AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Cuba's Chevy doctor keeping classic cars on the road
In Cuba, where American cars older than the average inhabitant are a common sight on city streets, panel beater Pablo Manso makes his living in a very particular niche: repairing Chevrolets from 1955, 1956 and 1957 (Footage by AFPTV via...
AFP News Agency
VOICED : Chevrolet de 1955 a 1957, especialidad en Cuba de un chapista autodidacta
En Cuba, el chapista Pablo Manso se especializó en un nicho bien específico: los Chevrolet de 1955, 1956 y 1957, de los cuales reproduce piezas originales de carrocería en máquinas que él mismo fabricó (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
Be Smart
Why Do More Species Live Near the Equator?
The tropics contain about 40 percent of the area on Earth. Viewers take a trip to Peru as an entrancing video from a larger biology playlist explores the region. It explains the facts and theories about the biodiversity near the equator....
Scholastic
Study Jams! Biomes
Do you know the difference between a biome and an ecosystem? Teach elementary ecologists exactly what a biome is with this captivating cartoon! It discusses six biomes: taiga, tundra, deciduous forest, desert, tropical rainforest, and...
PBS
FAQs From Our First Year
After a year of PBS Eons videos, viewers raised some excellent points and questions. The hosts highlight the most common including classification of animals, when a new eon starts, how to pronounce scientific terms, and many other...
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Anole Lizards: An Example of Speciation
What happens to a species when members become separated by changes in their environment? Present young biologists with the ultimate example species—the anole lizard. A brief video describes the origins of the multitude of anole species...
Teacher's Pet
Introduction to Ecology
An educational video offers an overview of ecology and discusses the levels of organization from biosphere down to organisms. It also compares terms such as habitats versus niches, generalist versus specialist, and biotic versus abiotic.
Bozeman Science
Niche
I'm not lost, I just haven't found my niche. Video discusses niches, including various pronunciations and definitions. It also covers competitive exclusion principle. Video is the 14th in a series of 18.
Bozeman Science
Ecological Succession
Never trust a tree, they always look shady. The video explains both primary and secondary succession. It uses examples of volcanic activity, fires, and human disturbances. It is the seventh in an 18-part series.
Crash Course
Ecological Succession: Change is Good
Discuss how communities and the ecosystem of the earth deal with change. An informative video includes primary succession, secondary succession, climax community model, and intermediate disturbance hypothesis.
Crash Course
Community Ecology: Feel the Love
Warblers are small birds that have been known to get caught in spider webs. The video covers community ecology, focusing on the Competitive Exclusion Principle using the example of warblers. It also includes fundamental versus realized...
Curated OER
Competition, Predation, and Symbiosis
Each biome has self sustaining communities, but how did these unique and stable communities form? Investigate how these evolved with changing animal interactions.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Vulture: India's Clean Up Crew
In this video, students examine the role of vultures as scavengers, and explore the link between the vultures' niche and human health in India. [4:40]
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Parts of an Ecosystem
A video lesson defining the basic vocabulary necessary to describe an ecosystem and its parts. Learn how the abiotic and biotic factors work together to form an ecosystem. [7:27]
Bozeman Science
Bozeman Science: Niche
Paul Andersen explains the niche. He gives three different pronunciations and two different definitions. He then discusses the competitive exclusion principle and the idea that a niche cannot be shared by two species.