Environment
Questions
1. Do you worry about the environment?
2. What is the quality of the environment in your country?
3. What stories have you read or heard recently about the environment?
4. What are the biggest problems facing our environment?
5. What kind of environmental policies does your country have/need?
6. Do you think international meetings on the environment are useful?
7. Are you environmentally friendly?
8. Which countries are leaders in caring about the environment?
9. What can you do to protect the environment around you?
Videos
As benign as it may look up close, the tiny seaweed Caulerpa taxifolia can wreak quite a bit of havoc on coastal ecosystems. This super algae is very adaptable; it also grows fast and spreads easily. Eric Noel Muñoz gives the details of this plant’s incredible invasion, shedding light on the risks of introducing invasive species into new ecosystems.
Lesson by Eric Noel Muñoz, animation by Eli Enigenburg.[/show_more]
Lesson by Eric Noel Muñoz, animation by Eli Enigenburg.[/show_more]
Category: Nature & Environment
Too often we think of air as empty space — but compared to a vacuum, air is actually pretty heavy. So, just how heavy is it? And if it’s so heavy, why doesn’t it crush us? Dan Quinn describes the fundamentals of air pressure and
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explains how it affects our bodies, the weather and the universe at large.
Lesson by Dan Quinn, animation by Sandro Katamashvili.
Lesson by Dan Quinn, animation by Sandro Katamashvili.
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Category: Nature & Environment | Science
Keywords: Environment | Weight