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Environment

The environment is where we live. It is where all the animals, insects, plants and other living things make their place in the world. It is everything that makes up our surroundings including the air we breathe, the water we drink and the land we live upon. Scientists study many different parts of the environment to learn how these systems work. Learn more about the environment.

Garbage: Where Does My Garbage Go?

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Where does your trash go? (4m 29s)

Composting: How It Works

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How does a banana peel turn into soil? (5m 49s)

Oceans: What's Under the Surface?

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Oceans cover 70% of the Earth’s surface. Find out more about what’s under the surface. (7m 4s)

Oceans: Saving Kelp with AI and ROV

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How do you use AI, ROV and an x-box joystick to save kelp? (6m 50s)

Forests: Forest Facts

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Forests provide us oxygen to breathe and much more. Find out about Forests. (5m 5s)

Forests: Flying Drones for the Trees

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Learn about the latest technology used to manage forest land. (6m 49s)

Climate: Climate Change and Greenhouse Gases

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Meet a climate scientist and join her on a mission. (6m 11s)

Climate: What's a Climate?

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Learn more about the different climates found on Earth. (6m 38s)

Soil: The Dirt On Soil

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Get the dirt on soil. (4m 36s)

Soil: Soil Competition

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You don’t have to be in college to learn how to be a soil scientist. (5m 5s)

Sewage: After the Flush

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What happens after you flush? (5m 42s)

Sewage: Sewage Through the Ages

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What shouldn’t you put down the drain or flush away? (6m)

Dams: Spillways and Parachuting Beavers

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Why would scientists drop beavers from a place to create dams? (5m 18s)

Dams: Arrowrock Dam: Inside and Out

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Tour one of the world’s tallest dams, Arrowrock. (5m 21s)

Trees: Tree Truths

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Why do we need trees? Find out on Science Trek! (5m 33s)

Trees: Growing A Better Peach

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The science behind the fruit. (6m 10s)

Wildfire: Wildfire Basics

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Learn more about the fire triangle. (5m 23s)

Habitat: Habitat Basics

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Learn more about habitats. (4m 49s)

Habitat: Restoring Habitat

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How do you restore habitat? (6m 4s)

Rivers

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Take a ride on a river and find out more about this force of nature. (28m 49s)

Forests

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Forests provide us oxygen to breathe and much more.Find out about Forests on Science Trek. (28m 49s)

Oceans

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Oceans cover 70% of the Earth’s surface. Find out more about what’s under the surface. (28m 48s)

Idaho Ecosystems

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Learn about Idaho’s ecosystems on this episode of Science Trek. (28m 49s)

Soil

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There is a lot more to the study of soil than just dirt. Find out in this Science Trek. (28m 48s)

Water

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Water is essential to life. You can find it everywhere. Find out why water is so important (28m 48s)

Food Web

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What is the food web? Find out how all living things depend upon one another for survival. (28m 49s)

Garbage

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What happens to garbage after you throw it away? Find out in this episode of Science Trek. (28m 49s)

Weather

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How do meteorologist predict the weather? Find out in this Science Trek episode. (28m 49s)

D4K: Habitat

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What four qualities to all animals need to have a good habitat? (29m)

D4K: Green Energy

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Green Energy doesn’t have anything to do with color. What is it? (28m 48s)

D4K: Endangered Species

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Learn more about endangered species. (28m 49s)

D4K: Wildlife Management

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What is wildlife management? (28m 37s)

D4K: Wetlands

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What is a wetland? (28m 52s)

D4K: Dams

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What are dams used for? (28m 46s)

D4K: Ecology

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The Earth is made up of many different environments. Some are biomes. Others are habitats (28m 49s)

D4K: Desert Habitat

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What role do deserts play in the world’s ecosystems? (28m 49s)

D4K: Wildfire

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Why are wildfires a threat to our forests? Find out what experts think about wildfires. (28m 52s)

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