THE LORAX
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Grade Levels: K-8 National Science Content Standards
Synopsis: In this Dr. Seuss animated video, the Lorax speaks for the trees as the Onceler attempts to use the truffula trees for manufacturing products. The trees are over harvested and the environment undergoes changes. Good science: Forests have been clear cut by humans. Factories and other human activities have caused pollution and habitat destruction.
Bad science: All species are fictional.
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