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Sesame Street
Sesame Street: The Four Seasons
A fun learning video intended to teach the four seasons.
Crash Course
Crash Course Kids 11.1: Seasons and the Sun
Ever wonder why we have seasons? A lot of people think it's because the Earth gets further away from the sun in winter, and closer in the summer. But, it's actually more interesting than that. In this episode of Crash Course Kids,...
Crash Course
Crash Course Kids 8.1: Earth's Rotation & Revolution
In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina talks about the Earth's rotation and revolution and how these things contribute to night and day and how Earth's tilt gives us seasons. [4:00]
Other
Kurdistan Planetarium: Mechanism of the Seasons
Find out what makes different areas on Earth experience four seasons. [5:59]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Precession Causing Perihelion to Happen Later
Clarifies the effect of axial precession on the calendar and the date of perihelion and aphelion. [12:04]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Measurement: Earth's Tilt 1: The Reason for the Seasons
How can it be summer in North America and winter in Australia at the same time?! Discover the reason for the seasons. [5:39]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Earth's Seasons Aren't Dictated by Closeness to Sun
Explains why Earth's closeness to the Sun does not dictate the seasons. [4:38]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Are Southern Hemisphere Seasons More Severe?
Are Southern Hemisphere seasons more severe because of the eccentricity in Earth's orbit? [7:17]
Learning Junction
Learning Junction: Seasons in Earth
In this video, the season are defined as "four divisions of the year marked by particular weather patterns n daylight hours, resulting from the earth's changing position with regard to the sun."
Rhyme Learner
Rhyme Learner: Why Do Seasons Change?
Learn the real reason why seasons change throughout the year.
PBS
Pbs: About the Seasons
A short video explaining the seasons and how nature changes within the year. Video also discusses how we change to adapt to the different seasons. [3:00]
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Ucar: Animation of the Biosphere
This animation shows where and when photosynthesis happens around the world as the seasons come and go.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Changing Daylight in Summer and Winter
Observe the effect of Earth's tilt on the amount of daylight that occurs in the northern and southern hemispheres with these videos and diagrams. This resource provides opportunities for students to observe, ask questions, and construct...
Other
Pancake Manor: Seasons Song: Autumn, Winter, Spring, Summer
Zach and Reggie love all four seasons. Spring! Summer! Autumn! Winter! A fun, upbeat, and original Pancake Manor song. [2:22]
Other
Brad Freese: Earth's Tilt and the Seasons
This brief animation will help clarify how the tilt of Earth's axis causes the change of seasons. [0:34]
Other
A Book of Seasons
A reading of the classic children's book A Book of Seasons by Alice & Martin Provensen. Their charming illustrations bring life to all four seasons of the year! Read by Tara Rose Stromberg. [5:47]
Bozeman Science
Bozeman Science: Earth & the Solar System
In this video, Paul Andersen explains the parts of the Solar System; including the planets, dwarf planets, moons and asteroids. He explains how everything orbits around the Sun and how a proper understanding of this heliocentric model...
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Can an Early Spring Confuse Nature's Clock?
Tom Turpin and Kristin Schleiter discuss how an early spring can affect flower buds and bees.
Sesame Street
Sesame Street: Planning Clothes to Wear
In this video clip, a girl plans what she will wear in the snow. [1:02]