Hydrogen Hopes

PBS

Hydrogen may be the fuel of the future, but what would it take to safely and efficiently make the transition from fossil fuels? In this program from the Scientific American Frontiers series, host Alan Alda takes a look at two ways to use the Sun's energy to extract hydrogen; meets with Stan and Iris Ovshinsky, inventors of a hydrogen storage method involving a solid metal alloy; and makes a visit to Iceland, the country farthest along in abandoning oil for hydrogen, thanks to its vast reserves of geothermal energy. Distributed by PBS Distribution. (30 minutes)

Metal (Modern Marvels)

Modern Marvels

Because metals have characteristics that make them ideal for nearly everything, metal has infiltrated nearly every aspect of modern society. From early gold coins to the 19th century Industrial Revolution, metals have played a pivotal role in advancing civilization. Distributed by A&E Television Networks. (45 minutes)

All About Chemical Bonding: Metallic

ClickView Pty Limited

Starting with a summary of how and why chemical bonding occurs, this program explains key concepts of metallic bonding, using animated graphics to clarify the octet rule, the role of electrons in metallic properties such as shine and conductivity, and the categorization of elements in the periodic table. Viewers also learn about the different types of geometric arrangements, including body-centered cubic, face-centered cubic, and hexagonal close-packing. A viewable/printable worksheet is available online. Part of the series All about Chemical Bonding. (7 minutes)

The NewsHour: Environmental Science

NewsHour Productions

Whether they arise from human causes or forces within planet Earth itself, natural disasters threaten life and civilization with what seems to be growing frequency. This album of NewsHour segments studies troubling developments in marine, arctic, wetland, and urban environments-highlighting research opportunities that may help prevent future catastrophes. Coral reef decay, Everglades habitat loss, polar ice disappearance, and global warming are all analyzed. In addition, the program looks at earthquake prediction, hurricane and tornado tracking, air pollution monitoring, tsunami warning systems, and the cleanup of toxic flood sediment in New Orleans. Original broadcast dates: 10/1/03 to 11/8/05. (112 minutes)

Coke's Water Bomb: The Dasani Fiasco

BBC Worldwide Learning

On a British sitcom, two characters bottled tap water and sold it as Peckham Spring Water. More recently, Coca-Cola launched its purified-water lifestyle drink, Dasani, in the U.K. The connection was not overlooked. This program tracks Dasani's progressive PR nightmare in Britain-first as newspapers screamed "Coke Sells Tap Water for 95p," and then as Coca-Cola recalled 500,000 bottles due to potentially carcinogenic contamination at their factory. It also considers an even larger problem as worldwide Coke sales continue to flatten: without Dasani, the soft drink giant has no bottled water product for the lucrative European market. Original BBCW broadcast title: Coke's Water Bomb. (29 minutes)

Separating Mixtures

ClickView Pty Limited

Using clever animation and real-world examples, this video gives viewers a solid grounding in the principles of mixtures, how they can form, and how they can be separated. Starting with everyday tools and materials-including a campfire, sugar, water, and magnets-the program illustrates simple and complex experiments that demonstrate a wide range of mixture separation techniques. Viewers will discover the difference between solvents, solutes, and solutions; the characteristics of suspensions and colloids; and both low- and high-tech methods for separating mixtures, from evaporation and magnetism to paper chromatography and the use of a centrifuge. Viewable/printable educational resources are available online. (22 minutes)

The Last Drop: Is the World Running Out of Water?

Radio Netherlands Television

Water shortages contribute to many regional conflicts worldwide. Only two-and-a-half percent is fresh, and it is therefore a precious commodity. This documentary illustrates how the worsening problem of global water shortage leads to regional political and social conflicts, destruction of economies, and famine. Beginning in the Middle East, we see how diversion of water to Israel at the expense of Palestinian villages has exacerbated that conflict. In Namibia, in South Africa, cultures are dying and people are starving, as hydro-cops monitor water use and abuse by residents. Experts predict that countries along the Rhine may find themselves in the same dry situation, if water diversion from the river continues at current rates. Throughout the program, experts, those involved in water preservation, and those affected by water shortages examine the situation and suggest solutions. (51 minutes)

Keeping Our Waters Clean: Watershed Management and TMDLs

Information Television Network (ITN)

Despite great strides made in reducing point source pollution, America still has 300,000 miles of rivers and streams and 5 million acres of lakes that remain contaminated. This documentary examines how coastal and inland communities across the country are turning their attention to controlling non-point source pollution through watershed management and TMDL-total maximum daily load-programs. Water quality assessment, development of a pollution abatement plan, plan implementation, and follow-up monitoring are presented. Community education is cited as the key to successful long-term remediation. (44 minutes)

Mass

Cambridge Educational

This program uses original animation and live-action examples to present the concepts of mass, matter, and inertia, clearly distinguishing between mass and weight. Also, Newton's laws of motion are introduced, with an emphasis on mass as a measurement of inertia. A Cambridge Educational Production. (9 minutes)

Doubles Basic: Path of the Paddle

National Film Board of Canada

When paddling double, the canoeists demonstrate the basic paddling strokes and how to apply them in a variety of combinations to move the canoe at will. Throughout the classic Doubles Basic film, the application of each stroke in rapids is shown briefly, with emphasis on the necessity of working as a well-coordinated team. This short film from canoeist Bill Mason is the winner of the BAFTA Film Award in the Best Specialized Film category. (28 minutes)

Doubles Whitewater: Path of the Paddle

National Film Board of Canada

Running rapids will always be a calculated risk. But risk diminishes with skill and knowledge. In Doubles Whitewater, a film by famed canoeist Bill Mason, two canoeists paddling double demonstrate how to read the rapids, plan a course, and follow it in complete control of the boat, using the basic paddling strokes. The strokes can be used in endless combination to reduce the risk of whitewater canoeing and increase the sheer joy and exuberance of a whitewater run. (28 minutes)

Prelinger Archives: Coca-Cola Commercial (Arabic) (3 versions)

