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Curated Video
Kingdoms From Nothing: Ghana
This series explores the many kingdoms of pre-colonial sub-saharan Africa.
Learning Mole
Sahara
This animated geography video lesson is all about the Sahara. Students will love this engaging and interactive video as they learn more about geographical wonders and landforms.
TMW Media
Traveling Desert Sand: What does traveling sand do
How does sand from the Sahara Desert travel around the world? Where does it help or harm other parts of the world?<br/>
Traveling Desert Sand, Part 1
Traveling Desert Sand, Part 1
NASA
NASA | Satellite Tracks Saharan Dust to Amazon in 3-D
For the first time, a NASA satellite has quantified in three dimensions how much dust makes the trans-Atlantic journey from the Sahara Desert to the Amazon rainforest. Among this dust is phosphorus, an essential nutrient that acts...
NASA
Warmer Ocean Temperatures May Decrease Saharan Dust Crossing the Atlantic
Every year millions of tons of dust from the Sahara Desert are swirled up into the atmosphere by easterly trade winds, and carried across the Atlantic. The plumes can make their way from the African continent as far as...
Next Animation Studio
Scientists discover the world's oldest biological color
According to a recent study from Australian National University, pink pigment was found in the marine black shales deep beneath the Sahara desert in Africa.
Next Animation Studio
Sahara desert climate alters every 20,000 years
A new study by MIT suggests that the Sahara desert may have once flourished with nature.
NASA
On a Mission: Season Three, Episode 3: On the Surface
Like waves of the ocean, our planet’s surface is in constant motion. In this episode, we’ll travel to tropical rainforests to dig into soils with an ecologist, and fly drones with an earthquake expert to spot shifts in the ground beneath...
Ancient Lights Media
Atlas of Africa: The Continent of Africa
This clip introduces the cultures, geography and climates of the Continent of Africa.
Ancient Lights Media
Atlas of Africa: Geography and People of Northern Africa
This program examines the geography, climate and people of Northern Africa
Hip Hughes History
Geography's Influence on World History, Society and Human Development
Mr. Hughes throws down some basic geography concepts as they relate to society and human development.
Curated OER
African Beetles Beat the Heat in the Sahara Desert
Three thousand plant species light up Africa's Karoo Desert for merely two weeks of the year. Compare and contrast the Karoo geography with that of the Sahara to highlight the difference just a few extra centimeters of rain can have on a...
Curated OER
Crossing the Sahara Desert by Camel
Can you guess how much it costs to buy a camel? Traveling by camel is a common way of reaching one's destination in northern Africa. Follow our leader as he shops the camel mart and attempts to barter for a camel.
Science for Kids
Science Kids: Earth Videos: The Sahara Desert
Michael Palin made a five and a half month journey from the North Pole to the South Pole, while being filmed by the BBC. This video segment follows him as he decides on whether to travel across the Sahara Desert by camel or by vehicle....
PBS
Nova Online: Remote Sensing in Archaeology
This article, a companion piece to a NOVA special called "Lost City of Arabia," explains remote-sensing technologies that are helping archeologists find ancient cities from the air.
National Geographic Kids
National Geographic Kids: Destination World: Africa
Experience the hottest of the seven continents and meet some of the most famous animals in the world. [2:50]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Human Prehistory 101 Part 1: Out of (Eastern) Africa
Second in a series of videos that introduces human prehistory, this video describes how our human ancestors spread throughout Africa and then into other regions such as Australia and Europe. How did they reach Australia so early on? What...