Visual Learning Systems
Volcanoes and Earthquakes Quiz
This video is a quiz over the topics covered in the Volcanoes and Earthquakes series. The presenter gives incomplete sentences and the viewer is asked to fill in the blank with the correct word. The topics covered in the quiz include...
Professor Dave Explains
Overview of Geologic Structures Part 2: Faults and Folds
We just learned about the different types of rock deformation, so now let's get a closer look at some more specific structures. First we have faults, which can be normal, reverse, and strike-slip or reverse faults. We should also take a...
Visual Learning Systems
Rocks: Changed Rocks
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....
Visual Learning Systems
The Rock Cycle: Video Assessment
Upon viewing the The Rock Cycle video series, students will be able to do the following: Explain that rocks are non-living substances made up of one or more minerals. Understand that a mineral is a natural substance with a definite...
Visual Learning Systems
Igneous and Metamorphic Rocks: Metamorphism
This video explains how heat, pressure and chemical reactions may transform one type of rock into another. The formation and classification of metamorphic and igneous rocks is highlighted. Other terminology includes: extrusive rock,...
Rock 'N Learn
Earth Science : Weathering
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 weathering.
Next Animation Studio
Clams feed off Earth's mantle near deep, low-temperature vents
Japanese and US scientists working from the Japanese R/V Yokosuka have found a species of clam near low-temperature vents in the Mariana Trench. The clams live at a depth of 5,620 meters in a subduction zone near vents where...
Curated Video
Bulgaria, Perperikon Thracian ancient city
The name Perperikon dates from the Middle Ages. There are at least two theories about the origin and meaning of the name, both associating it with gold and the gold-mining done in the region. Bulgarian archaeologist Nikolay Ovcharov...
Curated Video
Methods of Extracting Copper from Low Grade Ores: Bioleaching and Phytomining
The video explains two methods of extracting copper from low-grade copper ores. The first method is called bioleaching, which uses bacteria to produce a leachate solution containing copper ions that are then purified using electrolysis....
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Our Earth - Pushing and Shaving
Volcanoes and earthquakes are only part of a bigger picture. Tectonic forces also push continents around and cause mountains to be uplifted. The crust recycles itself. The lighter rocks of the continents float on the heavier rocks of the...
Visual Learning Systems
Simple Machines: Calculating Work
A day does not go by without using simple machines. This program explores the six major types of simple machines with practical, colorful examples of each. Vivid video footage illustrates how each of the following simple machines works...
The Art Assignment
The Case for Minimalism | The Art Assignment | PBS Digital Studios
You've probably seen a few cubes sitting in an art gallery and questioned why they were there. How could cubes be important? How did we get here? This is the case for Minimalism.
Science360
Even healthy corals have viruses - Science Nation
Corals are important ecosystem engineers, providing habitat and nutrient recycling to tropical reefs. However, coral species' richness and abundance are in decline worldwide, due in large part to the impacts from global industrialization...
The Viral Fever
Setenil Rock Homes, Spain: Olive Production in Cadiz, Spain
Setenil Rock Homes, Spain part 3/3: This video explores the unique town of Sentenil, known for its olive production and cave homes built into the cliffs. It also delves into the town's past as a wine producer and how some locals are...
Visual Learning Systems
Rocks: Summing Up
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...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Mark Naison - From Rock and Roll to Hip Hop
Dr. Mark Naison, Professor of African American Studies and History at Fordham University, is the author of seven books and over 300 articles on African American politics, labor history, popular culture and education policy. His first...
The Viral Fever
Setenil Rock Homes, Spain: The Town Made from Rocks
Setenil Rock Homes, Spain part 2/3: The video discusses the town of Setenil de las Bodegas, Spain, where houses have been sculpted into the stone walls of the rocky landscape. The unique infrastructure of the town allows for constant...
Visual Learning Systems
Sedimentary Rocks: Video Quiz
This program outlines the classification system of sedimentary rocks. Specific attention is paid to the different ways sedimentary rock forms. The relationship between sedimentary rocks and the formation of fossils is investigated. Other...
Science360
Even healthy corals have viruses
Corals are important ecosystem engineers, providing habitat and nutrient recycling to tropical reefs. However, coral species' richness and abundance are in decline worldwide, due in large part to the impacts from global industrialization...
Tarver Academy
Martin Luther King Jr on Unarmed Truth and Unconditional Love
In This Episode, Tyler Teaches Us About Martin Luther King Jr on Unarmed Truth and Unconditional Love
Science360
Biology of bats!
It turns out that warm-blooded animals aren’t warm all of the time! Researchers at Brown University studying the muscles in bats’ wings found that their wings operate at a significantly lower temperature than their bodies, especially...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Ozier Muhammad - 'The Chicago Defender Sends a Man to Little Rock, Fall 1957' by Gwendolyn Brooks
Ozier Muhammad graduated with a B.A., in photography from Columbia College in Chicago. He has been a photojournalist for more than 3 decades. His first job was as a staff photographer at Ebony Magazine. Ozier joined The Charlotte...
NASA
On a Mission: A Matter of Life and Death
Earth is a living, dynamic world thanks to volcanoes and the planetary heat that fuels them. The InSight mission wants to see if Mars also has a heartbeat deep inside its cold exterior.