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• Norma's Story

  Norma's Story documents the profound effect of climate change on the environment, culture and food security of the Vuntut Gwitchin people of the Northern Yukon. The video gives a first hand account of the effects of climate change and the resulting...

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• Don't Waste It!

  With this activity, the students will learn about sustainability and creating less waste via discussions, videos and a hands-on activity. The activity begins with a class discussion about waste, resources and sustainability.  After the discussion...

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• Climate Change 101 with Bill Nye

  Climate change is a real and serious issue. In this video Bill Nye, the Science Guy, explains what causes climate change, how it affects our planet, why we need to act promptly to mitigate its effects, and how each of us can contribute to a solution.

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• Biodiversity and Climate Change

  The video explores the chain of cause and effect that links climate change to a loss of biodiversity and concludes with an outline of possible responses aimed at mitigating this effect. The link between cause (climate change) and effect (loss of biodiversity)...

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• Can Wildlife Adapt to Climate Change?

  With rising temperatures and seas, massive droughts, and changing landscapes, successfully adapting to climate change is increasingly important. For humans, this can mean using technology to find solutions. But for some plants and animals, adapting to...

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• The Hidden Beauty of Pollination

  Louie Schwartzberg introduces some "nectar' from his film, The hidden beauty of pollination. The images that follow illustrate his description of pollination as a dance between plants and animals, a love story that feeds the world, a magic moment where...

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• What is a Dead Zone?

  Viewers will dive into the Chesapeake Bay with Philippe Cousteau and team to learn how a 'dead zone' forms and investigate one of the most ecologically important Bay inhabitants, the Eastern Oyster.  Scientist and students explain the criteria used...

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• What's Happening to Honey Bees?

  Honey bee operations are in sharp decline throughout North America and Europe. Many large beekeeping operators are reporting that up to 40 or 50 percent of their swarms have mysteriously disappeared.  This fast-paced and entertaining video introduces...

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• Declining Fish

  Declining Fish is included in a larger unit of study  developed by National Geographic to help students identify the issues and terminology related to fisheries sustainability. The video focuses on a study that identifies overfishing as the biggest...

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• What Would It Look Like?

  Students are presented with some of the negative consequences of consumerism and globalization.  The video begins by posing the question, What would the world look like if it embodied our highest potential. It then provides a bleak picture of our...

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• What is Sustainable Development?

  What is Sustainable Development is a short video that offers a simple introduction to the term of sustainable development for younger students.  It explains that sustainable development is how we can make the world a better place for everyone now...

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• This Bulb

  In this short video, Natalie Portman, Kyra Sedgwick and Chloe Sevigny explain how small changes in lifestyle will have a big impact in reversing the effects of greenhouse gas emissions.  They convincingly make the argument that changing one light...

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• Acid ocean

  As we burn fossil fuels carbon dioxide is seeping into the oceans. The result is ocean acidification that is threatening marine life. In this segment of the Water Brothers series, the hosts take us to the Pacific Northwest  to meet scallop and mussel...

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• Water, Water, Everywhere...But Not a Drop to Drink

  Canadians are big water users and also are advanced in water treatment and distribution technologies. Yet, in one of the most water rich countries in the world, approximately one out of every five First Nations communities in Canada lacks access to clean....

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• Solar Power

  This short video explores how California, a leader in harnessing the sun, is addressing some of the economic and reliability issues often associated with electrical generation using solar energy.

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• Herring Hazards

  Herring Hazards is included in a larger unit of study  developed by National Geographic to help students identify the issues and terminology related to fisheries sustainability. The video explores the herring population and suggests that while the...

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• Name That Tree

  Students will participate in a guided walk through the woods behind the school, their neighbourhood, or any area where there are trees to explore. They learn the features of trees that are used in identification and practice identifying trees using guides...

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• The Cost of Carbon

  This video focuses attention on the global cost of climate change.  Evidence from climate science and footage of real time events are used to effectively illustrate the economic, personal, environmental and geopolitical costs of carbon pollution...

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• Waste to Energy

  This short program focuses on the issues of water use and water conservation.  Students are introduced to environmental engineer Bruce Logan and his work in turning wastewater into energy!  All of us use water and in the process too much of...

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• Flo and Eddy's Water Adventure

  This story follows the silly duo of Flo, the pelican and Eddy the cormorant as they head out on their fall migration.  Initially they get lost, but soon find their route using waterways to guide them.  As they travel they experience water in...

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