Education
Videotapes & DVDs
Please contact Holly Reynolds, Education Coordinator, at 732-683-8500 or hreynolds@nullfreeholdscd.org to borrow any of the following videos & DVDs. Available for loan for 14 days.
NEW DVD
Dirt! The Movie — DVD Available for Loan!
Dirt! The Movie (80 minutes & 40 minute classroom version) is an insightful and timely film that tells the story of the glorious and unappreciated material beneath our feet. Dirt! The Movie takes a humerous and substantial look into the history and current state of the living organic matter that we come from and rely upon.
Contact Holly at hreynolds@nullfreeholdscd.org or by calling 732-683-8500 to reserve.
A Day in the Life of the Chesapeake Bay: (30 minutes) Focus is on the causes of water pollution in the bay and how one family learns to help improve the bay.
Grades 4 – adult
After the Rain – Urban Runoff: (29 minutes) Explores the importance of water, pressures cities place on water resources, ways to protect drinking water supplies.
Grades 5 – adult
After the Storm: (22 minutes) All across America people live, work and play in watersheds without knowing it. Video shows that protecting the nation’s water supply will take the awareness and effort of individual citizens. Produced by EPA and the Weather Channel.
Grades 5 – adult
All Things Are Connected: (13 minutes ) Adaptation of a Native American’s speech stressing the importance of all living things and the necessity of for caring for the Earth for future generations. Very scenic photography.
Grades 4 –adult
Backyard Conservation: One Yard at a Time: (9 min.) A look at easy and fun ways to enjoy your yard and improve the environment at the same time.
Grades 4 – adult
Clean Streets/Clean Beaches: (17 minutes) The “Camouflage Kid” detective researches to find the source of beach pollution. Shows students how to help improve the environment.
Grades 4 – 8
Clean Water, Clear Choices: (13 minutes ) Looks at watersheds and how our everyday lives, and non-point source pollution, affect the water we drink, swim in, and live around.
Grades 4 – adult
Exploring School Nature Areas: (13 minutes ) Video inspires students & educators to take positive action for the environment around schools.
Grades 3 – adult
Green Means: (15 min.) Three 5-minute programs on environmental concerns and conservation practices promoting stewardship and individual involvement.
Grades 4 – adult
Ground Water Adventures of Walter Wet: (10 minutes) Find out how you can protect your water supply when animated “Walter Wet” follows the path of rainwater.
Grades 4 – adult
Home Composting: (18 minutes) Information and ideas on using yard and kitchen waste to make compost for your garden. Includes ideas for student activities.
Grades 3 – adult
Just a Drop in the Ocean: (10 minutes) Grades K – 3 follow “Willie the Waterdrop” as he deals with pollution and focuses on the importance of water conservation.
Grades K – 3
Keepers of the Flame: (8 minutes ) Musician Jon Chandler stars in this country music video celebrating the 50th anniversary of the conservation movement in America.
Grades 4 – adult
Luck Isn’t Enough – The Fight for Clean Water: (12 min.) Describes non-point source pollution and its effects on water quality. Includes ideas for municipal officials.
Grades 6 – adult
Outside with Billy B: (30 minutes) Grades Pre K – 2 Environmental entertainer, Billy B., teaches through song and dance about bees, pollination, seeds and flowers.
Grades Pre K – 2
Partnerships for Watersheds: (13 min.) Explains what a watershed is and how water quality is effected by various sources of pollution. “Local” efforts are a key to watershed management.
Grades 6 – adult
Protecting our water: who’s got the power?: (28 min) Our streams are in danger and our drinking water is at risk. Explore the world of the stream and find out what you can do in your own backyard to help.
Grades 4 – adult
Recycle This: (37 min.) “MTV” style video uses comedy to promote recycling.
Grades 6-12
Riparian Buffers: (18 min.) Rutger’s University produced profiling case studies on restoring and managing streamsides to improve water quality.
Grades 6 – adult
School Nature Areas: (13 min.) Hands-on activities in outdoor classrooms positively impact students and the environment.
Grades 4 – adult
Storm Sewers Don’t Lead to the Sewer Plant: (8 min.) Musical video shows students how storm drains lead to rivers and streams, not to water treatment plants. Engaging and catchy tune will have you singing along.
Grades 2-5
The Good Earth: (5 min.) Scenic views of earth from Apollo 8 with sweeping aerial views of wildlife and natural settings.
Grades 3 – adult
The Great Chesapeake Bay Challenge: (30 minutes): Students participate in stream clean-ups and water saving projects to improve the water quality of the Chesapeake Bay.
Grades 4 – adult
The Man Who Planted Trees: (30 min.) Actor Christopher Plummer narrates this animated film about 1 man, living in a barren, drought stricken region, who single handedly transforms the land into a great forest.
Grades 6+
The Stream Keeper: (25 min.) Starring Bill Nye – The Science Guy – in an upbeat journey through a watershed covering the basics of the hydrologic cycle, pollution, and destruction of wildlife habitat. Stream keepers show you how to take action to fix “broken streams.”
Grades 6+
Tina’s Journal: (17 minutes) Contemporary and upbeat video introduces teenagers to waste reduction, resource conservation and recycling.
Grades 6 – 12
We All Live in a Watershed: (5 min.) An introduction to the important role watershed management plays in our quality of life.
Grades 5+