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The Benefits of City Parks

In The Benefits of City Parks, Ranger Hamza and the Ramblers head to a park. Grab your magnifying glass and come along as they learn why parks are so important for people and insects. This video is excerpted from BBC's Ranger Hamza’s Eco Quest, a nature exploration show in which Ranger Hamza and the Ramblers go on quests to discover nature’s wonders and the important role they play in our environment.

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Discover Living Walls: What Grows in Cities?

In Discover Living Walls: What Grows in Cities?, Ranger Hamza and the Ramblers notice a plant growing out of a building! How does this happen? Join the Ramblers as they learn about living walls and how city parks and trees help people and the environment. This video is excerpted from BBC's Ranger Hamza’s Eco Quest, a nature exploration show in which Ranger Hamza and the Ramblers go on quests to discover nature’s wonders and the important role they play in our environment.

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Hedge Helpers

In Hedge Helpers, Ranger Hamza and the Ramblers explore the benefits of hedges. Tag along as the Ramblers learn how hedges help humans by reducing pollution. This video is excerpted from BBC's Ranger Hamza’s Eco Quest, a nature exploration show in which Ranger Hamza and the Ramblers go on quests to discover nature’s wonders and the important role they play in our environment.

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Whoosh! Using the Wind

In Whoosh! Using the Wind, Ranger Hamza and the Ramblers explore a garden. Tag along as they see how the wind helps dry clothes and move a windmill and learn how the wind can help us use less electricity. This video is excerpted from BBC's Ranger Hamza’s Eco Quest, a nature exploration show in which Ranger Hamza and the Ramblers go on quests to discover nature’s wonders and the important role they play in our environment.

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Amazing Allotments: Building Community Gardens

In Amazing Allotments: Building Community Gardens, Ranger Hamza and the Ramblers visit an allotment or a community garden. They learn how gardens are spaces to grow food and to engage with nature. Then they come across a compost pile and investigate why worms and robins are also at the compost pile. This video is excerpted from BBC's Ranger Hamza’s Eco Quest, a nature exploration show in which Ranger Hamza and the Ramblers go on quests to discover nature’s wonders and the important role they play in our environment.

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Eco-Advocates: Transportation in the City

In Eco-Advocates: Transportation in the City, Ranger Hamza and the Ramblers brainstorm ways to move around the city without producing pollution. Learn how sustainable transportation helps our environment. This video is excerpted from BBC's Ranger Hamza’s Eco Quest, a nature exploration show in which Ranger Hamza and the Ramblers go on quests to discover nature’s wonders and the important role they play in our environment.

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Welcome to the Park!

In Welcome to the Park!, Ranger Hamza and the Ramblers visit a city park. Join them as they learn why parks are good for the environment and for animals and insects, like bees, and humans, like us! This video is excerpted from BBC's Ranger Hamza’s Eco Quest, a nature exploration show in which Ranger Hamza and the Ramblers go on quests to discover nature’s wonders and the important role they play in our environment.

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A Dirty Job: Sewage Treatment

In A Dirty Job: Sewage Treatment, presenter Cherry Healey visits the sewer pipes and a wastewater treatment plant in Brighton to learn exactly what happens after we flush the toilet. Learn various techniques, from egg-shaped pipes to bacteria turning sewage into water that can be returned to the environment. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Inside the Factory, a series that takes viewers behind the scenes in the factories that make our favorite products.

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Wake Up and Smell the Coffee: Climate Change and Coffee Beans

In Wake Up and Smell the Coffee: Climate Change and Coffee Beans, presenter Cherry Healey visits a coffee historian to learn how climate change is impacting one of the most popular coffee beans, the Arabica bean. Then she looks through a coffee archive to learn how the coffee of the past might help us create a coffee bean that can withstand and thrive in a hotter climate. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Inside the Factory, a series that takes viewers behind the scenes in the factories that make our favorite products.

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As the Ice Melts, Polar Bears Confront a Warming World

Warmer temperatures mean polar bears in Manitoba, the polar bear capital of the world, are spending more time on land than their ancestors did, as they wait for the ice in the bay to form. Since the hungry bears can’t get out on the ice to hunt seals, it’s complicating their coexistence with humans, and, in the long-term, threatening the polar bears' very survival. This video is excerpted from BBC News.

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Keep the Ocean Blue: How Humans Impact Our Oceans
In this lesson, students will explore the effects that humans have on the world’s oceans. The lesson will begin with a game of Three Truths and a Lie about the ocean to activate students’ prior knowledge about this enormous biome. Next, students will work with a partner to watch two videos and explore the relationship between various ocean animals and human activity. Students will then share what they learned with their peers and create ocean conservation posters that educate viewers about the impact of human activities on ocean animals.
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Exploring Antarctica as Scientists
In this lesson, your students will step into the shoes of Antarctic scientists! They'll dive into the fascinating world of Antarctic research stations and unique wildlife with video clips from BBC’s Seven Worlds, One Planet and Frozen Planet. After exploring the videos and researching more about this frozen continent, your students will write a creative journal entry from the perspective of a research scientist sharing their experiences in Antarctica. You’ll wrap up the lesson with a meaningful class discussion about why studying Antarctica matters and how the discoveries made there could shape our world.