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Instructional Video2:59
Curated Video

What Is NASA’s Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation (EMIT)? (Mission Overview)

K - 11th
Soon to be operating from the International Space Station, NASA’s Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation (EMIT) mission will comprehensively measure the mineral composition of Earth’s mineral dust source regions to help...
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Instructional Video3:23
Rock 'N Learn

Earth Science : Mohs Hardness Scale

K - 5th
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 the Mohs hardness scale.
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Instructional Video41:25
Rock 'N Learn

Earth Science for Kids - Solar System, Weather, Fossils, Volcanoes & More

K - 5th
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 the Solar System, weather and the water cycle, types of...
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Instructional Video3:00
Curated Video

Soil: The Skin of the Earth

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Soil is a vital natural resource that supports life on Earth. It is a mixture of minerals, organic matter, gases, liquids, and organisms. Soil plays a crucial role in providing nutrients and moisture for plant growth, purifying water,...
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Instructional Video3:51
SciShow

The World's Most Abundant Mineral, and Oddball Whales

12th - Higher Ed
SciShow News takes you to the depths of the Earth, where the world’s most abundant mineral is found, and to the Arabian Sea, where a strange population of whales has been living in isolation for 70,000 years!
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Instructional Video3:42
SciShow

Special Valentine Science!

12th - Higher Ed
Want to get your sweetheart something really special? Give them a mineral called fingerite, and then stare at them for a while! Find out why, in this Valentine's Day edition of SciShow News.
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Instructional Video3:14
SciShow

There Are Mountains Deep Within the Earth

12th - Higher Ed
Scientists think they’ve discovered some peaks taller than Mt Everest deep beneath the earth’s crust, and this range might be the key to one of the biggest mysteries in geology!
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Instructional Video3:19
SciShow

There Are Mountains Deep Within the Earth

12th - Higher Ed
Scientists think they’ve discovered some peaks taller than Mt Everest deep beneath the earth’s crust, and this range might be the key to one of the biggest mysteries in geology!
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Instructional Video11:15
SciShow

6 Gems and Minerals Much Rarer (and Cooler) Than Diamonds

12th - Higher Ed
No offense to that rock you may have on your finger, but these gems and minerals are so hard to find, they put most diamonds to shame.
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Instructional Video5:19
Curated Video

The First Water on Earth Might've Come From… Earth? | SciShow News

12th - Higher Ed
Astronomers have thought for years that Earth was dry in the beginning, but a new paper suggests that Earth might have actually started out wet! And In other meteorite news, a new study of impact sites might give us new clues about...
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Instructional Video2:58
SciShow

Earth Has Another Magnetic Field

12th - Higher Ed
You probably know about the geomagnetic field that protects the earth from solar storms and radiation. But precision satellites have measured ANOTHER magnetic field coming from Earth, and its signals might hold the key to searching for...
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Instructional Video2:59
SciShow

Earth Has Another Magnetic Field

12th - Higher Ed
You probably know about the geomagnetic field that protects the earth from solar storms and radiation. But precision satellites have measured ANOTHER magnetic field coming from Earth, and its signals might hold the key to searching for...
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Instructional Video4:36
SciShow

How the Oldest Rocks on Earth Changed History

12th - Higher Ed
Scientists have uncovered the oldest rocks from Earth, and they're shaking up what we knew about Earth's history.
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Instructional Video5:37
Curated Video

Some of Earth’s Water Was Created by the Sun? | SciShow News

12th - Higher Ed
The source of earth's water is something of a mystery, and some scientists are starting to think that the sun might have provided the special ingredients to help.
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Instructional Video3:38
Curated Video

Minerals into Mountains

3rd - Higher Ed
“Minerals into Mountains” explores the differences between rocks and minerals, including how each is formed, and discusses how some of the same processes affect plate tectonics.
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Instructional Video14:58
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Our Earth - Rock Recipes

9th - 12th
Rocks are complicated collections of mineral particles. Four silicate mineral groups make up 90% of the crustal rocks - mafic minerals, quartzes, feldspars and micas. Rocks come in three basic varieties - igneous, sedimentary and...
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Instructional Video3:30
Curated Video

China Owns Most Rare Earth Elements Used in Electronics

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Rare earth minerals are very important to today's electronics. Your iPod, laptop, and television use them. They make electronics light so they don't need much power. But the Chinese have a lock on the production of rare earth elements...
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Instructional Video18:24
Wonderscape

Science Kids: Rocks, Minerals and Geology

K - 5th
This video is about rocks and minerals. It explains the importance of minerals and rocks in our everyday lives and how they are found in various materials and products. It also discusses the characteristics of minerals. It goes on to...
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Instructional Video14:59
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Our Earth - How Old Is It?

9th - 12th
Geology as science begins with the industrial revolution in England. For the first time rock strata are studied and compared and an amazing conclusion is drawn. Earth is unbelievably old.
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Instructional Video15:01
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Our Earth - Wear and Tear

9th - 12th
The forces of sun, wind and water have changed the face of earth just as much as tectonics. Weathering and erosion are driven by gravity, flattening the landscape. They create soil. Deposition starts the process of forming sedimentary rock.
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Instructional Video6:50
Bozeman Science

Mining

12th - Higher Ed
In this video Paul Andersen explains how mining is used to extract valuable minerals from the Earth's crust. Surface and subsurface mining are used to extract ore which is then processed. A discussion of ecosystem impacts and legislation...
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Instructional Video4:00
Crash Course Kids

Four Spheres Part 1 (Geo and Bio)

3rd - 8th
In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina talks about two of the four spheres that make up our planet; The Geosphere and the Biosphere. What's in these spheres? How do they affect us? How do they fit into the puzzle that is Earth?...
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Instructional Video14:37
TED Talks

TED: Deep under the earth's surface, discovering beauty and science | Francesco Sauro

12th - Higher Ed
Cave explorer and geologist Francesco Sauro travels to the hidden continent under our feet, surveying deep, dark places inside the earth that humans have never been able to reach before. In the spectacular tepuis of South America, he...
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Instructional Video5:35
TED-Ed

TED-Ed: The most colorful gemstones on Earth | Jeff Dekofsky

Pre-K - Higher Ed
In November 1986, Australian miners climbed Lunatic Hill and bored 20 meters into the Earth. They were rewarded with a fist-sized, record breaking gemstone, which they named the Hailey's Comet opal. Thanks to a characteristic called...