Prelinger Archives

Film appears to be an Egyptian Coca-Cola commercial in Arabic; commercial takes place in a restaurant with woman singing a song backed by band, audience claps on cue; woman singing approaches customers at various tables and sings to them, every customer drinks a bottle of coke; Coca-Cola logo with Arabic text; waiter wearing a fez serves bottles of coke to various customers. (6 minutes)

Ancient Ships: Ancient Discoveries

Parthenon Entertainment

Some ancient shipbuilding techniques are still used today. This film uncovers the revolutionary work of ancient shipbuilders whose vessels rival modern cruise liners in their scale and opulence. Including a Nemi ship dragged from the depths of an Italian lake, these ships of the Roman Empire were elaborate, floating palaces with heating and plumbing. Part of the series Ancient Discoveries. (50 minutes)

The Day the Wave Came: The Tsunami Disaster

Journeyman Pictures

The world is still coming to terms with the magnitude and impact of the tsunami that decimated the coastline around the Indian Ocean on December 26, 2004. This documentary introduces newspaper reporter Ross Coulthart, who traveled across the region soon after the tragedy occurred to record the survivors’ stories. He provides a minute-by-minute account of what happened in countries most affected by the disaster. The Day the Wave Came is a comprehensive retelling of how events unfolded. Why no warnings were issued is explained, and the individual stories of how people survived and what the impact has been on their shattered lives are retold. (30 minutes)

Colonizing Space (The Universe)

History Education

In this program, scientific experts discuss the ultimate space mission—the establishment of a colony on Mars—including how they plan to grow food in space, recycle wastewater, and introduce greenhouse gases to revive the red planet and make it more habitable for humans. Distributed by A&E Television Networks. A part of the series The Universe.

Gunpowder: Quirky Science

Looking Glass International

Few substances in history have had as profound an effect on mankind as gunpowder. And yet its discovery was probably an accident—a big bang, for one. This program examines the invention and history of gunpowder, as well as its surprising ingredients. As you can imagine, making gunpowder takes some effort. Gunpowder once needed saltpeter, and saltpeter needed poop. It turns out that secretions have such an explosive character due to microscopic bacteria, which produce the nitrates as byproducts of digestion. How did the man who founded the Nobel Peace Prize revolutionize gunpowder? And is gunpowder about to be replaced? Part of the series Quirky Science. (25 minutes)

After Life: The Strange Science of Decay

BBC Worldwide Learning

Imagine an average family kitchen. The fridge and cupboards are well stocked. There are flowers on the table. There's even a dead mouse on the counter and flies gathering above the fruit bowl. Over a period of three months, this film reveals the incredible science of taphonomy, following what happens to the organic matter in this kitchen as it starts to decompose. Beautifully shot, After Life is a journey through the heart of decay—from the towering branches of Aspergillus mold that sprouts from the surface of an orange to the spread of slime mold across a loaf of bread. A BBC Production. (50 minutes)

Water Worlds: How Nature Works

BBC Worldwide Learning

This program begins high in the mountains of Iceland and ends at the coral reefs of the Maldives in an exploration of aquatic biomes that includes mountain streams, wetlands and swamps, coral reefs, and deep ocean. Along the way, viewers discover South America’s Pantanal, the world’s greatest wetland, and the Sundarbans—an immense mangrove swamp at the mouth of the Ganges in Bangladesh. Finally, sailing far out into the deep ocean, the video explains how currents rescue nutrients from the seabed in a process known as ocean nutrient cycling. A BBC Production. Part of the series How Nature Works. (48 minutes)

Stuff: A Horizon Guide to Materials

BBC Worldwide Learning

Recent decades have seen an explosion in the field of materials science, with the advent of new substances and newly found uses for known substances, intriguing scientists and industrial manufacturers alike. Using footage from the Horizon television series archives, this program reviews the advances that have shaped the modern materials age, with a look at uranium, manganese nodules, helium-3, superplastic metals, the discovery of superconductivity, silicon chips, and more. A BBC Production. (50 minutes)

Aquatic Biomes

Cambridge Educational

Ranging from rivers and lakes, to wetlands and intertidal zones, to coral reefs and kelp forests, aquatic ecosystems are as diverse as the life-forms that inhabit them. This program introduces students to a variety of the world’s aquatic biomes. The characteristics of saltwater and freshwater environments are clearly described, as are the plants and animals that call these watery regions home. The importance of evolution and adaptation for aquatic species is emphasized. A viewable/printable instructor’s guide is available online. A Cambridge Educational Production. (19 minutes)

Ramon Sender: Perceptions of a Life-in Spanish

Motion Pictures

Perhaps Spain's best-known novelist before the Spanish Civil War, Ramon Sender belonged to the social narrative and existential schools and was a member of the vaunted Generation of 1925. When his wife and family were killed in the war, he fled into exile during which time he wrote some of his finest works. In this program, location footage, archival photos, and realia are combined with the thoughtful commentary of literary critic Rafael Conte, writers Jose Luis Castillo Puche and Francisco Carrasquer, family members, and friends in a discussion of Sender's rich record of accomplishment. His 64 novels and numerous short stories, plays, poems, and essays were each a journey of discovery as he explored social injustice, faith and redemption, and his new life in the New World. (Spanish, 58 minutes)

Water for the Cities

Deutsche Welle

This program takes a hard look at the mounting challenge of providing millions of people in urban areas with potable water and adequate disposal of waste water. To highlight the difficulties, segments focus on the water problems of the megalopolis, cities with populations of over ten million people, such as Lagos, Jakarta, and Mexico City. The massive logistics that enable Las Vegas to prosper in the middle of a desert are also explored. (27 minutes)

Water for Profit

Deutsche Welle

The moment demand outpaces supply, water becomes a commodity to be traded in the global market. But who owns the rights to water? And how can a price be set on water? In this program, the pros and cons of privatization are assessed in a number of water management situations around the world: Aguas Argentina in Buenos Aires; the Bechtel corporation in Cochabamba, Bolivia; Thames Water company in Jakarta; and a public/private test partnership in Albania. Corporate representatives, anti-privatization activists, farmers, and industry experts offer commentary from all sides of the issue. (27 minutes)

