Going Green in Hospitals – Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle
6:26
Grades: 6 - 12
Video Description: Mercy Hospital Systems in St. Louis is committed to an environmental strategy designed to reduce, reuse, and recycle as much as possible. See how such a strategy helps both the environment and the hospital’s bottom line.
Type of Video: Story*
Unique Video ID: Environment-24**
Quick Ideas for Using the Video:
- Prior to viewing the video, assess student current knowledge of environmentally friendly practices that can be used in businesses. Then view the video to see examples of eco-friendly practices in action.
- Provide the video for students as they conduct their own independent project related to eco-friendly practices to help the environment..
*Story videos employ a narrative form to highlight a topic, location, or practitioner in the area of study.
**The unique Video ID can be used to quickly locate a single video in the ET collection. This search function is designed to let teachers assign students to watch a specific video and have only that video appear as a search result. Just click on Search and choose “By Video ID.” Then type in the Video ID as it appears above. Be sure to include the dash.
