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Great Big Story
Cullen Jones, from near-drowning to Olympic glory
Discover Cullen Jones's journey from a life-threatening experience to promoting water safety.
Great Big Story
Gitanjali Rao, Young Innovator Tackling Water Safety
Meet Gitanjali Rao, a 12-year-old scientist who developed Tethys, a groundbreaking device for detecting lead in water.<br/>
Great Big Story
Cullen Jones, from near-drowning to Olympic glory
Discover Cullen Jones's journey from a life-threatening experience to promoting water safety.
Great Big Story
The 12-Year-Old Scientist Taking On Flint’s Water Crisis
Join Gitanjali Rao, a young and brilliant scientist, as she shares her groundbreaking invention, Tethis—a device designed to rapidly detect lead in water. Motivated by the Flint water crisis, Gitanjali's passion for solving real-world...
Great Big Story
Gitanjali Rao: Young Innovator Tackling Water Safety
Meet Gitanjali Rao, a 12-year-old scientist who developed Tethys, a groundbreaking device for detecting lead in water.
Curated Video
Swimming Safety
Miss Palomine encourages your student to enroll in a swimming class. She talks about basic water safety knowledge that your student should know. She provides basic demonstrations of floating and treading water, as well as freestyle,...
Weatherthings
Rip Current Safety: Introduction
This is the science of what, where, and how of rip currents. Most lifeguard rescues on ocean beaches in the United States are for rip currents. See how to avoid rip currents and learn safety from these killer currents on beaches. They...
Curated Video
How Life Jackets Work
How does a small life vest keep a large human from drowning? Discover how life vest manufacturing uses physics to keep us safe in water.
Curated Video
Expert offers tips to stay safe around water during summer months
"You can never be too careful," said Craig Doyle, aquatics coordinator at the YMCA of the Jersey Shore.
Curated Video
Highlighting water safety during National Drowning Prevention Week
It’s National Drowning Prevention Week and advocates are highlighting the importance of water safety. For advice on staying safe around water, CBC’s Stephen Quinn spoke with Kimiko Hirakida with the Lifesaving Society, who says increased...
Curated Video
Swimming sisters at Indigenous Games overcame tragedy
Two sisters whose father died from drowning will be swimming competitors at the North American Indigenous Games in Toronto
Curated Video
Former cliff-jumper warns of dangers
Hot weather this long weekend means many will be cooling off in the water, while some might be tempted to try risky activities like cliff-jumping. Barry MacRury learned about the dangers of cliff-jumping the hard way when he was a teen...
Curated Video
Experts share tips to keep kids safe in and around the water
Bobby Hazen, of Stop Drowning Now, advises taking steps like adding fencing and gates to backyard pools, using life jackets and designate someone to watch the water and those in it.
Curated Video
Red Cross: How to Stay Safe in the Water This Summer
According to the CDC, about 4,000 people die from drowning in the U.S. per year. Cheddar News reporter Ashley Mastronardi speaks with Red Cross lifeguard instructor Tyler Ranft about some best practices to stay safe in the water this...
Curated Video
Pandemic, hot weather linked to increase in drownings
Preliminary data from the Lifesaving Society shows more drownings this year than last, particularly in B.C., Alberta, Manitoba and Quebec, and experts say it’s likely a combination of wanting to cool off during the hot weather and...
Curated Video
Summer’s arrival prompts water safety reminders
With warm temperatures arriving for much of Canada, experts are reminding people about the importance of staying safe around local lakes and rivers, which are the sites of most accidental drownings.
Bloomberg
Olympian Michael Phelps' Quest to Save Water
Sep.17 -- Michael Phelps, Olympic gold medalist and global ambassador for Colgate, discusses the "Save Water" campaign aimed at preserving global clean water supplies and his life in retirement, as he has no plans to return to...
Bloomberg
Climate Change Putting Pressure on Water Systems, Johns Hopkins' Schwab Says
Feb.12 -- Kellogg Schwab, professor of water in public health at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, discusses the current threats to water safety with Bloomberg's Shery Ahn and Amanda Lang on "Bloomberg Markets." The...
Curated Video
New Little Mermaid Inspires Diversity In Halloween Costumes
Some content creators are encouraging anyone and everyone to dress up as Ariel, after the new Little Mermaid trailer inspired Black girls.
American Chemical Society
Is Fluoride in Drinking Water Safe?
Protect your teeth with fluoridated drinking water. A short YouTube video from the ACS Reactions playlist explains how fluoride is a safe substance to add to drinking water. It highlights some common myths and debunks them.
TED-Ed
When Is Water Safe to Drink?
How safe is the drinking water you have access to? Colors, smells, and other factors may lead you to finding out if your water is safe. Watch a video that explains the ways water becomes filtered and ways to know when water is contaminated.
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...
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.