![]() ![]() ![]() The land species will be adapted for taking advantage of the tide, gathering food quickly, and swimming. Animals, plants, and protists from both land and sea converge on this area. Teachable Moments: The movement of the tides produces very ecologically diverse ecosystems. Key Concepts: Tides, gravity, tidal bore, equinox, aquatic ecosystems, adaptations. Students will observe multiple types of interspecies relationships in this episode, ranging from competition to mutualism. Teachable Moments: Of all the oceanic ecosystems, the coral reefs boast the greatest biological diversity and complexity. Key Concepts: Coral reefs, aquatic ecosystems, coral polyps, biodiversity, food webs, symbiosis, interspecies relationships, parasitism, mutualism, commensalism, competition, predation. Water, having a high specific heat, does not have the wide range of temperatures that air does throughout the year, but it can still vary in ways that affect the biodiversity present. However, oceans within these latitudes also experiences changes. Teachable Moments: The concept of seasons is typically only associated with land ecosystems within temperate latitudes. Key Concepts: Seasons, latitude, aquatic ecosystems, migration, photosynthesis, plankton, food webs, food chains, keystone species. However, the biodiversity in the open ocean, away from the flow of nutrients from the coasts, is the lowest for all aquatic ecosystems.īlue Planet - Seasonal Seas View Worksheet Teachable Moments: The open ocean is often referred to as a "marine desert." This may seem contradictory to students, who perceive a desert as a hot, dry, sandy ecosystem. Key Concepts: Open ocean, aquatic ecosystems, euphotic zone, adaptations. This is a great opportunity to show how these factors drastically impact the biodiversity found within each oceanic zone. ![]() Temperatures drop, pressure increases, and sunlight fades away. ![]() Teachable Moments: The entire nature of the oceanic ecosystem changes as one travels deeper and deeper into the abyss. Key Concepts: Oceanic zones, euphotic zone, disphotic zone, aphotic zone, photosynthesis, chemosynthesis, adaptation, camouflage. Tip for teachers: Use closed captioning! Many of the animals and plants have very unusual names with very unusual spellings! Seeing them in text makes it much easier for the students to follow! I have not written anything for the first episode entitled "The Blue Planet", as it is largely a recap of the other episodes.Įach episode provides a tremendous opportunity for "teachable moments." Whether your focus is biology, earth science, or ecology, there is a good chance your concepts are covered by one more more of these episodes. The worksheets and student guides I have written for this series are all based on the BBC version starring David Attenborough as the narrator. There are a total of 8 episodes of Blue Planet. Each of the 50-minute episodes covers a different aspect of marine life. See ya (and sorry for my bad English ).The Blue Planet is a documentary series released in 2001 by the BBC. I want to mention here that the price of these series on the market is just symbolic IMHO comparing it to the real cost and effort of their realization, so its a shame for those who are searching for a free pirated download.Īlso I'm waiting for the release of blue planet in blu-ray to complete my collection, so maybe I'll be back for reading or writing info about it. I guess it is possible some day to watch Blue planet on HD, its just a matter of time, Because the BBC people are not stupid, the BBC earth is more than a media company, its a foundation based on discovery and exploration (the same as national geographic) and they definitely will use any new technology as a benefit for the present and a future proof including the HD technology which is by the way a veeeeery old technology (we know just what they offer for us on the market). Again, what I sow on life first episode first 5 minutes were the dolphins on hunt near the cost of Florida (yes, the circle trap), the same video, the same dolphins were also in blue planet dvd (In the first episode also the first 5 mins if I remember right). I've had the chance to own the new series of Life made by BBC in blu-ray and watch the first dvd of the BBC blue planet given to me by a friend and what I sow confirms that the blue planet was filmed in at least HD quality (if not FULL HD). I've registered in this site just to answer this question, which sounds a bit crazy, but let me inform you guys about a thing I've just discovered. ![]()
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