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Nourish is an educational initiative designed to open a meaningful conversation about food and sustainability, particularly in schools and communities. In this clip, author Michael Pollan explains the benefits of biological food chains as opposed to processed foods. Part of the Nourish Short Films Series.
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Students will explore the energy relationships between living things. This video investigates the process of living things producing energy, consuming it, and breaking it down. Food chains and food webs visually illustrate these relationships.
Students will explore the relationship between plants and animals and the role they play in the food chain. Students will also learn that food chains represent the continuous exchange of energy among organisms. Part of the Real World Science series.
Features a wide variety of video footage, photographs, diagrams and colorful, animated graphics and labels. Begins with a simple definition, and this helps clarify pronunciation and provides opportunities to transfer words from working to long-term memory. Also concludes with a critical thinking question. For this particular clip, students will focus on food chain.
Climb aboard the Cyclops, a microscopic research vessel, and investigate an amazing hidden world on which all living things depend. The Cyclops houses a team of scientists known as the Micronauts and guides them through their discoveries of biological classification, diversity, and ecology. In this episode, the crew continues to observe a variety of bacteria. They discover that bacteria is the food of choice for large single celled protists in the pond. Their observations lead them to make conclusions about the food chain found in the pond. Part 6 of the Microscopic Monsters Series.
Explore food chains, food webs, energy pyramids, and the power of biodiversity in this episode. Pinky and Petunia also introduce general vocabulary related to the study of ecology. Part of "The Amoeba Sisters" series.
Students learn the fundamental principles of ecology. They distinguish between the different types of living and non-living things found in an ecosystem. Other terminology includes ecology, ecosystem, community, population, habitat, niche, biotic factors, abiotic factors, producer, consumer, decomposer, predator, prey, energy, and food chain.
Biomagnification happens when toxins become more highly concentrated when moving up through trophic levels in the food chain. Uncontrolled use of DDT is used in this episode as an example. Learn why bioaccumulation can occur in high-level consumers. Part of "The Amoeba Sisters" series.
Nourish is an educational initiative designed to open a meaningful conversation about food and sustainability, particularly in schools and communities. In this clip, author Michael Pollan explores gardening as a means for educating and introducing students to new foods. Part of the Nourish Short Films Series.
Host Steve Backshall takes a look at the archipelago of Svalbard in the Arctic Circle and tries to unlock exactly how life can exist in such a cold, dark place. He discovers that the whole ecosystem is driven by the primary producers at the bottom of the food chain. Part of the "Nature's Microworlds" series.
In this episode, host Steve Backshall examines how the reintroduction of the wolf at Yellowstone has set off a cascade of events that have reverberated through the food chain. The beaver population has increased, while the number of coyotes have sharply declined. The pronghorn antelope, one of North America's most endangered species, has also reaped the benefits of the reappearance of the wolf. Part of the "Nature's Mircroworld" series.
Yellowstone National Park is a world of predators, scavengers and opportunists. In this vast and complex kingdom, two dominant predators reign supreme: the grizzly bear and the wolf. Size and power square off against speed and teamwork, as mighty grizzly bears contend with powerful packs of wolves for control of the food supply. As these two fierce competitors test their strategies for survival against each other, an entire food chain of scavengers survive in their wake.
Algae play a vital role in the marine ecosystem. They provide food for all sorts of species, but in rare instances, they can also do harm. Harmful algal blooms occur when colonies of certain types of algae grow out of control and produce toxins that enter the food chain through fish and shellfish. Eventually, the toxins can kill larger marine animals like sea lions, manatees, turtles, and dolphins. It also makes shellfish unsafe for human consumption.
Without plants, perhaps the most important producers in the food chain, the world as we know it would not exist. Like all livings things, plants go through a series of life processes, the most important being reproduction and adaptation. How can plants grow everywhere? How does a species spread itself over great distances and into a variety of habitats? Investigates the characteristics and diversity of the ingenious solutions flowering plants, including fruit plants, have devised for propagation.
Part of the "Branches on the Tree of Life" series. The bacteria section uses compelling microscopy of living bacteria to examine their structure, physiology, behavior, and the vital roles these microbes play in the biosphere.
The Palo Alto Humane Society tells the story of a compassionate and caring community that rides to the rescue of a sad and lonely dog. The story is told through a unique collaboration of art forms and artists, combining puppet artistry, circus art, mime, and dogs trained in theater performance. Puppets give voice to the story, while professional circus artists and their dogs enact the plot of caring, rescue, and love.
By providing a big picture view of food and globalization, viewers examine the connections between food, environment, health, and communities. Viewers also learn specific steps that can be taken to create a sustainable food future.
A food science professor discusses the chemistry and physics of food preparation and cooking. She also gives an overview of a food science laboratory and its equipment.
Animals and plants provide the food supply for humans. Consumers have many choices regarding how they obtain their food. Some may choose to eat organic. Some decide to source their food locally. Others take a hard look at the additives and preservatives in foods. Some choose to garden. Part of the "Human Nutrition" series.
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