Instructional Video2:02
Visual Learning Systems

Exploring Alternative Resources

9th - 12th
This video discusses the importance of finding alternative resources when natural resources become scarce or expensive. The video also addresses the drawbacks of alternative resources, such as the expense of fleece made from recycled...
Instructional Video1:42
Visual Learning Systems

People and the Environment: Resource Conservation

3rd - 8th
Students will explore the notion of resource conservation, and identify the differences between renewable and non-renewable resources. Some of the ways our environment may be harmed via pollution, deforestation, species extinction, and...
Instructional Video4:29
FuseSchool

Problems with Plastics & Biodegradable Plastics

6th - Higher Ed
Learn the basics about the problems with plastics and biodegradable plastics as part of the recycling topic within environmental chemistry.
Instructional Video3:08
Science360

Chemists work up new formulas for greener plastic

12th - Higher Ed
Plastics are a miracle of modern science and are now fundamental to our everyday lives. Of course, they are also a constant reminder of our throw-away society. With support from the National Science Foundation (NSF), chemist Marc...
Instructional Video4:50
Curated OER

How It's Made - Plastic Bags

5th - 8th
Plastic bags are so useful and you can find out how they're made by watching this clip. We see inside the factory where plastic bags are made, learn what they are made of, and all the ways they can be used. Wow, 35,000 bags for every one...
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Above the Noise: Is Your Fleece Jacket Polluting the Oceans?

9th - 10th
By 2050, the World Economic Forum predicts that the amount of plastic in the oceans will outweigh ALL the fish. When you hear "plastic" pollution, you might picture six-pack rings wrapped around seagulls or beaches littered with plastic...