MinuteEarth
Why The Ocean Needs Salt
Our oceans don’t technically contain salt, but the ions salt is made of play a critical role in planet-wide processes that make the Earth habitable.
SciShow
Why’d the Ocean Stop Getting Saltier?
If salty water is constantly spilling into the world’s oceans, does that mean they are getting saltier by the day?
SciShow
The Only Water on Earth Without Life
When it comes to water on Earth, life finds a way. Even in the hottest, most acidic, and saltiest waters in the world, odds are you'll find some kind of organism adapted to live in it. There is, however, a place with water so extremely...
SciShow
What Will the World Look Like, 2°C Warmer?
A world only 2°C warmer, or 3.6°F, would be one that is much different than the world we live in today, but what does that actually look like?
SciShow
Why’d the Ocean Stop Getting Saltier?
If salty water is constantly spilling into the world’s oceans, does that mean they are getting saltier by the day?
SciShow
Climate Change Could Be Taking the Ocean’s Breath Away
The Labrador Sea is also known as the ocean's lung, and there's evidence that it's in a lot of trouble.
SciShow
The 19th Century Science That's Fighting Climate Change Today
The HMS Challenger embarked in the 1870s to survey the world’s oceans. The data the expedition collected is still being used over 100 years later to inform what we know about climate change.
SciShow
The Secret Behind Bioluminescent Bays
In a few special places around the world, the ocean lights up at night with countless tiny blue flashes thanks to some tiny organisms and science.
Curated Video
Ocean Currents
This video describes density differentiation between ocean surface currents and deep ocean currents, and how this difference affects global ocean current flow.
Curated Video
Atmosphere and Oceans: How Are They Connected?
A video entitled “Atmosphere and Oceans: How Are They Connected?” which introduces Earth’s atmosphere and oceans by describing both and discussing their processes.
Visual Learning Systems
Exploring Marine Biomes: Ocean Characteristics
Upon viewing the Exploring Marine Biomes video series, students will be able to do the following: Explain that oceans cover about 70% of Earth's surface. List some of the reasons oceans are important to the planet and to living things: -...
Visual Learning Systems
Water: Marine Biomes
Characteristics of various ocean zones, including variations in ocean temperature, salinity, and depth are discussed. The different groups of marine life and adaptations of plants and animals are highlighted. Estuaries and various...
EarthEcho International
Exploring the Threats to Coral Reefs: A Dive into Biscayne Bay
The video explores the impact of changing water quality on coral reefs, specifically in South Florida's Biscayne Bay. Marine biologist Ilsa Kuffner discusses the three main threats facing coral reefs: coral bleaching, ocean...
Science360
What About Climate Change And The Global Water Cycle? - The Water Cycle
Does the ocean reveal anything about the impact of climate change on the global water cycle?
Learning Mole
Why is Seawater Blue
This animated science video lesson is all about why seawater is blue. Students will love this engaging and interactive video as they learn more about and study oceans.
TMW Media
Drinking Fresh Water From A Salty Ocean: Learn the project name and who is involved
How are freshwater springs located in the ocean? Drinking Fresh Water From A Salty Ocean, Part 1
Learning Mole
Why is Seawater Blue?
A series aimed at Primary School students learning all about the Ocean and its inhabitants in their science classes. This video in particular will take students through the reasons why seawater looks so blue.
NASA
NASA | Aquarius Ocean Circulation
Until now, researchers did not have a full set of data on ocean salinity and how it impacts climate change. Aquarius salinity data, combined with data from other sensors that measure sea level, ocean color, temperature, winds, and...
NASA
NASA | Aquarius Returns Global Maps of Soil Moisture
NASA's Aquarius instrument has released its first released worldwide maps of soil moisture. Soil moisture, the water contained within soil particles, is an important player in Earth's water cycle. This animated version of Aquarius'...
NASA
NASA | Earth Science Week: Salt of the Earth
"Salt of the Earth" is Episode 4 in the six-part series "Tides of Change", exploring amazing NASA ocean science to celebrate Earth Science Week 2009. Salinity plays a major role in how ocean waters circulate around the globe. Salinity...
NASA
NASA | Meanwhile at the Bottom of the Ocean
The Ben Franklin mission has been forgotten by time, overshadowed by the concurrent Apollo 11 mission. However, the scientific findings obtained by the six aquanauts has provided a foundation for understanding the Gulf Stream and ocean...
SWPictures
Climate Change Threatens Food Production in Senegal
This video highlights the impact of climate change on food production in Senegal and how the Africa Rice Center is developing rice varieties that can cope with more hostile conditions.
Next Animation Studio
Gulf Stream nearing ‘Day After Tomorrow’ tipping point
Scientists say the increased melting of arctic freshwater is causing an imbalance in the salinity of seawater, and this could lead to plummeting temperatures in the northern hemisphere.
NASA
NASA | Aquarius Climate
Sea surface salinity has a massive influence on Earth's climate. With Aquarius, scientists will have a new way to measure that influence in a consistent way. With its unprecedented accurate and consistent salinity measurements, Aquarius...