Taiga Biome | Boreal Forest Ecosystem

Today I’m exploring this closed-canopy forest in the northern state of Maine. Currently everything is green and growing, but in a short few months this forest will be covered in snow and this stream will be frozen solid. So what happens then? How do the plants and animals who live here adapt to this extreme change in weather? Let’s find out together in this episode all about the Taiga Biome! SUBSCRIBE https://www.youtube.com/@madgardenscience?sub_confirmation=1 IN THIS EPISODE: -Taiga Biome -The Soil -Producers -Plant Adaptations -Consumers -Animal Adaptations -Natural Disturbances & Human Impact NEED RESOURCES TO HELP YOU TEACH THIS TOPIC? FREE Guided Notes Download: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/FREE-Taiga-Biome-Boreal-Guided-Notes-Pairs-with-YT-Video-Print-Digital-14357445 Items seen in this episode can be found here: (Amazon Affiliate Storefront): https://www.amazon.com/shop/madgardenscience?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_aipsfshop_3BPRKC7G04CX6XEEYEDY Let’s Connect on Instagram: https://instagram.com/madgardenscience?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Follow Me on TPT: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Sellers-Im-Following/Add/Mad-Garden-Science ORGANIZATION HELPING THE BOREAL FOREST: https://www.ducks.org/conservation/du-conservation-initiatives/boreal-forest-initiative SCIENCE STANDARDS: NGSS 4-LS1-1 Construct an argument that plants and animals have internal and external structures that function to support survival, growth, behavior, and reproduction. Examples of structures could include thorns, stems, roots, colored petals, heart, stomach, lung, brain, and skin. Assessment is limited to macroscopic structures within plant and animal systems. MS-LS2-4 Construct an argument supported by empirical evidence that changes to physical or biological components of an ecosystem affect populations. Emphasis is on recognizing patterns in data and making warranted inferences about changes in populations, and on evaluating empirical evidence supporting arguments about changes to ecosystems. TEKS SCIENCE.3.12.A Organisms and environments. The student describes patterns, cycles, systems, and relationships within environments. The student is expected to: explain how temperature and precipitation affect animal growth and behavior through migration and hibernation and plant responses through dormancy SCIENCE.3.12.C Organisms and environments. The student describes patterns, cycles, systems, and relationships within environments. The student is expected to: describe how natural changes to the environment such as floods and droughts cause some organisms to thrive and others to perish or move to new locations SCIENCE.4.13.A Organisms and environments. The student knows that organisms undergo similar life processes and have structures that function to help them survive within their environments. The student is expected to: explore and explain how structures and functions of plants such as waxy leaves and deep roots enable them to survive in their environment SCIENCE.5.13.A Organisms and environments. The student knows that organisms undergo similar life processes and have structures and behaviors that help them survive within their environments. The student is expected to: analyze the structures and functions of different species to identify how organisms survive in the same environment SCIENCE.8.13.C Organisms and environments. The student knows how cell functions support the health of an organism and how adaptation and variation relate to survival. The student is expected to: describe how variations of traits within a population lead to structural, behavioral, and physiological adaptations that influence the likelihood of survival and reproductive success of a species over generations. #taiga #borealforest #biomes #science