American Educational Products Environmental Concerns VHS Videos

Provides an easy-to-understand, global view of the planet's most urgent ecological and environmental issues.

Supplier:  American Educational Products SR8630

Catalog No. S88076

Description

Designed for life science and earth science curriculums for middle through high schools, each title includes full-motion video, graphic animation, and a teacher's guide with objectives, discussion points, activities, and a glossary.

Acid Rain: The Invisible Threat
Discover how acid rain affects forests, lakes, and our daily lives. Exciting, on-location footage, computer animation, and expert interviews create a well-paced program. Run time: 20 min.
Alternative Energies: Fuels for the Future
Learn how solar energy, wind, biomass, and other alternatives are rapidly meeting our demand for clean sources of energy. Students develop an understanding of how each renewable energy source works, and why they are being developed as fuels for the future. Run time: 21 min.
Biomes: Terrestrial Ecosystems
Discover the whats, wheres, and whys of our planet's terrestrial ecosystems—biomes. Explore the delicate vegetation of the tundra, the amazing ecological adaptations of desert life, and the rich biological diversity of tropical rain forests. Up to date and visually exciting. Run time: 20 min.
The Greenhouse Effect
Explore the causes and effects of global warming with this informative video. Learn about issues such as the burning of fossil fuels, deforestation of tropical rain forests, and inefficient agricultural practices. Run time: 17 min.
Recycling: Conserving Natural Resources
Discover how everyday products are made from raw materials and then reprocessed into new goods once again. Students learn how recycling lessens the demand we constantly place on our precious natural resources. Run time: 19 min.
Vanishing Forests
Explore the wonders of Earth's diverse and biologically rich forests, and understand why their global destruction may represent a serious ecological crisis. Timely and packed with exciting, full-motion video from forests around the world. Offers steps everyone can take to slow the spread of deforestation. Run time: 20 min.