Instructional Video6:09
msvgo

Water Cycle

K - 12th
It explains the three states of water and talks about the steps involved in a water cycle.
Instructional Video7:34
msvgo

Availability of Freshwater

K - 12th
It talks about the availability, renewal and scarcity of freshwater resources. It lists the factors responsible for freshwater scarcity.
Instructional Video8:06
Let's Tute

Sources and Distribution of Water on Earth

9th - Higher Ed
The video discusses the sources of water, including surface water and groundwater, and how they are distributed in different parts of the world. It also highlights the factors that influence water distribution and the importance of...
Instructional Video22:29
Wonderscape

Social Studies Kids: Water Scarcity

K - 5th
Learn all about the most precious resource on this planet. It's not diamonds, gold or silver; it's water! Viewers will appreciate the staggering amounts of water used daily, the challenges ahead with physical scarcity versus economic...
Instructional Video22:30
Wonderscape

Science Kids: The Water Cycle

K - 5th
In this video, we learn about the water cycle and how water travels from the earth to the air and back again. We explore where water is found on Earth, including oceans, glaciers, rivers, and underground. We also learn about the...
Instructional Video2:36
Visual Learning Systems

Investigating Earth's Natural Resources: Types of Natural Resources

3rd - 8th
Upon viewing the Investigating Earth's Natural Resources video series, students will be able to do the following: Define a natural resource as anything we take from the environment and use. List natural resources commonly used...
Instructional Video5:21
Science360

Science of the Winter Olympic Games - Science of Ice

12th - Higher Ed
The science that makes ice slippery also makes the Olympic Winter Games possible. But exactly what makes ice slippery? Ken Golden, a mathematician at the University of Utah, explains how the unique surface of ice makes the slide and...
Instructional Video1:45
Next Animation Studio

Antarctic ice sheet faces chain reaction collapse

12th - Higher Ed
As melting ice in Antarctica exposes land beneath it, the chain of processes set off may be capable of causing the sheet to collapse.
Instructional Video1:18
Visual Learning Systems

Exploring Freshwater Biomes: What Is Fresh Water?

3rd - 8th
Upon viewing the Exploring Freshwater Biomes video series, students will be able to do the following: List some of the ways fresh water is used in daily life. Understand how and why fresh water is so important to the lives of humans and...
Instructional Video6:52
EarthEcho International

Regenerating Marine Ecosystems: Agricultural Runoff and its Impact on the Everglades and Coral Reefs

9th - 12th
Regenerating Marine Ecosystems part 1 of 2:

The video explores how agricultural runoff in the Florida Everglades is affecting downstream coral reefs and marine life. It highlights the importance of restoring the natural Everglades...
Instructional Video2:48
Visual Learning Systems

Water, Water, Everywhere: Freshwater

3rd - 8th
Upon viewing the Water, Water, Everywhere video series, students will be able to do the following: List some of the ways they use water everyday in their lives. Describe why water is important to plants and animals. Explain the...
Instructional Video3:47
TED-Ed

Where We Get Our Fresh Water

6th - 12th Standards
This fresh resource explores the world's fresh water: where it can be found, and how humans use it. You might be surprised at the variety of domestic uses! Short, but sweet, this feature can be followed by a class discussion using the...
Instructional Video
Other

Worldviews Network: A Global Water Story

9th - 10th
Learn about how Earth's water availability is changing as the climate changes, and what we as humans can do to keep a sustainable supply of this life-essential resource.
Audio
Backstory Radio

Back Story Radio: Tapped Out: Thirsting for Fresh Water

9th - 10th
BackStory audio segment on the history of water in America. The American History Guys explore a number of topics related to water as a resource including rights, access, supply, and management. Audio and transcript are provided.
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Liquid Assets: A Water System

9th - 10th
Learn how New York City's drinking water travels from watersheds in upstate New York in this segment from the WPSU documentary Liquid Assets. [2:45]
Audio
Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: Great Lakes Water Issues

9th - 10th
A look at the Great Lakes Water Compact from the perspective of Wisconsin residents, at the health of the Great Lakes, and at efforts to protect this invaluable fresh water resource. Aired May. 16, 2008 [48:03]
Instructional Video
Crash Course

Crash Course Kids 33.2: A Fresh Future

3rd - 8th
In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina talks about a few different examples how some freshwater sources were good, then bad, then made good again. Also, Sabrina talks about parasites, fish, and dams! [4:10]
Instructional Video
National Science Foundation

National Science Foundation: Sustainability: Water: The Ogallala Aquifer

9th - 10th
Scientists are studying the condition of the Ogallala aquifer underneath Kansas farmlands, which use this freshwater resource for irrigation. They want to understand changes taking place and what the future holds, and to help develop a...
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Wgbh: Distribution and Uses of Water

9th - 10th
A progressive chart of the way water is distributed around the Earth. Identify percentages of allocation by percentage in oceans, fresh water, and fresh surface waters. Another piece of data provided illustrates the actual numbers broken...