Instructional Video17:38
Wonderscape

Science Kids: Exploring Tectonic Plates and Earth's Landforms

K - 5th
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...
Instructional Video2:31
Visual Learning Systems

Types of Volcanoes

9th - 12th
The video discusses different types of volcanoes and how they are formed based on different types of volcanic eruptions. It covers four main types of volcanoes: cinder cone, shield, dome, and composite (or stratovolcano). The video also...
Instructional Video1:14
Visual Learning Systems

Formation of Volcanoes

9th - 12th
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...
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 Video2:16
Visual Learning Systems

Rocks: Rocks From Melting

3rd - 8th
Upon viewing the Rocks video series, students will be able to do the following: Define rock as a solid, naturally-occurring mixture of minerals. Define minerals as solids with a definite chemical composition and crystal structure....
Instructional Video9:40
AllTime 10s

10 Civilizations Wiped Out By Nature

12th - Higher Ed
Sometimes, Mother Nature just decides to ruin an entire culture for the hell of it. From an Egyptian city sinking into the ground to ancient Antarcticans being hit with an asteroid, these are 10 Civilizations Wiped Out By Nature.
Instructional Video6:15
Curated Video

Solving Length Word Problems with Rulers

K - 5th
In this video, the teacher demonstrates how to solve length word problems using rulers. The students learn to make their own rulers using paper tiles and count the spaces to determine the length of objects.
Instructional Video2:30
Curated Video

What is Ecological Succession?

K - 8th
This live-action video program is about the term ecological succession. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the term ecological succession through use of video footage, photographs,...
Interactive4:26
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Scholastic

Study Jams! Earthquakes

5th - 9th
Have a seismic moment with your class as you show this animated video on earthquakes. Viewers find that quakes occur on faults and are caused by shifting of continental plates. They learn what properties are studied by seismologists and...
Instructional Video1:00
Curated OER

Erupting Volcano - Sick Science! #070

3rd - 6th
Create your own volcano using this recipe for fun. Using yeast, hydrogen peroxide and water, your class can make their own volcanoes. This is an easy way to illustrate this natural phenomenon as well as chemical reactions.
Instructional Video1:10
Curated OER

Continental Drift

5th - 8th
Playdough has reached a new level. This clay-motion video demonstrates continental drift, faults, volcanoes, and mountain formation. If you don't show this clip perhaps you could employ the concept and have your class make an amazing...
Instructional Video1:08
Curated OER

How to Make Lava

3rd - 6th
Learn how to make homemade lava with this short video. Casey and Rachel use household items to simulate lava in a volcano. This is a great video to teach density of liquids.
Instructional Video3:03
Curated OER

Earth Science: The World Below

5th - 8th
This three-minute clip provides a quick overview of what we know about the planet Earth. It covers drilling, the layers of the Earth, and Earth's basic composition. The narration is very clear and easy to follow, unfortunately the clip...
Instructional Video
Science for Kids

Science Kids: Earth Videos: Volcanic Eruption From Space

Pre-K - 1st
NASA video of a volcanic eruption in Japan as seen from the International Space Station. (Length: 9 sec.)
Instructional Video
The Kid Should See This

Tksst: Volcanic Eruptions 101: How It Happens

9th - 10th
Discover the anatomy of a volcano, and how the unseen underground variables can make it difficult to know how a volcano might behave. [1:54]
Instructional Video
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Earth Revealed

9th - 10th
To support or supplement a course in earth science or geography, Annenberg Media offers twenty-six Videos on Demand (VoDs). The topics coverd range from why Earth can sustain life, to plate tectonics, to rock types and landscape...
Instructional Video
Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: Qrius: Volcano Geochemistry Windows to Earth's Interior

9th - 10th
Geologist Dr. Elizabeth Cottrell, describes why she considers volcanoes "lungs of the earth" in this webcast. [29:15]
Instructional Video
Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology

Iris: Volcano Monitoring: Measuring Magmatic Gas

9th - 10th
Measuring magmatic gas emissions helps seismologists identify volcanoes which are ready to erupt. Check out this animated video illustrating the process. [1:24]
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Mount Pinatubo: The Aftermath of a Volcanic Eruption

9th - 10th
This video segment adapted from NOVA features footage of the aftermath of the 1991 Mt. Pinatubo eruption in the Philippines. The largest volcanic eruption in 80 years deposited tons of ash on the towns, which caused devastating mudflows.
Instructional Video
Science for Kids

Science Kids: Earth Videos: Fun Volcano Song

3rd - 5th
Sing along to this music video to help learn vocabulary for the study of volcanoes, while watching volcanic eruptions at the same time. (Length: 1 min. 57 sec.)
Instructional Video
Science for Kids

Science Kids: Earth Videos: Volcano Lightning

9th - 10th
Video of a volcanic eruption in Hawaii that demonstrates the phenomenon of 'dirty lightning' where bolts of lightning are generated in the ash clouds. (Length: 1 min. 5 sec.)
Instructional Video
Other

Frank Gregorio: Introduction to Volcanoes

9th - 10th
This HD dramatic video choreographed to powerful music introduces the viewer/student to Volcanoes. Take a look at the visual introduction to the power and wonder of Earth's volcanic nature. [3:34]
Instructional Video
National Geographic

National Geographic: Amazing Volcano Video Clips

Pre-K - 1st
Brief video montage [0:32] of different volcanic eruptions around the world, demonstrating their immense, destructive power.
Instructional Video
National Science Foundation

National Science Foundation: New Models to Explore Earth's Interior

9th - 10th
NSF-funded researchers at Arizona State University have developed new simulations depicting the dynamics of deep earth. [0:30]