Instructional Video0:36
Next Animation Studio

From dust to gold: Recovering precious metals from London street dust

12th - Higher Ed
Waste management firm Veolia says that it has found a method to recover traces of precious metals in street dust that comes from car exhaust fumes, and that it plans to recycle the metals. Sixty percent of the world's palladium, worth 15...
Instructional Video23:12
The Wall Street Journal

CFOs on the Pandemic and Business

Higher Ed
Mariott's Kathleen Oberg and Waste Management Inc.'s Devina Rankin describe how CFOs can best run their companies during the pandemic.
Podcast58:24
NASA

‎Houston We Have a Podcast: Livable Space

Pre-K - Higher Ed
John Lewis, Orion ECLS (Environmental Control and Life Support) system manager, discusses how the Orion spacecraft will keep the crew inside comfortable – and more importantly, alive – during a mission into deep space. HWHAP Episode 79.
Instructional Video5:11
Curated Video

Effects of Land Use and Pollution on Environment and Biodiversity

Higher Ed
This video presents an overview of the impact of human activities such as land use, infrastructure, farming, quarrying, and waste disposal on the environment, particularly on biodiversity. The narrator discusses how the global human...
Instructional Video8:54
Let's Tute

Introduction to Waste Classification and Sources

9th - Higher Ed
The teacher introduces the topic of waste classification and engages the students in an activity to identify and categorize different sources of waste. The example of a banana peel is used to demonstrate the process of classification...
Instructional Video9:55
Let's Tute

Introduction to Waste: Sources, Classification, and Health Hazards

9th - Higher Ed
The video provides an introduction to waste, its sources, and classification. It highlights the health hazards associated with improper waste management and emphasizes the need to manage waste properly to reduce pollution and protect the...
Instructional Video3:47
Let's Tute

The 7 Principles of Waste Management

9th - Higher Ed
The video discusses waste management and introduces the principle of seven Rs (rethink, refuse, reduce, reuse, recycle, regulate, and research) as a way to manage waste better and reduce its generation.
Instructional Video2:56
Makematic

Take Action for Clean Water and Sanitation (Ages 11 - 17)

K - 8th
Teenage student explains how young people are taking action on Global Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation
Instructional Video9:31
Let's Tute

Waste Management and Disposal Techniques

9th - Higher Ed
This video discusses the various methods of waste management, including transportation, treatment, and disposal. It also touches upon the importance of proper waste management in maintaining a clean and safe environment. Additionally, it...
Instructional Video10:14
Crash Course

Preventing Flint – Environmental Engineering: Crash Course Engineering #29

9th - 12th
We all need clean air and water. An informative video first describes the causes of water contamination in Flint, Michigan. It then goes on to explain the importance of environmental engineering in clean air, clean water, and waste...
Instructional Video5:13
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PBS

Turning Food Waste Into a Resource

5th - 12th Standards
One in every seven truckloads of perishable foods delivered to grocery stores gets thrown away. Is there anything that can be done with this waste? One solution is to recycle the old produce and turn it into fertilizer. The video, part...
Instructional Video4:40
Fuse School

Incineration of Waste and Electricity

9th - 12th
Is incineration the answer to waste management challenges? A comprehensive lesson explores the advantages and disadvantages to incinerating waste. Scholars learn methods of incineration and the uses of the biproducts of the process.
Instructional Video5:26
Fuse School

Limits to Recycling

9th - 12th
Contrary to popular belief, recycling is not always the best option. A video lesson discusses the limitations of recycling. Viewers examine disadvantages of recycling in different scenarios.
Instructional Video1:33
Fuse School

Green Chemistry - Principle 2

9th - 12th
Less waste just makes more sense! Young environmental chemists examine one of the key best practices in the production of prescription drugs. Basing reactions on chirality and optimizing conditions, pharmaceutical companies can create...
Instructional Video2:06
Fuse School

Green Chemistry - Principle 10

9th - 12th
Waste not, want not! Pupils learn how plant-based products are making a dent in the volume of solid waste placed in landfills each year in part 10 of a 12-part series discussing the principles of green chemistry. The video includes...
Instructional Video2:23
Fuse School

Green Chemistry - Principle 1

9th - 12th
How can chemical products be made in a less wasteful manner? Part one of a series of 12 videos discusses the principles of green chemistry and shows pupils how polystyrene manufacturers have stepped up to the challenge world-wide....
Instructional Video1:30
Nemours KidsHealth

How the Body Works - The Urinary System

4th - 7th Standards
This preview of the full-length video on the urinary system is not a waste! Though it's short, it succinctly introduces viewers to the roles of the kidneys, ureter, bladder, and urethra. A reading article, quiz, fill-in-the-blank, and...
Instructional Video5:08
Curated OER

Urinary System Structure and Function

9th - 12th
Watch a lecture and presentation of the urinary system's structures and functions. This is a basic overview of the system, giving scientific explanations as an outline is shown on the screen. Help your biologists become familiar with the...
Instructional Video
Crash Course

Crash Course Ecology #3: Human Population Growth

9th - 10th
If being alive on Earth were a contest, humans would win it hands down. We're like the Michael Phelps of being alive, but with 250,000 times more gold medals. Today Hank is here to tell us the specifics of why and how human population...
Instructional Video
Other

Bloomberg Markets and Finance: The World's Trash Problem Just Got More Alarming

9th - 10th
Humans are expected to generate 3.4 billion tons of trash annually by 2050. But countries are running out of places to put it. This video gives a quick overview of the problems waste is creating around the world, some detrimental waste...
Instructional Video
Environmental Education for Kids

Eek!: Greening Our World: Landfills and Garbology

2nd - 5th
How does a landfill work? Take a video tour. [4:37]
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: America Revealed: Waste Deep

9th - 10th
Enhance your health, science, and environmental studies curriculum with this video which features a landfill in South Jersey and examines the state of food waste in America today. Then, use the accompanying lesson plan, "Making Mountains...
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Above the Noise: Is Your Fleece Jacket Polluting the Oceans?

9th - 10th
By 2050, the World Economic Forum predicts that the amount of plastic in the oceans will outweigh ALL the fish. When you hear "plastic" pollution, you might picture six-pack rings wrapped around seagulls or beaches littered with plastic...
Instructional Video
Virginia Trekkers

Virginia Trekkers: Podcast 17: Recycling Center

3rd - 5th
This video podcast will show you what happens to your trash after the recycling truck takes it away. Produced by teachers.