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Environmental Impacts of Consumer ProductsWe often don’t realise it, but the decisions we make as consumers – from what products we buy to how we end up disposing of them – often affect other people in other places. In this programme we investigate how the sourcing, manufacturing and disposal of everyday products impact the environment, and in turn people. It also profiles VISY, an international packaging and recycling company that uses sustainable production processes.

2016 | 10 min | CC | AR

Geographies of InterconnectionsThis series investigates how people are connected to places around the world, and how these connections affect places and environments.

Key Stage 3

• Comprehension Questions

• Bleaching Reefs

• The Biggest Environmental Threat

Additional Resources

• Environmental Ally – Spread the Word

• Suggested Responses

• Transcript

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Global Connections through TradeWe use foreign-made products every day. Some have components that originate in many different countries. This programme explores how international trading connects us with other places. It looks at the history of Western manufacturing and trade, and the increasing prevalence of cheaper offshore production, as well as the growth of industries such as tourism and travel in response to our connectedness across the globe.

2016 | 12 min | CC | ARKey Stage 3

• Comprehension Questions

• My Connection to the World

• International Trade on Parade

Additional Resoures

• Free Trade – What It Costs

• Suggested Responses

• Transcript

Drought in AustraliaArchival footage. NSW, Australia. 15 December, 2006. Australia suffers from a severe drought during the 2000s. Opinions are divided on the role that human activites have contributed to climate change and the extreme weather.

2007 | 5 min | CC Key Stage 3

Dalai Lama Urges Chinese Action to Save Tibet’s GlaciersArchival footage. Rome, Italy. 19 November, 2009. The Dalai Lama states that political solutions for Tibet can wait for some time but immediate cooperation with China on solutions to climate change cannot be delayed.

2009 | 3 min | CC

The EnvironmentThis is a series of archival footage from a variety of news sources, recorded in the 2000s, showing attitudes to climate change and actions taken to alleviate its effects.

Key Stage 3

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Melting Icicles and Glaciers in GreenlandArchival footage. Greenland. 2006. This video shows the impact of global warming on Greenland: the melting of icicles, ice cliffs and glaciers, contributing to rising sea levels.

2006 | 9 min Key Stage 3

The Greenough River Solar ProjectArchival footage. Walkaway, Australia. 11 October, 2012. The Greenough River Solar project is established as a joint-venture between Western Australian state-owned Verve Energy and US conglomerate General Electric. It is expected to generate 10 megawatts, enough to power 3,000 homes.

2012 | 2 min | CC Key Stage 3

Scientists Report Arctic Icecap Now MeltingArchival footage. United Kingdom. 14 September, 2006. Scientists report that the polar ice caps are receding, and that carbon dioxide trapped in ice is increasing at alarming rates due to human activities.

2009 | 3 min | CC Key Stage 3

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The Kyoto ProtocolArchival footage. Bali, Indonesia. 3 December, 2007. Australia ratifies the Kyoto Protocol at a United Nations conference held in Bali, committing to cut carbon emissions.

2007 | 1 min | CC Key Stage 3

Twenty Five Years after the Chernobyl DisasterArchival footage. Ukraine. 23 April, 2011. A quarter of a century since the Chernobyl disaster, Ukraine lacks funds needed for a new protective covering, to make the site of the world’s worst nuclear accident safe.

2011 | 7 min | CC Key Stage 3

Conserving Water, Conserving LifeThis video introduces concepts such as water as a limited resource and water footprint; explaining to students what the impact on the environment of the production of goods is.

2014 | 3 min | CC | AR

Water as a ResourceThis vibrant and engaging series introduces students to the nature of water – an essential resource found on Earth. Learn about the water cycle; discover the relationship between water, health, education, and human development; find out how water influences biodiversity; and explore ways to conserve it.

Key Stage 1 - Key Stage 3

• Glub Glossary

• Poster: Water Cycles

• Poster: Services Which Ecosystems Provide

Additional Resources

• Poster: The Earth’s Water

• Poster: Water Footprint

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The Magic of WaterThis video helps students understand that water is always travelling and transforming itself. It makes them aware of the fact that only a very small part of the planet’s water is safe to drink; and that the water they drink today is the same that a dinosaur once drank!

2014 | 3 min | CC | ARKey Stage 2 - Key Stage 3

• Glub Glossary

• Poster: Water Cycle

• Poster: The Earth’s Water

Additional Resoures

The Uses of WaterThis video explains the relationship between water, health, education, and human development through the case studies of three children living in different continents. It enables students to understand how water responsibility affects humans’ everyday lives, and determines individual and social well-being.

2014 | 2 min | CC | ARKey Stage 2 - Key Stage 3

• Glub Glossary

• Graphic Organiser: Uses of Water

Additional Resoures

Water and BiodiversityThis video explains what biodiversity is, allowing students to understand how the availability of water determines the diversity of life on Earth and the different ways in which water is related to living beings.

2014 | 2 min | CC | ARKey Stage 3

• Glub Glossary

• Comprehension Questions

• Classroom Activity: Poster Creation

Additional Resoures

• Poster: Services Which Ecosystems Provide