Meet Your Bay: Nestucca
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Provided by: Friends of Netarts Bay|Published on: April 17, 2023
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Synopsis
- This brief video explores the biodiversity, physical features, daily tidal patterns, and seasonal changes of Nestucca Bay on the Oregon coast.
- Students will learn about the different types of animals that inhabit Nestucca Bay, the size of the bay and its watershed, the national wildlife refuge on the Nestucca Bay estuary, and how environmental protection has allowed the bay to maintain its biodiversity.
Subjects: Science
Authors: Friends of Netarts Bay
Region: North America, USA - West, United States, Oregon, Oregon Coast
Languages: English
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Positives
- This video is concise, visually appealing, and enthusiastically narrated.
- This video does a good job of detailing the geography of Nestucca Bay.
Additional Prerequisites
- Students need to understand the following terms: bay, estuary, watershed, migration, tides, freshwater, saltwater, and spit.
- Older students would benefit from understanding what a species is, the different classes within the animal kingdom, and the specific characteristics that make each class distinct.
Differentiation
- This video could be shown as an example of what happens when scientific considerations lead to the protection of wildlife and their natural habitats, which can benefit people and the planet.
- This video could supplement a lesson about the importance of biodiversity and maintaining the health of ecosystems.
- This video could be used to facilitate a classroom discussion on why certain species are endangered and what can be done about it.
- For older students, they could be asked questions that gauge their comprehension of the material and then they could write responses independently.
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