This volcanic eruption style is called Surtseyan, named after the island of Surtsey. Surtseyan volcanoes erupt below the surface of the water.
High School Resources
High School resources for teachers. Contains videos, worksheets, websites, and activities for students.
This video examines the story surrounding the attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan.
This video shows the history of batteries. Find out who were key inventors and what all the important parts of the battery are.
This is a visually appealing and dramatic video that introduces your students to the study of biomes. This is a great video to show as you get...
I show this volcanic eruption when trying to discuss the different types of eruptions. This one is called a Vulcanian eruption.
This video discusses molecules that make up every living thing, carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins. This video will also discuss how we find...
This is a great video and song to use as a hook or closure piece on a lesson about the Dust Bowl.
Sugar is blamed way too much for a child's extra energy. Watch this video to see why science says it is not to be blamed.
Use this assignment to help students understand the difference between a mineral and other objects that they might think are minerals. The...
This is a TEDed video that demonstrates how cancer-fighting drugs kill cancer and why the human body ends up with some side effects.
This resource would be a great introduction to your unit on cells. It is an animation of many different types of cells and some of their...
Why do we blush? This is actually a scientific mystery. This video explores some of the hypothesis out there.
This video discusses the science and culture of being left-handed. This would be a great video to show a class with a good percentage of lefties...
This video does a good job explaining what is meant by natural selection in the evolutionary process and why scientists believe in the Theory of...
The TED video is a feature of Sam who has Progeria, a genetic disorder that causes children to take on appearances of old age. This would be a...
What is Gluten? Why are there so many commercials about Gluten. In this short video you can get the simple answers.
In this Earth Science/Geology assignment, students will gain a better understanding of igneous rock formation and the evidence left behind when a...
In this video you will actually get a chance to see how old your ears are. This video does an excellent job explaining the science behind it as...
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...
I show this video during my unit on volcanoes when discussing the two Hawaiian volcano flow types, Pahoehoe and aa lavas. It shows both very well...
This video discusses the 5,000 mile Silk Road. Learn how commerce and economics connected the world's major settlements. The Silk Road was the...
What can I say more than this is a great video about goats, their sounds, ability to see, and other animal adaptations that make them what they...
With this video you can easily start off a class on genetics or reproduction. Simply propose the age old question, "Which came first, the chicken...