Ah, the Grand Canyon ... ain't it grand? The narrator of a video from PBS Digital Studios explains, in detail, how the Grand Canyon was formed over millions of years.

Aren't all rocks the same? High school earth scientists can say "definitely not!" after viewing the second in a series of seven videos. Beginning with an easy analysis and comparison of sandstone and granite, class members follow the...

Go for a ride on the continental drift. A video animation shows the movement of land over a period of 200 million years. The lesson instructor explains the shift during the animation and gives pupils a unique viewing perspective to...

Scientists discovered a rain forest covered in sand and saltwater residue. This led to a collection of core samples and a rather intense prediction for the future of the American Pacific Northwest. Part of a larger series on the story of...

Cell phones to crowdsource vibrations to warn of incoming earthquakes? Detectors to register high levels of radon-thoron isotopes? After detailing the factors that make earthquakes so difficult to predict, the narrator of a fascinating...

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.

Convection currents do more than just bake a cake. A quick lesson demonstrates the convection currents of the earth and how they contribute to continental drift. An animation illustrates the movement of the currents and demonstrates how...

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.

The instructor explores the plates in the makeup of Earth's surface. Evidence and theories about plate tectonics are featured. [8:00]

A science teacher demonstrates a number of simple models that teachers can use, or have students make, when teaching about plate tectonics and earthquakes. [5:38]

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...

Paul Andersen explains how rock is formed and changed on the planet. The video begins with a brief description of rocks, minerals, and the rock cycle. Plate tectonics is used to describe structure near plate boundaries. Hot spots and...

Paul Andersen explains how the Earth's climate will natural change due to interactions between the Sun and Earth, volcanism, and plate tectonics. Species may go extinct leading to adaptive radiation or may move to a suitable climate....

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...

As seismic waves from earthquakes pass through the planet, their patterns can reveal hidden dynamics-hotspots, deep-diving rock, melting mantle-in Earth's interior. An array of seismometers that's being installed across the United States...

In this Nature video, follow geologists as they retrieve samples from a fresh batch of Kilauea's molten lava. [5:25]

In this video segment from Nature, learn the geological process by which the next Hawaiian island will be formed. [1:12]

This lesson introduces and explores the Pacific Ring of Fire. It is 1 of 3 in the series titled "Geology: Pacific Ring of Fire."

Geologist Dr. Elizabeth Cottrell, describes why she considers volcanoes "lungs of the earth" in this webcast. [29:15]