Visual Learning Systems
Rocks: Rocks From Melting
Upon viewing the Rocks video series, students will be able to do the following: Define rock as a solid, naturally-occurring mixture of minerals. Define minerals as solids with a definite chemical composition and crystal structure....
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Kilauea: Up close and personal with red-hot science!
Hawaii's Kilauea volcano is one of the best places on Earth to study processes within basaltic volcanoes. Its high eruption frequency, easy access to lavas, and distinct geologic setting far from plate boundaries or continents allow...
Visual Learning Systems
Rocks and the Rock Cycle: Igneous Rocks
The rock cycle is illustrated in detail using easy-to-understand animations. Examples of the various types of rocks are introduced and the characteristics of different rocks are compared. Other terminology includes: rock cycle, igneous,...
Visual Learning Systems
Exploring Volcanoes
This video explores the eruption of a volcano in a small fishing village in Iceland in 1973. The video showcases the lava flow that engulfed the town and how the residents used fire hoses to cool and solidify the lava, creating a lava...
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WATCH: Fresh eruption on Mount Etna sends lava down slopes
New ReviewA new fissure has opened on Sicily’s Mount Etna, sending a stream of glowing lava down its slopes in a striking display for visitors and guides.
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Volcanic tsunami feared as Philippine volcano spews molten lava
Thousands of residents evacuated and Manila airport closed amid fears the Taal volcano is about to erupt.
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Lava from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano flows toward the coast, destroys homes in its path
Lava continues to flow on Hawaii's Big Island, bubbling as it travels toward the coast, destroying everything in its path
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Lava punches through wall near top of Hawaii's Kilauea volcano
Molten rock flows down mountain about 6.5 km below summit
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Italy's Mount Etna volcano blows its top again
Smoke and ash blown skyward as lava pours down mountain
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Amazing video of Kilauea volcano lava tube spewing magma
White-hot molten rock pours into ocean from side of cliff
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Scientists capture small volcanic eruption on Kilauea
Video shows bubbling lava lake, steaming pools
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Volcano spews lava and smoke on Reunion Island
Tourists and locals flock to catch a glimpse of volcanic activity
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Amazing video of huge volcano blast in Costa Rica
Researchers capture infrared image of Turrialba eruption
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Second volcano erupts in Italy - spewing ash and lava into sky
Volcanic activity has intensified in Italy as Mount Stromboli belched ash and lava off the coast of Sicily.
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Mount Stromboli erupts in Italy, spewing ash and lava into sky
Volcanic activity has intensified in Italy as Mount Stromboli belched ash and lava off the coast of Sicily.
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Spectacular display as Mount Etna erupts in Sicily
Mount Etna is Europe's tallest and most active volcano.
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Lava flows near water mains, power lines worry officials in Iceland
The flow of lava is slowing from a weekend volcanic eruption near Grindavik, Iceland, but officials are concerned about the lava's proximity to water and electrical infrastructure.
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Iceland volcano erupts for 4th time since December
A major volcanic eruption near Grindavik, Iceland, has locals and tourists scrambling to safety for the fourth time since December, something experts say could become the norm in the region.
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#TheMoment a photographer captured a 'surreal' Icelandic volcano eruption
Canadian photographer Paul Zizka shares the ‘surreal’ images he took of the volcanic eruption in Grindavik, Iceland, on Feb. 8.
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Icelandic volcano erupts — again
A volcano in Iceland's Reykjanes peninsula is erupting again, sending lava fountains and volcanic plumes out of a nearly 3-kilometre-long fissure, local officials say.
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See lava flow over the road to Iceland's Blue Lagoon
A popular geothermal spa in southwestern Iceland closed on Thursday amid concerns over the latest volcano eruption.
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Here's what one expert expects from Iceland's volcanic eruption
Luca D'Auria, a volcano geophysics expert at the Volcanological Institute of the Canary Islands, says an eruption in southwestern Iceland could continue for weeks or even months.
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Volcano in Iceland erupts after weeks of seismic activity
A volcano that had rumbled for weeks erupted in southwestern Iceland Monday night, about four kilometres from the town of Grindavik. The town was evacuated in November after thousands of earthquakes damaged homes and roads.