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Natural Connections
This video explores the topic of biodiversity and how our everyday actions affect it. |
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All the Right Stuff
Topic: Consumerism, teen marketing
Grade level: 6th through 12th
Length: 25 minutes
A teenager looks more closely at teen spending habits. Students join him on a trip to the mall and see how teens are bombarded with marketing campaigns that pressure them to keep up with the latest trends.
Complete the Circle
Topic: Waste reduction and recycling
Grade level: 5th through 12th
Length: 27 minutes
Get the full story on recycling! See what actually happens to our recyclables and learn how to close the loop by shopping smarter.
Gotta Have It
Topic: Consumerism, teen marketing
Grade level: 6th through 8th
Length: 16 minutes
This video about teenagers influenced by the media to purchase products they may not need promotes critical thinking skills and stimulates awareness of a) the connection between over-consumption of material goods and depletion of natural resources; and b) media advertising techniques. Based on a play by King County middle school students and a theatre teacher, the video was shot locally and features local talent. The video comes with a teacher's guide to help focus classroom discussion and student understanding of the concepts presented.
Mister Roger's Neighborhood
Topic: Recycling
Grade level: Preschool and K
Length: 30 minutes
When solid waste problems plague the "Neighborhood of Make-Believe," Mr. Rogers talks to children about the importance of waste reduction.
Natural Connections
Topic: Environmental awareness
Grade level: 4th through 12th
Length: 48 minutes
Several Northwest scientists discuss the interconnectedness among different species and their ecosystems and show how our everyday actions affect the environment.
Our Planet Earth
Topic: Environmental awareness
Grade level: 4th through 12th
Length: 23 minutes
This award-winning film documents 17 astronauts from 10 different countries as they share their experiences and insights in the hope that all humanity will see the wonder and fragility of our planet, as they have, from beyond political and geographical boundaries.
The Rotten Truth
Topic: Waste reduction and recycling
Grade level: 2nd through 8th
Length: 30 minutes
Visit the "museum of garbage," the world's largest landfill, and a recycling plant as a student guide teaches us about waste reduction and recycling.
Studies in Stewardship
Topic: School-based environmental projects
Grade level: 5th through 12th
Length: 8 minutes
Three schools in King County are profiled for their environmental projects. Featured are river ecology studies at Snoqualmie Elementary, a recycling program at Tolt Middle School, and a composting project at West Auburn High School.
STUFF - Three short pieces: Sole for Sale; Food for Thought; Think Twice
Topic: Personal consumption and the environment
Grade level: 8th through 12th
Length: 13 minutes
Students at Foster High School in Tukwila, Washington explored their own consumption habits and read the book Stuff: The Secret Lives of Everyday Things before producing these video pieces with assistance from 911 Media Arts Center and funding from the EPA. Each video piece focuses on what goes into making, transporting and/or consuming ordinary products that North Americans use in their daily lives. The video comes with a teacher's guide to help focus classroom discussion and student understanding of the concepts presented.
Turtle World
Topic: Environmental awareness
Grade level: 3rd through 12th
Length: 9 minutes
This award-winning film takes an insightful look at how human nature has allowed us to lose touch with the Earth. This simple yet powerful story is told through the use of computer animation and is a great conversation starter.
Wormania!
Topic: Earthworms and their habitat
Grade level: Elementary to adult
Length: 26 minutes
Worm Woman visits the Brennan kids who learn about worms-how they move, their role in soil ecology, and how they breed -- and how to set up a worm bin for composting organic waste. The video incorporates unique footage of worms in their natural habitat, and shows microscopic images of the beating of a worm's five pairs of hearts.
Worm Bin Creatures
Topic: Worm bin organisms
Grade level: 6th to adult
Lenght: 31 minutes
Explore more than a dozen critters under a microscope as they search for food and shelter in their worm bin home.
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