All Ages Video Playlist
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Helping Our Polluted Oceans
Trash Talk: What is the Great Pacific Garbage Patch? – usoceangov
Learn what the garbage patch is and isn’t. What can you do to help?
Ocean Cleanup Celebrates First Haul of Plastic From the Great Pacific Garbage Patch – CNET
Hear from Inspired STEAMventurer, Boyan Slat, about his work to clean up the ocean.
How Adidas Turns Plastic Bottles Into Shoes – Tech Insider
Learn how ocean plastic is made into running shoes.
Kids Work to Solve the Plastic Problem
“A Whale’s Tale” – Hope Works – CBC Kids
See how a little boy and a whale work together to clear plastic from the sea.
60 Minutes – The Recyclers: From Trash Comes Triumph – Orquesta de Instrumentos Reciclados Cateura
Discover how these kids turn trash into musical instruments and travel the world.
Kids Take Action Against Ocean Plastic – National Geographic
Join Hawaiian students as they work to save the beaches in their area from plastic pollution.
Boats For Good
Boyan Slat Talks Up His Latest Invention, The Interceptor – CNET
See how Boyan Slat’s solar-powered boat cleans up plastic pollution in rivers.
Solar-Powered Water Wheel Cleans Baltimore Harbor – NBC News
Hear how one person decided to make a difference to clean up trash in the city’s harbor.
Shipwreck Reef – What Sam Sees – National Geographic for Kids
Learn how shipwrecks are being used to improve the health of the ocean.
STEAMventures of the Polynesian Voyagers
Hōkūleʻa: How to Navigate Without Instruments – KHON2 News
Meet Nainoa Thompson, the famous navigator from the Polynesian Voyaging Society, and see what it’s really like to travel on this famous voyaging canoe, the Hōkūleʻa.
How Did Polynesian Wayfinders Navigate the Pacific Ocean – TED-Ed
Hear about how Polynesian sailors explored the Pacific.
Lin-Manuel Miranda – Opetaia Foa’i – We Know the Way – From “Moana” – DisneyMusicVevo
Learn more about the history of Polynesian wayfinding in this song from the movie, Moana.