50 mini-documentaries
Take a virtual field trip to our area's rich ecosystems, see presentations and participate in demonstrations from experts in such diverse fields as ornithology and musicology, folklore and monarch butterfly recovery.
EDUCATORS
Every video is aligned to Illinois Learning Standards and comes with follow up lesson plans and links to more opportunities to make a difference, an action plan and a real portal to help you create the better world we all wish to see. Playlists are available by curricular topics. Just click on SHOW MORE in the video description.
Some videos are used in the Virtual Classroom. Be sure to check it out!
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From the River to Your Tap with the Illinois American Water Company
Let's follow a drop of water through the filtration process to see good chemistry in action!
The Original Prairie with the Illinois Botanizer Chris Benda with Chris Benda
Visit a prairie cemetery to learn the secrets from the past
Herpetology and the River with Douglas Holmes, Peoria Zoo
Turtles and frogs and plastic pollution... oh my! What can we learn from an amphibian or reptile?
Dr. IC Coldwater’s Medicine Show with Matt Jones
Medicine Show on the importance of physics & water!
Better Earth Compost Tour with Paul Rosenbohm, Better Earth Compost
The art and commerce of composting!
Hunters, America’s First Conservationists with Shae Birkey
Take a journey through the history of hunting and conservation.