Climate Change and Energy - it's all connected.
Are we running out of energy? Can we just keep digging it up? Exploring to make a new find - Energy, we've got to stop using you up! A great song for Earth Day!
PHET Greenhouse Gas simulation
http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/greenhouse
and their Molecules and Light simulation can help you understand the greenhouse effect as well!
Endangered Mountain
Coal Video
History of Oil Part I
History of Oil Part II
History of Oil Part III
History of Oil Part IV
History of Oil Part V
Renewable VS. Non-Renewable Resources
National Geographic's Carbon Footprint Calculator
How much of Earth's resources will you use in your lifetime?
One Beach
While we can all help by not buying disposable plastic "throw-away" items, this film features people who have found a way to create beauty out of trash. Watch this video clip and then think about what you can do with some of the plastic items that you would ordinarily throw away. Let's see if Mr. O would be up for building a plastic trash sculpture!
PBS NATURE: Chernobyl's Radioactive Wolves
It has been 25 years since the nuclear accident at Chernobyl. Watch part 1 of this amazing video where scientists return to study the animals who live in the area that has been cleared of all humans for the past quarter of a century!
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