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Wetlands, Mine Drainage, Frogs and Fun Saint Vincent College Environmental Education Center |
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| 2000 Excellence in Surface Mining Reclamation Awards | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A New England Pond | Some of the best work in ecology has been done on small fresh water pond ecosystems. A small New England pond teaches the basic concepts in ecosystem science. Food webs are illustrated, Chemical cycles and problems of acid rain | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| A Page in Time | Office of Surface Mining | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| A Shared Commitment: The Appalachian Clean Streams Initiative - Copy 1 | Several AMD Treatment sites showcase their treatment systems. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| A Shared Commitment: The Appalachian Clean Streams Initiative - Copy 2 | Several AMD Treatment sites showcase their treatment systems. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| A Tropical Rain Forest | Saving the Amazonian rain forest is a high priority among environmental advocates today. This program takes you and your students into a small section of the Amazonian rain forest to learn how this unique ecosystem functions today. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Acid Rain | The Earth at Risk Scholars open this program by studying the effects of acid rain on outdoor statues in Philadelphia. They explore the history of this pollution problem, from its origins during the Industrial Revolution to its devastating effects on today | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| America's Fuel | Center For Energy and Economic Development | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amphibian | Explore the amazing world of amphibians, from the length of a frog's leap to the habitat of the newt. Narrated by Martin Sheen. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Animal Adaptations | In the Galapagos Islands, Charles Darwin observed how animals had adapted to succeed in their environments and was inspired to develop his theory of evolution. Today, in the Antarctic, emperor penguins display their own adaptations that help them survive | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bird | Based on the book series, these award-winning videos are wonderful guides to natural history. In each program you will journey into a three-dimensional "virtual museum" where the life cycle and habitat of plants or animals is clearly explained. State-of-t | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Butterflies and Bees | Butterflies and bees are the perfect introduction to the thousands of different species of insects. What attracts entomologists to these colorful creatures? Why do so many plants depend on them for survival? | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chemical Cycles in the Biosphere | New computer graphics and video footage from around the world show how chemicals cycle within the biosphere. Emphasized are the oxygen-carbon dioxide cycle, the nitrogen cycle, the water cycle, and how toxic chemicals affect the biosphere. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clean Air | Nineteenth-century smokestacks were once a symbol of progress in America. Their legacy, however, is the very serious problem of air pollution. Additionally, the rising number of automobiles has contributed to the dangerous levels of pollution in the air w | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clean Water | Though water is essential to survival, most take this precious resource for granted. In fact, only 1% of the water on this planet is available for human needs. This award-winning program explains the hydrologic cycle, as well as the many ways that water i | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Conserving America: The Wetlands | Wetlands are perhaps the most important ecosystems on Earth. Yet, due to development, over 50% of U.S. wetlands have been destroyed, disappearing at the rate of 300,000 acres each year. This episode of the Conserving America series explores our swamps and | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Degradation of the Land | The earth is the source of all life, water and climate, and this program uncovers the many ways in which humanity has been abusing it. From clearcutting and logging to toxic pesticides, parts of the planet are rapidly losing topsoil and turning to desert. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deserts | You will visit the Sahara Desert of North Africa and to the Mohave, Colorado and Great Basin deserts of the southwestern United States to learn the facts, concepts and values that make these unique ecosystems so dreaded and so loved. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ecosystems | What is ecology? How can it help us understand the world we live in? An up-to-date live-action production ideal for biology, life science and environmental studies. Part 1. From Nature Study to Ecology. Part 2. The Web of Life. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| EnviroScape Wetlands Instructional Tape | EnviroScape | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extinction | Four to six thousand plants and animals become extinct each year, and the number is escalating at an alarming rate. This program examines the causes of extinction, both natural and human, from the disappearance of the dinosaurs to current efforts to prote | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Food Chains in the Biosphere | Students will learn how producers, consumers, decomposers and the a biotic elements are connected in ecosystems and how ecosystems make up a biosphere. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Frogs: Facts and Folklore | Frogs turning into princes is pure folklore. But there are some true and amazing facts about these misunderstood amphibians with long, sticky tongues. Whether land-based or water-based, frogs have amazing ways of surviving and breeding in the wild. Lea | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Global Warming | Explains the science and the uncertainties behind current global warming debates in Congress and the press. This newly updated program includes interviews with experts. