Visual Learning Systems
Contrasting the Deciduous Forest and Desert Biomes
This video discusses the concept of biomes and focuses on the major difference in climate between deciduous forests and deserts. It highlights that while deserts are commonly associated with heat, they can also be cold and experience...
Weatherthings
Wildfire Safety: Managing and fighting wildfires
How, when, and where wildfires happen, with a focus on safety. Wildfires need fuel and heat, so they can happen in any dry place. They are a natural part of Earth and they do have benefits. Most are caused by human activity. Wildfires...
Mazz Media
Let's Talk Geography: 55 Geographical Terms
Let's Talk Geography: 55 Geographical Terms (Kids Need to Know) takes students around the world to discover all the different and incredible places and landforms on earth. This live-action program combines stunning photography, animated...
Mazz Media
Tropical Rainforest
This live-action video program is about Tropical Rainforests. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the term through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and colorful, animated...
Visual Learning Systems
Exploring Forest Biomes: Summing Up
Upon viewing the Exploring Forest Biomes video series, students will be able to do the following: Explain that forest biomes vary greatly, but all are dominated by trees. Understand that forests receive moderate to high amounts of...
Mazz Media
Exploring Communities and Geography
Whether students live near an ocean, the mountains or the desert, this exciting program will show them how the geography shapes and molds the daily life and economics of a community. Students will learn about land formation as well as...
Visual Learning Systems
Reactions: Chemical Reactions in Action
Chemicals interacting with each other are one of the most fascinating topics in chemistry. Fireworks, burning flares, and rusting all illustrate chemical reactions. The different types of reactions are described, as well as the process...
Visual Learning Systems
Exploring Forest Biomes: Rainforest
Upon viewing the Exploring Forest Biomes video series, students will be able to do the following: Explain that forest biomes vary greatly, but all are dominated by trees. Understand that forests receive moderate to high amounts of...
Mazz Media
Way Cool Science II: Habitats
Max Orbit asks questions about the world and searches for answers. This DVD series is designed to engage students while introducing scientific principles and concepts in a fun and entertaining way. In this program viewers will travel the...
Curated Video
Biomes
This brief video introduces the viewer to the definition of a biome. It includes the six main types of biome and a discussion of different theories on how biomes should be classified.
Visual Learning Systems
Energy in Ecosystems
This video explains the concept of energy flow in an ecosystem, particularly in a forest ecosystem. It highlights the relationship between producers, consumers, and decomposers and how they interact with each other to obtain energy....
Visual Learning Systems
The Biosphere: Biotic and Abiotic Factors
This program explores the major features of earth's amazing biosphere. Students are introduced to the biotic and abiotic components found in an ecosystem. Footage from throughout the world illustrates how ecosystems can change over time....
Sustainable Business Consulting
Triple Bottom Line Accounting
Learn how two organizations took different approaches to integrating social and environmental criteria and questions with their financial information. Organizations discussed include Puma and Duke Forests.
Curated Video
Logging on public lands increases despite President Biden's forest protection efforts
As logging increases in old-growth forests, there is concern among scientists and conservation groups that the Biden Administration isn't doing enough to preserve public land. (Scripps News)
Curated Video
Sleeping-in-cars plan for workers roils desert resort city
The two-year Safe Place to Park program would provide a legal parking area for up to 40 Sedona employees living in their vehicles.
Press Association
Climate justice protesters challenge 'false solutions' at Cop28 and call for an end to new oil and gas exploration
Climate justice protesters condemn "false solutions" at Cop28. Interview with Eric Damien Njuguna Wainaina, a Kenyan youth activist.
Bloomberg
Greek Minister: Wildfires Not Hugely Affecting Tourism Industry
Greek Environment and Energy Minister Theodoros Skylakakis says wildfires in Greece are not massively affecting the country's tourism industry. He speaks with Bloomberg's Lizzy Burden on "Bloomberg Daybreak: Europe."