Educate Today | CRP 22: The Environment

CRP 22: The Environment

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St. Louis Zoo – One Health and Turtle Ambassadors

The One Health program looks at the interrelationship of diseases in animals and humans, in the context of environmental change, an example of which is the St. Louis Box Turtle Project.

Grades: 6 - 12

Duration: 3:53

Smart Crop – Monitoring Platform Alerts Farmers and Growers About Their Crops

Donald Danforth Plant Science Center researchers have created a crop phenotyping station called the PheNode. See how the system helps farmers better monitor their crops to get them to market.

Grades: 6 - 12

Duration: 5:32

The Power of Pig Poop: Renewable Energy Created from Manure

See how Roeslein Alternative Energy produces renewable natural gas (RNG) from the anaerobic digestion of swine manure, turning pig poop into power.

Grades: 6 - 12

Duration: 3:49

Trailblazer Sam Klein

Meet Sam Klein, a trailblazer for recycling initiatives since he was younger than ten years old.

Grades: 3 - 8

Duration: 2:11

Trailblazer Solar Roadways

Meet the folks from Solar Roadways, a trailblazing company in green energy for transportation.

Grades: 3 - 8

Duration: 2:19

Going Green in Agriculture – Anaerobic Digestion

How do you take an agricultural waste stream and convert it into an eco-friendly revenue stream? You use the digestion process of cattle to your advantage.

Grades: 6 - 12

Duration: 9:54

Going Green in Architecture – LEED Certification

What does it take for a building to become LEED certified? How do LEED buildings impact the environment? Find the answers to these questions and more in this video on the LEED certification process.

Grades: 6 - 12

Duration: 4:52

Trailblazer Mary Engelbreit

Meet Mary Engelbreit, artist and trailblazer for art and entrepreneurship.

Grades: 3 - 8

Duration: 1:27

Trailblazer Melba Pattillo Beals

Meet Melba Pattillo Beals PhD., member of the Little Rock Nine, and trailblazer for civil rights.

Grades: 3 - 8

Duration: 9:23

River Stewardship Practices

Erin Hilligoss-Volkmann, Natural Resource Specialist with the St. Louis District US Army Corps of Engineers, demonstrates how the Corps balances river stewardship with maintaining river transportatio...

Grades: 6 - 10

Duration: 13:23

What Happens After the Trash Truck Pulls Away?

See what happens to your trash after it's picked up by your garbage collector.

Grades: 3 - 8

Duration: 2:00

Saving Energy and Helping the Environment

Learn from Katherine Golden, Sustainability Education Manager at the Earthways Center of the Missouri Botanical Garden as she shares ways to reduce your energy footprint and help the environment.

Grades: 6 - 8

Duration: 5:38

Repurpose Your Waste and Help the Environment

Learn from Katherine Golden, Earthways Center of the Missouri Botanical Garden as she shares ways to reduce the trash you throw out by repurposing what you think may be waste material.

Grades: 6 - 8

Duration: 4:04

Geothermal Power

Join experts from the St. Louis Science Center to find out about how geothermal energy works and how it can help our environment.

Grades: 6 - 12

Duration: 10:40

Nuclear Energy

Join experts from the St. Louis Science Center to find out about how nuclear energy works and how it can help reduce our carbon footprint.

Grades: 6 - 12

Duration: 11:41

Climate Change and Rising Sea Levels

How does climate change affect sea levels? Find out in this video with the St. Louis Science Center.

Grades: 6 - 12

Duration: 12:32

Carbon Footprint – What It Is and How to Reduce It

Join experts from the St. Louis Science Center to learn about your carbon footprint and how to reduce it.

Grades: 6 - 12

Duration: 13:13

How Do You Set Up Your Own Rain Catching System?

Rob Kennedy, Sustainability Programs Coordinator at the EarthWays Center of the Missouri Botanical Garden, describes how to create your own rain catching system.

Grades: 6 - 12

Duration: 1:26

Are There Stormwater Solutions That Are Better for a Crowded Urban Area?

Rob Kennedy, Sustainability Programs Coordinator at the EarthWays Center of the Missouri Botanical Garden, explains effective stormwater solutions for urban areas.

