This engaging five-part series encourages students to move beyond a simplified view of the environment to a deeper level of understanding: that the global ecosystem is made up of interdependent ecological communities populated with their own particular life-forms and vulnerable to damage by both natural forces and human activity. Viewable/printable instructor’s guides are available online. A Cambridge Educational Production. Correlates to the National Science Education Standards developed by the National Academies of Science, Project 2061 Benchmarks for Science Literacy from the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the National Geography Standards from the National Geographic Society. 5-part series, 17-22 minutes each.

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The Series Includes : Aquatic Biomes | Desert Biomes | Grassland Biomes | Rainforest Biomes | Tundra Biomes

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