Earth Day & Environmental Protection
Collections of Environmental Videos:
As always, be sure to preview any films to ensure the content is appropriate for your class.
Green TV
Earth Day TV
TED Talks: A Greener Future
CBC Digital Archives (Environment)
From the National Film Board of Canada:
The Garbage Movie: Junior/Intermediate Level
http://www.nfb.ca/film/class_project_the_garbage_movie
How do they Recycle Paper?
http://www.nfb.ca/film/how_do_they_recycle_paper/
Epilogue: 15 minute wordless documentary contrasting scenes of Canada's beautiful landscape with the destruction of the environment - Intermediate Level
http://www.nfb.ca/film/epilogue
Other Videos:
TED Talks: Yann Arthus-Bertrand captures fragile Earth in wide-angle
(use the English subtitles due to his thick accent)
http://www.ted.com/talks/yann_arthus_bertrand_captures_fragile_earth_in_wide_angle.html
Severn Suzuki - The Girl Who Silenced the World - 1992 UN Conference (Rio)
http://www.watchknowlearn.org/Video.aspx?VideoID=12010&CategoryID=546
Save the Planet! http://www.watchknowlearn.org/Video.aspx?VideoID=2424&CategoryID=546
Rachel Carson: scientist, sentimentalist, icon
(CBC Digital Archives - Canadian Perspective)
http://www.cbc.ca/archives/categories/environment/environmental-protection/earth-day-greening-the-globe/rachel-carson-scientist-sentimentalist-icon.html
One Day on Earth Project:http://www.onedayonearth.org/
The Story of Stuff: http://www.storyofstuff.com