Instructional Video6:52
Rock 'N Learn

Earth Science : Types of Rock

K - 5th
Earth Science for Kids is the fun way to learn important facts about earth science and prepare for tests. Take a fascinating journey to the Super Science Station to learn about types of rock.
Instructional Video2:38
FuseSchool

How Do Fossils Form

6th - Higher Ed
Fossils are the preserved remains of an animal or plant in a rock. Many of the fossils discovered so far are the ancestors of organisms that are alive today. The study of fossils is called paleontology. Much of what we understand about...
Instructional Video14:55
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Our Earth - Who Needs Geology?

6th - Higher Ed
Not only are our cities and almost every product we use derived from the ground, so is almost all our energy. Yet minerals and petroleum products are only the start. Every culture has wondered

about the origin and nature of the...
Instructional Video1:13
Visual Learning Systems

Introduction to Paleontology

9th - 12th
This video provides a brief introduction to fossils and paleontology. It explains the difference between a fossil, which is the remains or traces of once-living things, and a rock like granite. It also highlights the significance of...
Instructional Video3:27
FuseSchool

Fossils & Evidence For Evolution

6th - Higher Ed
The theory of evolution states that individuals within a species show wide degrees of variation, and those individuals with characteristics best suited to their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce. This theory grew from...
Instructional Video2:37
Visual Learning Systems

The Theory of Continental Drift

9th - 12th
The video discusses the theory of continental drift proposed by Alfred Vagner in 1912. The video explores the evidence that Vagner compiled to support his theory, including the geographic fit of the continents, fossil evidence, and rock...
Instructional Video1:06
Visual Learning Systems

Exploring Fossils: the Importance of Fossils

3rd - 8th
Upon viewing the Exploring Fossils video series, students will be able to do the following: Explain that fossils are the ancient remains or traces of once-living things. Understand that fossils come in a wide range of shapes, sizes, and...
Instructional Video1:45
Visual Learning Systems

The Everyday Importance of Fossils

9th - 12th
This video highlights the importance of fossils in our everyday lives, specifically focusing on the use of fossil fuels, coal, and limestone. Fossils part 10/12
Instructional Video1:17
Visual Learning Systems

Exploring Fossils: Fossils

3rd - 8th
Upon viewing the Exploring Fossils video series, students will be able to do the following: Explain that fossils are the ancient remains or traces of once-living things. Understand that fossils come in a wide range of shapes, sizes, and...
Instructional Video6:54
PBS

The Other Explosion You Should Know About

6th - 12th Standards
Scientists replace incorrect ideas when new evidence appears, but what happens when scientists reject the new evidence? Learn the story of the Avalon explosion and the scientists who resisted the fossils proving it existed as one part of...
Instructional Video7:00
PBS

The Most Useful Fossils in the World

6th - 12th Standards
One of the most abundant fossils on earth confused paleontologists for more than one hundred years. Viewers learn about the mystery and discoveries related to conodonts in a video from PBS as part of its Eons series.
Instructional Video8:12
PBS

Inside the Dinosaur Library

6th - 12th Standards
Where do fossils that aren't on display in a museum go? Learn about the dinosaur collections at the Museum of the Rockies as part of the larger PBS Eons series of videos. The collections manager explains how they care for fossils and...
Instructional Video10:01
PBS

The Facts About Dinosaurs and Feathers

6th - 12th
Did the T. Rex have feathers? A video from the Eons series playlist explains the exciting recent findings about dinosaurs and feathers. It details the evidence, the research, and our current understanding. It also considers why dinosaurs...
Instructional Video4:16
PBS

The Strange Case of the Buzzsaw Jaws

6th - 12th Standards
Shark teeth in Idaho, China, and Russia confused scientists for hundreds of years. A spiral of sharp teeth presented the first clue, but where would they even go on a shark? Learn more about the strange case in a video that is part of a...
Instructional Video12:08
PBS

A Brief History of Geologic Time

6th - 12th Standards
How do scientists know the history of Earth before humans—or any mammals—existed? An epic "Eons" series video explains the larger history of geologic time. It highlights the eons, eras, periods, epochs, and ages scientists use to divide...
Instructional Video4:20
TED-Ed

The Ferocious Predatory Dinosaurs of Cretaceous Sahara

6th - 12th Standards
What's not to love about dinosaurs? Lucky for us humans, we can love to learn about them from 100 million years away, especially a group of extra large predatory dinosaurs from the Cretaceous period. Watch a descriptive video that...
Instructional Video9:22
Bozeman Science

Evidence for Evolution II

9th - 12th Standards
Some scientists believe humans are no longer evolving and have reached their evolutionary peak. In the video, scholars explore Darwin and his published work, The Origin of Species. The instructor discusses Darwin's ideas of biogeography,...
Instructional Video13:03
Bozeman Science

Scientific Evidence for Evolution

9th - 12th Standards
Humans share about 50% of their genes with a banana. In the video, scholars analyze the scientific evidence for evolution. The instructor spends time discussing Darwin and biogeography, fossils, and homologous structures. Scholars then...
Instructional Video17:12
Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Great Transitions: The Origin of Tetrapods

6th - 12th
The featured movie focuses on the ancestry of our four-footed friends. Find the fundamental pattern of their limbs and vertebrae in fossils of fish. After viewing, biology learners can enjoy interactive websites to zoom in on the...
Instructional Video3:45
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TED-Ed

Four Ways to Understand the Earth's Age

6th - 12th Standards
Cartoon children compare the earth's age to timescales that we understand:a calendar year, the thickness of a book, the human lifespan. This smart film clip is definitely worth adding to your geologic timescale lesson! If you subscribe...
Interactive1:12
American Museum of Natural History

Living Large

6th - 12th
Get to know all about sauropods from a paleontologist, Jonah. Following an introductory video, scholars choose from five fossils to learn more about. Each fossil begins with a video, provides information from several different...
Instructional Video8:32
PBS

The Ghostly Origins of the Big Cats

6th - 12th Standards
A lack of fossil records forces scientists to piece together the evolution of the big cats. The PBS Eons video lesson describes the processes scientists use to infer evolutionary details and predict possible species. Scholars get an...
Instructional Video12:43
PBS

When We Took over the World

6th - 12th Standards
Exactly how did humans become the top of the food chain? Follow archeologists through an analysis of the fossil records during a video presentation from the PBS Eons series. The ancient artifacts trace human evolution from Africa to the...
Instructional Video12:45
PBS

The Island of Huge Hamsters and Giant Owls

6th - 12th
From cute little birds to giant aviary specimens—all animals evolve! Learn how natural selection on an isolated island in the Mediterranean encouraged animals species to increase in size. The narrator discusses fossil evidence that...