Grades: 6 - 12

Duration: 0:40

What Is The Best Way to Find Out About the Right Native Plants for Your Area?

Rob Kennedy, Sustainability Programs Coordinator at the EarthWays Center of the Missouri Botanical Garden, explains how to learn the best native plants to use in your area.

Grades: 6 - 9

Duration: 0:35

Creating a Rain Garden

Rob Kennedy, Sustainability Programs Coordinator at the EarthWays Center of the Missouri Botanical Garden describes ways you can create your own rain garden.

Grades: 6 - 12

Duration: 0:59

The Value of Native Plants in Your Landscape

Katherine Golden and Rob Kennedy, EarthWays Center of the Missouri Botanical Garden describe how you can use plants native to your area to help with your landscaping and rainscaping.

Grades: 6 - 9

Duration: 1:59

Rainscaping: A Solution to Damaging Stormwater Runoff

Katherine Golden and Rob Kennedy, EarthWays Center of the Missouri Botanical Garden describe how to use rainscaping in your landscaping your advantage and reduce harmful runoff.

Grades: 6 - 12

Duration: 9:24

What Is a Watershed?

Katherine Golden and Rob Kennedy, EarthWays Center of the Missouri Botanical Garden describe a watershed and demonstrate how water and non-point pollution flows through it.

Grades: 6 - 10

Duration: 1:43

How Stormwater Runoff Pollution Affects the Environment

Katherine Golden and Rob Kennedy, EarthWays Center of the Missouri Botanical Garden, explain how stormwater runoff pollution affects the environment and what you can do about it.

Grades: 6 - 12

Duration: 12:36

Celebrate the Earth with Plants: Stormwater, Pollution, and Plant-Based Solutions

Katherine Golden and Rob Kennedy, EarthWays Center of the Missouri Botanical Garden, lead students through an investigation of storm water runoff and ways to solve the problem including at home.

Grades: 5 - 9

Duration: 42:08

How to Tell if a Plastic Bag Can Be Recycled

Jean Ponzi, EarthWays Center of the Missouri Botanical Garden, demonstrates an easy way to see if that plastic bag you're about to throw in the trash could instead be tossed in your recycling bin.

Grades: 6 - 8

Duration: 0:53

Recycling Plastic Bags into Other Products

Jean Ponzi, EarthWays Center of the Missouri Botanical Garden, shares examples of products made from recycled plastic bags and how you can help in the effort to do more.

Grades: 6 - 8

Duration: 1:48

What Can We Do To Reduce Stores Using Plastic Bags?

Jean Ponzi, Green Resources Manager for the EarthWays Center of the Missouri Botanical Garden, offers suggestions for reducing store's use of plastic bags.

Grades: 6 - 8

Duration: 1:09

What Happens When the Wrong Items are Put in Recycling?

Jean Ponzi, Green Resources Manager for the EarthWays Center of the Missouri Botanical Garden, describes what can happen in the recycling process if the wrong item is placed in your recycling bin.

Grades: 6 - 8

Duration: 1:42

What Suggestions Do You Have for Starting a Recycling Program at Our School?

Jean Ponzi, Green Resources Manager for the EarthWays Center of the Missouri Botanical Garden, provides students with suggestions for starting a recycling program at their school.

Grades: 6 - 8

Duration: 1:13

An Alternative to Dryer Sheets

Do you have to use dryer sheets to eliminate static from your clothing? Jean Ponzi, EarthWays Center of the Missouri Botanical Garden, says "NO!" and demonstrates earth friendly alternatives.

Grades: 6 - 8

Duration: 2:48

Using Reusable Items to Reduce Pollution

Jean Ponzi, Green Resources Manager for the EarthWays Center of the Missouri Botanical Garden, shares how reusing as many items as possible can really reduce your pollution footprint.

Grades: 6 - 8

Duration: 2:36

What’s the Harm of Putting Something in My Recycling Bin That Shouldn’t Be There?

Jean Ponzi, Green Resources Manager for the EarthWays Center of the Missouri Botanical Garden, explains the importance of not putting the wrong item into your recycling bin.

