Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Are Southern Hemisphere Seasons More Severe?

9th - 10th
Are Southern Hemisphere seasons more severe because of the eccentricity in Earth's orbit? [7:17]
Instructional Video
Learning Junction

Learning Junction: Seasons in Earth

Pre-K - 1st
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."
Instructional Video
Rhyme Learner

Rhyme Learner: Why Do Seasons Change?

Pre-K - 1st
Learn the real reason why seasons change throughout the year.
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs: About the Seasons

Pre-K - 1st
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]
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University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Ucar: Animation of the Biosphere

9th - 10th
This animation shows where and when photosynthesis happens around the world as the seasons come and go.
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Changing Daylight in Summer and Winter

3rd - 5th
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...
Instructional Video
Other

Pancake Manor: Seasons Song: Autumn, Winter, Spring, Summer

Pre-K - 1st
Zach and Reggie love all four seasons. Spring! Summer! Autumn! Winter! A fun, upbeat, and original Pancake Manor song. [2:22]
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Other

Brad Freese: Earth's Tilt and the Seasons

Pre-K - 1st
This brief animation will help clarify how the tilt of Earth's axis causes the change of seasons. [0:34]
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Other

A Book of Seasons

Pre-K - 1st
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]
Audio
Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: Can an Early Spring Confuse Nature's Clock?

9th - 10th
Tom Turpin and Kristin Schleiter discuss how an early spring can affect flower buds and bees.
Instructional Video
Bozeman Science

Bozeman Science: Earth & the Solar System

9th - 10th
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...
Instructional Video
Sesame Street

Sesame Street: Planning Clothes to Wear

Pre-K - 1st
In this video clip, a girl plans what she will wear in the snow. [1:02]