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Community Ecology: Feel the Love Instructional VideoCommunity Ecology: Feel the Love Instructional Video
Publisher
Crash Course
Resource Details
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Grade
7th - 12th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Instructional Videos
Media Length
11:30
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
15 mins
Instructional Strategies
Direct Instruction
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Technology
Video
Internet Access
Year
2012
Instructional Video

Community Ecology: Feel the Love

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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 niches, mutualism, and communalism. Video is the fourth in a series of 12.

28 Views 15 Downloads

Concepts

ecology, the global community, competition, niche, mutualism, evolution, survival, species, natural resources, limiting factors, extinction, diversity, adaptations

Additional Tags

science

Instructional Ideas

  • Flip the classroom and have learners view the link outside of school saving class time for discussion

Classroom Considerations

  • Video best fits as an introduction to community ecology
  • Preview comments before displaying them in class as they are open to the public
  • This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

  • Provides high quality research and examples

Cons

  • None

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