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Curiosity Quest Goes Green: Fishing For Energy

25 minutes 29 seconds

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Did you know Oregon crab fishers lose their pots because they often encounter high winds and waves up to 40 feet? Join Joel on this adventurous quest as he boards a vessel to sail the Oregon coast in search of crab pots in an effort to help clean up the ocean. Part of the Curiosity Quest Series.

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Runtime: 25 minutes 29 seconds

Large machinery on piles of garbage. Caption: We're obviously standing on top of the landfill.
Curiosity Quest
Season 1 / Ep 1
26 minutes 43 seconds
Grade Level: 2 - 6
Hundreds of batteries of all types. Caption: Things like metal -- zinc, nickel, cobalt--
Curiosity Quest
Season 1 / Ep 4
25 minutes 35 seconds
Grade Level: 6 - 8
Long pile of thousands of old, dirty tires. Caption: First question: Where do you get all these tires from?
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Season 1 / Ep 6
26 minutes 14 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
The exposed spine of a roof with insulation and plywood falling around it. Caption: What happens to a house when it's demolished?
Curiosity Quest
Season 1 / Ep 7
26 minutes 52 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Industrial forklift moving several flattened cars. A giant pile of shredded metal in the background. Caption: We mix flattened car bodies, appliances, and sheet metal
Curiosity Quest
Season 1 / Ep 8
26 minutes 51 seconds
Grade Level: 6 - 8
Split image of a toilet and concrete lined channels of dirty running water. Caption: Goes into the sewers, comes here.
Curiosity Quest
Season 2 / Ep 6
26 minutes 53 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Computer screen with wire form of a play structure. Caption: so they can see in detail where every part goes.
Curiosity Quest
Season 2 / Ep 8
26 minutes 47 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 8
A carpet of green grass in a backyard with palm trees. Caption: (Steve) It looks 100% natural.
Curiosity Quest
Season 2 / Ep 11
26 minutes 29 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 8
Conveyor belt with trash spread out on it. Caption: Those small decisions can make a big impact
Curiosity Quest
Season 3 / Ep 4
25 minutes 58 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Closeup of a stout cylindrical cactus with long, sharp spines. Caption: They're drought-tolerant, don't require much water,
Curiosity Quest
Season 3 / Ep 9
25 minutes 32 seconds
Grade Level: 5 - 8