The Rhine: A River of Unity and Diversity

Parthenon Entertainment

Rich in history, the Rhine feeds Europe's collective identity-as well as its divisions. Flowing from Switzerland through Austria, Germany, France, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands, the river intersects a multitude of towns and cities in the process. This program follows the Rhine on its multifaceted journey and examines economic, political, environmental, and historical issues surrounding it. Viewers travel from Rotterdam, where vessels laden with goods leave Europe, to Hinterrhein, a Swiss town beneath the Rhinewaldhorn glacier. Along the way, the program examines invasive species, the threat of chemical spills, the horror of Kristallnacht, and the immigrant experience in Europe. (51 minutes)

Battle of the Atlantic (Battleline)

A&E

The Battle of the Atlantic was the longest continuous military campaign in World War II, running from 1939 to the defeat of Germany in 1945. At its core was the Allied naval blockade of Germany. This classic program incorporates authentic WWII archival film footage and accounts from soldiers on both sides of the battleline. Part of the series Battleline. Distributed by A&E Television Networks. (23 minutes)

Out of the Air: 1

Granada Media

Air, an important industrial raw material, is first filtered to remove any solid matter. Then its constituent gases-nitrogen, oxygen, and other trace gases-can be separated by compressing the air, cooling it, and then allowing it to expand, which cools it further. Since each gas liquefies at a different temperature, the gases can easily be separated. As the air expands, it is used to drive turbines, which generate electricity; the cold air is also used to freeze carbon dioxide and water vapor. The liquid nitrogen and oxygen, stored and transported in well-insulated tanks, have many industrial uses, from steel-making to packaging potato chips. (20 minutes)

Stonehenge

TVS TELEVISION LIMITED

Archaeologists can tell us when and how this great monument was built, but not what it was supposed to be, or do: an Arthurian Round Table? a megalithic computer? Its literary interest lies in its roots, which it shares with many of the strands in the Arthurian romances, the tales of Chaucer, and the Celtic strains in Shakespeare. This program looks at Stonehenge's history and legend and at the fascination it still holds today. (28 minutes)

Captured Rain: America's Thirst for Canadian Water

MundoVision

As current sources of fresh water become increasingly inadequate to support the needs of North America below the Canadian border, the U.S. and Mexico are looking toward their northern neighbor for relief. This program examines the political and commercial ramifications of NAFTA on the bulk export of water, as well as initiatives to conserve and recycle fresh water in the Sun Belt and in northern Mexico. Former senator Paul Simon, environmentalist Richard Bocking, agronomist Wendy Holm, trade negotiators, lawyers, and others discuss the growing geopolitical tension surrounding the commodification of water. (47 minutes)

The Greenhouse Effect

Granada International Media

A life-sustaining envelope of gas surrounds the earth. This atmosphere contains oxygen, CO2, water vapor, and other gases-it is what generates climate, which affects all living beings. This program analyzes the sun's gradual brightening and the relationship between sunlight and CO2, explains why the atmospheres of Mars and Venus cannot sustain life, theorizes about the disappearance of dinosaurs and a dinosaur-friendly climate, and explains the relationship between climatic change and continental drift. (26 minutes)

Thinking Globally, Acting Locally about Your Environment

Benjamin Cummings

Ozone, groundwater contamination, and hazardous waste disposal are only three of the many ecological hurdles to be jumped in the race to save the Earth. This program investigates the major environmental problems facing the United States today and the possible health hazards associated with each. Contributing factors such as rapid resource depletion and an ever-growing population are considered, as well as positive steps that can be taken by communities and individuals to help reduce the impact of these and other exacerbating factors. (28 minutes)

Introduction to Construction Technology

Meridian Education

This video covers basic information on construction technology including a definition of construction, the project design, types of construction, the involvement of architects in the construction process, zoning laws, building codes, local covenants, site preparation, substructure and superstructure, building materials, installation of utilities, enclosing, and finishing. A Meridian Production. (17 minutes)

Mangroves: The Roots of the Sea

American Museum Of Natural History

There aren’t too many happy stories when it comes to restoring damaged ecosystems, but southern Thailand’s Trang Province is home to one of them. This science bulletin spotlights an innovative grassroots organization called Yad Fon. Founded in 1984, Yad Fon set out to restore the healthy mangrove ecosystems that had sustained the region’s families for thousands of years—and to pull it off by getting the villagers to manage their own natural resources. From the American Museum of Natural History.

Late Victorian London: 1850-1897

Fremantle Home Entertainment

With the discovery that a single steam engine on wheels had the power of 16 horses, the railways began to carve up London, the great expropriations of land began, and suburbia was born. The Thames was still the heart of London; the stench and disease caused by teeming populations were ameliorated by the construction of sewers. By 1900, the outlines of modern London had been fixed; the one-square-mile city of the Romans had grown to 117 square miles, the 50,000 population had in 19 centuries grown to six-and-a-half million, and-if you were not among the huddled poor whose living conditions continued to worsen-you might well agree with Henry James that "London is, on the whole, the most possible form of life." The principal illustrations: Young's Brewery in Wandsworth, The Railway Museum in York, St. Pancras Station, Greenwich Sailing Barge Regatta, Houses of Parliament, Victoria Embankment, The Fleet Sewer, Abbey Mills Pumping Station, Hoxton Music Hall, Old Royal Observatory in Greenwich, St. James' Park. (20 minutes)

Issues in Water Quality

Wild Hare Productions

The U.S. needs more than 340 billion gallons of fresh water every day, but industrial effluent, agricultural runoff, and municipal discharge are contributing to an ongoing decline in water quality. In this program, Marty Tittelbaum, of the University of New Orleans; a water quality consultant; an environmental attorney; teachers; and many others address public health concerns, the need for stricter process controls, and broader enforcement of the Clean Water Act, while emphasizing the importance of information-sharing, educational outreach, and grassroots involvement in citizen action groups and environmental restoration projects. (40 minutes)

Moyers & Company: Science, Religion, and the Universe

Doctoroff Media Group

In this edition of Moyers & Company, Bill continues his conversation with Neil deGrasse Tyson. Tyson speculates on the nature of dark energy and dark matter and the philosophical and scientific basis for a multiverse. Tyson and Moyers discuss whether faith and science can be reconciled. Tyson sees faith in retreat as science solves the mysteries it relies on for a “God of the gaps.” Moyers is more sympathetic toward belief in a non-material realm. Broadcast date: January 17, 2014.

