What affects might an ecosystem undergo if the climate changes? This is the focus of a video that describes how a tiny change in an ecosystem can "throw everything off."

Concepts

weather changes, climate change, climates, ecosystems, the environment, temperature, desert ecosystems, energy flow, the biosphere

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Discuss the difference between climate and weather prior to viewing
• Show pictures of changing environments due to climate change

Classroom Considerations

• The 13th of 13 videos that discuss ecosystems and the flow of energy
• Concepts from the previous videos are reviewed at the beginning of the episode

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Designed for Next Generation Science Standards

Cons

• None