A limnic eruption occurs when a poisonous gas gets "belched" out of the bottom of a lake where it was building up pressure. This video discusses...
Earth Science
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I blame the Coronavirus for causing boredom which in turn caused me to play with making a video for my students. In this episode, El Guapo is...
In this activity, students will engage in a topographic map exercise. When a student is finished they will understand what contour lines,...
This is a good video, yet kind of sad, about the use of Laika the dog as the first living organism to enter space during the Space Race of the...
In this activity, students get to know Alfred Wegener and why and how he came up with the idea of continental drift and the super-continent...
Have you ever wondered why the moon sometimes seems to be much larger? This video will explore illusion of moon sizes.
In this lab I have students observe what happens to water, which represents air, warms up and what happens to water as it cools down. Using a hot...
In this self-guided activity, students will gain an understanding of how to interpret basic to advanced weather station models. They will read...
This video provides a glimpse into the preparation and recovery steps for the launch of Alan Shepard, the first American in space during the Cold...
In this activity students are going to find a small rock, decide what rock type it is, weight it, place it in a tumbler and then over a two week...
Here is a plate tectonic demonstration/lab idea for all grade levels. You can easily use this video when teaching about earthquakes and plate...
This is an edited version of the 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami. This video does a great job telling the story of the tsunami from the video of those...
In this Earth Science Earthquake activity, students will explore the USGS current earthquake website. Students will understand what is to be found...
I took another copy of this and then edited some of the slower parts and parts that might be objectionable for High School students. This video...
This NASA video describes what the sun is and what it is made out of.
Part of the discussion is about sun spots and solar flares. They do...
This volcano video demonstrates and discusses how composite and shield volcanoes are created and describes their lava type. The Ring of Fire and...
This is a brief educational video on the geography (including location, size, and regions) of the United States.
When discussing tsunamis it is good to discuss that some tsunamis can reach hundreds of feet high if the conditions are right. In 1958 that is...
Delight in an adorable video and catchy song designed to assist younger students in comprehending and recognizing the seasons. This engaging...
In this assignment, students will access a database with documented tornadoes since 1950. Students will use a Google spreadsheet as a class to...
In this assignment students will find images of the most common formations found in caves: helictites, stalactites, stalagmites, flowstone, cave...
What is Gluten? Why are there so many commercials about Gluten. In this short video you can get the simple answers.
Have you ever heard of a brinicle? Brinicles are rare phenomena that occurs when ocean water freezes very quickly causing any life that gets...
Scientists have recently discovered an ancient lake bed on the planet Mars. This video gets into topics of geology such as erosion, deposition,...