Arsenic in Drinking Water

Deutsche Welle

A relatively cheap and simple biosensor could stop millions of people from drinking water contaminated with arsenic.

The Cycles: Water, Carbon, Nitrogen, Phosphorus

ClickView Pty Limited

Change is a constant of life. The natural cycles that balance and regulate our Earth and atmosphere provide the necessary conditions for sustaining a diverse range of life forms on the planet. But what actually occurs in these cycles? This program looks at the critical role the carbon, nitrogen, phosphorous and water cycles play in the life of plants, animals, bacteria and our planet. This motion-graphics driven program simply yet clearly explains the key stages and processes of each cycle and why the cycles are so important to all life on our planet. An ideal resource for viewers seeking a scientific understanding of these cycles. (20 minutes)

Water: A Unique Chemical

ClickView Pty Limited

Water is a unique chemical. Without it, life as we know it cannot exist. It exists in all three phases naturally on Earth. At first glance, the chemistry of water appears a very simple, but it has some remarkable and unique properties, because of its molecular structure and composition. This video examines some of water’s important chemical properties, including its polarity and the strength of bonds between water molecules, dispersion forces, heat capacity, and its ability to self-ionize. Sections are titled: Water, an Overview; The Three States of Being; The Nearly Universal Solvent; and Water and Chemical Reactions.

How to Build a Planet: Episode 1

BBC Worldwide Learning

How on Earth do you build a planet that is just right for life? What do you need to build a planet like ours, and what happens if you get anything wrong? With eye-popping graphics, we open up a cosmic toolbox to work it out. Building the whole thing, piece by piece, from the top of a very high tower in the Californian desert. A BBC/Science Channel co-production. A part of the series How to Build a Planet.

How to Build a Planet: Episode 2

BBC Worldwide Learning

How on Earth do you make a planet, or a solar system, a galaxy or even... a universe? To find out we open up a cosmic toolbox and build each one piece by piece, from the top of an impossibly high tower. What is needed to construct the cosmos, and what happens if just one small element goes wrong? A BBC/Science Channel co-production. A part of the series How to Build a Planet.

Claude Monet

ARTE France

In his garden at Giverny, Monet created a vast canvas to research his landscape paintings. He had a Japanese bridge built over the pond, which he covered with water lilies. Anxious to render every variation of light over the bridge, water, foliage, and flowers consistent with the season and time of day, Monet worked simultaneously on several canvases and returned to them again and again. This program explores the 54 versions of Water Lilies from various viewpoints and harmonies of light. We see that behind the apparent spontaneity lies a very sophisticated work of composition. (32 minutes)English

Light

The Arts Council of England

How to capture light is a major preoccupation for artists, and each has a different way of accomplishing the task. Although John Greenwood paints still lifes of imaginary objects, he is nevertheless determined to paint them as though they were sitting in natural light. On a fishing boat, Len Tabner tackles the challenge of adapting to changing light. How artists such as Masaccio, Turner, and Monet used light in their work is discussed. (30 minutes)

Floods: Natural Hazards

ClickView Pty Limited

Floods can cause enormous devastation that has lasting social, economic, and environmental impacts on a community. Flooding can also be a seasonal weather event that helps sustain life across many ecosystems. This program examines the causes and consequences of the 2005 flood in Carlisle, U.K. and the 2011 flood in Queensland, Australia. Flood management is explored in detail, with information on responding to river floods and the advantages and disadvantages of hard and soft engineering techniques. Commentary from environmental engineers, hydrologists, and emergency risk experts is provided throughout. Produced in Australia. A viewable/printable worksheet is available online. (22 minutes)

Episode 2: The Ever-Expanding Universe (Telescope: Hunting the Edge of Space)

NOVA

From the discovery that the Milky Way is just one galaxy among billions to the stunning revelation that these galaxies are speeding away from each other faster every second, this episode investigates the universe's distant past—and its future. Now, modern telescopes have added a mysterious new twist to the plot: the vast majority of the stuff of the universe is invisible, tied up in dark matter and dark energy. But what are these mysterious dark forces? A new generation of telescopes is embarking on a mission impossible to see the unseeable and answer one of the greatest unsolved mysteries of the cosmos. Distributed by PBS Distribution. A part of the series Telescope: Hunting the Edge of Space. (60 minutes)

Wind of Change

Illumina Films

Wind of Change is a powerful documentary on how climate change is affecting a small farming family in Kenya. For generations, the Kisilu family has been self-reliant: growing their own food and making their own money. But as the effects of climate change become more apparent, the family can no longer put their trust in the rain. Through beautiful images and Kisilu’s own video diary we are brought close to him and his family in their fight against drought and winds. We get to share their dreams, struggle, moments of joy, and fears for their future.

Drought Resistant Crops

Deutsche Welle

Can Himalayan plant genes help crops better cope with climate change? One project aims to find out.

Crown Of Thorns Starfish: Monster From The Shallows

Green Planet Films

This starfish eats only one thing -- coral. The mysterious sea creatures is one of the most efficient eating and breeding machines in nature. It has reached uncontrollable numbers over a large part of the Great Barrier Reef. The diverse and delicate reef ecosystem is already under extreme pressure from global warming and coral bleaching. Can scientists determine what is causing the population explosion in this reef killer?

