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NASA
NASA | A Story of Ozone: The Earth’s Natural Sunscreen
In this talk, Dr. Paul Newman tells the story of how scientists and policy-makers safeguarded the Earth’s ozone layer and the world we avoided by by regulating chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) . Back in the 60s, we used chlorofluorocarbons,...
Curated Video
The History of Life
The video “The History of Life” gives a brief overview of the major time spans in Earth’s history, focusing specifically on the formation of life and how that life changed over time.
Professor Dave Explains
Prokaryotic Cells: The Simplest Kind of Life
We've established that the basic unit of life is the cell, and that the simplest forms of life are just one cell. The earliest unicellular organisms were prokaryotic, and there are many prokaryotic organisms still around today, including...
NASA
Global Maps of Dryness Help Prepare for Water Use Around Globe
Using measurements from two satellite missions assimilated into a computer model, researchers have created global maps of terrestrial water around the planet. In addition, they can forecast water availability in the...
Curated Video
Our Sun
Through telescopic video and photos combined with animated graphics, students will learn about the layers of the sun and its effects on earth, the moon and all the objects in our solar system and the universe.
Science360
Observing The Great American Eclipse
In a first of its kind, citizen scientists and researchers created a ninety minute time-lapse video of the sun's inner corona.
The Citizen CATE (Continental-America Telescopic Eclipse) Experiment captured images...
The Citizen CATE (Continental-America Telescopic Eclipse) Experiment captured images...
Weatherthings
Weather Things: Winter
The orbit of Earth on a tilted axis around the sun leads to the seasons. The resulting change of angle of the sun, and length of day controls how warm we get at different times of the year. With those changes in seasons come changes in...
Bedtime History
The Grand Canyon: Science, History, and Wonder
The Grand Canyon is one of the most iconic natural landmarks in the United States. Carved by the Colorado River over millions of years, it reveals a stunning geological history through its layered rock formations. Stretching 277 miles...
Weatherthings
Saharan Dust
Every summer, millions of tons of dust from the Sahara desert move into the Atlantic and travel westward. Here, you'll see it on satellite.
NASA
NASA | Active Region on the Sun Emits Another Flare
The sun emitted a significant solar flare on Oct. 22, 2012, peaking at 11:17 p.m. EDT. The flare came from an active region on the left side of the sun that has been numbered AR 1598, which has already been the source of a...
SciShow
How Studying Venus Saved Earth
Scientists discovered a hole in the ozone layer in 1980, and by 2000, the hole was three times the size of the United States. Through global efforts, scientists discovered the cause and worked together to get countries to implement a...
PBS
Earth's Magnetic Shield
Our atmosphere is pretty amazing! How does it minimize the effects of solar weather? Scholars discover Earth's first line of defense against the sun—the magnetosphere. The activity, one of several in a sun unit from NOVA, explains how...
Teach Engineering
Skin and the Effects of Ultraviolet Radiation
Though UV radiation can damage skin, it isn't all bad. The third installment in a six-part series allows the class to study the structure and function of skin. They learn about the different types of skin cancer and the SPF rating...
MinuteEarth
The Deadliest Ice Age Ever
Will all species follow the trilobite down the road to extinction? Discover the changing conditions on ancient Earth that led to both population explosions and mass extinctions with a video presentation. The narrator shows examples...
PBS
How a Supervolcano Made the Cenozoic’s Coolest Fossils
Volcanoes cause mass extinctions, climate change, and physical alterations of our planet. They also create great fossil records, time markers in layers of Earth, and an interesting way to study geology. A video describes how one...
Be Smart
100,000,000 Years From Now
Holocene, Pleistocene, Pliocene, Miocene, Oligocene, Eocene, Paleocene ... wait, did I miss one? PBS Digital Studios explains how human impact on Earth has potentially brought about a new epoch in geologic history, the Anthropocene....
MinuteEarth
Plate Tectonics Explained
Ready to teach plate tectonics but not sure where to begin? Start with a short video that is long on learning! Junior earth scientists discover the basics of plate tectonics, complete with colorful analogies and explanations. The...
TED-Ed
Sunlight Is Way Older than You Think
Light travels fast... really fast. But that doesn't mean it moves instantly from its source to whatever object it hits. After watching this video students will understand that once generated in the sun's core,...
SciShow
What's It Like on ... Venus?
Venus may not be the best option for the next space station! An episode of a larger solar system playlist describes the characteristics of the planet Venus. The instruction includes a description of its extreme environment and its...
Crash Course
Complex Animals: Annelids and Arthropods
Introduce your class to the importance of segmentation in evolutionary history with a video that explain how segmentation permitted the development of complex animals. The narrator analyzes examples of annelids and arthropods in...
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...