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Grades K - 3Diversity NatureWorks Episodes13. Species DiversityEvolution NatureWorks Episodes1. Adaptation2. Coloration 3. Natural Communication 4. Migration 9. The Wildlife Web I 10. The Wildlife Web II 11. Decomposers and Scavengers 12. Population Dynamics 14. Niche Interactions Within the World Around Us NatureWorks Episodes5. Habitat6. Marine Communities 7. Fresh Water Communities 8. Terrestrial Communities 2. Living things depend on each other in many ways. Animals use plants for shelter, and eat plants and other animals for food. Plants depend on animals to carry their pollen and to disperse their seeds. NatureWorks Episodes9. The Wildlife Web I10. The Wildlife Web II 11. Decomposers and Scavengers 12. Population Dynamics 14. Niche Changes in Environments NatureWorks Episodes14. NicheGrades 4-5Structure/Function Relationship NatureWorks Episodes1. Adaptation2. Coloration 3. Natural Communication 4. Migration Flow of Matter and Energy Regulation and Behavior NatureWorks Episodes1. Adaptation2. Coloration 3. Natural Communication 4. Migration Diversity NatureWorks Episodes1. Adaptation2. Coloration 3. Natural Communication 4. Migration 13. Species Diversity Evolution NatureWorks Episodes1. Adaptation2. Coloration 3. Natural Communication 4. Migration Interactions Within the Environment NatureWorks Episodes5. Habitat6. Marine Communities 7. Fresh Water Communities 8. Terrestrial Communities 9. The Wildlife Web I 10. The Wildlife Web II 11. Decomposers and Scavengers Changes in Environment NatureWorks Episodes1. Adaptation2. Coloration 3. Natural Communication 4. Migration 16. Life at Risk 2. Changes in an organism's environment can either be beneficial or harmful. Organisms may be affected by other organisms, by various physical factors (e.g., rainfall, temperature), by physical forces (e.g., storms, earthquakes), and by daily, seasonal, and annual cycles. NatureWorks Episodes15. Invasive Species16. Life at Risk 3. Pollution and human activities can change the environment and adversely affect the health and survival of humans and other species. Careful planning and safe practices are required in waste disposal, recycling and waste management, pest control, and use of resources to ensure the well being of humans and the environment. NatureWorks Episodes12. Population Dynamics16. Life at Risk |
Grades 6-8Matter and Energy Transformations NatureWorks Episodes9. The Wildlife Web I10. The Wildlife Web II 11. Decomposers and Scavengers 2. All living things obtain energy from food. Energy is needed for living cells to carry out all the processes of life such as growing, disposing of wastes, making new cells, and using food. NatureWorks Episodes9. The Wildlife Web I10. The Wildlife Web II 11. Decomposers and Scavengers Evolution NatureWorks Episodes1. Adaptation2. Coloration 3. Natural Communication 4. Migration Diversity NatureWorks Episodes13. Species Diversity2. A species is an important biological grouping of organisms whose members have similar structures, normally interbreed, and produce fertile offspring. NatureWorks Episodes13. Species Diversity1. An ecosystem consists of all the organisms that live together and interact with each other and their physical environment. NatureWorks Episodes5. Habitat6. Marine Communities 7. Fresh Water Communities 8. Terrestrial Communities 9. The Wildlife Web I 10. The Wildlife Web II 11. Decomposers and Scavengers 2. Interactions in an ecosystem result from the transfer of matter and energy from producers to consumers and eventually to decomposers. The total amount of matter and energy in the system remains the same even though its form and location changes. NatureWorks Episodes9. The Wildlife Web I10. The Wildlife Web II 11. Decomposers and Scavengers 3. Matter is recycled in an ecosystem, and energy which enters the system as sunlight is either stored in the bodies of organisms, used by NatureWorks Episodes9. The Wildlife Web I10. The Wildlife Web II 11. Decomposers and Scavengers 1. Changes in the physical or biological conditions of an ecosystem can alter the diversity of species in the system. As the ecosystem changes, populations of organisms must adapt to these changes, move to another ecosystem, or become extinct. NatureWorks Episodes12. Population Dynamics15. Invasive Species 16. Life at Risk 2. The size of populations in an ecosystem may increase or decrease as a result of the interrelationships among organisms, availability of resources, natural disasters, habitat changes, and pollution. NatureWorks Episodes12. Population DynamicsInteraction of Humans Within Ecosystems NatureWorks Episodes15. Invasive Species16. Life at Risk |