Heavy Metal: An American Pollution Story

Green Planet Films

Heavy Metal explores the haunting controversy behind a century of silver-lead-zinc mining in Idaho's panhandle and reveals the dangerous health impacts it left behind for its inhabitants. The Silver Valley region is slated to become the largest Superfund in the nation. (57 minutes)

Minds In The Water

Green Planet Films

Follows the quest of professional surfer Dave Rastovich and his friends to protect dolphins, whales and the oceans they all share. Through Dave’s journey—a five-year adventure spanning the globe from Australia to the Galapagos, Tonga, California, Alaska and Japan—we see one surfer’s quest to activate his community to help protect the ocean and its inhabitants.

Tomorrow's World: A Horizon Special

BBC Worldwide Learning

Liz Bonnin delves in to the world of invention, revealing the people and technologies set to transform all our lives. She examines the conditions that are promising to make the 21st century a golden age of innovation and meets some of the world's foremost visionaries, mavericks, and dreamers. From the entrepreneurs that are driving a new space race, to the Nobel Prize-wining scientist leading a nanotech revolution, this is a tour of the people and ideas delivering the world of tomorrow, today. A BBC Production.

Diesel Cylinder Head Service

Shopware

This video will review the most common methods for servicing and rebuilding a diesel engine cylinder head. It will explain how to disassemble, inspect, machine and reassemble different types of diesel cylinder heads, including the complexity of a thorough valve job and the importance of checking the head for cracks, warping, and other forms of damage. (20 minutes)

Waves, Tides, and the Coastal Environments

Academic Media Network

From the gentle ebb and flow of a neap tide to the crashing force of mammoth breakers, the Earth's ocean waters are constantly at work, shaping and eroding beaches, fjords, sea cliffs, and other geographical features. This program shows how waves, currents, and tides interact dynamically with the planet's coastal environments. Presenting vital information on emergent and submergent coastlines, the video shows how gravitational pull influences tides, how waves form, and how refraction affects the impact of wave energy on the shore. While viewers learn about many gradual coastline-changing processes, they will also explore more abrupt changes to the landscape caused by seismic activity, volcanic eruptions, and other forces. Biomes such as coral reef systems and mangrove habitats are also examined. (25 minutes)

Variables and Equations

Media4Math

A decline in the population of honeybees, possibly due to colony collapse disorder, impacted the multimillion-dollar honey industry in 2006. This program investigates the bees' changing population as part of an exploration of variables, expressions, and equations. Then, expressions are used to analyze a river's meander ratio, or the ratio of its sinuous length to its straight-line length. The video includes a thorough explanation of the concept of equations, and how to solve for "x" in an algebraic expression. Part of the series Algebra Applications. (20 minutes)

Oil, Shellac, and Wax

Meridian Education

Oil, Shellac, and Wax is a sixteen-minute video which is part of the series, Wood Finishing.A craftsman can plan, cut, and assemble a fine piece of furniture...but it does not become beautiful until the finish is applied. This series will give your students an understanding of the finishing options available, including advantages and disadvantages. The correct preparation and safe application methods for each are demonstrated. A Meridian Production. 16-minute video.

Small Gas Engine Inspection, Measurement, and Cleaning

Beneficial Books & Video

Summarizes how to inspect each part during a major rebuild of a small gas engine and how to find part damage and measure wear accurately so students know which parts should be replaced and which can be reused. Live-action video and computer graphics explain part clearances-which are critical to engine life. Clear visuals show the proper use of cleaning tools and equipment. The last part of the program shows a valve job using both carbide cutter and a valve grind machine. (26 min.) A Meridian Production.

Sea Changes: Medicine from the Ocean

TV2 Danmark

Once conducted almost entirely on dry land, the hunt for biochemical and pharmaceutical resources is shifting to the world's oceans. This program examines various phases of that research-algae and sponge extraction around the globe, the growing utilization of toxic substances produced by some marine organisms, and the practical application of treatments and cures that are often a dozen years in the making. With its ethical discussions about animal testing and the prerogatives of developing countries, Sea Changes provides a balanced and comprehensive look at a fascinating vanguard in undersea exploration. (50 minutes)

Energy for Life: Respiration and Circulation

Allegro Productions.

This edition of Science Screen Report explores the synergy of two different physiological systems: the respiratory system, for acquiring and processing oxygen, and the circulatory system, for the internal transportation of oxygen and nutrients. Emphasizing the vital roles of the heart, the lungs, capillary action, and Earth's oxygen-rich atmosphere, Energy for Life illustrates clear connections between concepts in anatomy and chemistry. A viewable/printable instructor's guide is available online. Correlates to National Science Education Standards. Produced in association with the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology and the Junior Engineering Technical Society. (15 minutes)

Watery Creatures: Life in the Sea

Allegro Productions.

This Science Screen Report examines different ways marine species confront their environments using elaborate, specialized survival adaptations. Parallels between hunting techniques and defensive methods are described by contrasting aquatic predators with more vulnerable creatures, which rely on camouflage and sophisticated mobility. The program emphasizes that the oceans are not only the cradle of life-they are also one-third of the planet's surface, and in a very real sense an unexplored frontier. A viewable/printable instructor's guide is available online. Correlates to National Science Education Standards. Produced in association with the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology and the Junior Engineering Technical Society. (23 minutes)

Feast or Famine: Great Migrations

National Geographic

Every migration is an epic journey, driven in large part by hunger. Every day, millions of creatures are moving in search of greener pastures. Witness the fortitude of rare desert Mali elephants as they undertake the longest elephant migration on Earth. See the great white sharks that cover thousands of miles of ocean each year from Hawaii to Mexico to reach an abundant feast, and witness close-up the rarely filmed attack on a seal by a ravenous great white. Also, follow the golden jellyfish of Palau on a race to follow the sun, microscopic plankton, and predatory bald eagles. Countless creatures on timeless journeys, moving in numbers, surviving as one. A National Geographic Production. (50 minutes)

Assignment: Blue Nile

National Geographic

Shrouded in myth, the Blue Nile is one of Africa's greatest rivers. From its source in the Ethiopian highlands, the Blue Nile plunges a vertical mile in its 840-mile course to the plains of Sudan, carving out one of the most rugged and beautiful watercourses in the world. We follow photographer and conservationist Nevada Weir and a crew of five as they tackle an unprecedented, extremely remote and dangerous journey, rafting the cascading whitewater and following an uncharted land route on a continuous, un-interrupted expedition. These incredible images will transport you to some of the most breathtaking and rare corners of the world. Join us for this dramatic expedition into the African waterways and wilds. A National Geographic Production.

