TED-Ed
Why is Mount Everest so Tall?
Many years ago, when the Indian plate collided into the Eurasian plate, the highest mountain on Earth was formed. But what gives Mount Everest its shape? Watch an informative video to learn what factors make the...
Crash Course Kids
Landforms, Hey!
What are different types of landforms, and how are they formed? This is the focus of a video that describes how mountains, plateaus, mesas, buttes, volcanoes, deserts, islands, and deltas are made.
Crash Course Kids
Weathering and Erosion
How does water help shape Earth's landforms? This is the focus of a video that describes how mechanical weathering and chemical weathering help shape Earth's geologic features.
Scholastic
Study Jams! Weathering & Erosion
RJ argues that playing the video game, Super Duo Breaker and Whoosh, is a good way to study for a quiz on weathering and erosion. The game character Mr. Breaker breaks things down and the character Mr. Whoosh carries them away in the...
Curated OER
Physical Geography - Running Water: Erosion & Deposits
Here is a good video that describes the main types of "flow" associated with rivers; laminer, turbulent, and shooting flow. They are all aptly described and accompanied by excellent video footage shot in Yellowstone National Park. A...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Climate Change Impacts Alaska Glaciers
This video [0:25] adapted from KTOO takes a look at Earth's warming and cooling cycles and the current atypical trend of warming that is impacting the glaciers in Alaska's Inside Passage.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Hawaiian Coastal Cliffs
This video segment from Nature explains the geologic forces behind the creation of Hawaii's dramatic shoreline. Can be viewed full screen. [1:54]
Monterey Institute for Technology and Education
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: Water Cycle
This animated video shows many different aspects of the water cycle. This resource has additional links that explore the impact of global warming and groundwater removal on the water cycle.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Earth Revealed
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...
Kansas State
Kansas State University & Usda: Wind Erosion Video
This is a website that has four video clips that demonstrate what wind erosion can do to soil.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Melting Permafrost
In this video adapted from the International Institute for Sustainable Development, see melting permafrost and hear Alaska Native peoples and Western scientists discuss its impact on Inuit culture and resources.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: The Grand Canyon: How It Formed
This video segment adapted from NOVA uses animation to present the theory of how the Grand Canyon was formed and features rare footage of a phenomenon known as debris flow.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Global Warming Threatens Shishmaref
In this video segment adapted from Spanner Films, visit the Alaska Native village of Shishmaref, and learn how an entire town may be forced to relocate because of warmer temperatures, melting sea ice, and coastal erosion.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Nature Scene: Geology of North Dakota Badlands
NatureScene video in which students learn about the North Dakota Badlands, its geologic history, and how it has been shaped by erosion. [4:07]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Glaciated Landscape
In this video from Nature, learn about the many different features and effects of glaciers in Ireland. [1:13]
Museum of Science
Ei E: A Stick in the Mud: Evaluating a Landscape Lesson 3 Part 2
Students use maps to study the erosion along a riverbank over time and conduct controlled experiments to determine how soil compaction around a foundation affects the foundation's strength. [8:55]
Museum of Science
Ei E: A Stick in the Mud: Evaluating a Landscape Lesson 3 Part 1
Students use maps to study the erosion along a riverbank over time and conduct controlled experiments to determine how soil compaction around a foundation affects the foundation's strength. [7:20]
Museum of Science
Ei E: A Stick in the Mud: Evaluating a Landscape Lesson 4 Part 1
Students use maps to study the erosion along a riverbank over time and conduct controlled experiments to determine how soil compaction around a foundation affects the foundation's strength. [13:19]
Museum of Science
Ei E: A Stick in the Mud: Evaluating a Landscape Lesson 3 Part 1
Students use maps to study the erosion along a riverbank over time and conduct controlled experiments to determine how soil compaction around a foundation affects the foundation's strength. [8:35]
Crash Course
Crash Course Kids 10.2: Weathering and Erosion
In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina gives us a real world example of how the Hydrosphere and Geosphere affect each other in the form of Weathering and Erosion. Think of Weathering as the force that makes a mess and Erosion as...
American Geosciences Institute
American Geosciences Institute: Big Idea 8: Natural Hazards Affect Humans
Watch how natural hazards occur, how they affect our lives and what we can do to prepare for and mitigate their effects. [4:27]
The Kid Should See This
Tksst: Minute Earth: Why Do Rivers Curve?
Watch as water pushes against soft soil, shifting rivers into the meandering water flows that we can observe on maps from high above around the Earth. [2:56]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Nature Scene: Geology of Death Valley
NatureScene introduces students to Death Valley, its features, and how they were shaped by the environment. [4:34]
Next Vista for Learning
Next Vista for Learning: Weathering and Erosion
Understand the process of erosion in this video that briefly explains what happens to sediment over time. [0:48]