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.
Environment & Conservation
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)
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)
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)
Bringing Up Birdy: Lesson Overview
This video-enhanced lesson uses the eagle to model universal avian life stages. (Grades 2-3)
Breaking it Down: Lesson Overview
This video-enhanced lesson discusses the processes of weathering and erosion and how they work together to shape the earth's landscape. (Grades 9-12)
Symbiotic Strategies: Lesson Overview
This video-enhanced lesson focuses on symbiosis and ecological relationships. Using sharks and marine species as examples, students will investigate the many ways that species that live in close proximity to each other might interact in an ecosystem, and will then explore the ways that ecosystems can be thrown out of balance, often as a result of human action. (Grades 9-12)
Supersize Crocs: Are They Gone for Good?: Overview
Crash: A Tale of Two Species: Teacher’s Guide
Download the Teacher's Guide for NATURE's Crash: A Tale of Two Species.





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