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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: How Do Animals See in the Dark?

For Students 9th - 10th
To human eyes, the world at night is a formless canvas of grey. Many nocturnal animals, on the other hand, experience a rich and varied world, bursting with details, shapes, and colors.Anna Stockl uncovers the science behind night...
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BBC

Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: Adaptations Adaptations, Interdependence and Competition

For Students 9th - 10th
Organisms depend on each other for survival. This is called interdependence. Both living and non-living factors will affect the abundance and distribution of organisms in a habitat. Included is a link to a test.
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: How Do Fish Make Electricity?

For Students 9th - 10th
How do fish produce electricity? Eleanor Nelsen illuminates the science behind electric fish.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Biological Adaptations: The Case of Atlantic Salmon

For Students 9th - 10th
Practice for the MCAT by answering questions based on the given graph about biological adaptations in Atlantic Salmon.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Human Physiological Development

For Students 9th - 10th
Free-standing questions on human physiological development.
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PBS

Pbs: Night Creatures of the Kalahari: Night Vision

For Students 3rd - 8th
Click on the eye and learn about the nocturnal animal it belongs to. Animals include cuttlefish, pit-viper, tarsier, flying gecko, fruit bat and the owl.
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PBS

Pbs Teachers:how Can I Hide in Namib?

For Teachers 3rd - 9th
Identify how certain species survive in the Namib Desert through color protection, and determine what techniques animals in Namib use to hide from predators and to wait for prey.
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Teachers: Why Do Elephants Have Big Feet?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Explain how an organism's adaptations give it advantages in particular environments. Calculate and compare the amount of pressure exerted by the foot of an elephant and a human, and apply that knowledge to an understanding of automobile...