Instructional Video6:48
SciShow

The Gems That Solved a Himalayan Mystery

12th - Higher Ed
January babies, rejoice! This month's SciShow Rocks Box video is the story of garnets, and how these fabulous gemstones help us solve geological mysteries, from the Italian Alps to the Himalayas.
Instructional Video5:15
SciShow

Looking for Life During a Lunar Eclipse | SciShow News

12th - Higher Ed
Astronomers took advantage of a lunar eclipse to study Earth as if it were an exoplanet, and Mars's Insight lander used seismic data to reveal for the first time boundaries between different layers of Mars.
Instructional Video3:44
SciShow

The “Devil’s Staircase” Shows Why Earthquakes Are Hard to Predict

12th - Higher Ed
Devastating earthquakes happen every year, and it's difficult to predict when they will happen. But they do follow one mathematical pattern known as the Devil's staircase.
Instructional Video6:06
SciShow

Don't Worry About That Asteroid That Might Hit This Year | SciShow News

12th - Higher Ed
That asteroid the headlines have been warning people about isn't likely to actually hit us, and scientists might have solved a mystery that could save lives: the relationship between tides and earthquakes.
Instructional Video5:04
SciShow

Can Animals Predict Earthquakes?

12th - Higher Ed
You might have heard about animals behaving oddly right before an earthquake hits. But are these reports more than just anecdotes?
Instructional Video4:56
SciShow

What Makes Earth’s Magnetic Field Change Direction?

12th - Higher Ed
You might have heard that Earth is due for a complete flip of its magnetic field. And while our planet does have a history of this behavior, predictions of when it might happen are too complex to estimate a date for.
Instructional Video12:10
Crash Course

How Does the Earth Create Different Landforms? Crash Course Geography

12th - Higher Ed
Cliffs and canyons, beaches and dunes, floodplains and river valleys, plateaus and mountains — these are all products of a restless Earth. In today’s episode we’re going to take a closer look at how landforms greatly influence how people...
Instructional Video4:20
The Daily Conversation

The Earthquake-Tsunami Disaster that Threatens the Pacific Northwest

6th - Higher Ed
A massive earthquake is expected to hit the Pacific Northwest at some point, due to the Cascadia Subduction Zone. This 9.2 magnitude quake could trigger a huge tsunami and destroy major cities like Seattle, collapsing buildings, roads,...
Instructional Video2:53
Curated Video

How Did the Continents Form?

6th - 12th
Explore the theory of Continental Drift: have the continents always been in the same place? And are they stationary now? Earth Science - Geology - Learning Points. 250 million years ago, most of the world's land mass was joined together....
Instructional Video2:44
Curated Video

Geothermal Power

6th - 12th
The heat at the centre of our planet could fulfil all of our energy needs. Find out how some are already utilising geothermal power. Earth Science - Earth's Resources - Learning Points. Geothermal power is obtained from heat within the...
Instructional Video4:56
Curated Video

Geography Terms and Tools

3rd - 8th
Dr. Forrester teaches about landforms and bodies of water that cover the earth. She tells about how globes, maps, and atlases are ways to identify those landforms and bodies of water.
Instructional Video4:29
Curated Video

Earthquake

3rd - Higher Ed
Dr. Forrester teaches about earthquakes.
Instructional Video5:21
Curated Video

Volcanoes, Our Fiery Neighbor

3rd - 8th
Dr. Forrester explains the three types of volcanoes.
Instructional Video5:00
Curated Video

Volcanoes Go Boom

3rd - 8th
Dr. Forrester explains the interaction of the earth’s layers with the tectonic plates and the eruptions of volcanoes.
Instructional Video4:57
Curated Video

Shake Things Up

3rd - 8th
Dr. Forrester demystifies earthquakes. She explains how they are created.
Instructional Video5:11
Curated Video

Floating on a Sea of Molten Rock

3rd - 8th
Dr. Forrester explains how tectonic plates are at the heart of earthquakes and volcanoes.
Instructional Video4:32
Curated Video

Drawing the Rock Cycle

3rd - 8th
Dr. Forrester explains the transformation of rocks during the rock cycle.
Instructional Video5:37
Curated Video

Landforms of the United States

3rd - 8th
Dr. Forrester explains the variety of landforms throughout the United States.
Instructional Video2:44
Curated Video

The Earth’s Layers

3rd - 8th
The Earth’s Layers examines the physical makeup of the earth by exploring the earth’s core, mantle, and crust.
Instructional Video3:38
Curated Video

Minerals into Mountains

3rd - 8th
“Minerals into Mountains” explores the differences between rocks and minerals, including how each is formed, and discusses how some of the same processes affect plate tectonics.
Instructional Video1:13
Next Animation Studio

Earthquake swarm forebodes earth-splitting eruption

12th - Higher Ed
Iceland’s ongoing earthquake swarm is being caused by two tectonic plates moving away from each other, thereby causing magma to flow upward into voids created by the tearing movement. <br/>
Instructional Video4:37
Curated Video

Volcan

3rd - 12th
This live-action video program is about the word volcano. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the word volcano through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and colorful,...
Instructional Video3:03
Curated Video

Terremoto

3rd - 12th
Este programa de video de accion en vivo es sobre la terremoto. El programa esta disenado para reforzar y apoyar la comprension y retencion del estudiante de la palabra mediante el uso de secuencias de video, fotografias, diagramas y...
Instructional Video6:32
Ancient Lights Media

Iceland

6th - 8th
This clip looks at the physical features, climate and culture of Iceland.