Podcast27:29
NASA

Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 77, VERITAS Small Steps, Giant Leaps

Pre-K - Higher Ed
NASA's John Brophy discusses the VERITAS mission to Venus.
Podcast22:41
NASA

Gravity Assist: Could We Find Billion-Year-Old Cholesterol? With Lindsay Hays

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Could we find lipids beyond Earth? NASA astrobiologist Lindsay Hays explores this and other topics in her research. She also discusses places interesting for the search for life in our solar system and beyond.
Instructional Video4:37
Brainwaves Video Anthology

Jerry Blumengarten - Cybrary Man

Higher Ed
Jerry Blumengarten taught for 32 years in the New York City school system.  Even though he was a licensed Social Studies teacher, he taught most subjects (Language Arts, Science, Math, Computers…) for grades 6-9. He wrote curriculum for...
Instructional Video6:03
Bizarre Beasts

How One Crab Got Fuzzy to Live Without The Sun

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Yeti crabs have figured out how to live without the sun! All they need is their fuzzy arms, bacteria, and the bizarre, dark oozings of the deep.
Instructional Video1:28
Visual Learning Systems

Plate Tectonics in Action Review

9th - 12th
This video summarizes the topics covered in the Plate Tectonics in Action series. The video explores the movements of the Earth and discusses the theories of continental drift and plate tectonics. The three major types of plate...
Instructional Video1:10
Visual Learning Systems

Exploring the Theory of Plate Tectonics

9th - 12th
The video discusses the position of North America 250 million years ago and how it has changed over time. The video then introduces the theory of plate tectonics and explains how the movement of these plates has shaped Earth's surface...
Instructional Video3:35
Mazz Media

Earth's Changing Crust

6th - 8th
Footage of erupting volcanoes and earthquakes combined with animations help students to learn the causes and effects of earthquakes and volcanoes on our planets crust. Using animated maps the video helps viewers to understand how...
Instructional Video2:35
Jam Campus

Plate Tectonics Song

6th - 8th
Learn about Earth's plate tectonics in song format! A great way to boost classroom engagement when introducing new topics.
Instructional Video5:20
Professor Dave Explains

The Purpose of Mixed Economies

9th - Higher Ed
We've talked about free market economies and command economies, but the truth of the matter is that nearly every country on Earth utilizes a mixed economy, which blends aspects of each of the aforementioned economy types. Whether talking...
Podcast37:42
NASA

‎On a Mission: Season Three, Episode 3: On the Surface

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Like waves of the ocean, our planet’s surface is in constant motion. In this episode, we’ll travel to tropical rainforests to dig into soils with an ecologist, and fly drones with an earthquake expert to spot shifts in the ground beneath...
Instructional Video8:00
Physics Girl

Why Hawaii's volcano is so UNUSUAL

9th - 12th
Hawaii is known for its volcanoes, but most volcanoes on earth exist along tectonic plate lines. Hawaii does not! What causes Hawaii to form, and how is it related to the mystery of a magnetic bar code across the Pacific Ocean? Host...
Instructional Video4:37
Curated Video

Volcano

K - 8th
This live-action video program is about volcanoes. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the word through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and colorful, animated graphics...
Instructional Video2:43
Curated Video

Unconformities

K - 8th
In this video students will learn about unconformities and how they help geologists to discover episodes of volcanism, uplift, erosion and deposition that provide evidence for plate tectonics during Earth's history. Through video and...
Instructional Video2:58
Visual Learning Systems

The Moving Plates

9th - 12th
This video explains the history of the theory of continental drift and how it eventually led to the development of the theory of plate tectonics. The video also explains the concept of tectonic plates, how they ride on Earth's surface,...
Instructional Video4:31
FuseSchool

Plate Tectonics

6th - Higher Ed
​​​​​​Plate tectonics and continental drifts the theory of plate tectonics had enabled us to explain how the contents drift and why there are mountains, earthquakes, volcanoes and so much more. From our video: The Structure of the Earth,...
Instructional Video0:37
Next Animation Studio

Venice is sinking and tilting: New study

12th - Higher Ed
Scientists have known for decades that Venice is slowly sinking because of centuries of building and groundwater extraction. Authorities banned groundwater pumping to prevent further subsidence, but a new study shows that natural...
Instructional Video1:07
Visual Learning Systems

Plate Tectonics Review

9th - 12th
This video summarizes the topics covered in the Plate Tectonics series, including the theories and concepts related to the dynamic movements of the Earth's geology. Plate Tectonics part 8/9
Instructional Video1:44
Visual Learning Systems

Theory of Plate Tectonics

9th - 12th
The video discusses the theory of plate tectonics, which was developed based on the discoveries made by scientists who elaborated on Wegener's theory of continental drift. The video also explains that there are seven major lithospheric...
Instructional Video14:33
Crash Course

The Sun and The Earth: Crash Course Big History #3

9th - Higher Ed Standards
Amaze your class with the fact that more than 1,000 confirmed planets exist. The video explains the formation and development of planets, especially the earth. It covers the solar nebula, birth of the sun, and the development of the...
Instructional Video3:44
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Curated OER

Miss Selle's Science Songs - Plate Tectonics

5th - 8th
Middle school scientists will think you're the coolest teacher on the planet when you use this video to help them understand the basics of plate tectonics. The lyrics, compiled by science teacher Sue Selle, are played to the music from...
Instructional Video1:03
American Museum of Natural History

Plates on the Move

6th - 12th
Tectonic plates are constantly on the move. Explore the movement using an online resource that provides a basic introduction the tectonic plates before offering a game to learn about the individual plates. Learners discover how the...
Instructional Video4:53
TED-Ed

Why Are Earthquakes so Hard to Predict?

6th - 12th Standards
Cell phones to crowdsource vibrations to warn of incoming earthquakes? Detectors to register high levels of radon-thoron isotopes? After detailing the factors that make earthquakes so difficult to predict, the narrator of a fascinating...
Instructional Video6:04
PBS

Making North America | The Cascadia Subduction Zone

6th - 8th Standards
Scientists discovered a rain forest covered in sand and saltwater residue. This led to a collection of core samples and a rather intense prediction for the future of the American Pacific Northwest. Part of a larger series on the story of...
Instructional Video0:59
PBS

Lava Lake Tectonics

6th - 8th Standards
Do you enjoy spending the day at the lake? Maybe not an active lava lake! Viewers watch the fascinating movement of crust on top of molten magma as part of a larger series exploring the story of Earth. Comparisons to tectonic plates...