How Oysters Can Stop a Flood

• This video describes the benefits of oyster reefs for erosion control and preventing damage from strong storms and floods. 
• The ecological benefits of oyster reefs are well-described in this video including flood control, erosion control, habitat engineering, and water filtration.
  

Positives

• The video is short and provides nice animations to illustrate ecological concepts and demonstrate the historical ecosystems in the New York area.

Additional Prerequisites

• Students should be familiar with the concept of sea level rise as a consequence of climate change.
• There may be a commercial before the video.
  

Differentiation

• Consider having students draw pictures to demonstrate the positive effects of oyster reefs to coastal ecosystems.
• If students have never seen the ocean or coast, use Google Maps or another resource to help them visualize how intertidal habitats have a relationship with the nearby land.
• Other resources related to this topic include this video about mussels and this video about coastal habitat.
  

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