Plankton Planet: Harmed by Humans

Lagardere Studio Distribution

Plankton fills an essential niche in Earth's food chain and a vital role in the health of the planetary ecosystem. For several decades, however, a growing level of human impact on the biosphere has been increasingly modifying the age-old equilibrium of marine plankton. This program examines the broad implications of three major concerns: how the inadvertent transfer of invasive plankton species via ship ballast is negatively altering the biodiversity of plankton; how agricultural runoff and other pollutants are affecting plankton populations; and how rising sea temperatures due to global warming are facilitating the proliferation of toxic plankton species.

Tsunami (How the Earth Was Made)

History Education

The Sumatra-Andaman earthquake of 2004 is estimated to have released the energy of 23,000 atomic bombs, inundating coastal communities with tsunami waves up to 100 feet high. This program explains the undersea geologic forces that create tsunamis—and considers the possible consequences if a landslide-generated mega-tsunami were to strike the East Coast. Distributed by A&E Television Networks. A part of the series How the Earth Was Made. (45 minutes)

Asia's Growing Tigers

FBC

In Malaysia, the lucrative palm oil business is stirring global controversy. Vietnam has a burgeoning tourism industry-and is under pressure not to develop it in the manner of neighboring Thailand. This program examines those issues as it traverses both countries, illuminating the balancing act between development, environmental stewardship, and the rights of indigenous peoples. Nguyen Quy Phuong describes his challenges as deputy director of Vietnam's tourism ministry. Peter Ryder, CEO of Indochina Capital, asserts that tourism has far less impact than manufacturing and agribusiness while James Fahn of the Internews' Earth Journalism Network disagrees. Palm oil industry leaders and opponents are also featured. Part of the series Develop or Die? Sustainable Growth on Asia's Terms. (22 minutes)

The Junkyard (Modern Marvels)

Modern Marvels

One man's trash is another man's treasure, and nowhere is this clearer than in today's junkyards. Modern Marvels shows how these seemingly chaotic places work, revealing the many ways their owners and operators create value out of discarded objects. Whether it's stripping workable parts from otherwise broken machines or extracting and recycling components like glass and steel, if there's profit to be made, they will find it. This program tours a number of these deceptively ingenious operations with the men who know them best, presenting fascinating tales of extraordinary finds and watching as refuse gets reborn, reused, and retired. Distributed by A&E Television Networks. (45 minutes)

Stemming the Flow of Water Pollution, Part 2

TVE International

The Donana marshland. The oyster beds below Rio. The Caspian's sturgeon fishing grounds. The coral reefs of the South Pacific. This program travels to Spain, Brazil, Iran, and Fiji to observe efforts to mitigate severe ecological damage to these sensitive regions-places primarily spoiled by water pollution, with causes as varied as upland agricultural runoff and the rupture of a mine tailings dam. Solutions such as preservation legislation, riverbank reconstruction, the creation of artificial wetlands, cultivation of depleted species of marine life, and even voluntary anti-pollution compliance among commercial stakeholders are featured. (24 minutes)

Oceans and Seas

Cambridge Educational

More than 70 percent of the Earth's surface is covered by water. Use this video to impress upon your students the importance of the seven seas to people, the marine food chain, and the planet as a whole. Topics include the various kinds of currents and the forces that influence them, tides and waves (what they are, what causes them, and how they're classified), features of the seabed, and the formation and shaping of coastlines. A basic explanation of how oceans have been affected by human activity is also provided. A viewable/printable instructor's guide is available online. Correlates to National Science Education Standards, National Educational Technology Standards, and Standards for the English Language Arts. A Cambridge Educational Production. (21 minutes)

Living in the Shadow of Zonolite Mountain

Nightline

Much of what is known about the environmental disaster in Libby, Montana, has been due to the unflagging efforts of residents Les Skramstad, U.S. attorney for Montana, and Gayla Benefield. In this ABC News program, these determined individuals are joined by Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter Andrew Schneider; Drs. Brad Black and Alan Whitehouse, of Libby's Center for Asbestos-Related Disease; and others to speak candidly about the situation there. Topics include the history of vermiculite mining in the area, allegations against W. R. Grace of covering up the presence of tremolite asbestos in the ore, and the shocking toll on the health of those who live in the shadow of Zonolite Mountain. (21 minutes)

Rubber

Visual Education Centre

Students would do well to meet three women who have found success in the rubber industry. This program profiles Catherine Dupont, an extruder operation manager in charge of an automotive rubber production line; Michelle Hennessey, a tire builder who also functions as a rotating safety monitor; and Nathalie Léger, a production specialist involved in several phases of the rubber manufacturing process. Interviews with coworkers and supervisors help to create in-depth job descriptions. Part of the series Career Options for Women: Emerging Opportunities. (24 minutes)

The Environment

ITN Archive

In this program, pollution and reclamation both share the spotlight. Compelling footage of ecological damage includes smoking factories and power stations, a tap pouring out brown water, exhaust emissions, a slag heap, a chemical dump, barrels of radioactive waste, acid rain damage, hillside erosion, a forest fire, burning oil wells, black rain, oil-coated waterfowl, littered waterways, melting ice floes, and dead landscapes. Images of hope, such as paper, cans, and bottles being recycled; trash being sorted; and scientists taking and testing water samples, are also featured. (57 minutes)

