Instructional Video9:33
Curated Video

Is This the Real Reason Weather is Getting Wilder?

9th - Higher Ed
NOAA’s 2020 Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disaster report showed a notable uptick in extremes. In 2021, 10.6% of all-weather stations reported record temperatures. And with the continued emission of carbon into the atmosphere, this...
Instructional Video2:00
Great Big Story

Sea lions as companions, wild encounters

12th - Higher Ed
Dive into the world of sea lions in the Pacific Northwest, where these majestic creatures display playful and dog-like behaviors.
Instructional Video13:47
Brave Wilderness

I Caught a 300lb River Monster!

6th - 8th
Coyote's got a big one on the line... a REALLY big one! Brave Wilderness ventures to British Columbia to team up with Kevin and Mariko of Sturgeon Slayers. Coyote's in for the battle of a lifetime as he attempts to wrangle an enormous...
Instructional Video2:16
Great Big Story

This Clam Is NSFW

12th - Higher Ed
Explore the fascinating world of the geoduck, the largest burrowing clam with a unique taste and harvesting process.
Instructional Video3:40
Great Big Story

Portlands Godfather of Soul

12th - Higher Ed
Join musician Chris Funk on a journey to discover the soulful rhythm and blues scene hidden within Portland, Oregon. Meet Ural Thomas, a legendary figure whose music transcends generations, proving that talent knows no boundaries.<br/>
Instructional Video20:57
Step Back History

Ruby Ridge, Waco, and the Apocalypse

12th - Higher Ed
Today we're going to talk about White Power's move to rebrand, as well as their massive clashes with the police at Ruby Ridge and Waco. These events ramped up a sense of an impending apocalypse. Something so scary, we'd eventually see...
Instructional Video1:07
Next Animation Studio

Why Portland’s roads exploded during the heat wave

12th - Higher Ed
The governments of Oregon and Washington states never imagined temperatures in their regions could soar to close to 48 degrees Celsius.
Instructional Video36:40
OverSimplified

The Pig War

6th - 11th
The Pig War
Instructional Video3:45
NASA

NASA | Landsat Senses a Disturbance in the Forest

3rd - 11th
This is a sequence of Landsat-based data in the Pacific Northwest. There is one data set for each year representing an aggregate of the approximate peak of the growing season (around August). The data was created using a sophisticated...
Instructional Video3:52
Food Farmer Earth

The Vision A Sustainable Restaurant

12th - Higher Ed
This is a story from our Cooking Up a Story archive. Though the restaurant, Terroir, that is featured in this short film is no longer in business, Stu Stein’s vision and journey to build a restaurant from the ground up speaks to many...
Instructional Video6:04
Food Farmer Earth

Seeds Of Life - Open Pollination -Frank Morton

12th - Higher Ed
Willamette Valley (Oregon), organic seed breeder, Frank Morton, explains the benefits of open pollination in plant breeding and the important role that farmers play in the process. As the climate changes and native environments undergo...
Instructional Video6:01
Science360

When Nature Strikes - Earthquakes

12th - Higher Ed
John Vidale and his team at the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network are monitoring ground motion across Washington State and Oregon to prepare residents for one of the most powerful natural hazards on the planet - a magnitude 9...
Instructional Video13:45
Mazz Media

Exploring Our Past: Native Peoples of the Northwest

6th - 8th
Through live-action video and archival photos students will explore the history, culture, and legacy of the first People of the Northwest. The daily life of these people will come alive as students learn about how the Native People...
Instructional Video23:45
Curated Video

Exploring Our Past: Comparing the Lives of Native Peoples

K - 8th
This program compares and contrasts the lives of early Native people's of North America. The program focuses on how the geography of the land affected and shaped their lives. Using beautifully recorded reenactment footage, rare archival...