Rock 'N Learn
Earth Science : The Solar System
Earth Science for Kids is the fun way to learn important facts about earth science and prepare for tests. Take a fascinating journey to the Super Science Station to learn about the solar system.
Mazz Media
Volcano
This live-action video program is about volcanoes. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the word through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and colorful, animated graphics...
Rock 'N Learn
Earth Science : Volcanoes
Earth Science for Kids is the fun way to learn important facts about earth science and prepare for tests. Take a fascinating journey to the Super Science Station to learn about volcanoes.
FuseSchool
What Is The Rock Cycle?
In this video you will learn about the dynamic rock cycle. Plant roots help to create new soil from the solid rock and they get nutrients and support from the soil. This solid rock is often sandstone or granite. They are made up of...
Visual Learning Systems
The Moving Plates
This video explains the history of the theory of continental drift and how it eventually led to the development of the theory of plate tectonics. The video also explains the concept of tectonic plates, how they ride on Earth's surface,...
Rock 'N Learn
Earth Science : Renewable Energy
Earth Science for Kids is the fun way to learn important facts about earth science and prepare for tests. Take a fascinating journey to the Super Science Station to learn about renewable energy.
Rock 'N Learn
Earth Science : Types of Rock
Earth Science for Kids is the fun way to learn important facts about earth science and prepare for tests. Take a fascinating journey to the Super Science Station to learn about types of rock.
Visual Learning Systems
Understanding Plate Boundaries
This video is about tectonic plates and plate boundaries. It explains the three main types of plate boundaries: convergent, divergent, and transform. The video also gives examples of each type of boundary and how they affect the Earth's...
Wonderscape
Science Kids: Exploring Tectonic Plates and Earth's Landforms
This video is an educational lesson about tectonic plates and their movements. It explains the Continental Drift Theory and provides evidence to support it. The video also discusses the formation of tectonic plates, their movements at...
Visual Learning Systems
Formation of Volcanoes
The video explains the occurrence of volcanoes in relation to the movement of the Earth's plates. The video also highlights examples of volcanoes located at plate boundaries, such as the Ring of Fire, as well as those located in the...
Mazz Media
Earthquake
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...
Curated Video
Tectonic Plates
This brief video introduces the viewer to tectonic plates on Earth. The lithosphere and Subduction are discussed.
Wonderscape
Science Kids: All About Volcanoes
This video is about volcanoes. It explains how volcanoes are formed, the different parts of a volcano, the types of volcanoes, and notable volcanic eruptions. The video also includes review questions to test the viewer's understanding of...
Khan Academy
Plate Tectonics: Difference Between Crust and Lithosphere, Cosmology and Astronomy
Explore the tectonic plates that make up the surface of our Earth and their movement, as well as the terminology of the Earth's structure.
Curated OER
Mid Ocean Ridges, Volcanoes, and the Arctic
Journey underwater for a better look at the tectonic plates and the volcanoes they create. Although this video is slightly dry, it is packed with valuable information and easy-to-understand visual images. Consider using a portion to...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Plate Tectonics: Further Evidence
This video segment [2:12] adapted from A Science Odyssey uses animation and archival footage to provide an overview of the theory of plate tectonics.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Himalayan Megaquake Future Earthquake Potential
The 7.8 magnitude earthquake in the Gorkha region killed more than 8,000 people in 2015. Learn how historical records and GPS technology can predict earthquakes in the future in the Himalayan region. Additional resources, a background...
Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology
Iris: Elastic Rebound on High Friction Strike Slip Fault
Animation shows the buildup of stress along the margin of two stuck plates that are trying to slide past one another deforming rock. [33]
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Earth and Space Science: Journey to the Earth's Interior
Material to begin an exploration of the Earth's interior. An hour-long video is accompanied by learning goals, an outline and overview, details on igneous rock, seismic waves, and the Earth's layers, and ideas for teaching this unit in...
Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology
Iris: Alaska: Tectonics and Earthquakes
Alaskan tectonics are dominated by Pacific-North American plate interaction. This animation discusses the range of tectonic activity from megathrust earthquakes to accretion of geologic terranes. [8:40]
Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology
Iris: Earthquake Machine: Graphing Time vs. Strain
Animation illustrates the buildup and release of strain in locked and slow slip zones. [0:28]
Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology
Iris: Subduction Zone: Relative Motion With No Friction
See how converging oceanic and continental tectonic plates react to one another.
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr Videos: Skunk Bear: The Lava Affair Field Trip!
Two guys in upstate New York make their own lava in a giant cauldron. They use it to demonstrate a volcanic eruption to students and visitors and to create art. [7:54]
Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology
Iris: Elastic Rebound Demonstration Using a Yardstick
See a scientist talk about elasticity and brittle material using a yardstick as a mechanical analog for the lithosphere, and to show how stress is stored in-between tectonic plates. [1:57]