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Topic	Title	Format	Grade	Grades	Length	Source	Year	About	Link	Physical Copy
Topic	Title	Format	Grade	Grades	Length	Source	Year	About	Link	Physical Copy
Climate Change and Renewable Energy	Simon Says "Let's Stop Climate Change!"	DVD	'K', '1', '2'	K-2	30 min	Hippo Works	2010	Fun, musical movie that teaches younger children about climate change.	https://www.amazon.com/Simon-Says-Lets-Climate-Change/dp/B004KT6LJQ
Climate Change and Renewable Energy	An Inconvenient Truth	DVD	'7', '8', '9', '10', '11', '12'	7-12	96 min	Paramount Classics	2006	Former Vice President Al Gore’s documentary presents an overview of the impacts of global warming on our civilization and planet. It offers changes we can make to become part of the solution.	https://www.amazon.com/Inconvenient-Truth-Al-Gore/dp/B000ICL3KG
Climate Change and Renewable Energy	Coal Country	DVD	'7', '8', '9', '10', '11', '12'	7-12	84 min	Evening Star	2009	This documentary dives into the social and environmental consequences of the coal mining industry.	https://www.amazon.com/COAL-COUNTRY-VARIOUS/dp/B002L5GQDW
Climate Change and Renewable Energy	Gasland	Online	'7', '8', '9', '10', '11', '12'	7-12	107 min	International WOW Company	2010	This documentary explores the controversial process of hydraulic fracking.	http://watchdocumentaries.com/gasland/
Climate Change and Renewable Energy	The Story of Cap and Trade	Online	'7', '8', '9', '10', '11', '12'	7-12	10 min	The Story of Stuff Project	2009	This movie examines the details and facts about the climate solution being discussed at Copenhagen and on Capitol Hill.	https://storyofstuff.org/movies/story-of-cap-and-trade/
Climate Change and Renewable Energy	Who Killed the Electric Car?	DVD	'7', '8', '9', '10', '11', '12'	7-12	92 min	Sony Pictures Home Entertainment	2006	This documentary explores the slow development of a great technology, the electric car, featuring engineers, politicians, protesters, and petroleum spokespeople.	https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0489037/
Climate Change and Renewable Energy	The Greenhouse Gas Effect	Online	'8', '9', '10', '11', '12'	8-12	2 min	EPA	2015	This animation uses narration and illustrations to explain the greenhouse effect and how it relates to climate change.	https://youtu.be/VYMjSule0Bw
Climate Change and Renewable Energy	The Zero Waste Climate Solution	Online	'8', '9', '10', '11', '12'	8-12	8 min	Ecocycle	2015	Explains how climate change is related to how we produce, consume, and dispose of our food and products.	https://youtu.be/_E2u_LbboKE
Composting	Home Composting: Turning Your Spoils to Soil	Online	'4', '5', '6', '7', '8', '9', '10', '11', '12'	4-12	17 min	State of Connecticut DEP	1991	Teaches home composting of household and yard waste. Suitable for teaching about gardening, recycling, and source reduction, as well as composting	http://www.ct.gov/deep/cwp/view.asp?a=2718&q=399598&deepNav_GID=1645	X
Composting	Compost…Because a Rind is a Terrible Thing to Waste	DVD	'9', '10', '11', '12'	9-12	37 min	Cornell Waste Mgmt.	1996	Shows source separation and composting operations at different businesses and institutions, as well as describing the benefits of a food scrap-composting program to decision-makers.	https://ecommons.cornell.edu/handle/1813/11314	X
Nature, Ecosystems and Conservation	Food, Inc.	DVD	'7', '8', '9', '10', '11', '12'	7-12	91 min	Magnolia Home Entertainment	2009	This movie explores the environmental and health costs associated with the food system's priority of convenience.	https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1286537/
Nature, Ecosystems and Conservation	Story of Change	Online	'7', '8', '9', '10', '11', '12'	7-12	6 min	The Story of Stuff Project	2012	This video argues that environmental and social change requires more than just buying more environmentally friendly products.	https://storyofstuff.org/movies/story-of-change/
