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TED Talks
TED: What a living whale is worth -- and why the economy should protect nature | Ralph Chami
How much is one living blue whale worth in the fight against climate change? A lot more than you may think, says financial economist Ralph Chami. He explains the value of bringing the language of dollars and cents to conservation -- and...
Curated Video
TCTV's All About The River Thames - Part Two
New ReviewIn this episode we travel from Teddington Lock to the mouth of the river in Southend. Along the way we explore how we use the river for transportation, flood protection, immigration and emigration and the role the river has played in the...
Curated Video
The changing coastline
Pupil outcome: I can use geographical vocabulary to describe coastal processes. Key learning points: - Coastal communities at risk are deeply affected by changes caused by erosion, flooding or sea level rise. - The sea transports...
Science360
Navy veteran studies genetic variation - Scientists & Engineers on Sofas (and other furnishings)
Graduate Research Fellow Amy Battocletti is a Navy veteran who was awarded a Graduate Research Fellowship in 2014. She’s a doctoral candidate in biology at Georgetown University conducting research on the impact of genetic variation...
Curated Video
Marsh
This live-action video program is about marshes. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the word through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and colorful, animated graphics and...
Ancient Lights Media
Atlas of the United States: Louisiana
This clip explores the geography, history, and some important cultural features of Louisiana.
NOAA
Noaa: Estuary Education: China Camp State Park
California's China Camp State Park is an important environmental and historic site which has a natural watershed along the shores of San Francisco Bay. Features in the estuary include an extensive intertidal salt marsh, meadow, and oak...
NOAA
Noaa: Estuary Education: Urban Estuaries: Counting Critters
Students use a seine net to count marine life in the NY-NJ Estuary. Scientists explain why some animals thrive and others decline, why some fish can be eaten and some cannot. [4:50]
NOAA
Noaa: Estuary Education: Building a Salt Marsh
Find out how a salt marsh can be built or rebuilt. This video explains how plants are chosen to restore a salt marsh near New York City. [3:52]
NOAA
Noaa: Estuary Education: Cornucopia of Crabs
Learn about the wide variety of crabs found in the Oregon waters, including the estuaries and other marine ecosystems. [4:33]
NOAA
Noaa: Estuary Education: Estuaries: Defining Our Terms
Students quickly run down the major aspects of what makes an estuary, watershed, habitat, and food web. [1:45]
NOAA
Noaa: Estuary Education: Saving the Tijuana Estuary
The estuary stands as the last barrier between the Pacific Ocean and pollution. Its mix of plants and silt acts as a filter that purifies contaminated inland rain and flood waters before they reach the ocean. [3:47]
NOAA
Noaa: Estuary Education: Fish, Animals With Backbones
Learn about the life of several fish species as they thrive in the estuary ecosystem. See some close-ups of South Slough Estuary fishes while learning about their importance to the food chain. [4:14]
NOAA
Noaa: Estuary Education: All About Waquoit Bay Estuary
A quick overview of the Waquoit Bay Estuary, including what an estuary is and what makes this estuary unique. [3:29]
NOAA
Noaa: Estuary Education: Researching the Clam
Everything you wanted to know about clams and other related bivalves of Waquoit Bay in Massachusetts. [4:21]
NOAA
Noaa: Estuary Education: Tracking Striped Bass
Estuary scientists use sophisticated electronic equipment to study and track the Striped Bass, a resident of the estuary and open ocean. [9:16]
NOAA
Noaa: Estuary Education: Intertidal Habitat
Join a scientist and several young students as they explore an intertidal pool using a seine net and fish traps. [4:45]
NOAA
Noaa: Estuary Education: Totally Turtles
Meet scientists and students at the Jug Bay Reserve in Maryland as they study and track the common Box Turtle. [7:25]
NOAA
Noaa: Estuary Education: Studying the Sora Rail
Have you heard the expression "skinny as a rail?" Learn where it originated and much more about this unusual bird, the Sora Rail. [8:05]
NOAA
Noaa: Estuary Education: Following the Rail
Learn how scientists track the Sora Rail, a unique bird that depends on the estuary to fuel up for lengthy migrations up and down the Atlantic Coast. [10:00]
NOAA
Noaa: Estuary Education: Collecting Creatures in the Charlotte Harbor
Students collect and display some of the most common creatures found in the Charlotte Harbor Estuary. [3:52]
NOAA
Noaa: Estuary Education: Oysters of the Charlotte Harbor Estuary
Meet an oyster expert and learn about the history and economic value of the oyster in the Charlotte Harbor Estuary. [4:39]
NOAA
Noaa: Estuary Education: Mangrove Maniacs
Learn about the life cycle and seed dispersal methods of mangrove plants found in Florida. Understand why these plants are important in the estuary. [4:32]
NOAA
Noaa: Estuary Education: Mangrove Q&a
Scientists answer student questions about mangroves and why these plants are a keystone species in Florida's estuaries. [7:06]