Curated Video
Understanding Seasons: The Earth's Orbit and Tilt
In this video, we learn all about seasonal weather patterns and why they are different in parts of the world. Students focus on Earth's orbit, tilt, and relationship to the sun to learn how the weather changes.
Crash Course
How Does the Earth Move Crash Course Geography
Today, we're going to talk about how the Earth moves, but to do that, we're going to have to go way back to the early days of the galaxy! Processes that happened before the Earth even formed have led us to the geographic patterns and...
Bozeman Science
ESS1B - Earth and the Solar System
In this video Paul Andersen explains the parts of the Solar System; including the planets, dwarf planets, moons and asteroids. He explains how everything orbits around the Sun and how a proper understanding of this heliocentric model...
Bozeman Science
ESS1A - The Universe and its Stars
Paul Andersen describes our place on the Earth in the Solar System within the Milky Way Galaxy in the Universe. The make-up and origins of the Universe are included along with stellar evolution. A teaching progression K-12 is also included.
NASA
NASA | Earth Science Week | What are the Primary Forces ...
The sun is the primary force in Earth's climate system. Sunlight warms our world. Sunlight drives atmospheric and oceanic circulation patterns. Sunlight powers the process of photosynthesis that plants need to grow. Sunlight causes...
Crash Course
How do we Classify Climates? Crash Course Geography
From gnocchi and salchipapas to potato chips and french fries, it seems like every cuisine around the world has embraced the potato! And this humble tuber did not originate in Ireland or France, but near Lake Titicaca near the border of...
NASA
NASA's Curious Universe: Earth’s Expanding Oceans
With Earth’s recent record-breaking temperatures, the pace of sea level rise has accelerated. NASA scientists take us on a trip into their research right here on our home planet. Join us as we fly over Antarctic ice sheets and consult...
Curated Video
Constellations - Night Sky Patterns
Our sky is split into 88 different sections called constellations, which have been recognised and used by humans for centuries. Physics - Our Solar System - Learning Points. Constellations are set patterns of stars, such as Ursa Major....
Visual Learning Systems
Changes on Earth
In this video students identify evidence from patterns in rock formations and fossils to explain changes in the landscape over time. Live-action video footage of different lanscapes illustrate landscape changes. Students provide their...
Seeker
Scientists Trapped Electrons In a Quantum Fractal (And It's Wild!)
Fractals aren’t just crazy cool mathematically infinite shapes. They might just have the capacity to revolutionize modern electronics as we know it. Thumbnail image courtesy of Sander Kempkes. There’s a Subterranean Biosphere Hiding in...
SciShow
NASA Just Launched a New, Planet-Hunting Telescope!
From launching a new satellite, to finding diamonds from a lost world, researchers have been hard at work transforming how we think about our planet, the solar system, and the rest of the universe.
Visual Learning Systems
Introduction to Day and Night
This video introduces the Day and Night series. What causes day and night? This engaging program uses vivid animations to help answer this often difficult-to-teach concept. The position of Earth and the sun, as well as the process of...
NASA
NASA | Earth's Water Cycle
Water is the fundamental ingredient for life on Earth. Looking at our Earth from space, with its vast and deep ocean, it appears as though there is an abundance of water for our use. However, only a small portion of Earth's water is...
Curated Video
Why Earth's Tilt is More Important Than We Realize
New ReviewThe earth has an axial tilt of about 23.5 degrees. While this tilt is responsible for shaping our planet's climate and seasons, it also played a crucial role in shaping life on earth. What would have happened if the earth had no tilt? Is...
NASA
How Does NASA Model Atmospheric Patterns?
Better and faster computers have improved how we model and study Earth. More information is the other piece of the puzzle improving how we model and forecast our planet’s atmosphere. Since 1980, the 10th anniversary of Earth Day, the...
NASA
NASA | ATREX Studies Earth's Ultra-High Super Wind
High in the sky, 60 to 65 miles above Earth's surface, winds rush through a little understood region of Earth's atmosphere at speeds of 200 to 300 miles per hour. Lower than a typical satellite's orbit, higher than where most planes fly,...
Curated Video
Why Venus and Uranus Rotate Differently Than Other Planets?
The rotation of the planet around its axis can be generally of two types: prograde and retrograde. Prograde rotation indicates that the motion is in the same direction as the Sun’s rotation—which is counter-clockwise—if you’re looking...
Science ABC
Why Venus and Uranus Rotate Differently Than Other Planets?
The rotation of the planet around its axis can be generally of two types: prograde and retrograde. Prograde rotation indicates that the motion is in the same direction as the Suns rotationwhich is counter-clockwiseif youre looking down...
NASA
Earth Climate Models Bring Exoplanet To Life
In a generic brick building on the northwestern edge of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center campus in Greenbelt, Maryland, thousands of computers packed in racks the size of vending machines hum in a deafening chorus of data crunching....
Curated Video
Constellations - Star Patterns
Take a trip across the night sky and find out about the constellations. Physical processes -The Earth and beyond - Beyond our solar system Learning Points Our solar system is in a galaxy called the Milky Way. Solar systems grouped...
Curated Video
Understanding Earth's Climate: The Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Program
This video discusses the importance of studying climate change and the efforts being made through the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Program to understand and predict climate patterns. The program utilizes monitoring equipment and...
Curated Video
Tides: the Rise and Fall of Ocean Waters
Examine how tides are formed. Understand their predictable patterns and how the gravitational force of the sun and moon impact ocean tides. The video also explains the concepts of high tides and low tides, as well as the occurrence of...
Curated Video
The Impact of Tides: Understanding the Rise and Fall of Ocean Levels
Explore the fascinating phenomenon of tides and how they are influenced by the gravitational forces of the moon and the sun. We learn how ancient civilizations accurately predicted tides and how this knowledge continues to be crucial for...
NASA
Landsat 9 Data Available!
The data from Landsat 9 is available for anyone to download. With both Landsat 9 and Landsat 8 in orbit, there will be high-quality, medium-resolution images of Earth’s landscapes and coastal regions every eight days. Landsat 9 was...