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Story of StuffThe Story of Stuff, started it all, launching an honest conversation about our consumption-crazed culture. Since then, we've produced dozens more animated shorts and documentaries that chart a path to a more just and sustainable future.          

The collection is here:    https://www.storyofstuff.org/   

 

A few specific videos:

 

Story of Bottled Water:

http://storyofstuff.org/movies/story-of-bottled-water/

 

Story of Cosmetics: Use of toxic chemicals in everything from lipstick to baby shampoo 

http://storyofstuff.org/movies/story-of-cosmetics/

 

Story of Electronics: Why are electronics "designed for the dump" and what happens to all of the old electronics we throw away?

http://storyofstuff.org/movies/story-of-electronics/

 

Young girl makes a source of electricity using human heat:

https://youtu.be/9CCGUMkcbjg

 

 

Worlds Largest Lesson:

https://worldslargestlesson.globalgoals.org/

 

Videos on Plastic Pollution: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQTUWK7CM-Y&t=1s

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGBpHYLNtRA

 

Reducing Plastic Straw Pollution: http://abc7.com/news/oc-environmental-group-aims-to-reduce-plastic-straw-waste/1811890/

 

https://www.ecocycle.org/bestrawfree

 

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/12/seattle-battles-plastic-straws-save-oceans-171226122739459.html

 

Ted Ed (videos on a variety of interesting topics) https://www.youtube.com/user/TEDEducation

 

MY JOURNEY STORIES: https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/students-some-of-them-immigrants-write-childrens-books-inspired-by-their-own-lifes-journeys/2016/12/20/2df12572-c3d4-11e6-9a51-cd56ea1c2bb7_story.html?utm_term=.80d13d8a23d9&wpisrc=nl_sb_smartbrief

 

Chicken Soup for the Soul Heroes:

Kangaroo Cup designed for grandpa with Parkinsons: https://vimeo.com/190282452

Overcoming Video Game Addiction: https://vimeo.com/197120802

Other videos: https://vimeo.com/cssentertainment/videos/all/sort:date

 

TEEN DEDICATED TO SPREADING KINDNESS: https://www.dudebenice.com/pages/dbnproject

 

When Passion Meets Vision: The Ryan Hreljac Story

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvPftkOfmFY

Garbage Patch Teenager Takes Action:   http://brightvibes.com/411/en/solving-the-worlds-oceanic-plastic-pollution-problem

 

Know More In 60 Seconds: http://www.knowmoreinsixtyseconds.com/#!/videos

 

Tinkering Studio: http://tinkering.exploratorium.edu/

 

Ted Ed: http://ed.ted.com/

 

INSPIRING TED TALKS:

 

Living beyond limits, women engineer overcomes loss of limbs

https://www.ted.com/talks/amy_purdy_living_beyond_limits?language=en

 

What adults can learn from kids

http://www.ted.com/talks/adora_svitak

 

Jarrett Krososczka: Imagining beyond your circumstances

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIzSYH8taQw&sns=em

 

What is wrong with our food system:

https://www.ted.com/talks/birke_baehr_what_s_wrong_with_our_food_system?language=en

 

 

·        https://www.ted.com/playlists/86/talks_to_watch_with_kids

·         https://www.ted.com/topics/children

·         http://blog.ted.com/9-talks-by-impressive-kids/

·        https://www.ted.com/playlists/177/smart_kids_life_advice_1

·         http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2012/10/5-must-see-ted-talks-for-kids.html

  

 

UNIQUE VIDEOS TO INSPIRE CREATIVITY:

 

Soccer (football) in a town w no open space, only water?

https://youtu.be/jU4oA3kkAWU

 

Lion Protector:

https://youtu.be/XOLOLrUBRBY

 

What is obvious to you may be amazing to others:

https://youtu.be/xcmI5SSQLmE

 

The time you have in jellybeans:

https://youtu.be/BOksW_NabEk

 

Newsela articles on INSPIRATIONAL people:

 

https://newsela.com/text-sets/155/i-want-beinspired 

 

Lexicon of Sustainability videos:  http://lexiconofsustainability.com/short-films/

 

 

Kids Go Global videos: http://www.kidsgoglobal.net/the-issues/

 

How to start a movement?  http://www.ted.com/talks/derek_sivers_how_to_start_a_movement?language=en#t-156957

 

The Story of Change: shares the things you’ll find whenever people get together and change the world: a big idea, a commitment to working together, and a whole lot of action

http://storyofstuff.org/movies/story-of-change/  

 

CAUSING CHANGE TO HAPPEN:

 

 

 

·        http://www.randomkid.org/  

·        http://www.dosomething.org/  

·        http://www.tigweb.org/  

·        http://www.pinterest.com/thenascarfdn/activities-for-children-to-make-a-difference/ 

·        http://www.scholastic.com/browse/collection.jsp?id=504 

·        http://www.scholastic.com/browse/collection.jsp?id=793 

·        http://www-tc.pbskids.org/zoom/grownups/action/pdfs/volunteer_guide.pdf 

·        http://www.kidscanmakeadifference.org/what-kids-can-do 

·        http://www.rochestercares.org/ 

·        http://www.volunteermatch.org/ 

·        http://rochester.kidsoutandabout.com/content/holiday-charity-volunteer-giving-opportunities-greater-rochester 

·        http://www.rmhcrochester.org/volunteers/communityservice 

·        http://www.cityofrochester.gov/category.aspx?id=8589938184 

·        http://www.communitywishbook.com/Volunteers.html 

·        http://greatnonprofits.org/city/Rochester/NY 

·        http://foodlinkny.org/fight_hunger/get-involved/ 

    

 

Take THAT, Plastic!: https://www.storyofstuff.org/plastic/

 

  

One World One Ocean Initiative:  http://myhero.com/go/films/view.asp?film=MacGillivray 

 

 

Children's World.org This site has information on Iqbal Masih

 

 

Feed the Children:  http://www.feedthechildren.org/why/

 

 

Corporate Pollution:  http://myhero.com/go/films/view.asp?film=fernandez

 

 

Oil Consumption:  http://myhero.com/go/films/view.asp?film=alternative energy adventure&res=high

 

Plastic Plague:  http://myhero.com/go/films/view.asp?film=plasticplague&res=high

 

Oil Drilling in Alaska

http://www.teachersdomain.org/resource/ean08.sci.life.eco.gwichin/

 

 

MORE MY HERO VIDEOS surrounding real world issues:

http://myhero.com/go/films/

 

Autism Speaks: http://www.autismspeaks.org/what-autism

 

 

EMERGENCY FAMILY PREPAREDNESS- What should every family have in their home to be prepared for an emergency? 

 https://www.ready.gov/kids

  

 

Disappearance of Honey Bees

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GCSmF6sgIg

 

GENERAL NEWS / TOPIC SEARCHES

 

 Social Issues: http://www.multcolib.org/homework/sochc.html 

  

 

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