Summary
Snorkel gear on, the SciGirls survey the living things in an underwater habitat and count what they find -- building a picture of biodiversity and how energy and matter move through the system.
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Ages 7+
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Discussion questions
Discussion
Full episode (28 min) from SciGirls, season 1.
- Which organisms did the girls find, and how were they connected?
- Why is a habitat with more kinds of living things usually healthier?
- What would happen to the rest if one organism disappeared?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: biodiversity, ecosystem, survey, organism.
Try it: Draw a food chain with at least four links from this habitat. Circle one link and write what happens if it is removed.