Instructional Video1:10
Next Animation Studio

How Huntington Beach was polluted by major oil spill

12th - Higher Ed
An unfortunate series of events dumped more than half a million liters of crude oil on the famous beaches of Huntington Beach in California.
Instructional Video1:33
Visual Learning Systems

The Importance of Biodiversity

9th - 12th
The video is a short educational piece that explains the importance of biodiversity and its impact on the health of the planet. The video also highlights some of the causes of species extinction, such as habitat destruction and...
Instructional Video6:21
Let's Tute

Understanding Global Warming and the Greenhouse Effect

9th - Higher Ed
This video explains the concept of global warming and the greenhouse effect. It discusses how human activities have contributed to the increase in greenhouse gases and the consequences of global warming. The video also provides tips on...
Instructional Video4:00
Ancient Lights Media

India: Introduction

6th - 8th
Video Atlas of Asia: This clip introduces the cultures and geography of India.
Instructional Video1:11
Next Animation Studio

Beijing smog: Chinese capital turns to ventilation corridors to help with 'Smogpocalypse'

12th - Higher Ed
China's capital city is planning ventilation corridors to tackle the country's air pollution. Densely populated cities tend to generate more energy and waste heat. This results in a much warmer urban environment than in surrounding rural...
Instructional Video1:30
Weatherthings

Water Smart: Water as a Natural Resource - Summary

6th - 8th
In Water as a Natural Resource we are introduced to words such as habitat, ecosystem, watershed and estuary. Not only do kids learn that water exists everywhere on Earth, but that it is vital for life in plants, animals, and all other...
Instructional Video3:33
Visual Learning Systems

Examples of Environmental Problems

9th - 12th
In this educational video, we delve into the pressing environmental issues of pollution, global warming, and extinction. We explore the concept of pollution, its various forms, and how it contaminates our air, water, and land. Discover...
Instructional Video5:03
Science360

Renewable Energy

12th - Higher Ed
University of Colorado engineer Abby Watrous is on a mission in rural China, converting coal-burning homes and cook stoves into cleaner-burning models, using, among other things, the extremely abundant supply of pig poop. With funding...
Instructional Video5:10
Weatherthings

Water Smart: Water as a Natural Resource - Ecosystems

6th - 8th
In Water as a Natural Resource we are introduced to words such as habitat, ecosystem, watershed and estuary. Not only do kids learn that water exists everywhere on Earth, but that it is vital for life in plants, animals, and all other...
Instructional Video6:02
Curated OER

Mining the New American West

7th - 12th
The Mining Act of 1872 allows mining companies to purchase land from the U.S. Government at 1872 prices - about $5.00 an acre! This video features the town of Crested Butte, Colorado, and a mountain just outside of town that was...
Instructional Video5:27
California Academy of Science

Preventing Plastic Pollution

6th - 10th Standards
While plastics don't biodegrade, they do photodegrade, creating issues in Earth's oceans. The final video in the Healthy Oceans series explains why plastic in oceans causes so many issues. the narrator explains the impact of plastic...
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Rock A Lingua

La Tierra, Lugares y Animales (Places and Wild Animals)

K - 8th
¡Esta tierra está enferma! Beginning Spanish learners learn more about the ways pollution affects rivers, forests, oceans, and the animals that live in these habitats with a catchy and informative song.
Instructional Video4:58
TED-Ed

What Is the Tragedy of the Commons?

6th - 12th Standards
What's good for all of us is good for each of us. The Tragedy of the Commons refers to a situation in which one person's decision to act in his or her own best interest negatively affects the rest of the population—and ultimately, him or...
Instructional Video5:15
TED-Ed

How Long Will Human Impacts Last?

6th - 12th Standards
If aliens visit Earth a million years from now, what will they find? Explore the Anthropocene epoch with a hard-hitting video. Viewers examine the changes humankind has made to the planet, how these overshadow events of the past, and...
Instructional Video6:25
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Bozeman Science

ESS3C - Human Impacts on Earth Systems

K - 12th
The human impact on the earth's systems often has unintended consequences.  A comprehensive video lesson builds a progression for teaching the standards ESS3C in elementary through secondary classrooms. Instruction focuses on the...
Instructional Video5:26
Fuse School

Limits to Recycling

9th - 12th
Contrary to popular belief, recycling is not always the best option. A video lesson discusses the limitations of recycling. Viewers examine disadvantages of recycling in different scenarios.
Instructional Video6:04
TED-Ed

How Does Fracking Work?

6th - 12th
Fracking. The mere mention of the word invites controversy. Before joining the debate find out just what is involved in hydraulic fracturing with a short video that examines the technology involved in extracting natural gas found...
Instructional Video1:27
Fuse School

Green Chemistry - Principle 7

9th - 12th
Here's proof that small-scale chemistry can have a big-time impact! An engaging video introduces high school environmental chemists to the concept of studying the outcomes of reactions in a lab setting to determine how much pollution it...
Instructional Video8:23
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Crash Course

Environmental Econ

9th - 12th Standards
How does the economy affect the environment—and vice versa? A video from Crash Course Economics discusses the ways supply and demand for products made with non-renewable resources can result in the Tragedy of the Commons, or even in the...
Instructional Video9:22
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Crash Course

Pollution

7th - 12th
An environmental science video covers natural and synthetic compounds and the impact they have on the environment. It includes carbon, nitrogen, phosphorous, cyanide, mercury, sulfur, nitrogen dioxide, and endocrine disruptions. 
Instructional Video4:55
TED-Ed

The Nurdles’ Quest for Ocean Domination

4th - 12th Standards
Nurdles aren't the cute characters of a new children's cartoon, they are the tiny plastic pellets slowly polluting the world's water supply. Learn all about these little trouble makers with this short video that explores the impacts...
Instructional Video4:26
TED-Ed

The Survival of the Sea Turtle

7th - 12th
Sea turtles face a lot of adversity: storms, predators on land and in the sea, and eggs that don't hatch, but the biggest threat to these magnificent and ancient creatures is human activity. From poaching to pollution, from trash to...
Instructional Video2:01
Curated OER

Denver's Brown Cloud

6th - 12th
Why does a brown cloud occur in Denver at a certain time of the year? When warm air is higher in the atmosphere, it traps cooler, denser air below and smog just sits in between them. Using bottles of colored hot and cold water, this...
Instructional Video2:01
Steve Spangler Science

Denver's Brown Cloud - Cool Science Experiment

6th - 12th
Why does a brown cloud occur in Denver at a certain time of the year? When warm air is higher in the atmosphere, it traps cooler, denser air below and smog just sits in between them. Using bottles of colored hot and cold water, this...