It's a Blue, Blue, Blue, Blue World
Jonathan Bird's Blue World
Use your classroom computer to explore the ocean with Emmy award-winning underwater cinematographer and naturalist Jonathan Bird.
Jonathan Bird's Blue World is an educational "magazine style" underwater adventure series with short, 7–10 minute segments, each containing a complete story with an eduational component. Segments include stories about marine animals, research and researchers, underwater exploration, and recent discoveries.
Current episodes explore the biology and behavior of blue sharks; the amazing sonar abilities and social lives of sperm whales; the intelligence and playful creativity of wild dolphins; the gentle "sea cow"—the manatee (a relative of the elephant!); the pelagic thresher shark, one of the rarest sharks in the wild; as well as others.
Each segment includes a downloadable study guide for teachers.
Visit www.blueworldtv.com.
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