NASA
Gravity Assist: When the Moon Was Like a Magnet, with Sonia Tikoo
From lunar samples brought back in the Apollo program, scientists have figured out that the Moon once had a shield around it called a magnetosphere, just like the Earth has today. As NASA prepares to send humans to the Moon, and...
Professor Dave Explains
The Wilson Cycle and Plate Boundaries
We just learned about plate tectonics, so let's see how that fits into a global-scale model for the formation and destruction of supercontinents called the Wilson Cycle. How do supercontinents like Pangea form and split up? It's an...
Professor Dave Explains
Overview of Geologic Structures Part 2: Faults and Folds
We just learned about the different types of rock deformation, so now let's get a closer look at some more specific structures. First we have faults, which can be normal, reverse, and strike-slip or reverse faults. We should also take a...
Next Animation Studio
Clams feed off Earth's mantle near deep, low-temperature vents
Japanese and US scientists working from the Japanese R/V Yokosuka have found a species of clam near low-temperature vents in the Mariana Trench. The clams live at a depth of 5,620 meters in a subduction zone near vents where...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Our Earth - The Fires Below
Whatever is inside the earth is very hot. The trail of clues leads to the model of a metallic core surrounded by a rocky mantle. Huge, slow convection currents rise up, often resulting in earthquakes and volcanoes.
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Mantle drilling project aims to understand Earth's past
A team of international scientists are planning to drill into the Earth's mantle to bring back samples that will help them to answer questions about the origins and evolution of life. The team will be working aboard the Japanese deep-sea...
Science360
A humanoid robot helps children with Autism Spectrum Disorder! NSF Science Now 12
This week's episode highlights Vanderbilt University's humanoid robot geared to help children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, University of Michigan researchers harnessing terahertz technology that could one day help doctors see deep into...
Science360
NSF Science Now 12
This week's episode highlights Vanderbilt University's humanoid robot geared to help children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, University of Michigan researchers harnessing terahertz technology that could one day help doctors see deep into...
Curated Video
Life after Trump: what’s the future of the Republican Party?
Donald Trump has finally accepted that a presidential transition from his administration to Joe Biden’s should begin. We answer your questions on what the Republican Party could look like in a post-Trump world.
Mazz Media
Earth (Simple English)
This video includes a quiz and writing activity. Students will learn about Earth's geography, composition, and place in the Solar System. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the...
Next Animation Studio
Ship that survived Japan’s huge tsunami sets drilling record
After dropping a 6-kilometer-long, drill-protecting pipe to the ocean floor, the Chikyu was ready to start drilling into the seafloor.
Next Animation Studio
Mars might have formed over longer time than previously thought
The early solar system was a chaotic place with many large-scale collisions.
Mazz Media
Earth's Landforms
With HD footage from all over the world, this program shows students all the various types of landforms found on our planet. Animation segments demonstrate how land formations are created by movement of the earth's plates, volcanoes,...
Let's Tute
Understanding Earthquakes: Causes, Magnitudes and Effects
In this video, the concept of earthquakes is explained in a simple and detailed manner. The causes, types of waves, and the magnitude of earthquakes are discussed, along with a simulator to demonstrate the effects of different magnitudes...
Bethany Thiele, Art Teacher
Part 1: Ceramic Fireplace (Architectural Design)
Create a ceramic fireplace that can serve as a unique candle holder! This video is part 1 of a series. LINK TO PART TWO AT THE END! KEEP CREATING! :) For CLAY, I always use Amaco White Art Low Fire Clay. For GLAZE, I like Amaco's F...
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Massive subterranean mantle plume could tear East Africa off from rest of the continent
A massive subterranean ‘tree’ moving lava up to the Earth’s surface could, in millions of years, cause the disintegration of Africa.
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Scientists find the Earth’s largest, hottest volcano
Researchers have found the Earth’s largest and hottest volcano northwest of Honolulu in the central northern Pacific.
Science360
When Nature Strikes - Volcanoes
Volcanoes are one of the most powerful natural hazards on Earth, but supervolcanoes are so large that they have the ability to alter the world's climate. Michael Manga from the University of California, Berkeley is investigating a...
Curated Video
I WONDER - What Is In The Earth’s Core?
This video is answering the question of what is in The Earth’s Core.
Tumble Science Podcast for Kids
The Center of the Earth
There is no natural hole to the center of the planet Earth, so seeing what is in the center is difficult. Scientists haven’t ever drilled deeper than 2,000 feet into the Earth’s crust. Seismographs are used to measure earthquakes, which...
Mazz Media
Earth
This live-action video program is about the word Earth. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the word Earth through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and colorful, animated...
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Powerful ‘river of rocks’ found deep under caribbean
Scientists found that an ancient magma bloom is pushing hot rock from the Pacific into th
Visual Learning Systems
Topography and the Earth: the Mantle and the Core
This program describes the major topographical features of Earth including mountains, plains, and plateaus. Footage from throughout North America takes students to the Rocky Mountains, the plains of Iowa, and the Colorado Plateau to...
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Earth’s strange blobs could be huge pieces of alien planet
Many scientists believe that the Moon formed when a Mars-sized planet, called Theia, struck Earth around 4.5 billion years ago.