In this video-enhanced lesson, students will use a combination of multimedia and hands-on activities to learn about different types of volcanoes, why volcanic eruptions happen, and the impact eruptions have on the Earth's landscape. (Grades 9-12)
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Breaking it Down: Video Segments: Violent Hawaii
These clips from the NATURE episode "Violent Hawaii" illustrate how erosion has shaped Hawaii's landscape, and show measures being taken there to limit theprocesses of erosion.
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)
Dare to Care for a Grizzly Bear: Video Segments: The Good, the Bad, and the Grizzly
Segments from the NATURE episode "The Good, The Bad and the Grizzly" examine how human interaction with grizzlies has alternately endangered and restored the population, and how humans coexist with grizzlies today.
Stressed Out!: Video Segments: Can Animals Predict Disaster?
These clips from the NATURE episode "Can Animals Predict Disaster?" examine the tsunami of December 26, 2004, and theorize on how animals' greater sensitivity to seismic waves may have given them a lifesaving warning about the disaster.
Stressed Out!: Lesson Overview
In this video-enhanced lesson, students will identify methods for detecting and locating earthquakes, utilizing excerpts from the NATURE episode "Can Animals Predict Disaster?" (Grades 9-12)
Dare to Care for a Grizzly Bear: Lesson Overview
In this video-enhanced lesson, students will learn how human beings have interacted with and impacted the lives of grizzly bears in Yellowstone Park. (Grades 9-12)
The Birds and the Beaks: Video Segments: Extraordinary Birds
The segments from the NATURE episode "Extraordinary Birds" show examples of the adaptations of different birds to their varying environments.
Chain Reaction: Video Segments: Earth Navigators
Video segments from the NATURE film "Earth Navigators" feature cycles of animal migration from one part of the earth to another, including butterflies and wildebeest.





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