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Weatherthings
Water Smart: Water on Earth - Oceans
Water on Earth focuses on water as most kids would think about it. We start with water in obvious locations such as oceans, lakes, and rivers. We quickly learn that water can change phase to remain a solid in glaciers. Many kids may be...
FuseSchool
Landfill
Learn the basics about Landfill. What causes landfill? How does it affect the environment? Find out more in this video!
Next Animation Studio
Venice is sinking and tilting: New study
Scientists have known for decades that Venice is slowly sinking because of centuries of building and groundwater extraction. Authorities banned groundwater pumping to prevent further subsidence, but a new study shows that natural...
Weatherthings
Water Smart: Water on Earth - Wetlands
Water on Earth focuses on water as most kids would think about it. We start with water in obvious locations such as oceans, lakes, and rivers. We quickly learn that water can change phase to remain a solid in glaciers. Many kids may be...
Weatherthings
Water Smart: The Sun, Water Cycle, & Climate - Evaporation
The Sun, Water Cycle, & Climate shows us how the sun produces heat to drive the water cycle. It's made clear that the water cycle continues in the absence of sunlight or heat. We learn how the two components of climate- temperature and...
Weatherthings
Water Smart: Water on Earth - Groundwater
Water on Earth focuses on water as most kids would think about it. We start with water in obvious locations such as oceans, lakes, and rivers. We quickly learn that water can change phase to remain a solid in glaciers. Many kids may be...
Weatherthings
Water Smart: The Sun, Water Cycle, & Climate - Quiz
The Sun, Water Cycle, & Climate shows us how the sun produces heat to drive the water cycle. It's made clear that the water cycle continues in the absence of sunlight or heat. We learn how the two components of climate- temperature and...
Weatherthings
Water Smart: The Sun, Water Cycle, & Climate - Condensation
The Sun, Water Cycle, & Climate shows us how the sun produces heat to drive the water cycle. It's made clear that the water cycle continues in the absence of sunlight or heat. We learn how the two components of climate- temperature and...
Visual Learning Systems
Exploring Freshwater Biomes: Lakes
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...
Weatherthings
Water Smart: The Sun, Water Cycle, & Climate - Summary
The Sun, Water Cycle, & Climate shows us how the sun produces heat to drive the water cycle. It's made clear that the water cycle continues in the absence of sunlight or heat. We learn how the two components of climate- temperature and...
Visual Learning Systems
Understanding Groundwater
This video explains the concept of groundwater and its importance as a water source. It discusses how groundwater is formed, the role of the water table, and the impact of precipitation and drought on the water table's level. It also...
Visual Learning Systems
Water, Water, Everywhere: Freshwater
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...
Curated OER
Where Does Water Go When it Rains?
An outstanding video on rainfall awaits your learners. Terrific illustrations, graphs, and video footage are utilized to show students the many things that happen to rainfall once it hits the earth. Besides running off into the ocean,...
PBS
Career Connections | Hydrologist
Love math, science, geography, geology, and most especially water? Consider a career as a hydrologist. The narrator of a short video introduces viewers to the many careers in the field of hydrology and the educational pathways available...
PBS
Water Cycle and Watersheds: Ways of Watersheds | UNC-TV Science
Take a field trip with water as it moves on and below Earth's surface. Investigators discover the link between water and land in the water cycle and the importance of watersheds while viewing an animated video. Scholars test their...
California Academy of Science
Recharging Aquifers
The ninth lesson in a 10-part series on Fresh Solutions explains how aquifers develop and how people currently use them. The video also explores how aquifers are being depleted faster than they refill and the long-term concerns about...
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Termite Activity Enhances Ecosystem Productivity and Stability
Termites in your house? Bad. Termites in your garden ... good? Discover the good side of an insect that often gets a bad rap with an interesting animation. The narrator discusses how termites break down plant material, what the soil...
Bozeman Science
ESS2C - The Role of Water in Earth's Surface Processes
Water is something most of us take for granted. Explore the important aspects of water with a short video lesson. The instructor addresses the key instructional points of the NGSS standard ESS2C. He explains the complexity of the water...
Fuse School
Landfill
Where does that wrapper go after you throw it away? Most take the disposal of garbage for granted! An interesting lesson describes the structural requirements of a landfill and the special considerations that help keep groundwater safe....
Fuse School
Hard and Soft Water
What does it mean to have hard or soft water? Learners discover the chemistry behind water hardness in the fifth video of a seven-part series describing our water resources. Using simple animations and balanced chemical equations, young...
Fuse School
Water Cycle
Go with the flow! The first video of a seven-part series about the Earth's water resources introduces learners to the water cycle. With an emphasis on cause and effect, it presents the information simply through animation. And, with the...
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...
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Cape Cod's Aquifers
Watch students investigate groundwater as they build aquifers that model Cape Cod's underground structure. [4:57]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Farm Solutions to Water Pollution
In this video from Common Ground and Cleaner Water, Tribby Vice, a Kentucky farmer, talks about the changes he has made on his farm to protect the water quality of the stream running through his property and the watershed in which he...