This comprehensive video clip library of 50 two-to-three-minute segments—breathtakingly filmed in locales around the world—will open viewers’ eyes as they learn key biological, environmental, and geological concepts associated with the ecological communities forming the biosphere. Whether using a single biome clip to support a discussion or an entire five-clip biome module to give students a quick introduction, Biomes of the Earth is an indispensable educational tool.
Video segments include:
Taiga
• Taiga (Overview)
• Geography of the Taiga
• Climate of the Taiga
• Life in the Taiga
• Threats to the Taiga
Tundra
• Tundra (Overview)
• Geography of the Tundra
• History and Climate of the Tundra
• Life in the Tundra
• Threats to the Tundra
Deserts
• Deserts (Overview)
• Geography of Deserts
• Climate of Deserts
• Life in Deserts
• Threats to Deserts
Grasslands
• Grasslands (Overview)
• Geography of Grasslands
• Climate of Grasslands
• Life in the Grasslands
• Threats to Grasslands
Farms and Cities
• Farms and Cities (Overview)
• Geography of Farms and Cities
• Geology of Farms and Cities
• Life in Farms and Cities
• Agricultural and Urban Conservation
Temperate Forests
• Temperate Forests (Overview)
• Geography of Temperate Forests
• Climate of Temperate Forests
• Life in Temperate Forests
• Threats to Temperate Forests
Tropical Forests
• Tropical Forests (Overview)
• Geography of Tropical Forests
• Climate of Tropical Forests
• Life in Tropical Forests
• Threats to Tropical Forests
Wetlands
• Wetlands (Overview)
• Geography of Wetlands
• Geology of Wetlands
• Life in Wetlands
• Threats to Wetlands
Lakes and Rivers
• Lakes and Rivers (Overview)
• Geography of Lakes and Rivers
• Portraits of Lakes and Rivers
• Life in Lakes and Rivers
• Threats to Lakes and Rivers
Oceans
• Oceans (Overview)
• Geography of the Oceans
• Climate of the Oceans
• Life in the Oceans
• Threats to the Oceans
A viewable/printable instructor’s guide is available online. A Films for the Humanities & Sciences Production, with Boston Science Communications. (118 minutes)