Introduction to Matter, the Elements, and Units of Measure

Goldhil Home Media International

Elements and compounds, accuracy and precision, liters and moles and joules-what does it all mean? After introducing the states, properties, and types of matter, this program proceeds to the periodic table of elements and the qualities of atoms, compounds, and molecules. An investigation of the metric system, SI units, uncertainty in measurement, and dimensional analysis wrap up this engaging educational resource. (26 minutes)

The Battle of Poitiers: 733

Pathe Media

Mohammed was born around 570 in Mecca and died not far from there in 632. The faith he preached exploded out of Arabia, north into the Byzantine world and southwest across northern Africa; in 711, Berbers and Moors invaded Spain, while a two-pronged attack was undertaken against Europe east of the Pyrenees. The stand-off would take place at Poitiers. This program describes Gaul at this time, its Frankish and Gallo-Roman inhabitants far less civilized than the Arabic invaders; the warriors on both sides and the battle itself, with its strange ending; and the retreat of the Saracens. Islam was pushed behind the Pyrenees, where it would remain until 1492. (32 minutes)English

MegaWorld: Mexico

Learn Locker Inc.

Mexico may be known for Tequila and Tacos, but it's also home to the largest open-air salt mine in the world, extracting 7.5 million tons of salt each year. We'll visit this giant above ground mine that's been created by tidal sea water coming onto the land and being evaporated into the sun. Huge dikes are used to create "salt pans" that trap the sea water. These man-made salt pans cover over 180 sq km. MegaWorld will go to new heights as the world's tallest cable bridge is being built as part of a $1.2 billion, 230 km construction project that runs from the Mexican interior to the Pacific coast. At 390 m (1,280 feet), the Baluarte Bridge will be the highest bridge in North America and the highest cable-stayed bridge in the world. And we'll find out how a 62-kilometer tunnel might be the key to preventing Mexico City from sinking.

The Murray-Darling Basin: A System in Crisis (Part 2)

Learn Locker Inc.

In program one we looked at how the natural features of the Murray-Darling Basin have shaped farming and water management practices, and how in turn those practices have changed the rivers and the land. In this second part of the series, we look at how over-allocation of water resources, climate change, salinity and other problems are threatening the long-term productivity and sustainability of the region.

The Poisoner's Handbook

American Experience

In the early 1900s , the average American medicine cabinet was a would-be poisoner’s treasure chest. Deadly chemicals such as radioactive radium, thallium, potassium cyanide, and morphine lurked in health tonics, depilatory creams, teething medicine, and cleaning supplies. While the tools of the murderer’s trade multiplied as the pace of industrial innovation increased, the scientific knowledge and the political will to detect and prevent the crimes lagged behind. All this changed in 1918, when New York City hired Charles Norris as its first scientifically trained medical examiner. Over the course of a decade and a half, Norris and his chief toxicologist, Alexander Gettler, would turn forensic chemistry into a formidable science and set the standards that the rest of the country would ultimately adopt.

Ocean Waves Could Power Homes

Inside Science

If you've ever body surfed or been tossed around by a wave, you know the power of the ocean. Our oceans hold huge amounts of potential energy, yet most of it goes unused. Now mechanical engineers are working on a new way to harvest energy from ocean waves.

Liquid Gold

DCD Rights Limited

This program tells the extraordinary story of how the bottled water industry has grown from nothing to become one of the biggest success stories in the modern food and beverage industry in just 40 years. With unprecedented access to the world's largest food and beverage companies, including Nestle and Danone, this is the inside story of how the bottled water business has become emblematic of an age of plenty in the West. With billions at stake, the market is fiercely fought over by the world's multinationals who promise us health, convenience and youth. It is natural and pure and sourced at minimal cost, its real value lies in the marketing and branding.

A Gem of a Bacterium

Looking Glass International

A group of the Faculty of Sciences of Co´rdoba has discovered a bacterium in the Guadalquivir River which is able to eliminate waste cyanide and also produce a biodegradable plastic.

Managing Heart Failure: Get Active

The Wellness Network

Understand that keeping physically active strengthens your heart muscle, which reduces your heart failure symptoms and benefits your overall health.

Oceans: The Habitable Planet—A Systems Approach to Environmental Science

Annenberg Learner

Ocean systems operate on a range of scales, from massive systems such as El Niño that affects weather across the globe, to tiny photosynthetic organisms near the ocean surface that take in large amounts of carbon dioxide. This program looks at how ocean systems regulate themselves and thus help maintain the planet's habitability.

Green Builder—Career Q&A: Professional Advice and Insight

Cambridge Educational

What is it like to be a green builder? In this Career Q&A video interview, Kenny Gronotalks about his career path, what he does on the job, and the keys to success in the field of green remodeling. He also offers candid advice on breaking into the profession as well as insight into the industry’s biggest challenges and how the field may change in the next ten years.

Galaxies Forming

MVD Entertainment Group

Todd Duncan, Science Integration Institute, Portland, and Joel Primack, Distinguished Professor of Physics, University of California, Santa Cruz, explore the formation of galaxies from the hot, energetic state of the early universe. These interviews cover topics ranging from the shapes of galaxies to the formation of the Milky Way.

Life’s Emergence

MVD Entertainment Group

Ursula Goodenough, Biology Department, Washington University, and Terry Deacon, Anthropology Department, University of California, Berkeley, explore the complexities of the emergence of the first cells and the intricate patterning found in DNA and multicellular organisms.

Size Matters: Dara O'Briain's Science Club (Series 2)

BBC Worldwide Learning

In this episode of Dara O'Briain's Science Club, the team and guests focus on size. They explore big data, dark matter, bacteria, stock market trading, and more. DaraO'Briain's Science Club combines lively studio discussions featuring some of the world’s most eminent scientists, with exciting experiments, studio demonstrations and film reports of cutting-edge science stories. Each loosely themed episode explores the ideas that are transforming our lives and our understanding of the world. A BBC Production

Waves and Tides: Fierce Earth (Series 2)

BBC Worldwide Learning

Featuring footage from the BBC and other natural history archives, the Fierce Earth series showcases the power of nature's fury. This episode focuses on the ocean and coastline. Viewers learn about ocean waves, tides and rip currents. A BBC Production.

