California Academy of Science
Waste Water Recycling
What types of water qualify for recycling and how does the recycling process work? The eighth lesson in the 10-part series exploring Fresh Solutions presents both the financial and water savings associated with emerging recycling methods.
California Academy of Science
Water-Wise Farms
The seventh lesson on Fresh Solutions in the 10-part series addresses solutions implemented on farms. It focuses on the options currently in use and hopes for the future of water conservation and farming.
California Academy of Science
How Do We Meet the Growing Need for Water?
Some aquifers took thousands of years to collect water, yet they have been depleted in only a hundred years. Viewers learn about where humans use water and the serious concerns for the future of the water supply in the second of 10...
TED-Ed
What Is the Tragedy of the Commons?
What's good for all of us is good for each of us. The Tragedy of the Commons refers to a situation in which one person's decision to act in his or her own best interest negatively affects the rest of the population—and ultimately, him or...
Channel Islands Film
Magic Isle
26 miles across the sea from southern California, Santa Catalina, the Magic Isle of the Channel Islands chain, awaits. Explore the island with a documentary that details the history of and the challenges faced by this romantic isle.
Fuse School
How Sewage Treatment Works - Water Treatment
To flush or not to flush ... that is the question. Is the wastewater treatment program in most towns and cities really the most efficient way to deal with waste? The fourth installment in a series of seven videos about the world's water...
Crash Course Kids
Water Fix!
How do communities deal with the scarcity of water? Aqueducts, desalination, or recycling urine, are a few examples discussed in a video that focuses on the importance of water conservation.
Crash Course Kids
A Fresh Future
If less than 1% of Earth's freshwater is available for use, and people are constantly using it up, what's being done to save it? This is the focus of a video that discusses the human impact on the hydrosphere.
Crash Course Kids
H2O-NO! - Fresh Water Problems
If the amount of freshwater in an ecosystem changes, in what way is the specific ecosystem affected? This is the focus of a video that discusses the importance of freshwater and how all ecosystems need freshwater to sustain life.
Other
Worldviews Network: A Global Water Story
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.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Water Conservation: Israel
This video segment adapted from Last Oasis shows how Israel has attempted to meet the challenge of providing enough water for agricultural needs. Featured are two methods: recycled water and drip irrigation.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Conserving Water at Home
This video segment adapted from Last Oasis highlights the impact of a variety of water conservation efforts including installing low-flow toilets and planting grass that does not require a lot of water.
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Great Lakes Water Issues
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]
Crash Course
Crash Course Kids 36.2: Water Fix
How can we fix water shortages? Shortages are a problem because a resource has been limited, and that can cause competition. [5:28]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Water Quality: Activism
Individual responsibility for water quality is the key to solving the puzzle of water quality. Awareness of the problem isn't enough. It's only when that new knowledge is put into Action, that we'll begin to see a difference in our...