Nature, Ecosystems and Conservation	The Story of Solutions	Online	'7', '8', '9', '10', '11', '12'	7-12	9 min	The Story of Stuff Project	2013	This video explores ways that the U.S. economy could move in a more sustainable direction.	https://storyofstuff.org/movies/the-story-of-solutions/
Solid Waste-Recycling	Garbage	Online	'K', '1', '2', '3'	K-3	2 min	PBS	2010	A sphynx gives a boy the challenge of making a giant pile of garbage smaller.	https://mass.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/lpsc10.sci.life.garbage/garbage/?#.WiqtFkqnFdg
Solid Waste-Recycling	Kids Talkin’ Trash	Online	'K', '1', '2', '3', '4', '5', '6', '7', '8'	K-8	14 min	Alameda County Waste Management Authority	0	Provokes thoughtful discussions and inspires children to recycle and make less garbage by practicing the 4 R’s- Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, and Rot.	part 1: https://youtu.be/L9iNQucNaGI part 2: https://youtu.be/YKxCkqMgJQo	X
Solid Waste-Recycling	Recycle Rex	Online	'K', '1', '2', '3', '4', '5', '6'	K-6	10 min	Disney Ed. Productions	1993	An award winning Disney production that explains recycling in a way that children can understand.	https://youtu.be/gLbiwZi1t7w	X
Solid Waste-Recycling	Recycle. A little effort…A big difference. Recycling in Massachusetts - English and Spanish Versions	Online	'K', '1', '2', '3', '4', '5', '6', '7', '8', '9', '10', '11', '12'	K-12	12 min	MassDEP with City of Lawrence	2004	Explains why recycling is important for our health, economy, and the environment in every community in MA, and how individuals can help. Shows how recycling provides jobs and products, saves money, and reduces the need for landfills and incinerators.	https://archive.org/search.php?query=creator%3A%22MassDEP+and+the+City+of+Lawrence%22	X
Solid Waste-Recycling	Your Recycling Efforts Won’t Go To Waste-Springfield Materials Recycling Facility	Online	'K', '1', '2', '3', '4', '5', '6', '7', '8', '9', '10', '11', '12'	K-12	9 min	Springfield Materials Recycling Facility Advisory Board	2003	Take a virtual tour of the Springfield, MA Materials Recycling Facility and see how recyclables are sorted and prepared for delivery to manufacturers who reuse them to make new items.	https://archive.org/details/YourRecyclingEffortsWontGoToWaste-SpringfieldMaterialsRecycling_14	X
Solid Waste-Recycling	Garbage	DVD	'1', '2', '3', '4', '5', '6'	1-6	26 min	Bill Nye the Science Guy	1993	Disney explores garbage through a popular television series that children can relate to.	https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0524632/	X
Solid Waste-Recycling	Life After the Curb	Online	'2', '3', '4', '5', '6', '7', '8', '9', '10', '11', '12'	2-12	20 min	Cornell Waste Mgmt.	1990	Shows the separations, processes, and end products for recyclable plastics, steel, aluminum, glass, and paper.	https://ecommons.cornell.edu/handle/1813/11410	X
Solid Waste-Recycling	Affluenza	DVD	'4', '5', '6', '7', '8', '9', '10', '11', '12'	4-12	60 min	PBS	1997	Affluenza explores the high social and environmental costs of materialism and overconsumption. Affluenza is hosted by National Public Radio’s Scott Simon. A web site for teachers helps support the video. Please visit the web site for other support information	https://www.amazon.com/Affluenza-Scott-Simon/dp/B0009X3IDY	X
Solid Waste-Recycling	Pollution Solutions	Online	'4', '5', '6', '7', '8'	4-8	26 min	Bill Nye the Science Guy	1996	Disney explores some of the solutions to pollution problems with this popular children’s series	https://youtu.be/AdauM3AzqKw	X
Solid Waste-Recycling	The Lorax (2012)	DVD	'4', '5', '6', '7', '8'	4-8	86 min	Universal Pictures	2012	Updated full length feature based on the Dr. Suess book, which warns against mindless progress and the danger it poses to the beautiful earth's environment.	https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1482459/
