How do different animals access the small amounts of freshwater on Earth, in order to survive? This is the focus of a video that discusses how animals must adapt to surviving off limited amounts of freshwater present in their habitat.

Concepts

freshwater, water sources, adaptations, habitats, animal adaptations, ecosystems, energy flow, energy

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Have students research other animals that have adapted to living off limited resources in order to survive

Classroom Considerations

• The sixth in a series of 13 videos that discuss ecosystems and the flow of energy
• Concepts from the previous videos are reviewed at the beginning of the episode
• The investigation portion of the video compares two different lakes in the world with animals that have adapted to surviving off of a limited supply of freshwater

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Designed for Next Generation Science Standards

Cons

• None