The Art of Movement: Biomimicry—Inspired by Nature

Global Screen GmbH

The invention of the airplane was only a first step. Engineers enviously look at the sky and marvel at the elegance of their natural role models. Other researchers hope to develop amphibious spider vehicles or actuators that work like fish fins. Numerous examples of efficient locomotion can be found in nature. And many of these sustainable ideas are still unexploited. There is an enormous, still neglected potential. The first episode gives an introduction into the field of the new science of biomimicry. How can this new discipline help us overcome our limits? What can we learn from nature beyond that?

Unacceptable Levels

TDC Entertainment

Unacceptable Levels examines the results of the chemical revolution of the 1940s through the eyes of affable filmmaker Ed Brown, a father seeking to understand the world in which he and his wife are raising their children. To create this debut documentary, one mantraveled extensively with his camera to find and interview top minds in the fields of science, advocacy, and law. Weaving their testimonies into a compelling narrative, Brown presents us with the story of how the chemical revolution brought us to where we are, and of where, if we’re not vigilant, it may take us.

The Emscher: The Miracle in the Coalfields

Albatross World Sales

In the Ruhr district of Germany, we witness the comeback of a small river and an entire landscape. For decades, the Emscher was the most polluted river in Europe. Now, it’s being returned from an industrial sewer to a natural river system. With the help of waste water treatment plants, liberated river beds, and returning animal species, this unique natural region is blossoming.

Fixing Nature: Water

AB Droits Audiovisuels

Water is at the heart of life itself and of the diversity of species. If it is polluted or there is a shortage of water, then many ecosystems come under threat. This 52-minute documentary will follow three extensive projects to rescue the ecosystems, biodiversity and animals in the front line at the scene of natural catastrophes

Flint's Deadly Water

Frontline

Investigators exposethe deadly toll from the Flint water crisis. A two-year Frontline investigation uncovers the roots and extent of a deadly Legionnaires’ outbreak during the water crisis, and how officials failed to stop it.

Everglades

National Geographic

One's of the largest wetlands on our planet is a puzzle of different habitats and home to thousands of species like alligators, the elusive Florida panther and delicate Key deer.

Water Apocalypse

National Geographic

Planet Earth is often called "The Blue Marble." From space, it practically glows with a bright blue hue and swirls of white clouds. From a distance, it appears to be full to the brim with water. It's not until you take a closer look that you discover that despite its surface being covered with water, there is very little water to drink. Saltwater oceans dominate 97 percent of the water on Earth. Glaciers at our polar caps lock up 2 percent of our fresh water. Our population of 7 billion people and millions of animal species share just 1 percent of the water available on our planet. With climate change savaging weather systems and our population steadily rising, scientists and engineers all over the world are struggling to create local solutions for the growing global water problem.

Runoff

BayView Entertainment LLC.

The beauty of the land cannot mask the brutality of a farm town. As harvest draws near, Betty confronts a terrifying new reality and will go to desperate lengths to save her family when they are threatened with being forced from their land. An old friend, struggling to keep his own farm profitable by any means necessary, offers Betty a way out. She refuses to get involved, but as the pressures mount for her family and they are on the brink of eviction, her husband, Frank, reveals that he is seriously ill. How far will one to go to take care of one’s own? Recalling all that is heartland Americana, this film combines an ecological urgency with a compelling yet sensitive story.

Superconductors -- Powering Our Future

Inside Science

A maglev train hovers above its track. A doctor uses an MRI scanner to detect disease. Fast digital circuits send superfast, clear signals from one source to another. These technologies are possible thanks to superconductors. Superconductors are materials where electrons can move without any resistance. But today's superconductors don’t work unless they are cooled to well below room temperature. Now researchers are using quantum physics on a quest to find superconductors that will work at room temperature to make them easier to use

Discussion with Richard Panek & Lee Smolin

Cinetic Rights Management LLC.

Richard Panek, author of The 4% Universe: Dark Matter, Dark Energy, and the Race to Discover the Rest of Reality, meets with theoretical physicist Lee Smolin to discuss Panek’s book and cosmology.

Black Lives Matter

NPO/Netherlands Public Broadcasting

In 2013 in Sanford, Florida, vigilante George Zimmerman was found not guilty of the murder of 17-year-old African American Trayvon Martin. As a result, the struggle against police violence flared up under the hashtag #BlackLivesMatter and turned into one of the biggest grassroots movements in the United States. This film interviewed co-founder Patrisse Cullors about the various forms of violence against black citizens, and why resistance is essential.

Emerging Nanotechnology

ClickView Pty Limited

Nanotechnology has found its way into our homes and everyday lives. This clip reveals some amazing applications that are part of our everyday lives now and takes a look at nanotechnology in the future and the revolutionary impact it will continue to have. It opens a world of possibilities for students of middle-to-senior-level science, chemistry, and physics.

Measuring Oxygen Saturation With Pulse Oximetry: Nursing Skills

Elsevier

This video explains how to measure oxygen saturation using pulse oximetry.

Microscopic Universe (The Universe)

A&E

Within our immense universe lies a lesser-known world of tiny particles. From strange ghostly neutrinos that pass right through matter to mysterious objects with names like MACHOs and WIMPs.

Ride the Comet (The Universe)

A&E

Hitch a ride on the journey of a comet as it roars from the cold, dark outer reaches of the solar system to the fiery surface of the Sun.

Flow: For Love Of Water

Oscilloscope Pictures

Winner of the Grand Jury Award for Best Documentary at the United Nations Film Festival, Flow investigates what experts label the most important political and environmental issue of the 21st Century: the world water crisis. Building a case against the growing privatization of the world's dwindling fresh water supply, the director focuses on politics, pollution, human rights, and the emergence of a domineering world water cartel.