Instructional Video6:28
PBS

The Sea Monster from the Andes

12th - Higher Ed
In 1977, a farmer was plowing his field on a plateau high in the Andes mountains when he stumbled upon a giant fossilized skeleton. How did this giant marine reptile end up high in the Andes Mountains?
Instructional Video6:51
Wonderscape

The Vital Role of Tropical Rainforests

K - 5th
This video highlights the importance of tropical rainforests in maintaining ecological balance, detailing their role in carbon dioxide removal, water generation, and medicinal plant growth. It emphasizes the alarming rate of rainforest...
Podcast17:50
NASA

‎NASA's Curious Universe: Only on Earth

Pre-K - Higher Ed
When you think of NASA, you might think of all the incredible mysteries of outer space. But we’re also pretty invested in another very special place … our home. In this episode, join us as we celebrate all the ways NASA keeps an eye on...
Instructional Video2:14
NASA

NASA | Satellite Tracks Saharan Dust to Amazon in 3-D

3rd - 11th
For the first time, a NASA satellite has quantified in three dimensions how much dust makes the trans-Atlantic journey from the Sahara Desert to the Amazon rainforest. Among this dust is phosphorus, an essential nutrient that acts like a...
Instructional Video10:59
Learning Mole

The Amazon

Pre-K - 12th
This animated geography video lesson is all about the Amazon Plains. Students will love this engaging and interactive video as they learn more about geographical wonders and landforms.
News Clip1:16
Curated Video

A Look At The Amazon Fund, A Key Money Source For The Rainforest

Higher Ed
The Amazon Fund is one key entity focused on the health of the basin, and it started in 2009 as an agreement between Norway and Brazil.
News Clip1:20
Curated Video

Brazil Indigenous Leader, Fighter For Rainforest Dies Of COVID-19

Higher Ed
Paulinho Paiakan drew international attention in the 1980s when he led an indigenous campaign against a hydroelectric dam in Brazil's Amazon basin.
News Clip3:04
Curated Video

In Brazil's Amazon, Fires Threaten The Environment And Way Of Life

Higher Ed
In the forested Acre state, searing fires and the president's development plans stir memories of an environmental martyr for the Amazon.
News Clip3:03
Curated Video

In Brazil's Amazon, Fires Threaten The Environment And Way Of Life

Higher Ed
In the forested Acre state, searing fires and the president's development plans stir memories of an environmental martyr for the Amazon.
News Clip3:04
Curated Video

In Brazil's Amazon, Fires Threaten The Environment And Way Of Life

Higher Ed
In the forested Acre state, searing fires and the president's development plans stir memories of an environmental martyr for the Amazon.
News Clip2:06
Curated Video

Coronavirus 'Wave' Hits Latin America, Reaching Remote Amazon Regions

Higher Ed
Emergency teams are airlifting critical patients out of villages in Brazil as the country ranks third in COVID-19 cases.
News Clip3:46
AFP News Agency

CLEAN: Peruvian jungle crawling with new life

9th - Higher Ed
In October, more than 1,200 new species were made public at a United Nations summit on preserving the worldÕs biodiversity. Lima, Peru. (Footage by AFP/Getty Images)
News Clip0:50
Curated Video

G-7 Leaders Promise To Send $22 Million In Aid To The Amazon

Higher Ed
Details of the package will be worked out in the coming weeks, and the initiative will officially launch at the United Nations General Assembly.
News Clip2:43
AFP News Agency

VOICED : Brazils champion of deforestation on the

9th - Higher Ed
VOICED : Brazils champion of deforestation on the
Audio
NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: Lake Titicaca Civilization

9th - 10th
Anthropologists have found evidence of civilization in Peru and Bolivia much earlier than previously thought. Here's a short report on their work around Lake Titicaca.