Great Videos for Science Content

I have been telling the students about some amazing videos that they can be watching at home to support the science that were are doing in class.  

Students can log into their Discovery Education account and watch the Planet Earth videos.  This is a great nature series that highlights different ecosystems.  It is also on Netflix.  If you have internet or Netflix streaming access at home these would be great things to watch and discuss with your students.  While watching you can ask your students to identify producers, consumers, and decomposers as well as herbivores, omnivores, and carnivores.  Below I have listed some other Essential Questions that you can discuss with your students

How does this ecosystem support a variety of organisms?

Compare different ecosystems.

How do humans affect these  ecosystems?

How are materials recycled in nature?

How do light, temperature and soil composition affect an ecosystem's capacity to support life?

How do organisms interact and rely on each other within an ecosystem?

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Meredith Macon Katz
5th Grade Teacher
Kannapolis Intermediate School
525 East C St.
Kannapolis, NC 28083
704-932-4161ext128
meredith.katz@kcs.k12.nc.us

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