Science Week Videos 2013: “Water”

The Cycle of Insanity: The Real Story of Water

• Runtime 19:43
• The premise of the film is that the water cycle has been dramatically altered over time, leaving us with a broken system that wastes water and energy, pollutes our natural waterways, harms critical marine life, and poorly deals with flooding and other water management problems.
• http://vimeo.com/10328536

Great Pacific Garden Patch

• Runtime 04:56
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=_pRy88R-4BI
• The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is an area of marine debris in the central North Pacific Ocean. The Patch is characterized by exceptionally high concentrations of pelagic plastics, chemical sludge and other debris that have been trapped by the currents.

Great Pacific Garden Patch

• Runtime 03:22
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nh6lkv1udb0

How Can the Water Become Polluted?

• Runtime 01:19
• Students will learn about how water becomes polluted and why organisms need a clean environment.
• http://exploretheblue.discoveryeducation.com/player.cfm?playvid=5C02ADCE-1029-429B-87BC-240466799857

Watersheds & Runoff

• Runtime 02:24
• Students learn about watersheds and how they can impact ecosystems.
• http://exploretheblue.discoveryeducation.com/player.cfm?playvid=9709D1CB-97C5-49F5-AA26-4ACC3D5D50E8

Salty Water, Water Everywhere

• Runtime 02.58
• Water is everywhere, but not all of it is fresh, drinkable water. Learn why the oceans become saltier as time passes.  Students will learn about the process of desalination.
• http://dsc.discovery.com/tv-shows/other-shows/videos/howstuffworks-salty-water-water-everywhere.htm

How Water Distribution Works

• Runtime 02:50
• California grows most of the nations produce on its fertile soil. Water to the region, however, is scarce and unevenly distributed. See how humans take control over the distribution of water by diverting the Colorado River.
• http://dsc.discovery.com/tv-shows/other-shows/videos/howstuffworks-how-water-distribution-works.htm

Water

• Runtime 02:08
• This video segment shows students where we get water, how it’s stored and how powerful it can be. It also discusses how important it is to conserve the .3% of usable fresh water available on earth.
• http://www.teachersdomain.org/asset/idptv11_vid_d4kwat/

Erosion & Deposition

• Runtime 02:25
• This video explains the difference between erosion and deposition.
• http://www.teachersdomain.org/asset/rr10_vid_eros/

Climate Change and Why the Ocean is Important

• Runtime 03:49
• This video discusses climate change and how the ocean absorbs heat from the atmosphere.
• http://climatekids.nasa.gov/review/ocean/oceans-of-climate-change-640×480.mp4

Hydraulics

• Runtime 05:53
• This video explains different hydraulic systems.
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlmRa-9zDF8

PlayPumps

• Runtime 02:18
• Watch kids spin on a merry-go-round called PlayPump, an invention that provides clean water to African villages without plumbing.
• http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/kids/green-kids/playpumps-kids/