Curated Video
GCSE Biology - What Are Fossils? What Fossils Tell Us About Extinct Species #78
This video looks at why fossils are so useful in telling us about extinct species, and also explains why some species go extinct in the first place.
Visual Learning Systems
Fossil Formation: Factors and Processes
In this video, the teacher explains the factors that contribute to the formation of fossils. It emphasizes the importance of quick burial in sediments to prevent decay and consumption by other animals. The video also highlights the...
Visual Learning Systems
Review of Fossils
This video is a review of the topics covered in the Fossils series. Included in the review: the different processes by which fossils are formed, what fossils tell us about the past, and how scientists interpret fossils. Other terminology...
The Brain Scoop
Fossil Meteorites
Fossils ... from space? Science scholars discover evidence in a limestone quarry that helped researchers learn about a meteor shower that lasted hundreds of thousands of years through an interesting video from Brain Scoop's Fossils and...
The Brain Scoop
Tully Monster Mystery Solved!
What is the Tully Monster? Introduce your science classes to one of the great mysteries in animal classification with an engaging video from Brain Scoop's playlist on fossils and geology. The narrator examines Tully Monster fossils,...
FuseSchool
Fossils and Evidence for Evolution
What was the paleontologist's favorite album? The fossil record! Introduce the concept of fossils as evidence for evolution to your biology class with an inspiring video. The narrator of the Fuse School video from the Evolution playlist...
FuseSchool
How Do Fossils Form?
Fossils are fun with a function! But, why aren't they everywhere? Discover the unique conditions needed for fossil formation using an illustrated video. Junior paleontologists learn the differences between whole body and trace fossils,...
The Brain Scoop
In Search of Fossil Fish
Fossil Lake, Wyoming contains the most complete representation of early Eocene life in the world. The first of three videos on location at Fossil Lake discusses the process of finding fossils. It introduces the tools and methods used to...
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Types of Fossils
Observe how fossils can be formed in this video. [1:46]