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An Alaska Native Community Helps Seals

An Alaska Native Community Helps Seals

This video from First Alaskans Institute spotlights the Alaska Native community of St. Paul and its hands-on commitment to care for the land and animals on which it depends. OER Level

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3-12

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An Ancient Legend Teaches Climate Change Adaptation

An Ancient Legend Teaches Climate Change Adaptation

Today’s unsustainable use of natural resources is compared to the legend of the giant Uab, in this video adapted from the Secretariat of the Pacific Community. OER Level

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3-8

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Backyard Birdfeeders

Backyard Birdfeeders

This video from WPSU’s series Outside suggests how to feed birds in winter, a hobby that can foster awareness, care, and respect for birds. OER Level

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3-6

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Bats of the Southwest

Bats of the Southwest

This video segment from the Nevada Department of Wildlife looks at various species of bats and how they impact the environment. OER Level

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3-12

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Bear Research

Bear Research

In this video segment from IdahoPTV's D4K tag along with two biological researchers as they conduct their research project about bear movements. OER Level

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4-6

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Bears' Lunch Counter

Bears' Lunch Counter

This Nature video segment explores how the relationship between humans and grizzly bears has changed over the course of American History, and it describes the closing of the Yellowstone National Park garbage dumps in the 1970s. OER Level

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6-12

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Bears in the Schoolyard

Bears in the Schoolyard

Learn about the precautions humans must take in the face of a growing grizzly bear population in this video from Nature. OER Level

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6-12

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Burrowing Owl

Burrowing Owl

In this video segment from Outdoor Nevada, learn about burrowing owls, yearlong residents of open, dry grassland and desert habitats, and the only owls that nest underground and are active both day and night. OER Level

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K-12

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Collapse of Sharks

Collapse of Sharks

This video segment from Nature shows the destructiveness of the shark fin and shark cartilage industries. OER Level

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6-12

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Contaminants in the Arctic Human Population

Contaminants in the Arctic Human Population

In this video segment adapted from LOKE Films and the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme, learn how human populations in the Arctic are affected by industrial contaminants in the food chain. OER Level

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5-12

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Converting to Biodiesel

Converting to Biodiesel

Meet a college student whose class project to turn cooking grease into diesel fuel resulted in converting bus fleets to biodiesel, in this video from Earth Island Institute's New Leaders Initiative. OER Level

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5-12

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Dustin Madden: Science Teacher

Dustin Madden: Science Teacher

In this video profile produced for Teachers' Domain, meet teacher Dustin Madden, an Iñupiaq who hopes to inspire students to take an active role in protecting the natural environment by giving them a foundation in math and science. OER Level

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3-12

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Endangered Species

Endangered Species

This video segment from IdahoPTV's D4K explores the many reasons why animals become endangered or become extinct. OER Level

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4-6

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Fish Research

Fish Research

This video segment from IdahoPTV's D4K explains the Chinook salmon's life cycle in the Pacific Northwest and why it is an endangered species. A fisheries biologist takes students through some steps of fish research with explanations of the kinds of information biologists gather to perhaps help manage fish recovery. OER Level

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4-6

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Frogs

Frogs

A boy named Ben learns about the dangers of invasive species—in this case, frogs—in this animated video from LOOP SCOOPS. OER Level

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1-4

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From Wilderness, to Wilderness

From Wilderness, to Wilderness

This video segment from Nature: “Radioactive Wolves” examines the evolution of part of the Pripyat Marshes under Soviet rule from wetland wilderness to agricultural and nuclear powerhouse and back again after the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster. OER Level

5-12

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Groundbreaking Pesticide Ban

Groundbreaking Pesticide Ban

Learn how one child's willingness to share her experience of life-threatening exposure to lawn pesticides helped inspire a citywide ban of pesticides for lawn or garden use, in this video segment adapted from Playing with Poison. OER Level

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6-12

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Healing Mother Earth for Future Generations

Healing Mother Earth for Future Generations

In this video segment adapted from United Tribes Technical College, meet Native Americans who are concerned about climate change and believe that action today can help future generations once again live in harmony with Earth. OER Level

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3-11

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Horseshoe Crabs and Humans

Horseshoe Crabs and Humans

This video from Nature highlights the horseshoe crab and its immense value to humans. OER Level

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4-8

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Idaho Fish

Idaho Fish

This video segment from IdahoPTV's D4K introduces Idaho's native fish species, and discusses why some populations are doing fine while others are struggling with declining numbers. OER Level

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4-6

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