The Theory of Plate Tectonics resources for teachers of all grade levels. Contains videos, worksheets, websites, and activities for students. Includes earthquakes, volcanoes, continental drift, seafloor spreading, and seismic waves.

This volcanic eruption style is called Surtseyan, named after the island of Surtsey.  Surtseyan volcanoes erupt below the surface of the water.

Here is a very quick video that will quickly describe "What energy is."  It discusses chemical, nuclear, and dark energy.  

I show this volcano video when discussing cinder cone volcanoes.  Paricutin erupted in 1943 and erupted for 9 years afterward.  It occurred on...

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...

In this video pedestrians pedestrians in a park are asked why a hard drive
and a book sitting at the same temperature have a different...

This video discusses how scientists are taking plants and creating fuel and energy with it.  Biological concepts are also taught about breaking...

Steve Spangler demonstrates the power behind friction using two notebooks.  This can also be done using your textbooks.  Variable to the...

This volcano video demonstrates and discusses how composite and shield volcanoes are created and describes their lava type.  The Ring of Fire and...

In this informative video, Earth Science students will delve into the fascinating world of plate tectonics. The video covers a wide range of...

How does tape work?  Van Der Waals bonds are the answer.  This video describes how tape acts like a solid and a liquid to keep its ability to...

This is an awesome video demonstrating quantities of food that equal 200 calories.  The video goes through the science behind a calorie and show...

This science lab can be used in any of the science disciplines because it is going to help students learn how to read a meter tape. Students will...

Discover a captivating educational video that creatively explains the theory of Plate Tectonics in the style of a pop-up book. Explore scientific...

Looking for an informative video about geothermal energy? Look no further than this fascinating 10-minute video from...

Two volcano vocabulary activity worksheets. The first one is a 20-word search. The word search contains images of a shield, cinder, and composite...

Here is a great video that introduces volcanoes.  It is very visual and the music fits.  This is the video I show to get students excited to learn...

This is an animated video discussing the age of the earth.  It discusses uranium and zirconium dating methods.  Part of the video also talks about...

In this informative Earth Science video, viewers will learn about the layers of the Earth and how scientists have come to know about them. From...

Looking for a new way to teach the rock cycle? Check out this exciting twist on a classic activity from ...

Demonstrate how magma is more buoyant than the surrounding earth material.  Volcanoes erupt simply because the melted rock rises up through cracks...

If you are a science teacher and don't have a water rocket lab, you should begin.  This experiment is the highlight of our year.  This is a doc...

This animated video discusses solar energy and why we as humans don't use it for everything yet.

This video answers the question, "Why is our solar system flat?"  

The ability to watch supercooled water turn instantly to ice is quite popular right now on the internet.  Here is a video that will discuss why...