Clips to Watch from Life In Cold Blood

Watch the following five clips from BBC - Life In Cold Blood: Land Invaders

• Japanese Giant Salamander (starts at 3:35)
• Alpine Newt (starts at 5:48)
• Caecilians (starts at 17:47)
• Panamanian Golden Frog (starts at 25:35)
• African Bullfrog (starts at 32:33)

Watch the video:

Frogs: The Thin Green Line 

Write an answer to the following prompts:

1. Why are amphibians important environmentally?  
2. Why are amphibians in trouble?  
3. How are people involved?

Shark Finning

Watch the following clips and answer the prompts below.







Prompts:

• What is shark finning? 
• Why is shark finning a problem… 
• For sharks? 
• For the ecosystem? 
• Why does shark finning happen?

Inside Nature's Giants - Great White

Click on the link below to watch the video on dissecting a great white shark. Be prepared to respond to the following prompt...

http://video.pbs.org/video/2192339379/


Writing Prompt: List three adaptations the great white shark has. Explain why each of these is an adaptation that helps the shark survive as a predator in the ocean.

Why is a Sea Cucumber's Butt Important to a Pearlfish?

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