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Global Warming | The 1980s registered seven of the ten hottest years ever recorded, an indication to many scientists that a gradual warming of the planet is occurring, which could have dramatic effects on planetary weather and life forms. This program explains the greenho | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Insects Facts and Folklore | They can spread diseases powerful enough to wipe out a human army, but insects aren't bad creatures! Learn how dung beetles keep our parks clean and how ladybugs keep aphids out of our gardens. And be prepared to face the horrifying truth - despite their | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nuclear Energy/Nuclear Waste | Nuclear energy currently supplies about one fifth of the world's power. This program begins by explaining the parts of the atom and how scientists use fusion with uranium atoms to create energy. The use of the atomic bomb at the end of World War II and th | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| October Sky | NASA engineer Homer H. Hickam, Jr.'s autobiography provided the basis for this drama about a teenager coming of age at the dawn of the space race. In 1957, Homer Hickam (Jake Gyllenhaal) is a high school student in Coalwood, West Virginia when the Soviet | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Out of the Ozone | Molecules of ozone form a protective barrier in the earth's upper atmosphere to shield life on earth from ultraviolet radiation. Just as scientists discovered the importance of this ozone, they also realized that man-made pollutants were destroying the l | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pennsylvania Whitetails | Pennsylvania Game Commission | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Recycling | The average American throws away 3.5 lbs of trash each day. This program scrutinizes our throw-away mentality and the vast waste management problems it has created. The most promising solution presented in this program is "pre-cycling" or source reduction | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Restoring America's Streams | The Izaak Walton | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Restoring America's Streams | A 28-minute video that shows how to become a "stream doctor" and cure sick streams. The video explains stream processes and causes of stream instability. Demonstrates techniques for restoring streams using native vegetation and features case studies of su | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scientific Methods and Values | Part 1. The Growth of Science.
The history of how scientific methods and values came to be includes visits
to the homes and laboratories of Newton, Darwin, Curie and other famous
scientists. Part 2. Methods and Values in Science Today. |
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| Silver Cinders: The Legacy of Coal and Coke in Southwestern Pennsylvania - Copy 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Silver Cinders: The Legacy of Coal and Coke in Southwestern Pennsylvania - Copy 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Atom | Knowledge of the atom is basic to all of the sciences. Use this program in any science course to help students learn what an atom is and what it means in human terms today. Part 1. How We Found Out About Atoms.Part 2. What Is an Atom? | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Biosphere | Global warming, ozone depletion and acid rain all make headlines and the evening news. In order to understand these and other global environmental problems, students need to understand what biologists call the biosphere. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Earth Day Special | Mother Earth is ailing and it's up to folks in Anytown USA to help her recover. So Harold Ramis joins the Wastebusters. Robin Williams busts everyone up with one-liners, then plays straight man to an uproarious corporate weasel. Dr. Carl Sagan talks fa | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Earth Day Special | Through comedy, song, story and up-to-the-minute scientific information and analysis, this program illustrates how the earth's environment has reached a state of crisis - and outlines a variety of activities in which everyone can help save the earth. The | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Galapagos Islands | The islands Darwin made famous are still alive and well one hundred fifty years after his visit. Take your students on a field trip to this unique ecosystem to learn more about the connections between ecosystems and evolution. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Great Lakes Ecosystem | The Largest Chain of fresh water lakes in the world has special ecological problems on its own. This program explains some of the challenges today. Stressed are: the sea lamprey, toxic wastes in the lakes, and the coming of the zebra mussel. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Ozone Layer | The importance of the ozone layer, the invisible layer that protects the Earth's atmosphere, is the focus of this program. Ozone molecules are examined, and the need for an oxygen/ozone balance in the atmosphere is explained. The Earth at Risk Scholars me | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Pennsylvania High-speed Maglev Project | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Rainforest | This program demonstrates how the preservation of the rainforest is vital to the survival of our planet. The rainforest provides a rich diversity of plant and animal life, and influences planetary weather systems, but it has been systematically destroyed | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Story of Ecosystems | Explains how the science of ecology helps us make sense of the living world. Concepts like food chains, chemical cycles, energy flow and environmental choices are stressed. Colorful new graphics and video footage. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Truth about H2O | Great things happen when students hook up with the environment. The truth about water is a new spin on the old, earth sciences water lecture featuring teens from around the country and the crazy characters from HeadJam. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Upstream, Downstream - Preserving Our Way of Life - Copy 1 | Western Pennsyvania Conservancy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Upstream, Downstream - Preserving Our Way of Life - Copy 2 | Western Pennsyvania Conservancy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake up to Wetlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Water Cycle | How does water travel from lakes to the clouds and back to earth again? Follow the pattern of rain, saturation, evaporation, and condensation in this fact- filled program about our most precious natural resource. The educational, sequential quiz format ge | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Water: To The Last Drop | Water is vital to life. Yet contamination and misuse threaten our available resources, and as populations expand, the search for new sources of water intensifies. Travel to Canada, the United States, Mexico, and the Middle East to look at the natural hi | |||||||||||||||||||||||