Instructional Video1:54
Visual Learning Systems

Roles in Ecosystems

9th - 12th
The video explains the different types of living things found in ecosystems, including plants, animals, and decomposers. The video provides examples of each type of organism and their role in the ecosystem.



Ecosystem Dynamics...
Instructional Video2:15
US Department of Agriculture

USDA Assists Socially Disadvantaged Farmers

Higher Ed
The USDA's Strike Force Initiative is looking to help farmers and ranchers who may have been under served with financial and technical assistance in the past.
Interactive2:52
Scholastic

Study Jams! Ecosystems

5th - 8th Standards
With the forest as an example, Sam and Zoe talk about the components biotic and abiotic of an ecosystem. They also discuss the role of producers, consumers, and decomposers. This concise clip covers all of the basics. As an introduction...
Instructional Video7:43
Education Development Center

What's Cooking? Photosynthesis

5th - 9th
Who would expect to learn about photosynthesis during a cooking demonstration? That is exactly what happens when you view this film, one of the best photosynthesis videos you will find! Because the lesson is deliciously delivered through...
Interactive4:02
Scholastic

Study Jams! Food Chains

3rd - 7th Standards
Rhinozilla is Mia's bearded dragon and the focus of this lesson on energy flow in an ecosystem. She uses him to explain the energy pyramid, from producers through third level consumers, and she likens the food chain to a video game. Mia...
Instructional Video
Crash Course

Crash Course Kids 1.2: Feed Me: Classifying Organisms

3rd - 8th
FEED ME! In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina has a chat with us about what living things eat to get energy. What makes something an omnivore, or a carnivore, or an herbivore? And just exactly how do plants fit in to all of...
Instructional Video
Amoeba Sisters

Amoeba Sisters: Photosynthesis

9th - 10th
A look into how a plant takes light and gases and makes sugars in this video. Video reviews the equation for photosynthesis explaining the reactants needed and products made. The stages of photosynthesis are also discussed very broadly....
Instructional Video
Other

Youtube: Producer and Consumer

Pre-K - 1st
An elementary breakdown of economic producers and consumers for young learners.
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Ben Milne Importance of Curiosity

9th - 10th
Ben Milne, CEO of Dwolla, discusses how tinkering and trying to figure out how the world works can lead to being a successful producer rather than just a consumer. Ben also addresses the importance of surrounding yourself with the right...
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Marc Ecko Founder of Ecko Unlimited

9th - 10th
Marc Ecko, the founder of Ecko Unlimited, discusses his origins as an entrepreneur and the entrepreneurial culture of Hip Hop. Describing graffiti as the extreme sport of art, Marc talks about how this form of artistic expression was his...
Instructional Video
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Food Webs: Lesson 2

9th - 10th
This lesson will explain how to create a food web to show transfer of energy within a community. It is 2 of 4 in the series titled "Food Webs."
Instructional Video
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Producers and Consumers: Lesson 1

9th - 10th
This lesson will review the difference between producers and consumers, and s(ow ho7 both play important roles in a food web. It is 1 of 4 in the series titled "Producers and Consumers."
Instructional Video
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Food Webs: Lesson 4

9th - 10th
This lesson will explain how to create a food web to show transfer of energy within a community. It is 4 of 4 in the series titled "Food Webs."
Instructional Video
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Autotrophs vs. Heterotrophs: Lesson 4

6th - 8th
This lesson will review the difference between autotrophs and heterotrophs, and show how both play important roles in a food web. It is 4 of 4 in the series titled "Autotrophs vs. Heterotrophs." [1:21]