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Description
Naturalist Mark Fraser takes students on a nature walk to explore how animals prepare for winter and how climate change may affect their survival strategies. The video examines adaptations related to food sources, shelter, and physical characteristics. Students learn how barred owls shelter in tree cavities, pileated woodpeckers find insects beneath tree bark, and porcupines survive the winter by feeding on tree branches rather than hibernating. The video also explores how predators, such as coywolves, use dens to protect their young and how animals, including crows, ravens, and deer, adapt to seasonal changes through thicker feathers or winter coats. It highlights the role of predators as indicators of ecosystem health and demonstrates the remarkable ways wildlife adapts to winter conditions.
The video is accompanied by before and after viewing activities, group reading activities, and suggestions for extending learning. Supplementary documents and links provide additional information about climate change, winter survival, and the impacts of climate change on animals living in colder climates.
General Assessment
Recommendation of how and where to use it
This resource connects well with the Science curriculum, particularly life science, ecosystems, biodiversity, and climate change. Teachers can use this resource as a case study within a climate change or animal adaptation unit. Students can explore how climate change and changing winter conditions may affect these adaptations, discuss the potential impacts on animal populations, and predict how different species may respond to environmental changes.
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- Earth Systems: Understandings of the living world, Earth, and space are deepened through investigating natural systems and their interactions.
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Themes Addressed
Air, Atmosphere & Climate (1)
- Climate Change
Ecosystems (3)
- Appreciating the Natural World
- Biodiversity
- Wildlife Protection