TED Talks
TED: Tracking the whole world's carbon emissions -- with satellites and AI | Gavin McCormick
What we know today about global greenhouse gas emissions is mostly self-reported by countries, and those numbers (sometimes tallied manually on paper!) are often inaccurate and prone to manipulation. If we really want to get serious...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: The Japanese folktale of the selfish scholar | Iseult Gillespie
In ancient Kyoto, a Shinto scholar found himself distracted from his prayers and sought to perform a purification ritual that would cleanse him. He decided to travel to the revered Hie Shrine; walking the path alone, ignoring any...
Crash Course Kids
Living Things Change
Have you ever heard of the Peppered Moth? It's a great example of how living things can change because their environment has changed. And it's not just them! There used to be giant insects roaming the world, but they got smaller through...
SciShow
What Makes Fresh Air Fresh?
There's nothing like the crisp fresh air of a spring morning, especially compared to the musty weird air in your smelly old house... But why is the air outside so much more pleasing? And can you make inside-air just as fresh and nice?
SciShow Kids
Endangered Animals!
What's something pandas, orangutans, rhinos, and gorillas have in common? They're all endangered animals. Join Jessi and Squeaks to learn how an animal becomes endagered and what we can do to help them!
Wonderscape
Exploring Guanabara Bay: A Natural Wonder of the World
This video introduces Guanabara Bay, one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World, located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Learn about its fascinating geological history, rich biodiversity, and iconic landscapes. Despite pollution and...
Wonderscape
Preserving the Water Cycle: Protecting Freshwater Resources and Tropical Rainforests
Explore the vital role of tropical rainforests in the water cycle and the importance of preserving freshwater resources. Learn about the impact of deforestation on rainfall patterns and discover ways individuals can help conserve water...
Curated Video
Clean Water for All: The Power of Water Filters
In this segment, viewers explore the innovative world of water filtration technology and its crucial role in addressing water scarcity. Through vivid explanations, students uncover how water filters function as a "big net" to remove...
Curated Video
Hamlet 1.2 Solid vs Sullied
This video explores the textual discrepancies in Hamlet's soliloquy, focusing on the variation between "too too solid flesh" and "too too sullied flesh." It highlights the existence of three primary sources of the play—two early quartos...
Curated Video
The Devastation of the Amoco Cadiz Oil Spill
This video provides a detailed account of the catastrophic oil spill caused by the oil tanker Amoco Cadiz on March 16th, 1978. The video describes the events leading up to the spill, the heroic efforts of volunteers and armed forces who...
Wonderscape
Protecting Endangered Ducks: Conservation Efforts and Challenges
This video addresses the threats to duck populations worldwide, focusing on habitat loss, hunting, and pollution. It spotlights endangered species like the Brazilian Merganser and Madagascar Pochard, detailing the conservation efforts to...
Curated Video
The Chesapeake Bay
Dr. Forester explores the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem, identifying key components and threats currently faced.
The Guardian
London's toxic school runs: how polluted is the air children breathe?
Most UK cities have had illegally polluted air for nearly a decade, and the effect of air pollution is particularly bad on children. Ahead of Clean Air Day, we conducted an experiment to assess the air quality on a school run in central...
Curated Video
Industrialization
Industrialization investigates the effects that industrialization has on Earth and its inhabitants by analyzing the pros and cons of industrialization.
NPR
Living in One of the Most Polluted Places in California
While living in California is often associated with beautiful beaches, mountains, and movie stars, millions of Californians actually live in areas with high levels of pollution in both the air and the soil. Imperial County is one of...
Next Animation Studio
Animals colonizing islands of floating trash, causing havoc
Dubbed ‘neopelagic communities’, armies of coastal species are hitching intercontinental rides on floating islands of plastic trash.
The Wall Street Journal
Sounding the Alarm: Climate and Health
María Neira of the World Health Organization, Shasta Gaughen of the Pala Band of Mission Indians and Jeni Miller of The Global Climate and Health Alliance discuss the trajectory of climate-based harms to public health.
Weatherthings
Water Smart: Water as a Natural Resource - Pollution
In Water as a Natural Resource we are introduced to words such as habitat, ecosystem, watershed and estuary. Not only do kids learn that water exists everywhere on Earth, but that it is vital for life in plants, animals, and all other...
Makematic
Take Action for Life Below Water (Ages 5 - 11)
Young student explains how young people are taking action on Global Goal 14: Life Below Water
Next Animation Studio
Students exposed to polluted air on exam day receive lower grades
New research from the London School of Economics has found that students exposed to polluted air before taking their exams end up receiving lower scores.
Weatherthings
Water Smart: Water on Earth - Summary
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...
Curated Video
Adjectives To Describe Places
Learn some useful adjectives to describe places. If you know anymore (and there are plenty) please share them in the comments section below. NOTES available to download from the club member dropbox. Do let me know in the comments section...
Next Animation Studio
Trash wheel saves ocean from Baltimore’s plastic-filled rivers
A new invention is helping to solve the long-term environmental crisis created by the type of people who throw their trash on the ground.
Visual Learning Systems
Impacts on Earth: Pollution
Planet Earth is our home, but unfortunately humans have caused a great deal of damage to it. How have humans impacted Earth and what are the consequences? This clear and informative program answers this question through the use of...