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Ecosystem Dynamics

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Wildflowers. Caption: without help from other elements in the environment,

Presents an overview of a typical ecosystem, introducing and explaining terminology, while stressing the interdependence of its living and nonliving components. Explores basic principles of ecology, and mentions various ecosystems and their general characteristics. Short quiz follows the summary.

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Runtime: 20 minutes 12 seconds

Topic: Science
Subtopic: Ecology
Grade/Interest Level: 5 - 10
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Release Year: 2002
Producer/Distributor: Visual Learning Systems
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The U.S. House of Representatives with several people seated at the House Rostrum. An American flag hangs on the wall behind them.

Yellow and orange rectangular boxes poke out of water beneath a beamed structure with a man standing on it. Other structures and equipment fill warehouse setting. N, S, E and Oregon State University banners in background.

Two green plants in black containers. Red tomato floats next to one labeled, "Solanum Lycopersicum C, V dot M, 8, 2." An inset of a green tomato sits next to the other labeled, "Solanum Pennellii."

Yellow wildflower in foreground, low shrubs and dead trees in background. Boulder County Colorado Front Range. Caption: (Rother) This is a portion of the 2003 Overland Fire.

Closeup of hands holding a narrow, red tubular object. Caption: With a warmer climate, do we suspect to see more fire?

Close up on human skin with small hairs scattered. A mosquito has landed on the skin and blood has spilled around the mosquito's feet. Text reads, “A World Without…Mosquitoes.”

Green foliage with a pink flower overlooks the shoreline. Spanish captions.

A seal swimming underwater near the ocean floor. Caption: still remain to satisfy diurnal scavengers

Industrial plant from a distance. Caption: That's the world's largest PLA manufacturing plant.

Flowering plants surrounding a sign that reads "the Edible Schoolyard" Caption: We call it the Edible Schoolyard

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Elizabeth N. (Colorado Springs, CO)

August 25th, 2015 at 07:20 PM

Great video that meets the 6th and 8th grade CCSS