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Climate ModelsIn this video by ThinkTV, explore the many uses of climate models and see a visualization of a global climate model. Models are tools scientists use to see patterns and trends. Accessibility features: Caption |
6-12 |
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Climate Wisconsin: BirkebeinerExperience the largest cross-country ski race in North America and learn how it is being impacted by climate change in this multimedia video produced by the Wisconsin Educational Communications Board. Accessibility features: Caption |
6-12 |
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Climate Wisconsin: FarmingLearn how a family farm in Wisconsin functions and how it is impacted by climate change in this multimedia video produced by the Wisconsin Educational Communications Board. Accessibility features: Caption |
6-12 |
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Climate Wisconsin: ForestryLearn how a family farm in Wisconsin functions and how it is impacted by climate change in this multimedia video produced by the Wisconsin Educational Communications Board. Accessibility features: Caption |
6-12 |
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Climate Wisconsin: Ice FishingDiscover how climate change is impacting ice fishing in Wisconsin in this multimedia video produced by the Wisconsin Educational Communications Board. Accessibility features: Caption |
6-12 |
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Climate Wisconsin: PhenologyExplore phenology and its relation to climate change research in this multimedia video resource produced by the Wisconsin Educational Communications Board. Accessibility features: Caption |
6-12 |
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Climate Wisconsin: Great Lakes ShippingLearn how shipping on the Great Lakes is being impacted by climate change in this multimedia video produced by the Wisconsin Educational Communications Board. Accessibility features: Caption |
6-12 |
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Climate Wisconsin: SugaringIn this multimedia video produced by the Wisconsin Educational Communications Board, learn how maple syrup is produced and how its production may be impacted by climate change. Accessibility features: Caption |
6-12 |
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Collecting Data Below the Earth's SurfaceThis video segment adapted from Discovering Women demonstrates how scientists use sound waves to collect data about the structure of Earth's crust. Accessibility features: Caption |
6-12 |
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Comets Bombard the Early EarthVisualize how comets carrying chemicals necessary for life could have made their way to Earth billions of years ago in this video segment adapted from NOVA. Accessibility features: Caption |
6-12 |
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Comets Deliver Amino Acids to EarthAmino acids, essential ingredients for life, may have been delivered to Earth by comets billions of years ago, as visualized in this video segment adapted from NOVA. Accessibility features: Caption |
6-12 |
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Composite Materials for SpaceDiscover why engineers use composite materials to build spacecraft prototypes in this video segment adapted from NASA 360. Accessibility features: Caption |
9-12 |
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Conserving a Unique Ecosystem in MicronesiaLearn about the steps that the people of Kosrae, Micronesia, are taking to protect their natural resources, in this video adapted from the Micronesia Conservation Trust. Accessibility features: Caption |
9-12 |
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Contaminating the RockiesLearn how abandoned mines have been contaminating water supplies in the Rocky Mountains for decades in this video segment adapted from NOVA: "Poison in the Rockies." Accessibility features: Caption |
6-12 |
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Convective Cloud SystemsThis video segment adapted from the Atmospheric Radiation Program explains the differences in the formation of tropical convective cloud systems over islands and over the ocean. Accessibility features: Caption |
3-8 |
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Converting to BiodieselMeet 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. Accessibility features: Caption |
5-12 |
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Coral KidIn this video segment, ZOOM guest Cassie takes us on a tour of the coral reef near her home in Key Largo, Florida, and points out some of its unique features. Accessibility features: Caption |
K-8 |
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Counting Neutrons on the MoonFind out how scientists are using a neutron detector onboard a satellite to try to find water on the Moon in this video adapted from NASA. Accessibility features: Caption |
9-12 |
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Dark EnergyIn this video adapted from QUEST, learn about the discovery of a form of energy, called dark energy, which has the potential to alter our theories of how the universe is structured. Accessibility features: Caption |
10-12 |
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Dendroclimatology in the Navajo NationIn this video segment adapted from Navajo Technical College, meet a dendroclimatologist who studies the relationship between precipitation and tree growth in the Navajo Nation. Accessibility features: Caption |
6-12 |
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Diatoms Measure Climate ChangeIn this video segment adapted from NOVA: "Becoming Human," learn what the analysis of fossilized microscopic algae in sediment tells us about rapid changes in climate in Africa's past. Accessibility features: Caption |
6-12 |
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Dinosaurs This video segment from IdahoPTV's D4K shows us what paleontologists think dinosaurs looked like, what they ate, and why they might have disappeared. We see paleontologists at work studying dinosaurs fossils. Accessibility features: Caption, Transcript |
4-6 |
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Down to the Core ChallengeIn this video from Design Squad Nation, kids design and build devices that can extract a core sample from a potato “asteroid.” They also learn how samples give NASA scientists insight into solar system objects. Accessibility features: Caption |
4-8 |
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Drilling to Antarctica’s Rock Core In this video adapted from ANDRILL, find out how geoscientists get through more than a dozen football fields of ice and water in order to study the rock and sediment beneath Antarctica.
