Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Earth and Space Science: Journey to the Earth's Interior
Material to begin an exploration of the Earth's interior. An hour-long video is accompanied by learning goals, an outline and overview, details on igneous rock, seismic waves, and the Earth's layers, and ideas for teaching this unit in...
Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology
Iris: Layers of the Earth
This animation explores the 3 main layers of the Earth and tells how they were discovered, what they are, and how the crust differs from the tectonic (lithospheric) plates. [6:20]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Plate Tectonics: Structure of the Earth
Explains in more detail the different layers that make up the structure of the Earth. [9:33]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Mohorovicic Seismic Discontinuity
A video lecture discussing the Mohorovicic Seismic Discontinuity which is the boundary between crust and mantle. [6:13]
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Understanding Oil Geology
With response teams still working to seal the Deepwater Horizon well, we'll take a look at the geology of undersea oil fields. What makes some locations better drill sites than others?