Instructional Video2:05
Visual Learning Systems

Mountain Building on Earth

9th - 12th
The video discusses the process of mountain building and the different ways in which mountains can form. It highlights three mountain ranges - the Appalachians, Cascades, and Rockies - and explains how they were formed through tectonic...
Instructional Video3:06
Curated Video

Fold Mountains: Formation

6th - 12th
Where are fold mountain ranges found on our planet? And how do the movements of tectonic plates affect their growth? Earth Science - Geology - Learning Points. A Fold mountain forms over millions of years by a process called orogeny....
Instructional Video1:58
Visual Learning Systems

Forces Shaping the Earth: the Moving Crust

3rd - 8th
Gravity and erosion are major factors in changing the shape of the surface of Earth. The different types of erosion, and the major types of mass movements caused by gravity are discussed in this video. Other terminology includes:...
Instructional Video1:20
Visual Learning Systems

Forces Shaping the Earth: Folding

3rd - 8th
Gravity and erosion are major factors in changing the shape of the surface of Earth. The different types of erosion, and the major types of mass movements caused by gravity are discussed in this video. Other terminology includes:...
Instructional Video1:10
Visual Learning Systems

Forces Shaping the Earth: Summing Up

3rd - 8th
Gravity and erosion are major factors in changing the shape of the surface of Earth. The different types of erosion, and the major types of mass movements caused by gravity are discussed in this video. Other terminology includes:...
Instructional Video3:00
SciShow Kids

Make Your Own Mountains!

K - 5th
Mountains are some of the biggest things in the world, but today, we're going to teach you how to make some of your own, right on your kitchen table!
Instructional Video10:38
Crash Course

The Plate Tectonics Revolution: Crash Course Geography

12th - Higher Ed
Today we're going to tell the story of a quiet revolution in the 1960s that shifted our entire understanding of how the Earth works. We currently believe that the Earth's broken outer shell rises from the mantle and folds back in - kind...
Instructional Video12:06
Curated Video

Why Life is Carbon-Based Instead of Silicon-Based

12th - Higher Ed
Why is carbon the foundation of life? All life is based on carbon chemistry, But carbon is not the most abundant element on earth. 20% of our body is made up of carbon, but it comprises less than 1% of the mass of the...
Instructional Video11:50
Khan Academy

Compositional and Mechanical Layers of the Earth, Cosmology and Astronomy

8th
Sal details the chemical and mechanical composition of the Earth's crust, mantle, and core layers—a substantial addition to your geology or earth science lecture.
Instructional Video3:32
SciShow Kids

Make Your Own Mountains! - #sciencegoals

K - 5th Standards
In a world where plate tectonics have helped create Earth's geological features, it is an ever-changing process. Show young scientists a video that demonstrates the movement of Earth's plates to create fold mountains.