Instructional Video5:51
Ancient Lights Media

Japan: Overview of Geography and Climate

6th - 8th
Video Atlas of Asia: This clip offers an overview of Japan's climate and geography.
Instructional Video8:03
Nature League

Increasing Night Life of Mammals - De-Natured

6th - 8th
In this De-Natured segment of Nature League, Brit breaks down a recent scientific journal article about the increasing nocturnality of mammals around the globe. Article citation: Gaynor, K.M., Hojnowski, C.E., Carter, N.H., and...
Instructional Video11:31
Nature League

Adaptations at Animal Wonders - Field Trip

6th - 8th
In this Nature League Field Trip, Brit joins Jessi Knudsen Castaneda at Animal Wonders Montana to discuss defensive adaptations across the animal kingdom. Animal Wonders is an organization dedicated to adopting displaced wildlife and...
Instructional Video4:54
Nature League

What is Biodiversity? - Lesson Plan

6th - 8th
In this Nature League Lesson Plan, Brit explains the levels, dimensions, and values associated with biodiversity.
Instructional Video1:33
Visual Learning Systems

Understanding Plate Boundaries

9th - 12th
This video is about tectonic plates and plate boundaries. It explains the three main types of plate boundaries: convergent, divergent, and transform. The video also gives examples of each type of boundary and how they affect the Earth's...
Instructional Video4:14
Nature League

What Are Adaptations? - Lesson Plan

6th - 8th
In this Nature League Lesson Plan, Brit discusses physical and behavioral adaptations of life on Earth and shares some of her favorites.
Instructional Video2:25
Curated Video

Tectonic Plates

9th - 12th
This brief video introduces the viewer to tectonic plates on Earth. The lithosphere and Subduction are discussed.
Instructional Video3:27
Visual Learning Systems

Formation of Volcanic Mountains and Colliding Plates

9th - 12th
This video discusses the formation of volcanic mountains and the role of lithospheric plate movement in this process. It explains how plates can interact with each other in different ways, such as moving away, towards, or sliding past...
Instructional Video1:03
American Museum of Natural History

Plates on the Move

6th - 12th
Tectonic plates are constantly on the move. Explore the movement using an online resource that provides a basic introduction the tectonic plates before offering a game to learn about the individual plates. Learners discover how the...
Instructional Video2:18
Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Daly's Model of Subduction

6th - 12th Standards
The subduction model: helping learners understand how continental drift is possible. An animation demonstration illustrates the process of subduction through an analysis of the earth's layers. The instructor narrates the process as the...
Instructional Video1:15
Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Plate Tectonics

6th - 12th Standards
The plates of the earth may be shifting right under your feet! Learn the causes and consequence of this shifting through an informative a video lesson. Scholars explore the effects of the movement on a local, global, and even planetary...
Instructional Video9:18
PBS

The Whole Saga of the Supercontinents

6th - 12th Standards
See the world as it was—and also how it will be! A riveting video from a vast biology and earth science playlist takes viewers back in time to see how supercontinents formed, broke apart, and formed again. The resource includes a sneak...
Instructional Video2:37
MinuteEarth

Plate Tectonics Explained

6th - 12th Standards
Ready to teach plate tectonics but not sure where to begin? Start with a short video that is long on learning! Junior earth scientists discover the basics of plate tectonics, complete with colorful analogies and explanations. The...
Instructional Video
Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology

Iris: Alaska: Tectonics and Earthquakes

9th - 10th
Alaskan tectonics are dominated by Pacific-North American plate interaction. This animation discusses the range of tectonic activity from megathrust earthquakes to accretion of geologic terranes. [8:40]
Instructional Video
Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology

Iris: Tectonic (Lithospheric) Plates: Commonly Confused With Crust

9th - 10th
Video lecture on four basic types of plate tectonic boundaries: divergent (spreading), transform (strike-slip), and convergent (subduction and continental collision) types of plate boundaries. [2:03]
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Plate Tectonics: Geological Features Convergent Plate Boundaries

9th - 10th
This video discusses the geological features of convergent plate boundaries. [6:03]