Beavers change the landscape and ecosystems in which they live. They also act as a keystone species and need to be protected. Learn more in an engaging video that is part of a larger playlist exploring biology.

Concepts

beavers, keystone species

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Work with the literature or social studies teacher to align studying beavers with pupils reading Sign of the Beaver
• Map the areas beavers currently live in and compare that to their habitats hundreds of years ago

Classroom Considerations

• Relies on prior knowledge of dams and maturity in hearing that word repeated throughout the video

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Offers subtitles in English
• Works well in a traditional or flipped classroom

Cons

• None

Common Core

SL.6.2 SL.7.2 SL.8.2 SL.9-10.2 SL.11-12.2 RST.6-8.4 RST.9-10.4 RST.11-12.4