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Shorty animation that explains what CNG is and can do..

Drought conditions have been at record levels in the contiguous United States for much of July, according to the National Drought Mitigation Center, which began monitoring drought conditions in 1999. The animated map below shows the spread of drought conditions since January 2012.

This is a great video on a change in thinking about using herd animals to turn desertification

Love this site, especially the pictures. I like to show the kids the pictures to start discussions- name the animal, where does it live, do we have these here in WV? endangered? etc. Good for discussion about our impact on animals around the world.

This is one of a huge and diverse series of short, animated and slightly sarcastic science videos by the Kurzgesagt group. They are active and post a new one about once a week. The nuclear power series of videos is also excellent.

Join Leo, the young pig who wonders if he is "the one", Chickity, the feathered family farm defender, and Moopheus, the trench-coat-clad cow with a passion for green pastures as they expose the problems with factory farming while making the world safe for sustainable family farms. The Meatrix, translated into over 30 languages, is a worldwide phenomenon! These are three 2-3 minute animations on factory farming - an interesting way to introduce CAFO/factory farming.

Simple environmental images - current

You can manipulate scales and use different objects to show realtive sizes and more

The Story of Stuff is one of the most watched environmental-themed online movies of all time. Its animated and accessible to all levels of students. This is a great introduction to Environmental Justice, and what students can do to get involved through action.

I totally agree! I got to meet Annie Leonard at SXSW-Eco in Austin, TX last October after her keynote speech. She encouraged me to take advantage of the free teaching material on the project website. There's so much great "stuff" on there!

I use this site for Net Primary Productivity. I like the animations. Also great for the images. This recent image shows the recent iceberg shed that is the size of Delaware. Students can see in real time what is going on around the world.

I find this a teaching tool for endangered species with discussion following about the effects of DDT on Eagles. I will show the Eagle pairs beginning in Feburary and weekly until the "babies" fly from the nest. We will also have discussions if the eggs do not hatch and why that happened.

This was a good video to show the impacts of a nuclear disaster. I use this video to show several major concepts. The dangers of nuclear power, if not maintained, as well as ecological succession. Class discussion will follows on what will happen in the future to this site as well as to the plants and animals that live and feed in Chernobyl.