Science K - Earth Systems Videos

Duration: 2:50

Synopsis: Though the rate of information in this video may seem rather quick for kindergarten, it does touch on many key environments associated with Africa. Focussing on the three environments of the desert, rainforests, and savanna, this video will engage students with the wide array of animals shown in all of these environments within Africa.

Duration: 2:57

Synopsis: Though the rate of information in this video may seem rather quick for kindergarten, it does touch on many key environments associated with Antarctica. One little note to make about this video is that it classifies Antarctica as the largest desert in the world; this might strike up some confusion in your students who paid attention to the fact in the Africa video that the Sahara desert is usually classified as the largest desert in the world. That one small conflict aside, this video does give a very good look at the environment across Antarctica.

Duration: 2:48

Synopsis: Though the rate of information in this video may seem rather quick for kindergarten, it does touch on many key environments associated with Asia. This video does make it clear that Asia has such a wide range of climates and cultures that it would be very difficult to fit it into one small video, but certainly has a great plethora of visual videos of Asia that can be used to get students interested in all the environments found here.

Duration: 2:55

Synopsis: Though the rate of information in this video may seem rather quick for kindergarten, it does touch on many key environments associated with Australia. What is really great about Australia is that we can discuss the similarities to Alberta between environments such as schools and hospitals, but the enormous differences in the natural habitats.

Duration: 3:24

Synopsis: Though the rate of information in this video may seem rather quick for kindergarten, if you play a part in pausing the video to present the information at a appropriate rate for kindergarten. This video gives a good balance of the topic we will be focussing on in the next section: natural structures versus human-made structures. 

Duration: 3:29

Synopsis: Though the rate of information in this video may seem rather quick for kindergarten, if you play a part in pausing the video to present the information at a appropriate rate for kindergarten, it does look at many of the natural and human-made environments of North America. 

Duration: 2:52

Synopsis: Though the rate of information in this video may seem rather quick for kindergarten, there is some great visual representation of many of the contents of South America. The video highlights many of the natural wonders of South America and highlights the range of climates within South America.

Duration: 3:35

Synopsis: This video is a very simple video that you could use with your instruction to show the differences between what is classified as natural and what is classified as human-made (or as they perfer, the older term "man made."

Duration: 1:22

Synopsis: This short video can be used as a starting point for many discussions in class, as it give a collection of animals who make significant changes to their environment. Included in this video are examples of woodpeckers, beavers, and squirrels changing the environments they live in.

Duration: 1:37

Synopsis: This short video asks the viewer if they have seen various structures created by humans, and then cues them to question if the creation of such human-made structures would disrupt animals in any way. 

Duration: 1:37

Synopsis: This short video actually begins with a broad definition of what an environment is, and then continues through the video by giving examples of how trees--both living and dead--play a critical role in various environments.

Duration: 3:32

Synopsis: This short video really places a highlight on the critical interconnectedness of our planet. It highlights how unique many attributes of the earth are that have resulted in the presence of living things.