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This video has beautiful footage of organisms interacting in a ocean habitat.
A focus on adaptations and diversity in aquatic organisms is helpful for examining the NGSS crosscutting concept of structure and function.
Additional Prerequisites
This video is a preview of Discovery Education UK's habitat module on oceans. A login is required to view additional content.
Differentiation
Consider having students choose one species they observe in the video to research further and explain how it is adapted to living in an ocean habitat.
This would be a good video to use when discussing the concepts of biodiversity, adaptations, or the importance of water for life on Earth.
Art or science classrooms could use the video footage as inspiration for an art piece that demonstrates the structure of organisms and how they function in the ocean.
