Series Title: Wonderwise: Women in Science
Visit sea otters in Alaska and study how they survived the Exxon Valdez oil spill.
In her work as a wildlife biologist, Brenda Ballachey, Ph.D., studies the impact of environmental disasters on ecosystems and animal communities. Observing otters takes Brenda on some adventures under water, on the ocean, and up in an airplane.
Learn about animal behavior, natural hazards and environmental changes, and how to gather and interpret scientific data.
Your students will develop an understanding of:
●animal behavior
●interpreting and displaying data
●communities and ecosystems
●natural hazards and environmental changes
●how to resolve math problems using data
●the use of simple tools to gather scientific data
Each Wonderwise: Women in Science kit includes a DVD or VHS, CD-ROM and Activity guide. The CD-ROM sound track and text are available in both English and Spanish.
Rights granted with the purchase of DVD or VHS include: a) life of media audiovisual use, b) public performance, c) campus or building closed circuit and digital/video-on-demand transmission. The episodes may also be licensed for broadcast or cablecast. Contact slenzen@shopdei.com for details.
Each site purchasing a Wonderwise kit may make additional copies of the CD-ROM without additional charge for use at the site or to be given to students. Organizations requiring multisite rights should contact slenzen@shopdei.com for pricing.
Click here for Activity Guide Look on page 4 for a list of materials required to complete the activities.
Click here for brenda Ballechey biography which is also provided on the CD-ROM.
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Ideal for grades 4 - 6
Duration: 15 -20 minute episode
Closed-Captioned
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