SciShow Kids
Meet the Microanimals!
Meet some of the world’s tiniest animals -- micro-animals, that can live at the bottom of the ocean, on our skin, even in space!
SciShow
Another SpaceX Landing, and New Horizons's Next Stop
SpaceX has done it again! It's landed the first stage of a Falcon 9 rocket and the Dragon capsule has returned from the ISS. Now, what's next for New Horizons? It has its sights set an another tiny world in the Kuiper Belt.
Crash Course Kids
Water Fix!
How can we fix water shortages? Well, we know that shortages are a problem and can cause fighting because water is a resource. When you limit a resource, things get scary. But, in this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina talks about...
Bozeman Science
ESS2B - Plate Tectonics and Large-Scale System Interactions
In this video Paul Andersen explains how plate tectonics explains the large-scale system interactions on our planet. Large plates float on the mantle and interact to form the major landforms on the planet. Evidence for plate tectonics...
Crash Course
How Does the Earth Create Different Landforms? Crash Course Geography
Cliffs and canyons, beaches and dunes, floodplains and river valleys, plateaus and mountains — these are all products of a restless Earth. In today’s episode we’re going to take a closer look at how landforms greatly influence how people...
Crash Course
How Can Rain Create Conflict? Precipitation and Water Use: Crash Course Geography
If you compare precipitation around the world with population distribution we can understand a simple but powerful pattern of human geography: where there is water, there are people. But it gets a little more complicated because where...
SciShow Kids
Make Your Own Mountains!
Mountains are some of the biggest things in the world, but today, we're going to teach you how to make some of your own, right on your kitchen table!
SciShow Kids
Where Do Mountains Come From?
Do you like to go hiking like Jessi and Squeaks do? Have you ever wondered how those mountains you're hiking on got there? Check out this episode to learn how mountains form, and how mountains can keep growing!
MinuteEarth
How Tall Can Mountains Be?
What is the maximum height for a mountain on Earth!? And why?
SciShow
The Complicated Lives of Mountains | Compilation
It’s easy to discount the history and evolution of mountains on our jagged world, but they really hold an immense amount of information about history within them. From mountain ranges in space, to why Earth isn’t a waterworld, here are...
Crash Course
Mythical Mountains: Crash Course World Mythology
Our mythical places series continues, and this week Mike Rugnetta is talking about some stories that revolve around mountains. Mountains loom large in human stories, not least because mountains are, well, large. So ascend with us to the...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Why is Mount Everest so tall? - Michele Koppes
At 8,850 meters above sea level, Qomolangma, also known as Mount Everest, has the highest altitude on the planet. But how did this towering formation get so tall? Michele Koppes peers deep into our planet's crust, where continental...
TED Talks
TED: What rivers can tell us about the earth's history | Liz Hajek
Rivers are one of nature's most powerful forces -- they bulldoze mountains and carve up the earth, and their courses are constantly moving. Understanding how they form and how they'll change is important for those that call their banks...
SciShow
The Biggest Volcano in the Solar System
Get to know Olympus Mons on Mars, the biggest volcano in the solar system, and find out why a planet that's smaller than Earth has volcanoes that are bigger than ours!
Crash Course Kids
What On Earth
We've already talked about how the Earth is divided into four spheres (The Hydrosphere, the Biosphere, the Geosphere, and the Atmosphere). But, how do these different sphere interact with each other? In this episode of Crash Course Kids,...
Crash Course Kids
Landforms, Hey!
If you look out your window, you'll probably notice a bunch of things; houses, streets... hopefully a tree. But beyond that you'll see things like mountains, rivers, volcanoes... well, hopefully not a volcano. These are landforms and...
Curated Video
Italy Geography
New ReviewMost schoolchildren can find Italy on a map—it’s the “boot” that’s kicking an island into the middle of the Mediterranean Sea. The island is, of course, Sicily, and the boot is Italy’s mainland. Without a doubt, Italy’s complex natural...
Curated Video
India Geography
New ReviewIndia is officially called the Republic of India and is also known as Hindustan or Bharat. It’s the seventh-largest country in the world. India is often referred to as a peninsula, as it’s mostly surrounded by water bodies on three...
Curated Video
China Geography
New ReviewChina is the third-largest country in the world after Russia and Canada, covering 3.7 million square miles (9.6 million square kilometers). Its massive geography stretches from the Himalayan Mountains of Tibet in the west to the Yangtze...
Curated Video
India Climate
New ReviewTemperatures and climate vary widely throughout India due to the country’s size and its terrain, which ranges from rain forest to desert to mountains. Generally, there are three main seasons: the cool season from October to February; the...
Curated Video
Saudi Arabia Climate
New ReviewDespite popular perception that Saudi Arabia is a desert, the country actually has three climatic zones. There is a harsh, arid desert across most of the country. There is an area of steppe along the western highland region. There is...
Curated Video
Mexico Geography
New ReviewMexico is one of the most populous countries in the world. At four times the size of Spain, it’s one of the largest. Geographically, it’s also one of the most diverse countries. It includes nearly every geological formation found in the...
Bedtime History
Life on the Oregon Trail
New ReviewGet ready for an adventure on the Oregon Trail! In the 1800s, thousands of families packed up wagons and traveled west across mountains, rivers, and plains to find a new life in Oregon. The journey was long and hard—people faced rough...