Professor Dave Explains
Mars: The Red Planet
Mars has been all over the news and media lately. It certainly looks like humans will set foot upon its surface very soon! Just in case you're one of the lucky people who get to go, you'd better learn all about the planet first, don't...
Weatherthings
Weather Things: Winter
The orbit of Earth on a tilted axis around the sun leads to the seasons. The resulting change of angle of the sun, and length of day controls how warm we get at different times of the year. With those changes in seasons come changes in...
Amor Sciendi
The Greatest Modern Building?
How can a building define a city? A look at London's "Gherkin" designed by Sir Norman Foster will give us some insight.
FuseSchool
Fungal Diseases
Imagine a world without bananas! It’s a real possibility… a fungal disease is attacking and killing banana trees, and as yet we haven’t found a cure.
Visual Learning Systems
Exploring Natural Resources: Renewable Resources
This series of programs introduces students to the importance of natural resources in our lives. Renewable and nonrenewable resources are differentiated with examples illustrating each. The positive and negative aspects of each category...
Visual Learning Systems
Understanding Renewable and Non-Renewable Resources
This video discusses the concept of natural resources and categorizes them into two major groups: renewable resources and non-renewable resources. The video aims to raise awareness about the need to be mindful of our usage of natural...
National Parks Service
Redwood National and State Parks - Land of the Giants
The official orientation film of Redwood National and State Parks. This short movie is shown in our visitor centers. CREDIT: NPS
Weatherthings
Weather and Seasons: winter cold, snow, dressing properly
A little girl and her grandfather spend a summer afternoon sitting by a pond. The conversation changes from how warm the summer day is to how the pond gets cold and freezes in the winter. The grandfather helps the girl understand how the...
Weatherthings
Weather and Seasons: Weather jokes and credits
A little girl and her grandfather spend a summer afternoon sitting by a pond. The conversation changes from how warm the summer day is to how the pond gets cold and freezes in the winter. The grandfather helps the girl understand how the...
Mazz Media
Wind Erosion
Using footage of dust and sand storms, this program demonstrates that wind erosion moves small particles and is prevalent in dry areas where water does not hold surface particles together. Students will learn that once the particles are...
Super Geek Heroes
Learn about the Weather and Seasons with Peter Planet
A fun 3D animated learning episode to support the early years development area of understanding the world. Peter Planet is a Super Geek Hero on a mission to learn. In this mission he plants a sunflower seed and talks about the weather...
Weatherthings
Weather and Seasons: meteorologists, predictions, sky sights, value of weather
A little girl and her grandfather spend a summer afternoon sitting by a pond. The conversation changes from how warm the summer day is to how the pond gets cold and freezes in the winter. The grandfather helps the girl understand how the...
Rock 'N Learn
Earth Science : Renewable Energy
Earth Science for Kids is the fun way to learn important facts about earth science and prepare for tests. Take a fascinating journey to the Super Science Station to learn about renewable energy.
Weatherthings
Severe Weather Safety: Watch for the Warning
All thunderstorms create hazards of lightning. Some thunderstorms result in flash flooding, large hail, damaging wind or a tornado. See how to prepare for these threats at school, at home, or outside. Understand the difference between a...
Weatherthings
Weather Things: Hurricane Data
For their size and impact, hurricanes are often called the greatest storms on Earth. They expend a tremendous amount of energy through the water cycle, and through wind, to maintain the balance of the atmosphere. Known by different names...
Weatherthings
Weather Things: Hurricane Ranking
For their size and impact, hurricanes are often called the greatest storms on Earth. They expend a tremendous amount of energy through the water cycle, and through wind, to maintain the balance of the atmosphere. Known by different names...
The Bazillions
Personification
Make something come alive with the words that you provide! Learn all about the magic of personification as you sing along with the Bazillions!
Visual Learning Systems
Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition
This video explains the natural processes of weathering, erosion, and deposition and how they have shaped the Earth's landscape over billions of years. It discusses how rocks are broken down into smaller pieces by agents such as rain,...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Our Earth - Wear and Tear
The forces of sun, wind and water have changed the face of earth just as much as tectonics. Weathering and erosion are driven by gravity, flattening the landscape. They create soil. Deposition starts the process of forming sedimentary rock.
Visual Learning Systems
The Nature of Weather: What Is Weather?
This video explores the daily condition of the Earth's atmosphere. The factors that influence the atmosphere and cause weather are discussed. Special emphasis is given to the global processes that generate weather patterns. Other...
One Minute History
Dia De Los Muertos - Day of the Dead - One Minute History
The ancient Aztecs believed that the souls of their ancestors went to a place called Mictlan. Protected by the goddess Mictecacihuatl, these souls would return to earth to visit their living relatives during a festival dedicated to her...
Weatherthings
Hands On Weather II: More Weather Experiments
Air and moisture in different quantities comprise our atmosphere. The sun is the energy source that causes temperature change, wind, clouds, rain, dew, blue skies and rainbows. See how to build an instrument called a "sling psychrometer"...
Weatherthings
Weather Things: Seasons
The atmosphere is dynamic and forever changing to maintain balance. The ingredients of air, sunlight and water allow life to exist on Earth, but they also generate calm scenes like rainbows, as a tornado ends. All storms move moisture,...
Astrum
What has NASA’s InSight discovered on Mars so far? Sights and sounds of Mars
An update for the NASA InSight mission to Mars. What has it seen and discovered so far?