Grades: 6 - 8

Duration: 1:42

What Should and Shouldn’t Go in My Recycling Bin

Jean Ponzi, Green Resources Manager for the EarthWays Center of the Missouri Botanical Garden, shares the items that should and should NOT go into your home recycling bin.

Grades: 6 - 8

Duration: 14:26

Celebrate the Earth with Less Pollution – Recycle Responsibly and Remember to Reduce & Reuse!

Jean Ponzi, Green Resources Manager for EarthWays Center of the Missouri Botanical Garden, demonstrates easy ways to reduce, reuse, and recycle.

Grades: 5 - 9

Duration: 41:24

Does the Vermicompost Smell?

Maggie McCoy, EarthWays Center of the Missouri Botanical Garden, explains that foul smells should not be a problem with a properly maintained vermicompost bin.

Grades: 3 - 5

Duration: 1:38

What Are the Best Worms to Use in My Vermicomposting Bin?

Maggie McCoy, EarthWays Center of the Missouri Botanical Garden, explains which worms are the best for a vermicomposting bin.

Grades: 6 - 9

Duration: 1:06

What’s the Best Way to Use My Vermicompost?

Maggie McCoy, EarthWays Center of the Missouri Botanical Garden, describes different ways to use vermicompost in your garden.

Grades: 6 - 9

Duration: 1:31

Can I Go Away on Vacation and Leave My Worms Alone?

Maggie McCoy, EarthWays Center of the Missouri Botanical Garden, shares her thoughts about the care and maintenance of a vermicompost bin when you're away for a few days.

Grades: 3 - 5

Duration: 0:43

Do I Have to Worry About Fruit Flies or Other Bugs Being Attracted to My Compost Bin?

Maggie McCoy, EarthWays Center of the Missouri Botanical Garden, explains how bugs are not a problem with well kept compost bins.

Grades: 3 - 5

Duration: 0:32

How Do I Know When to Harvest My Compost?

Maggie McCoy, EarthWays Center of the Missouri Botanical Garden, describes the characteristics of a compost bin ready to harvest.

Grades: 6 - 9

Duration: 1:26

How Long Does it Take For Worms to Create the Compost?

Maggie McCoy, EarthWays Center of the Missouri Botanical Garden, explains the amount of time needed to create a working compost bin.

Grades: 6 - 9

Duration: 0:41

What’s the Best Paper for Your Compost Bin?

Maggie McCoy, EarthWays Center of the Missouri Botanical Garden, describes paper that works especially well in a compost bin.

Grades: 6 - 9

Duration: 0:57

Are There Certain Types of Trash That Work Best for Vermicomposting?

Maggie McCoy, EarthWays Center of the Missouri Botanical Garden, talks about the types of trash that work best for vermicomposting.

Grades: 6 - 9

Duration: 0:42

What is Composting and How Does it Work?

Find out how composting works in this video with Maggie McCoy from the EarthWays Center of the Missouri Botanical Garden.

Grades: 6 - 9

Duration: 4:40

Trash – How Much We Create and One Way to Reduce It

View this video to learn how much trash the average American produces and how taking steps to compost your trash can reduce the amount you create.

Grades: 3 - 5

Duration: 3:08

Vermicomposting 101 with Maggie McCoy

Want to know how to set up and run your own vermicomposting bin? View this video with Maggie McCoy from the EarthWays Center of the Missouri Botanical Garden.

Grades: 6 - 9

Duration: 21:11

Celebrate the Earth with Worms: Decomposer Detectives

Learn from Maggie McCoy, EarthWays Center of the Missouri Botanical Garden, as she leads students through an investigation of the process and benefits of vermicomposting.

Grades: 5 - 9

Duration: 41:44

Trailblazer St. Louis Cardinals and LED Lighting

Learn about the trailblazing initiative by the St. Louis Cardinals that has resulted in state of the art LED lighting for the benefit of players and fans alike.

Grades: 3 - 8

Duration: 2:46

Trailblazer Butler’s Pantry and the ORCA Food Waste Machine

Meet the folks of catering organization Butler Pantry and see how their trailblazing use of an ORCA food waste machine provides an environmentally friendly option for taking care of their food waste.

