This video-enhanced lesson uses the NATURE episode "Spring's Eternal: Florida's Fountain of Youth" to learn about and explore Florida's springs ecosystem with particular focus on the animal life that lives there.
Grade 6-8
Springs of Life: Lesson Overview
Endangered Relationships: Lesson Overview
This video-enhanced lesson uses clips from the NATURE film "Crash: A Tale of Two Species" to explore the interrelationship between the horseshoe crab and a small migratory bird called the red knot. (Grades 5-8)
Long Live the Sharks and Rays: Lesson Overview
During this video-enhanced lesson, students will watch segments from the NATURE film “The Secret World of Sharks and Rays” and learn about adaptations that have helped sharks and rays survive. (Grades 5-8)
The Loneliest Animals: Lesson Overview
This lesson uses clips from NATURE's episode "The Loneliest Animals" to explore a variety of captive breeding programs. (Grades 5-8)
From Wolf to Dog: Lesson Overview
During this video-enhanced lesson, using clips from NATURE's "Dogs that Changed the World," students will learn that all dogs came from one ancestor- the wolf. (Grades 5-8)
Man’s Best Friend: Lesson Overview
During this video-enhanced lesson, students will learn about dogs' senses and how they compare to those of human smell and hearing. (Grades 5-8)
Season’s Greetings: Lesson Overview
This video-enhanced lesson discusses the factors that cause the changes in Earth’s seasons. (Grades 5-8)
Giraffe Riff Raff: Lesson Overview
This video enhanced lesson uses excerpts from the NATURE film “Tall Blondes” to illustrate the effects of wildlife conservation and relocation, using giraffes as an example. (Grades 5-8)
Sizing up the Supersize Croc: Overview
In this lesson, students will examine the similarities between crocodiles and humans as they compare and contrast skeletal structure, height ratios and body parts





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