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Coastal Peru: The Amazing Biodiversity of a Coastal Ecosystem

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Peru's coastal ecosystem is only one of the country's amazing features. But travelers don't need passports, expensive plane tickets, or heavy suitcases to examine the biodiversity of coastal Peru. Armed with a field trip log and graphic organizers, young scientists become nature spies on a virtual field trip to Peru.

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Concepts

peru, biodiversity, coastal ecosystems, fish, fish species, penguins, south america, south american geography, the incan empire, the incas, ocean currents, fishing industry, sustainability, phytoplankton, el nino, the amazon rainforest, the amazon river, the andes mountains, machu picchu

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science

Instructional Ideas

For younger learners, break up the showing of the video to keep viewers focused
Post pictures of the Paracas Candelabra, the other Peruvian geoglyphs, and of divers swimming with whale sharks
After watching the video, have class members develop their own questions to research

Classroom Considerations

The first 7 minutes of the 45:13 video provide an overview of the country
The episodic nature of the video makes it possible to pause the video frequently to check for understanding
Requires color copies of the Spy Guide

Pros

The Spy Guide keeps viewers focused
The support documents may be downloaded as either PDF or Word documents

Cons

None

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