Source: WGBH: Teachers' Domain
The distribution of plants and animals around the world corresponds closely to global patterns of temperature and rainfall. This is why two forests half a world away from each other will often have very similar organisms living in them. In this ZOOMSci video segment, a cast member of ZOOM creates a self-contained biome and explores evaporation, condensation and precipitation.
Grade Level: K-2, 3-5, 6-8
Subjects: Science & Tech
Topics: Atmosphere & Space Science. Earth Science. Ecology. Geology & Natural Disasters.
Resource Type: Video
Source: Curious George
Observe the current in a stream. Watch kids create a current by letting water flow out of a garden hose.
Grade Level: PreK, K-2
Subjects: Science & Tech
Topics: Earth Science.
Resource Type: Video
Source: WGVU: Habitat Earth: H2O
Examine the importance of keeping a balance between water use and conservation. Learn ways to conserve and protect our water supply.
Grade Level: K-2, 3-5
Subjects: Science & Tech
Topics: Earth Science. Physical Science. Ecology. Geology & Natural Disasters.
Resource Type: Video
Source: WGVU: Habitat Earth: H2O
Discover facts about water's chemical properties, weight, temperature and states. Understand that microorganisms can pollute water and that water is an effective solvent.
Grade Level: K-2, 3-5
Subjects: Science & Tech
Topics: Earth Science. Physical Science. Ecology. Geology & Natural Disasters.
Resource Type: Video
Source: EekoWorld
Examine how landfills release pollutants into the water and air. Explore the recycling process and consider what young people can do to make a difference in efforts to increase recycling.
Grade Level: K-2
Subjects: Science & Tech
Topics: Earth Science.
Resource Type: Video
Source: WGVU: Habitat Earth: H2O
Examine the impact humans have on the quality and quantity of the earth's water. Learn about actions that industry, agriculture, cities and the general public are taking to conserve and protect water.
Grade Level: K-2, 3-5
Subjects: Science & Tech
Topics: Earth Science. Physical Science. Ecology. Geology & Natural Disasters.
Resource Type: Video
Source: WGVU: Habitat Earth: H2O
Think about how important water is to life on earth. Discover that all living things need water to survive.
Grade Level: K-2, 3-5
Subjects: Science & Tech
Topics: Earth Science. Geology & Natural Disasters.
Resource Type: Video
Source: Reading Rainbow
Join LeVar on a visit to a coral reef, the setting of the book "Dive to the Coral Reefs." Listen to a partial reading and learn about the incredible creatures that are part animal and part plant.
Grade Level: PreK, K-2
Subjects: Science & Tech
Topics: Earth Science. Life Science.
Resource Type: Video
Source: Reading Rainbow
Join LeVar in an ocean-going laboratory to test the quality of water in the Pacific Ocean. Listen to a partial reading of the book "Jack the Seal and the Sea," and learn how a fisherman who saves a sick seal receives a gift in return.
Grade Level: PreK, K-2
Subjects: Science & Tech
Topics: Earth Science.
Resource Type: Video
Source: Curious George
Observe kids building sandcastles to learn about high and low tides and the best place to build a castle to keep it from being washed away. Discover how the tides bring food ashore for animals like seagulls.
Grade Level: PreK, K-2
Subjects: Science & Tech
Topics: Earth Science. Life Science.
Resource Type: Video
Source: EekoWorld
Discover why plants and animals are important to humans and learn how everything is connected through the food chain. Examine how pollution endangers the ecosystem and consider how to learn more about endangered species.
Grade Level: K-2
Subjects: Science & Tech
Topics: Earth Science. Life Science.
Resource Type: Video
Source: Curious George
Explore light and shadows by watching children casting shadows on a sheet to create illusions.
Grade Level: PreK, K-2
Subjects: Science & Tech
Topics: Earth Science.
Resource Type: Video
Source: WGVU: Habitat Earth: H2O
Discover where our water comes from and how surface water is purified for human consumption.
Grade Level: K-2, 3-5
Subjects: Science & Tech
Topics: Earth Science. Physical Science. Ecology. Geology & Natural Disasters.
Resource Type: Video
Source: WGVU: Habitat Earth: Wildlife
Discover how animal and plant life in an area can change through the process of succession, often initiated by natural or man-made forest fires.
Grade Level: K-2, 3-5
Subjects: Science & Tech
Topics: Earth Science. Life Science. Ecology. Zoology.
Resource Type: Video
Source: EekoWorld
Explore the kinds of plants and animals that live in aquatic ecosystems. Learn how pollution and overfishing pose a threat to these ecosystems and think about what students can do to help clean up the environment.
Grade Level: K-2
Subjects: Science & Tech
Topics: Earth Science. Life Science.
Resource Type: Video
Source: EekoWorld
Discover how the unique characteristics of desert plants and animals protect them from the desert's extreme weather conditions. Explore how human development and recreation threaten the desert ecosystem.
Grade Level: K-2
Subjects: Science & Tech
Topics: Earth Science. Life Science.
Resource Type: Video
Source: EekoWorld
Discover the plants and animals that inhabit different types of forest ecosystems. Learn how forest ecosystems are endangered by logging and development and see how people are planting trees to preserve the forest environment.
Grade Level: K-2
Subjects: Science & Tech
Topics: Earth Science.
Resource Type: Video
Source: EekoWorld
Explore how plants and animals survive in the grassland ecosystem. Examine why grassland ecosystems around the world are becoming endangered and learn what people can do to restore grasslands.
Grade Level: K-2
Subjects: Science & Tech
Topics: Earth Science.
Resource Type: Video
Source: EekoWorld
Discover how a tundra keeps the whole planet healthy. Learn why people are concerned about the future of the tundra and consider what can be done to preserve the tundra ecosystem.
Grade Level: K-2
Subjects: Science & Tech
Topics: Earth Science.
Resource Type: Video
Source: WGVU: Habitat Earth: H2O
Understand how water is continuously recycled through the water cycle.
Grade Level: K-2, 3-5
Subjects: Science & Tech
Topics: Earth Science. Physical Science. Geology & Natural Disasters.
Resource Type: Video
Source: WGVU: Habitat Earth: H2O
Explore how human waste is stored in septic tanks and treated in waste water treatment plants.
Grade Level: K-2, 3-5
Subjects: Science & Tech
Topics: Earth Science. Physical Science. Ecology. Geology & Natural Disasters.
Resource Type: Video
Source: WGVU: Habitat Earth: H2O
Discover the meaning of the term "watershed." Understand how watersheds affect our lives and how our lives affect watersheds.
Grade Level: K-2, 3-5
Subjects: Science & Tech
Topics: Earth Science. Physical Science. Ecology. Geology & Natural Disasters.
Resource Type: Video