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From the Forest to the Plains
Dr. Forester explores the tropical rainforest, grasslands, taiga, marine, and freshwater biomes.
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Naturally Resourceful
Dr. Forrester explains that plants, animals, water, and fossil fuels are natural resources. She explains how regional and natural sources of energy influence what people use. She shows how to recognize that nonrenewable resources such as...
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Technology – Good or Bad?
Dr. Forrester compares and contrasts the positive and negative effects of technology by recognizing such outcomes as inventions, efficiency, pollution, and replacement of jobs with robots.
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Water Ecosystems
Dr. Forrester examines aquatic ecosystems and the impact of temperature, light, fertilization, and acid rain.
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I WONDER - What Is Pollution?
This video is answering the question of what is pollution.
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I WONDER - How Does Pollution Affect Health?
This video is answering the question of how does pollution affect health.
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I WONDER - What Are The Different Types Of Pollution?
This video is answering the question of what are the different types of pollution.
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I WONDER - How Do We Combat Pollution?
This video is answering the question of how do we combat pollution.
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The Day the River Caught Fire
When Time magazine published details of a river fire in downtown Cleveland in 1969, the outcry was so loud and widespread, the U.S. government was forced into action.
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Back to Work: The Civilian Conservation Corps
In the 1930s, hundreds of thousands of Americans were recruited across the United States to protect and preserve the country's forests, parks, and fields. The Civilian Conservation Corps, a voluntary work relief program, was way ahead of...
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I WONDER - What Ocean Animals Are Endangered?
This video is answering the question of what ocean animals are endangered.
The Guardian
London's toxic school runs: how polluted is the air children breathe?
Most UK cities have had illegally polluted air for nearly a decade, and the effect of air pollution is particularly bad on children. Ahead of Clean Air Day, we conducted an experiment to assess the air quality on a school run in central...
The Guardian
How heat is radically altering Americans' lives before they're even born
Even before a child is born in the US, their race plays a huge part in how they'll experience heat and pollution. It starts with America's history of racist housing policies that segregated families of color into undesirable...
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Water Pods
The video titled “Water Pods” is an infomercial that illustrates the need for an alternative to plastic bottles and discusses a possible solution.
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Setting a Better Example
Historian and Chinese Studies specialist Karl Gerth (UCSD) urges Westerners to set a better example to help China grapple with its difficult environmental issues.
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Necessary Evils?
Historian and Chinese Studies specialist Karl Gerth (UCSD) discusses how many of the problems currently besetting modern China were anticipated by Mao.
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Leading By Example
UCSD Prof. of Chinese Studies Karl Gerth describes how the West should set a better example in a number of key public policy areas in its dealings with China, and how a close examination of China can help us improve as well.
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Knowing the Flow
Edie Widder, marine biologist at the Ocean Research & Conservation Association, explains her approach to improving water-quality monitoring.
Learn French With Alexa
Parler (to talk/speak) — Past Tense
Alexa conjugates the French verb parler (to talk/speak) in the passé composé - past tense.
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The Difference between Point and Non-Point Source Pollution
The Difference between Point and Non-Point Source Pollution demonstrates the understanding of point and non-point source pollution by explaining the difference between each type of pollution
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Can AI Improve Air Quality?
Air pollution is an increasingly pressing public health issue, but current monitoring methods fall short. Can AI help?
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Can AI Save Us From Climate Change?
Climate change is happening. Can AI help us prepare for the consequences? In this video, we’re discussing ways that AI can be and is currently being used to help us better understand the phenomenon of climate change and the ways that our...
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Types of Pollution
Types of Pollution discusses the dangers of pollution by reviewing the four main types and examples of each.