Life Science: Environments
| K = Kindergarten P = Primary |
I = Intermediate J = Junior/Middle |
S = Senior/High School A = Adult |
(9 Titles)
| 09512 | Adaptation to Environment | 16 min. | 1983 | IJSA |
| Close-up photography shows how structural and behavioral adaptations enable many species of plants and animals to survive as an ecological community. It also investigates camouflage, the role of physical characteristics, and the use of adaptive behavior to facilitate survival in a hostile community. | ||||
| 08700 | Balance in Nature: A First Film | 9 min. | 1990 | PI |
| Every living thing is suited to live in a special place and in a special way. This second edition explains food chains and food pyramids, as well as giving examples of short and long food chains, what causes chains to be broken and the resulting problems. It is important to maintain a balance in nature. | ||||
| 12196 | Ecosystems: Nature in Balance | 13 min. | 1993 | PIJ |
| Explores a variety of ecosystems and shows how plants and animals interact with each other and their environment. Examines food webs and energy chains, showing how each element in an ecosystem is interrelated, how each creature helps supply food for other creatures and how the sun's energy is passed from plants to animals and finally down to fungi and bacteria. | ||||
| 11502 | Food Web/Ocean Life - Bill Nye | 47 min. | 1995 | IJ |
| Food Web: Watch Bill Nye the Science Guy become tangled in a complex food web in his quest to demonstrate that all living things depend on other living things to survive. The importance of plants becomes evident. A Mt. St. Helens ecologist shows the rebirth of the area's ecosystem. Ocean Life: Bill Nye goes underwater to talk about ocean ecosystems and the importance of small organisms such as coral, plankton, and kelp. Explore tide pools and meet the water creatures living in these shallow pools. | ||||
| 13639 | From Mealworm into Darkling Beetle | 12 min. | 2002 | I |
| Describes the life cycle of a darkling beetle through the insect's point of view. Your students will watch as a mealworm turns into a darkling beetle. See the mealworm under a microscope. See a mealworm go through the molting process. | ||||
| 12189 | How Animals Survive | 14 min. | 1990 | PIJ |
| A wide range of examples illustrates physical and behavioral adaptations animals have evolved in order to survive. Among the topics covered are the five basic senses, camouflage, mimicry, hibernation, migration, species cooperation, food-finding, reproduction, and communication. | ||||
| 11522 | Nutrition/Populations - Bill Nye | 52 min. | 1996 | IJ |
| Nutrition: You are what you eat! That's right...everything from your eyeballs to your elbows is made of food! Bill Nye tells us what kinds of nutrients are in each bit of grub and what foods are best for healthy bodies. Population: A peep of chickens, a pride of lions, a gaggle of geese, and a crowd of people. What do they all have in common? They're all populations! Bill Nye explores how these living groups compete for food, homes, and space. | ||||
| 12899 | Plants | 60 min. | 1997 | S |
| This Emmy Award-winning series has been specially re-designed for high school use. Uses compelling footage, captivating 3-D computer animation, and original micro-videography. Each segment within the tape is approximately 10 minutes long and can be used individually to support your science curriculum or use an entire tape for a biology study. Teacher's guide included for each video segment. This video demonstrates the following topics: 1. Plant Diversity: The Move to Land 2. Plant Structure: Roots 3. Stems, Reaching for the Sky 4. Leaves: Powering Plants 5. Pollination 6. The Legacy of Seeds | ||||
| 10823 | Plants That Grow from Leaves, Stems and Roots | 15 min. | 1983 | IJS |
| Types of vegetative reproduction in seed-bearing plants are examined in animation, microphotography and through experiments that show entire plants can be grown from a single cell. | ||||