Essentials of Environmental Science: Humans and the Environment

Provided by: Hot Mess |Published on: April 27, 2021

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This video from Hot Mess provides an overview of environmental science terms and topics.
It discusses scientific models, environmental ethics, biotic and abiotic systems, ecosystems, biomes, biodiversity, genetic diversity, endangered species, population dynamics, food webs, trophic levels, and how humans affect the environment.

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Subjects: Biology, Earth and Space Sciences

Authors: Hot Mess, PBS

Region: Global

Languages: English

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This video is be great to use for defining ecological vocabulary terms.
The video is segmented so that it can be used in smaller segments to cover specific topics.

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Differentiation & Implementation

The acronym HIPPOC or HIPPCO is introduced towards the end of the video (at 14:58), which can be used as inspiration for an art project or poster project for students to visually display the reasons for species decline and/or reductions in biodiversity.
Students can use this video as a review of material covered in a biology or environmental science class.
Other resources related to this topic include this article, this PBS video, this Wonder of Science video, this interactive resource, and this online course.

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