Grades: 3 - 8

Duration: 1:33

Trailblazer Capstone Development Group and Green Energy Homes

Learn about the trailblazing work being done by Capstone Development Corporation as they build entire housing developments committed to green energy use.

Grades: 3 - 8

Duration: 2:56

Trailblazer LEED Certified Building

Meet the folks behind the use of trailblazing LEED certification methods when building homes, factories, office buildings, and more.

Grades: 3 - 8

Duration: 3:59

Going Green in Hospitals – Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle

Mercy Hospital Systems is committed to an environmental strategy designed to reduce, reuse, and recycle as much as possible. See how the strategy helps the environment and the hospital's bottom line.

Grades: 6 - 12

Duration: 6:26

Going Green in Housing – Eco-Friendly Home Building

See how solar and wind power and other green initiatives come to life in a green housing development using the latest eco-friendly construction and operation practices.

Grades: 6 - 12

Duration: 8:23

Trailblazer Sister Mary Antona Ebo

Meet Sister Mary Antona Ebo, nun, hospital administrator, and trailblazer for civil rights.

Grades: 3 - 8

Duration: 1:28

Trailblazer Nejla Yatkin

Meet Nejla Yatkin, choreographer and trailblazer for innovative dance. Learn about Ms. Yatkin and her work.

Grades: 3 - 8

Duration: 1:15

Trailblazer Jennifer Archibald

Meet Jennifer Archibald, choreographer and trailblazer for innovative dance. Learn about Jennifer Archibald and her work.

Grades: 3 - 8

Duration: 1:44

Trailblazers Melisa Mujanovic and Nina Nukic

Meet Melisa Mujanovic and Nina Nukic, dancers and trailblazers for keeping Bosnian traditions alive.

Grades: 3 - 8

Duration: 0:35

Trailblazer Asha Prem

Meet Asha Prem, founder of Dances of India and trailblazer for dance.

Grades: 3 - 8

Duration: 1:53

Trailblazer Cristi Cook

Meet Cristi Cook, co-founder of Be the Change Volunteers and trailblazer for empowering communities.

Grades: 3 - 8

Duration: 2:12

Trailblazer Laura Storm

Meet Laura Storm, co-founder of South County Foster Closet and trailblazer for helping others.

Grades: K, 3 - 8

Duration: 1:35

Trailblazer Dawn Putnam

Meet Dawn Putnam, founder of Moms on a Mission and a trailblazer for helping others.

Grades: K, 3 - 8

Duration: 2:04

Rivers and Transportation of Goods

Edward Brauer, P.E. US Army Corps of Engineers, shares examples of the Corp's river channeling methods and answers student questions about how the work is done and how effectively they operate.

Grades: 3 - 8

Duration: 8:56

The ORCA Food Waste Machine

See how the ORCA machine works to reduce food waste.

Grades: 3 - 5

Duration: 1:44

Earth Day: Building Green 2

Tour the headquarters of Alberici Constructors, a LEED® Platinum and 4 Green Globes certified building to learn how the building was constructed and how its “green” systems operate.

Grades: 5 - 12

Duration: 58:22

Explore! Living Green

For this episode of Explore! we investigate the big picture question, “What does it mean to live green and what can I do to be better at it?”

Grades: 3 - 8

Duration: 28:39

The Science Behind Dams

Learn how dams operate on the Mississippi River, their effect on the river and surrounding environment, the work of the Corps of Engineers, and the importance of dams to river traffic and the economy.

Grades: 5 - 9

Duration: 54:35

Going Green – Back to Nature 1

View this program to learn about the importance of watersheds and what we can do to protect them. Learn from lab activities that test stream water for macro invertebrates and water quality.

Grades: 5 - 9

Duration: 49:51

Going Green – Back to Nature 2

View this program to learn about the importance of watersheds and what we can do to protect them. Learn from lab activities that test stream water for macro invertebrates and water quality.

Grades: 5 - 9

Duration: 52:46

Healthy Plants for Your Home (Member Created Video)

See examples of plants that help your home's environment.

Grades: 3 - 6

Duration: 0:19

Green House Tour (Member Created Video)

Learn about different ways to make your home more environmentally friendly.

Grades: 3 - 8

Duration: 1:50

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