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Video Tour
Watch close encounters of the natural kind! Explore the fascinating realms of nature and science and see how nature really works to benefit us. From sustainable forests of Maine to underwater habitats of the Pacific Ocean, students can gain a new appreciation for our natural world.
Nature Works – To Make Clean Energy
Students will learn why there is a need to explore renewable energy sources by researching how wind and solar energy work and analyzing the pros and cons of each as renewable energy sources.
Reforestation: Impact on Climate
Take a tour through the Sichuan Province in China to see the affects deforestation causes and learn how this area is striving to regain its’ forests by launching an extensive reforestation project.
How Dirt Works Overview
Students learn the value of soil and its role as a valuable natural resource as they investigate how humans and many other organisms rely on soil and explore why it is important to monitor its health.
Pollinators - Putting Food on the Table
Show students the incredible importance of pollinators to agriculture and landscapes with this video filmed in Colorado’s Yampa Valley. Students build a pollinator garden and learn how little of their picnic would be possible without pollinators.
Nature Works – To Make Clean Water
How does a watershed work — and why are these natural filters critical for clean drinking water? This video explores how watersheds benefit people and nature. It also explains how a student-built water garden can demonstrate the filtering power of a watershed.
Fighting Fire with Fire: How fire can positively impact an ecosystem.
Show students how wildfires occur naturally when lightning strikes a forest and starts a fire in a forest or grassland, or how a controlled burn can be set by land managers and conservationists to mimic some of the effects of these natural fires.
Urban Trees
Take a tour through urban and suburban landscapes to learn how trees are an essential part of our lives and understand some of the threats they face, such as non-native insects, domestic animal waste, and erosion.
Salmon – Healthy Dinner, Healthy Forests
Ranging from grizzly bears and bald eagles in the deep forests of Washington State to the famous fish slingers of Seattle’s Pike Place Market, this video explains how salmon are an important part of many Americans’ diets — and how they deliver essential nutrients to a wide variety of habitats, especially through the “poop loop.”
Coral Reefs – Feeding and Protecting Us
From the remote Pacific island nation of Palau comes a video lesson in mutualism, both among coral reef organisms and between people and the coral reefs that define their nation. With beautiful footage of this underwater paradise, this video explores how science and people can help maintain the healthy coral that provides food, livelihood and medicine.
Forests - The Stuff of Life
Going from Maine’s snowy St. John’s Forest to a nearby lumber yard, this video teaches how healthy, sustainably logged forests can provide us with a sustainable supply of wood products while also supporting rich biodiversity.
