Video Podcast

I watched the video podcast "Energy Flow in the Coral Reef Ecosystem" from Teacher's Domain. It had incredible underwater footage and it talked about all the living organisms around the coral reefs. First, coral reefs are usually found in tropical waters near the surface. Plants and animals turn the light energy into chemical energy. Coral needs energy from the sun to survive. The reef could not survive without coral. This colorful video showed sea cucumbers eating the sand because they keep the sea floor clean.
This was a very interesting video podcast and I know it would be very informative to students in the fifth grade. It would be a great teaching tool to use such beautifully shot video of fish and other sea creatures in the water surrounding coral reefs. Many children would never get the chance to see nature in action. Video podcasts are a brilliant teaching tool. I can't wait to check out a few more for my future students.