Solid Waste-Recycling	The Lorax (original)	Online	'4', '5', '6', '7', '8'	4-8	30 min	Dr. Suess	1972	Classic short video based on the Dr. Suess book which warns against mindless progress and the danger it poses to the beautiful earth's environment.	https://youtu.be/FSSrYnc1yQs	X
Solid Waste-Recycling	Taking Back our Trash II: Putting Waste to Work	Online	'6', '7', '8', '9', '10', '11', '12'	6-12	28 min	Alameda County Waste Management Authority	2000	Illustrates the changes seen in waste management and recycling while giving information about the past.	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bw9RicLQ6No
Solid Waste-Recycling	Tapped	DVD	'7', '8', '9', '10', '11', '12'	7-12	76 min	Disinformation	2010	This award-winning documentary depicts the bottled water industry, including plastic production and pollution.	https://youtu.be/Bw9RicLQ6No
Solid Waste-Recycling	The Story of Electronics	Online	'7', '8', '9', '10', '11', '12'	7-12	8 min	The Story of Stuff Project	2011	This video investigates the environmental and health impacts of electronic waste.	https://storyofstuff.org/movies/story-of-electronics/
Solid Waste-Recycling	The Story of Stuff	Online	'7', '8', '9', '10', '11', '12'	7-12	22 min	The Story of Stuff Project	2007	This video connects environmental issues to the life cycle of material goods we consume and dispose of.	https://storyofstuff.org/movies/story-of-stuff/
Solid Waste-Recycling	Waste Deep	Online	'7', '8', '9', '10', '11', '12'	7-12	6 min	PBS	2012	This video highlights a landfill in South Jersey while discussing the issue of food waste in America.	https://mass.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/930d15c4-5137-46f3-a9d8-39b8cd8d27f9/930d15c4-5137-46f3-a9d8-39b8cd8d27f9/#.WiqyZkqnFdg
Solid Waste-Recycling	Recycling: Conserving Natural Resources	DVD	'7', '8', '9', '10', '11', '12'	7-12	19 min	American Educational Products		This movie discusses how recycling is becoming an increasingly important source of material for new products and how it reduces resource extraction.	https://www.teachersupplysource.com/product/64457/recycling-conserving-our-natural-resources-dvd/
Solid Waste-Recycling	Toss It Baby	Online	'K', '1', '2', '3', '4', '5'	K-5	4 min	Santee Cooper	2013	This is a fun music video about single-stream recycling. The song is in the tune of "Call Me Maybe" by Carly Rae Jepsen.	https://vimeo.com/52493067
Water Conservation and Pollution	Blue Gold: World Water Wars	Online	'7', '8', '9', '10', '11', '12'	7-12	90 min	PBS	2009	This documentary explores the environmental and political implications of the world's water management, emphasizing its need to change.	https://youtu.be/pJD1TsiM6KY
Water Conservation and Pollution	Flow: For the Love of Water	DVD	'7', '8', '9', '10', '11', '12'	7-12	83 min	Oscilloscope Pictures	2008	This award-winning documentary investigates the politics, pollution, and human rights issues of the world water crisis.	https://youtu.be/TvtnVQPxmzM
Water Conservation and Pollution	Our Water, Our Future	Online	'7', '8', '9', '10', '11', '12'	7-12	8 min	The Story of Stuff Project	2016	This documentary follows advocates fighting against a proposal to sell bottled water from the Columbia River Gorge.	https://storyofstuff.org/movies/our-water-our-future/
Water Conservation and Pollution	The Story of Bottled Water	Online	'7', '8', '9', '10', '11', '12'	7-12	8 min	The Story of Stuff Project	2010	This video explores then environmental impacts of the bottled water industry.	https://storyofstuff.org/movies/story-of-bottled-water/
Water Conservation and Pollution	The Story of Cosmetics	Online	'7', '8', '9', '10', '11', '12'	7-12	9 min	The Story of Stuff Project	2010	This video investigates the environmental and health impacts of personal care products.	https://storyofstuff.org/movies/story-of-cosmetics/
Water Conservation and Pollution	This Land is Our Land	Online	'7', '8', '9', '10', '11', '12'	7-12	5 min	The Story of Stuff Project	2015	This documentary looks at the impact of a company drawing water from the San Bernadino National Forest.	https://storyofstuff.org/movies/nestle/