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Human Impact On Our Ecosystems: Surface & Subsurface Waters , This program shows the inter-connection of surface and subsurface waters. Expert diver/scientists enter a Florida spring and follow it down through twisting tunnels to an underground river. Human Impact On Our Ecosystems: Restoring Damaged Rivers, a team of divers explore Florida’s St John’s River from its source and along its tributaries and report on the damage caused by humans on watersheds. Planet H2O Series Six case studies show how young students and professionals are helping to solve the growing problems of widespread overuse and abuse of our planet’s most precious and limited resource: water. Should other water-scarce regions have access to these waters and if so should they have to pay for them? The Great Lakes: Who Owns the Water?, Fair distribution of water has been a worldwide historical problem that the US may experience more of in the future. The Great Lakes contain 20% of the world’s fresh surface water, but it is currently available to only a small portion of our population. Restoring H2O Ecosystems: Saving Chesapeake Bay, In the US, polluted waters can have damaging economic and social effects, as well as destroy environmental habitats. The Chesapeake Bay is one the most polluted watersheds in America but local students are working with commercial crab catchers and scientists to help restore it. Cleaning Polluted Water: Pumped for Peace , Drinking water pollution causes many deadly diseases, especially in children of poor countries around the world.
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Drinking Water: Bottle or Tap, A huge bottled water industry has recently emerged, with the US its largest customer. Is the water actually healthier? A water expert shows that the bottled product may not meet the same standards as tap water. Underground Aquifer Water: Precision Farming We learn that despite its wonders, the water cycle does not spread H2) evenly around the world. Discusses the Ogallala Aquifer provides water to the plains states such as Nebraska but it is being used up faster than it is replenished. Surface Water: A Day in the Life of the Rio Grande, the Rio Grande is one of our largest rivers, and forms the border between US & Mexico. Competing human claims for it are viewed through the eyes of two young women: a white water rafting guide and a teenager downstream near El Paso. Living Oceans Series With stunning underwater footage, these nine programs reveal how competition and cooperation govern community life in the marine world. Students are immersed in ecological communities and witness biodiversity, varieties of symbiosis, predator-prey relationships and other biology and ecology topics. Supports The Great Whales, Spectacular footage provides glimpses of some of the greatest creatures on earth. The great whales are still shrouded in mystery but their capacity for intelligence is as impressive as their awesome size. Symbiosis In Ocean Communities, In the shallow water sanctuary of Cocos, a tiny island 300 miles off the coast of South America, marine animals gather in staggering abundance to form diverse communities. Marine Predator-Prey Relationships, In the sea, most animals are predators, and every animal is prey. Small creatures survive by stealth and concealment while others depend on strength, cunning and ambush.
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Coral Reefs Ecological Communities, Beneath the waters of the Caribbean, thousands of species interact in surprising ways to form a complex community. Survival here depends on a confederation between species such as the grouper that changes color to protect surrounding shrimp and the shrimp that clean parasites off the grouper skin! Venomous Marine Adaptations, To survive in the ocean realm, living things must feed on others but avoid becoming prey themselves. Some species use schooling techniques to confuse predators, while others use camouflage, speed or power. Starfish Ecological Communities, The ocean world contains an amazing profusion of staggering beauty – star gardens, populated by a variety of multi-colored starfish. Sharks: Species and Survival, This program reveals the marvelous diversity of sharks from the whale shark to the tiny baby sharks. Remarkable footage captures shark behavior never before seen. Adaptations To Underwater Nights, As the sun sets, the aquatic world changes from daylight animals to night time sea dwellers. Learn who becomes the hunter and becomes the pry in this program. Exploring Hispanic Heritage Series From the rise and fall of the Maya and Aztecs to the industrialization and exploitation of Latin America, through the eyes of the .Hispanic heroes, through wars and everyday issues, this series enables your students to explore what it means o be a Hispanic-American.
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