SciShow
8 Structure Secrets of Gemstones
Gems are more than just pretty rocks! Hosted by: Michael Aranda
SciShow
5 Delightful Color-Changing Minerals
From corundum to alexandrite, there are rare minerals have multi-colors caused by how they form their structure!
SWPictures
SCHOOL'S OUT - Hidden Gem
Alasdair Craig left school when he was just sixteen and had no real idea exactly what he wanted to do. He only had a couple of basic qualifications in English and art. It was not looking good. But Alasdair was lucky. He landed an...
Visual Learning Systems
Minerals and Their Properties: Gems and Important Minerals
This video is a brief introduction to the topic of gems and minerals. It explains what a gem is and how gems differ from other minerals in terms of brightness and color. The video also features examples of different kinds of gems such as...
Bridgeman Arts
1950s: Hands use amber to pick up feathers from table
1950s: Hands use amber to pick up feathers from table. Man in period costume stands before scientific tools. Hands rub amber with wool. Hands rub glass rod with silk cloth.
Bridgeman Arts
1950s: Glass rod attracts suspended amber
1950s: Glass rod attracts suspended amber. Hands rub glass rod with silk cloth. Glass rods repel one another. Wind and rain batter trees. Lightning bolt. Kite flies in stormy sky.
Bridgeman Arts
Africa: Congo mines, 1960s
1960s: AFRICA: men work wheel. Congo diamond mines. Tin from Nigeria. Copper and Uranium from the Congo. Boys on beach watch boat on water.
Bridgeman Arts
Africa: Congo Mines, 1960s
1960s: AFRICA: man puts gold bar on pile. Mines in Congo. Industrial diamonds from Congo region. Diamonds from South Africa. Diamond mine buildings
Curated OER
Anna Faris: Gem
Anna and Elmo explain the word, gem. A prince continually interrupts in order to bring Anna diamonds, emeralds, and rubies. When Anna starts to define the word gem she realizes that the prince has been bringing her gems the whole time.