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Biomes Series
Price: $399.00
Format: DVD » Add to Cart » Request Preview Access Catalogue Number: 110037DV Producer: Visual Learning Company Subject: Science Language: ENGLISH Grade Level: 5 - 9 Country of Origin: U.S. Copyright Year: 2002 Rights: PPR The complete series is on 1 DVD for instant access to the content chapters in all 4 videos. Extra features of the DVD include indexes, labeled slides, glossary, animations, English subtitles, and an iMovie project. 4 Programs are: Grasslands: This program explores the global distribution of grasslands, and the role that temperature, precipitation, soil type, and fire play in this biome. The different grasslands found in North America are described, including California grasslands, intermountain grasslands, shortgrass prairie, mixed prairie, and tallgrass prairie. Many plants and animals found in this biome are described through on-location footage. Other terminology includes: savanna, grass, prairie, nutrients, and bison. Deserts and the Tundra: Vivid footage of the Sonoran and Mojave deserts reveals climate, soils, plants, and animals. Special attention is paid to the adaptations of some desert organisms, which allow them to live in this harsh biome. The climate, plants, and animals of the tundra, or "cold desert" are also discussed. Other terminology includes: Chihuahuan, Sahara, arid, saguaro cactus, permafrost, arctic tundra, alpine tundra, caribou, and ptarmigan. Forests: Forests throughout the world are described including the northern coniferous forest, temperate deciduous forest, subtropical forest, and the tropical forest. The dominant trees, herbaceous plants and interesting animals that make up these forests are investigated. Other terminology includes: conifer, taiga, spruce, fir, deciduous tree, maple, beech, oak, hickory, canopy, understory, herbaceous, sloth, Everglades, epiphytes, ferns, vines, palmetto, and strangler fig. Water: Characteristics of various ocean zones, including variations in ocean temperature, salinity, and depth are discussed. The different groups of marine life and adaptations of plants and animals are highlighted. Estuaries and various freshwater environments, such as streams, rivers, ponds, and lakes are also explored. Other terminology includes: aquatic, sea anemone, benthos, plankton, nekton, intertidal zone, neritic zone, open ocean, running water, standing water, and biological productivity. |
Series Titles
| Product No. | Title |
|---|---|
| 110030ST | Deserts & Tundra |
| 110031ST | Forests |
| 110032ST | Water |
