TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Does recycling your plastic actually work? | Shannon Odell
If you've ever looked at the bottom of a disposable bottle or cup, you've probably noticed a recycling symbol. Seeing this, many people assume the item should be put in a recycling bin. Yet many plastics are incapable of being recycled...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Why your phone battery gets worse over time | George Zaidan
Almost all batteries, even single-use batteries, are theoretically rechargeable. That's because the metals and other chemicals are still there in the battery. So chemically speaking, a dead battery is actually not that different from a...
Bozeman Science
Environmental Matter Exchange
Paul Andersen explains how living organisms exchange matter with the environment. The importance of the surface area to volume ratio is emphasized using a simple mathematical model. The essential chemicals for life; water, carbon,...
TED Talks
TED: How the James Webb Space Telescope will unfold the universe | John C. Mather
The James Webb Space Telescope is a miracle of modern science and engineering. With a 21-foot, gold-coated mirror protected by a sunshield that's the size of a tennis court, it's the world's most powerful telescope and humanity's latest...
SciShow
How Recycling Works
Join SciShow as we explore what happens to your stuff after you toss it into the little green bin with the arrows on it.
MinuteEarth
How To Date A Planet
How do we know how old the Earth is? Learn how we date rocks, the moon, and planets.
SciShow Kids
Make Edible Glass Hearts!
Glass is really cool, but where does it come from? Jessi and Squeaks have a pretty sweet activity to show you how glass is made SOURCES: Disciplinary Core Ideas: PS1.A: Structure and Properties of Matter - Different kinds of matter exist...
TED Talks
TED: The joy of taking out the trash | Aparna Nancherla
Comedian Aparna Nancherla loves to take out the trash. In this funny and sharp meditation on garbage -- "the stuff that our modern, consumerist, carbon-powered culture makes us buy endlessly, and often for no reason" -- she shares...
SciShow
The Greenest Grocery Bag
It seems like a simple question with a straightforward answer, but when you look at the total environmental impact of each type of bag, things start to get a little complicated.
TED Talks
Mani Vajipey: How India's local recyclers could solve plastic pollution
India has one of the world's highest rates of plastic recycling, thanks largely to an extensive network of informal recyclers known as "kabadiwalas." Entrepreneur Mani Vajipey discusses his work to organize their massive efforts into a...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Which bag should you use? | Luka Seamus Wright and Imogen Ellen Napper
You've filled up your cart and made it to the front of the grocery line when you're confronted with yet another choice: what kind of bag should you use? It might seem obvious that plastic is bad for the environment, and that a paper bag...
SciShow
Why We're So Bad at Recycling Plastic
Plastic is quickly becoming a problem and we're eager to point fingers, but honestly, the reason there's so much plastic everywhere isn't just because of human negligence.
SciShow
We're Running Out of These Elements — Here's How
Phones, TVs, solar panels, and electric car batteries are all made of some rare and unusual elements. As our modern world creates more and more of these technologies, will things go from "rare" to "nonexistent" and what will we do then?
Crash Course Kids
Water Fix!
How can we fix water shortages? Well, we know that shortages are a problem and can cause fighting because water is a resource. When you limit a resource, things get scary. But, in this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina talks about...
Bozeman Science
ESS2A - Earth Materials and Systems
In this video Paul Andersen describes the four major spheres on planet Earth. The geosphere makes up the mass of the planet and includes the major landforms. The hydrosphere is all of the water and the atmosphere is all of the gases. ...
Bozeman Science
LS1C - Matter and Energy Flow in Organisms
Sustaining life requires substantial energy and matter inputs. The complex struc- tural organization of organisms accommodates the capture, transformation, trans- port, release, and elimination of the matter and energy needed to sustain...
Curated Video
What Will Life Look Like as MAJOR Rivers Run Dry?
As global warming continues, we are going to continue seeing record droughts and many places are, simply, going to have to live with far less water. But, more specifically, it means we are going to need to innovate both how cities and...
Curated Video
Biodegradable
Easily broken down by biological activity, especially bacteria in the soil. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig Science Glossary Films...
Curated Video
The Water Cycle
All water on planet Earth is constantly cycled from the atmosphere, into reservoirs, and through plants and animals. The Earth's water has completed this cycle around 8 million times. Earth Science - Weather - Learning Points. Water on...
Curated Video
Recycling
Meet the musicians who make music with rubbish! Our universe - Sharing our Earth - Keeping Earth tidy Learning Points Humans have an effect on the world around them. People can make choices to reduce their impact on the natural world,...
Curated Video
The three 'R's
Learn the three Rs that will slow the growth of landfill sites: reducing packaging, reusing materials and recycling waste material. People and places -Environmental awareness and care - Reduce, reuse, recycle Learning Points Reducing the...
Curated Video
Living Green - Episode 145 - Ghana Bags
In Ghana, rubbish is being recycled and turned into useful everyday items. At Trashybags , one hundred thousand discarded plastic ice cream and water sachets are recycled every day. The operation now employs almost 300 people from an...
Curated Video
Molten Mysteries: The Art of Glass Making
Uncover the secrets of glass making, from mouth-blown techniques of the past to the precision of modern manufacturing. This segment reveals how glass bottles are created, focusing on the use of recycled materials and the technological...
Curated Video
Our Natural Resources
Dr. Forrester explains that in order to preserve our natural resources, it is important to reduce, reuse, and recycle. Doing so will help to save energy costs and preserve the environment.