Water & Life On Planet Earth
Information For Teachers
- Grade Levels
- 9-12
- Curricular Areas
- Science & Technology
- Series Length
- 6 episodes
- Average Episode Length
- 13 minutes
- Record Rights
- Recording/duplication allowed as long as IPTV broadcasts the series. If you miss the broadcast, contact your AEA for copies.
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Series Description: This series presents the most comprehensive information yet produced on the environmental, community and scientific relationships of water and life on Planet Earth. Its urgent cross-curricular theme reveals water as the essential body ingredient, habitat, and keystone to our quality of life.
All Upcoming Episodes
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Water Makes Life Possible (#101)
This program shows how almost all life depends on water and how ecosystems are created by and with water. [13 minutes]
- Fri, June 21, 3:00 AM on IPTV
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The Water Cycle (#102)
The water cycle and water’s changing states are explored. [12 minutes]
- Fri, June 21, 3:20 AM on IPTV
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Moutain Lake & Stream Ecosystems (#103)
This program takes a look at how the extreme climates found in mountain and frozen communities are very unsuitable for most life, but are home to some very unique species. [12 minutes]
- Fri, June 21, 3:40 AM on IPTV
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Frozen Ecosystem Adaptations (#104)
Students learn how ice and snow can be beneficial to plants and animals living in frozen communities. [13 minutes]
- Fri, June 28, 3:00 AM on IPTV
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River Ecosystems (#105)
Explores the vast ecosystems of river communities. Known for their biodiversity and abundance of life, these ecosystems also reveal startling adaptations of the plants and animals that live there. [13 minutes]
- Fri, June 28, 3:20 AM on IPTV
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Rainforest Adaptations (#106)
This program explores the vast ecosystem of rainforest communities. Known for their biodiversity and abundance of life, these ecosystems also reveal startling adaptations of the plants and... [13 minutes]
- Fri, June 28, 3:40 AM on IPTV