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3-8 |
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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. Accessibility features: Caption |
3-12 |
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Earth as a SystemThis visualization adapted from NASA maps progressive global changes onto a rotating globe. Earth's atmosphere, hydrosphere, geosphere, and biosphere are shown to be dynamic and interconnected. Accessibility features: Caption |
6-12 |
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Earthquakes This video segment from IdahoPTV's D4K describes what causes earthquakes, how scientists measure them, where they occur and how to be prepared for one. Accessibility features: Caption, Transcript |
4-6 |
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Earthquakes: The Prehistoric RecordIn this video segment adapted from NOVA, a geologist digs a trench along the San Andreas Fault to reveal three thousand years of earthquake history. Information from the layers of sediment may help geologists to predict earthquakes. Accessibility features: Caption |
3-12 |
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Earth's Cryosphere: Antarctica Learn about the different features of snow and ice in Antarctica using satellite imagery in this video segment adapted from NASA.
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6-12 |
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Earth's Cryosphere: The Arctic In this video segment adapted from NASA, take a tour of the cryosphere in North America and the Arctic using satellite imagery.
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6-12 |
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Earth System: Drought and Air QualityThis video segment adapted from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center discusses how a drought can have negative effects locally, for example by increasing the number of forest fires, and also globally, for example by impacting air quality thousands of miles away. Accessibility features: Caption |
3-12 |
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Earth System: El NiñoThis video segment adapted from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center describes El Niño, how it forms, and the chain reaction of consequences it triggers around the globe. Accessibility features: Caption |
6-12 |
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Earth System: El Niño's Influence on Hurricane FormationThis video segment adapted from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center explains how hurricanes develop and why there are fewer hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean in strong El Niño years. Accessibility features: Caption |
6-12 |
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Earth System: Ice and Global WarmingThis video segment adapted from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center explains ice's role in the Earth system, highlighting the delicate balance that could be upset with a continued rise in temperature due to climate change. Accessibility features: Caption |
6-12 |
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Earth System: SatellitesThis video segment adapted from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center shows how integral satellites are to everyday life and describes the different types, including orbital and geostationary. Accessibility features: Caption |
6-12 |
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Eclipse of the CenturyThis video segment adapted from NOVA features spectacular footage from the 1991 solar eclipse that fortuitously occurred directly over several major astronomical observatories in Hawaiʻi. Accessibility features: Caption |
3-12 |
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Eco ElectronicsIn this video adapted from DESIGN SQUAD, meet engineers who help protect the environment by recycling and using biodegradable materials. Accessibility features: Caption |
5-12 |
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The Effect of Jet Streams on ClimateThis video produced by ThinkTV visualizes jet stream patterns around the world and explores their effect on weather systems and regional climates. Accessibility features: Caption |
6-12 |
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The Effect of Land Masses on ClimateIn this video produced by ThinkTV, explore the effects of land masses on local climate conditions, and learn about regional impacts of land-atmosphere interactions. Accessibility features: Caption |
6-12 |
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The Effect of Sea Surface Temperature on HurricanesIn this video segment adapted from NOVA scienceNOW, scientists examine the link between rising sea surface temperature and more intense hurricanes. Accessibility features: Caption |
9-12 |
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The Effects of Atmospheric Particles on ClimateThis video segment produced by ThinkTV explains that particles suspended in the atmosphere, or aerosols, can have a surprising effect on regional warming and cooling, adding to the complexity of global climate change. Accessibility features: Caption |
6-12 |
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The Elements: Forged in StarsThe story of how elements from lithium to uranium are created by stars is illustrated through animation and a hands-on periodic table in this video segment adapted from NOVA. Accessibility features: Caption |
6-12 |
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Engineering BiofuelsIn this video segment adapted from KQED's QUEST, find out how synthetic biologists use the techniques of metabolic engineering and directed evolution to make more effective biofuels. Accessibility features: Caption |
9-12 |
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Engineering for the Red PlanetIn this video segment from NASA, robotics researcher Ayanna Howard uses engineering to improve the intelligence of robots in space exploration. Accessibility features: Caption |
6-12 |
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Environmentalist Bill McKibben, 1990In this 1990 archival news footage from Cambridge Community Television, environmentalist Bill McKibben speaks about the possible effects of climate change at an Earth Day celebration in Cambridge, MA. Accessibility features: Caption |
6-12 |
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Environmental Justice: Opposing Industrial Hog FarmingLearn about the impact that large-scale hog farming has had on one minority community in North Carolina and how residents fought back to protect their water supply and property, in this video segment adapted from Earthkeeping: "Toxic Racism." Accessibility features: Caption |
6-12 |
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Erick Ordoñez: Materials EngineerIn this video from Design Squad Nation, NASA materials engineer Erick Ordoñez explains how he makes sure that the materials NASA sends into space are problem-free. Accessibility features: Caption |
4-8 |
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Kerri-Ann Richard In this video from Science City, Kerri-Ann Richard, an environmental engineer, describes how she became interested in the field and why it is important to clean up the environment by removing contaminants from soil and ground water.
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6-12 |
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Ethanol BiofuelIn this video segment adapted from NOVA, learn about one scientist's idea for using biotechnology to make ethanol a more efficient alternative to gasoline.
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9-12 |
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Europa Jupiter System MissionThis video from NASA introduces a proposed mission to study potential habitable worlds around gas giants such as Jupiter. Accessibility features: Caption |
6-12 |
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