SciShow
Returning to Venus and Getting a Closer Look to Ganymede
Good news for fans of Venus - last week, NASA announced two new missions to learn more about our planetary neighbor! And this week, NASA's Juno mission sent back a treasure trove of data about Ganymede - the largest moon in our solar...
NASA
Gravity Assist: Fire Fountains on the Moon, with Dave Draper
Early in its history, the Moon was molten, with “fire fountains” erupting from its surface. How did the Moon cool down and become the quiet, cratered world we know today? NASA’s Chief Scientist Jim Green chats with NASA’s Deputy Chief...
Visual Learning Systems
Understanding Earth's Geologic History
In this video, the concept of history is introduced as the study of past events, both on a personal and global scale. It highlights that everyone has a unique history, shaped by factors such as birthplace, family, achievements, and...
Visual Learning Systems
Geology of North America: Unraveling the Geologic Story
North America's geology and topography is a fascinating and beautiful story. This video captures footage from throughout the continent to tell this captivating story. Major geological events such as the formation of the Appalachian and...
Visual Learning Systems
Understanding the Geologic Time Scale
This video explains the concept of geologic time and how it is represented on a geologic timeline. It compares the relatively short existence of human life on Earth to the vast geologic history of the planet. The video also introduces...
PBS
A Brief History of Geologic Time
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...
TED-Ed
Four Ways to Understand the Earth's Age
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...
Be Smart
The Impossible Hugeness of Deep Time
Can we really grasp how old we are? Part of a larger series, the humorous video demonstration shows how humans fit into the history of Earth and just how long ago life formed. Viewers explore a timeline that identifies major markers in...
Physics Girl
The Unusual Formation of the Hawaiian Islands
How are the Hawaiian Islands different from other island chains? Discover the surprising geologic history of Hawaii with a video from a cool physics playlist. The narrator takes a hike with some geologists and discusses mantle plume...
SciShow Kids
Explore an Ice Cave!
Caves have tunnels, chambers, rooms, and other features that make these geological features so amazing. Watch a video that focuses on one in particular—ice caves.
SciShow
Great Minds: Alfred Wegener
The first person to theorize continental drift was a meteorologist with a PhD in astronomy. Alfred Wegener was generally mocked at for his continental drift theory, but later science would prove him right. The video discusses his...
Bozeman Science
The Origin of Life - Scientific Evidence
Guess where the oldest rocks on Earth are found? And what do these rocks reveal about the age of the earth? Viewers of this short video analyze the age of the earth and explore the origin of life through geologic,...
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....
Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology
Iris: New Madrid Region: Geologic History in Cross Section
Studies of the rocks in New Madrid tell quite a story. This is an animation illustrating how the scenery changed over 500 million years. [0:54]
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]
Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology
Iris: Stratigraphy: Geologic History of a Region in Cross Section
Rocks may be created in layers, but those layers do not always stay in the form or location where they were created. Find out about the forces that can change rock layers that help tell the story of the Earth in that location.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Biodiversity Flourishes in Phanerozoic Eon
Cambrian explosion and biodiversity in the Phanerozoic Eon. [10:28]