<p>This Smithsonian Science How learning collection, from Q?rius at the National Museum of Natural History, is part of a distance learning program at <a href="https://naturalhistory.si.edu/education/distance-learning">https://naturalhistory.si.edu/...</a> This collection focuses on the biodiversity of tiny, deep ocean life. Targeted at middle schoolers, the collection invites students into an authentic understanding of how biologists find, classify, and name microscopic animals that live in the open ocean. Zoologist Dr. Karen Osborn is featured as an expert explainer. The collection includes an interactive webcast video with discussion questions, cross-cutting activities, an independent project, and other resources for teachers and students.</p> <p><strong>Key Terms:</strong></p> <p><em>marine zoology, mid-water, pelagic, invertebrate, biodiversity, DNA barcoding, taxonomy</em></p> <p><strong>Key Concepts:</strong></p> <ul><li>Mid-water ecosystem biodiversity</li><li>Distribution of mid-water animals</li><li>Ecology and adaptations of ocean invertebrates</li><li>Ocean biodiversity and its global importance</li><li>Technology used by marine invertebrate zoologists</li></ul>

<p>Welcome to the <em>Smithsonian Science How</em> webcast archives! We're putting Smithsonian experts in every classroom with webcasts aligned with national science standards. These webcasts originally aired live from the Q?rius theater in the National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. Here you can access past programs and related teaching resources. <a href="https://naturalhistory.si.edu/education/distance-learning/smithsonian-science-how-webcast-archives">https://naturalhistory.si.edu/...</a></p>

<p>This Smithsonian Science How learning collection, from Q?rius at the National Museum of Natural History, is part of a distance learning program at <a href="https://naturalhistory.si.edu/education/distance-learning" target="_blank">https://naturalhistory.si.edu/education/distance-learning</a>. This collection focuses on recent bird extinctions, including the Passenger Pigeon. Targeted at middle schoolers, the collection invites students into an authentic understanding of the evidence for and causes of bird extinctions since humans have been on the scene. Ornithologist Dr. Helen James is featured as an expert explainer. The collection includes an interactive webcast video with discussion questions, cross-cutting activities, an independent project, and other resources for teachers and students.</p> <p><strong>Key Terms:</strong> ornithology, bird conservation, extinction, endangered species, island ecosystems, Holocene period</p> <p><strong>Key Concepts:</strong></p> <p>- Human influences on bird populations</p> <p>- Ecology of birds and vulnerability to extinction</p> <p>- Impacts of human activities on ecology</p> <p>- Conservation of endangered bird species</p> <p>- Technology used by ornithologists</p>