, Focus and Follow-up suggestions are best suited for middle school students using this video in an English language arts or science lesson. Be sure to modify the questions to meet your students' instructional needs.

What is Frame, Focus and Follow-up?

Frame (ELA) How does an author’s perspective (point of view, values, beliefs) on a topic influence what he or she writes or how he or she portrays a topic or issue?

Focus (ELA) How do you think the author’s perspective about Echo’s family influenced the creation of this documentary?

Frame (SCI) Thinking like a scientist allows us to see things (or perceive them) in a different way than we normally would. For example, if you were a scientist, you would think about the weather one way. If you were a student getting dressed for school in the morning, you might think of weather differently. What other ways might a scientist think about things differently than you might?

Focus (SCI) As you watch the video, think like a scientist. Consider what issues pop up that might spark a scientist’s interests.