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.

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