Curated OER
Human PreHistory 101 Part 2: Weathering the Storm
The last ice age occurred around 20,000 years ago. What were the conditions like? How did our ancestors survive them? These questions are briefly explored in a three-minute video clip. See how in a relatively short time, humans spread...
Veritasium
Northern Lights From 100,000 ft!
What do the northern lights look like from the inside? A team of scientists, teachers, and students head to Alaska to study the aurora borealis using weather balloons. The installment of the Veritasium video playlist shares the...
CGP Grey
Groundhog Day Explained
What's the difference between Groundhog Gus and Punxsutawney Phil? A lot, if you live in Georgia or Pennsylvania! Learn about the ways different North American regions celebrate Groundhog Day with a fun video.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Losing Permafrost in Alaska
In this video segment adapted from Spanner Films, learn how Alaska Native communities that rely on hunting and fishing are threatened by rising temperatures and melting permafrost.
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Pbs Learning Media: Alaska Native Teens Help Researchers
In this video adapted from KUAC-TV and the Geophysical Institute at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Alaska Native students contribute to research on how their environment is changing as a result of global warming.
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Pbs Learning Media: Climate Change Impacts Alaska Glaciers
This video [0:25] adapted from KTOO takes a look at Earth's warming and cooling cycles and the current atypical trend of warming that is impacting the glaciers in Alaska's Inside Passage.
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Pbs Learning Media: Storyknife Productions: Alaska Native Pilots
In this video, Alaska Native pilots share how they rely on modern science and traditional knowledge to read the landscape and recognize weather patterns. [4:19]
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Pbs Learning Media: An Unpredictable Environment
Short video in which Inuit observers describe how their traditional understanding of weather patterns is being challenged by unpredictable weather behaviors. [3:10]
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Pbs Learning Media: Living From the Land and Sea
In this video segment adapted from the Alaska Native Heritage Center, discover the connections between Alaska Native subsistence culture and the natural cycle of the seasons.
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Pbs Learning Media: Melting Permafrost
In this video adapted from the International Institute for Sustainable Development, see melting permafrost and hear Alaska Native peoples and Western scientists discuss its impact on Inuit culture and resources.
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Pbs Learning Media: Global Warming Threatens Shishmaref
In this video segment adapted from Spanner Films, visit the Alaska Native village of Shishmaref, and learn how an entire town may be forced to relocate because of warmer temperatures, melting sea ice, and coastal erosion.
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Pbs Learning Media: Steve Mac Lean: Conservationist
In this video profile produced for Teachers' Domain, meet conservationist Steve MacLean, an Inupiaq from Barrow, Alaska, who works to preserve the health of the Bering Sea ecosystem. Site includes short essay, discussion questions,...