Next Animation Studio
New water treatment method is based on a sea creature
Researchers have taken inspiration from a sea creature to create a new kind of water treatment.
Curated Video
Soil: The Skin of the Earth
Soil is a vital natural resource that supports life on Earth. It is a mixture of minerals, organic matter, gases, liquids, and organisms. Soil plays a crucial role in providing nutrients and moisture for plant growth, purifying water,...
Curated Video
US emergency aid arrives in flood-stricken North Korea
1. Wide of plane carrying US flood aid on tarmac at Pyongyang airport
2. Mid of airport staff
3. Nose of plane with moon in background
4. Mid of pallet of flood aid being unloaded from plane
5. Wide of airport vehicle moving into...
New Mexico State University
Runoff and Infiltration: Water Infiltration
A sponge and soil have a lot in common. Using a sponge to model a soil sample, a video presentation demonstrates soil terminology. The instructor shows how water moves through soil to model infiltration and percolation.
NASA
STEMonstrations: Water Filtration
What do astronauts do when they run out of water? They recycle their used water of course! An astronaut on the space station explains how the water they use gets filtered to create fresh drinking water in an installment of the STEM on...
JFR Science
Solubility and Reactions in Solution: How Does My Water Softener Work?
What is soap scum, and why does it form? Explore hard versus soft water with a video from JFR Science. The narrator explains why someone might have hard water, the factors that affect ion solubility, and how a water softener addresses...
TED-Ed
When Is Water Safe to Drink?
How safe is the drinking water you have access to? Colors, smells, and other factors may lead you to finding out if your water is safe. Watch a video that explains the ways water becomes filtered and ways to know when water is contaminated.
Fuse School
Making Hard Water Soft
We need softened water to easily clean our homes, our clothes, and our bodies ... but how do you soften hard water? Part six of a 7-video series exploring the world's water resources and issues shows the two most common methods of...
Fuse School
Water Treatment - Water Works
With so much water everywhere, how is it that people around the world don't have clean water for drinking and bathing? Part three in a seven-part series describing Earth's water resources introduces the class to the process of water...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Environmental Public Health: Farm Nitrates in the Water Supply: Big River: A King Corn Companion
Learn how farm runoff impacts water quality and human health. Tour the water treatment plant in Des Moines, Iowa, and learn how the water is filtered, in this video excerpted from the independent film 'Big River: A King Corn Companion.'...