Instructional Video6:01
Science360

When Nature Strikes - Tsunamis

12th - Higher Ed
The massive wave of a tsunami can start thousands of miles offshore, but travel quickly across the ocean and devastate coastal communities. Anne Trehu and Dan Cox of Oregon State University are studying how tsunamis form and behave in...
Instructional Video3:03
Mazz Media

Earthquake

6th - 8th
This live-action video program is about earthquakes. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the term through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and colorful, animated graphics...
Instructional Video1:44
Visual Learning Systems

Theory of Plate Tectonics

9th - 12th
The video discusses the theory of plate tectonics, which was developed based on the discoveries made by scientists who elaborated on Wegener's theory of continental drift. The video also explains that there are seven major lithospheric...
Instructional Video4:45
Ancient Lights Media

Atlas of the United States: Hawaii

6th - 8th
This program explores the geography, history, and some important cultural features of the Pacific Region of the United States. The individual states of California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska and Hawaii are presented in detail.
Instructional Video
Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology

Iris: Basin & Range: Structural Evolution

9th - 10th
Animation illustrates extension and deformation in a basin-&-range province. [1:05]
Instructional Video
Other

Volcano: Formation

9th - 10th
Video explores how volcanoes are formed and where they are located. [1:27]
Instructional Video
Minute Earth

Minute Earth: Plate Tectonics Explained

9th - 10th
This video provides a brief explanation of the inner workings of plate tectonics. [2:36]
Instructional Video
Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology

Iris: Hotspot Volcanism: Thermal Plume

9th - 10th
Animation explores hotspot volcanism and offers a simple illustration of how this results in chains of volcanoes such as the Hawaiian Islands. [2:14]
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs: Over Wyoming: Grades 3 and 4: Land Formation, Fossils, and Erosion

3rd - 5th
Students will learn about land formation, fossils, and erosion