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Arctic Summer

Arctic Summer

See the many birds that spend their summer in the Arctic in this video segment from Nature. OER Level

6-12

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Bamboo Mountain

Bamboo Mountain

In this video segment from Nature, researchers study pandas in an effort to halt their decline in population. OER Level

5-12

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Bear Necessities

Bear Necessities

This Nature video segment focuses on the four foods most important to the grizzly bears' survival, and it describes the threats to the supply of each of them. OER Level

6-12

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Birds of Kundha Kulam

Birds of Kundha Kulam

In this Nature video, learn about the extraordinary impact that birds have on the agriculture of a small Indian community. OER Level

6-12

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Coral Reefs

Coral Reefs

This video segment from Nature explores the unique status of Cuba’s coral reefs. OER Level

8-12

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Feasting on the Salmon Run

Feasting on the Salmon Run

This video from Nature focuses on the annual “salmon run,” when brown bears descend on Alaska’s rivers to fish in rivers teeming with salmon swimming upstream to spawn. OER Level

8-12

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Fire Cloud

Fire Cloud

Firefighters fight a raging fire on a wild horse range in Montana in this video segment from Nature. OER Level

3-12

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Florida's Spring

Florida's Spring

This video from Nature provides an introduction to Florida’s springs and how they were formed. OER Level

4-8

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Global Warming Warning

Global Warming Warning

This video from Nature examines how polar bears’ arctic habitat is literally falling into the sea as a consequence of global climate change, and how they may be helpless to adapt in time. OER Level

8-12

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Humans and Salmon

Humans and Salmon

In this video from Nature, learn about the adverse impact humans have had upon salmon populations in the Pacific Northwest. OER Level

8-12

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Hungry Beasts

Hungry Beasts

Learn about the wildebeest and locusts on the move in this video segment from Nature. OER Level

6-12

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Life in Florida's Spring

Life in Florida's Spring

In this video segment from Nature, get a close up look at life in the warm Florida springs and the numerous predators supported by the abundant life. OER Level

4-8

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Life in the Water Supply

Life in the Water Supply

Take a close look at life in one town’s water supply in this video segment from Nature. OER Level

4-8

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Raven Adaptability

Raven Adaptability

This video segment from Nature features ravens, the most intelligent birds in the crow family. OER Level

6-12

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Red Tide

Red Tide

Learn about red tide and the danger it poses to manatees in this video from Nature. OER Level

4-8

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Restoring Streams

Restoring Streams

In this video from Nature learn how removal of old dams and river restoration is occurring all over the northwestern United States in an attempt to restore the natural environment and make salmon populations viable once again. OER Level

8-12

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Salmon in the Ecosystem

Salmon in the Ecosystem

This video adapted from Nature explores the critical role of salmon in an ecosystem, as well as efforts to reintroduce salmon nutrients into streams. OER Level

8-12

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Sea Turtles

Sea Turtles

This video segment from Nature explores the habitat of Cuba’s sea turtles. OER Level

8-12

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Shark and Turtle

Shark and Turtle

In this Nature video, watch a battle between a loggerhead turtle and a shark. OER Level

6-12

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Springs of Life

Springs of Life

In this lesson, students learn about how springs are formed and explore the Florida springs ecosystem, with particular focus on the manatees, fish, birds and alligators that live there. Students also learn about red tide and its threat to the life in the springs.

5-8

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This is Their Land

This is Their Land

Examine how the human/grizzly relationship has changed since the closing of the Yellowstone dumps, and also learn about the challenges posed to both humans and bears, in this video segment from Nature. OER Level

6-12

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To List or Not to List

To List or Not to List

In this video from Nature, learn more about the ongoing debate regarding whether or not the grizzly bear population needs special protection . OER Level

6-12

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Unlikely Travel Companions

Unlikely Travel Companions

A variety of symbiotic relationships exist between sharks and other marine species in this segment from Nature. OER Level

6-12

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Wildlife

Wildlife

This video from Nature introduces some of Cuba’s unique endemic species. OER Level

8-12

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Wolong's Pandas

Wolong's Pandas

Wild pandas are treated at the Wolong Conservation Center in this video segment from Nature. OER Level

4-12

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