If you are not familiar with the short animated video The Story Of Stuff, I am glad you chose this activity, you will not be disappointed. The Story Of Stuff first aired in 2007 and launched an honest conversation about our consumer driven culture. The message is simple - “ We have a problem with stuff: we have too much of it, much of it is toxic, and we don’t share it very well. But that's not the way things have to be.” I use this activity on the second day of school in my APES classes. S