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Excerpts from "Climate Change and Our Future" This film features Dr. William Moomaw and young people discussing, in plain English, the science of climate change, its connection to human activities and energy use, and what is being done locally, nationally, and internationally to reduce carbon emissions. Dr. Moomaw presents, interprets and explains the evidence, using PowerPoint slides, while students respond, ask questions, and press for solutions. Additional slides and drawings are used to illustrate his points and the discussion. Click here to see the film's 26 topics covered. (Earth logo by art student David Thonis) Dr. Moomaw on Climate Change and how speaking to a high school class was like "popping corn."- 1:00 Windows Media - 4MB / Quicktime 4MB Dr. Moomaw on the urgency and that there are things we can do - 0:18 Windows Media - 1MB Dr. Moomaw on International Agreements and Who Polices Them - 0:56 Windows Media - 5MB Dr. Moomaw Sample - If we keep putting carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, will we get to a point where we can't get back to where we were before? 2:17 Windows Media - 12MB

 

Excerpts from "Freeze, Freeze, Fry: Climate Past, Present, and Future" Join an animated paleoclimatologist and geo-chemical oceanographer, Dr. Schrag, as he presents the latest discoveries on how the planet ticks, reveals how science works in the real world, shares his field work and that of others, and models passion, curiosity, and concern over the accelerating pace of global change. The science is enlivened by -- and made accessible to all audiences through -- field photos that “take you there,” charts, graphs, maps, satellite images, and original illustrations, all chosen to enhance the teaching and learning value of the DVD. Solutions are also discussed. Student and teacher interviews are part of bonus material. 48 chapter stops provide easy navigation and the ability to select from the two hours of rich content. (To see the 47 topics covered, click here) Suitable for general audiences, teachers and students in grades 5-12, professional development for teachers of all grades and subjects, and informal educators. Dr. Schrag on what he is most worried about... 2:40 Windows Media / Quicktime Dr. Schrag on where the Earth is headed... 1:08 Windows Media / Quicktime Dr. Schrag on what we can do to help... 1:36 Windows Media - 5MB / Quicktime10MB Dr. Schrag on how long before Greenland melts... 1:05 Windows Media - 4MB / Quicktime 6MB

 

Excerpt from "UnEarthing Life: On Mars?" Dr. Knoll on Mars becoming habitable... 1:57 Windows Media - 7MB / Quicktime10MB Click here to see the film's 55 topics covered.

 

Excerpts from "Thin Ice - Earth in the Time of Climate Change" This film features Dr. Paul Hoffman and young people discussing why earth has the climate it has now, what causes climate to change, how cold and hot it has ever been on earth (the evidence for his "Snowball Earth" theory) and field observations made in Greenland and Antarctica. Over fifty illustrations and images have been used to illustrate the science and discussion. They include maps, charts, graphs, original drawings, satellite images, photographs, photos from Dr. Hoffman's fieldwork, and animations. Dr. Hoffman also shares rocks from his field work with the students. The Classroom Encounter segment has forty chapter stops, one for each teaching point or question, so the viewer may navigate as he or she likes, spending as much or as little time on a question or clip as the viewer wishes. (To see, click here) (Earth logo by art student David Thonis) Dr. Hoffman's Overview of the Greenhouse Effect, Carbon dioxide and humans, with illustrations and charts - 1:30 Windows Media -7MB / Quicktime 9M Dr. Hoffman's perception of the students. 0:13 Windows Media -1MB / Quicktime 2M

 

Excerpt from "HURRICANES and Our Future: Missing Link in Earth's Climate System?" Dr. Emanuel on Hurricanes and Flash Flooding... 1:55 Windows Media - 7MB / Quicktime11MB

 

Excerpts from films in post-production: Students comment on meeting scientists... 1:00 Windows Media -3.5 MB /Quicktime 5 MB Dr. Stone on Ocean Importance... 0:43 Windows Media - 3MB / Quicktime4MB