Scientists have recently discovered an ancient lake bed on the planet Mars. This video gets into topics of geology such as erosion, deposition, and certain rock formations. The video also talks about why the ancient lake had possible capabilities to support life.
Here is a quick video demonstrating how the Lunar Landing Module worked when landing and taking off from the moon.
This video covers a range of key concepts that are essential for any unit on energy, including geothermal energy, solar energy, convection, the biosphere, combustion, respiration, fossil fuels, solar cells, and renewable resources. Through the use of clear explanations and stunning visuals, viewers will gain a deep understanding of the different types of energy and their impact on our planet. This video is a valuable resource for educators and students alike, as it can be used to supplement lessons on energy for a wide range of grade levels.
This animated video does a great job of talking about the relativity of speed. This would be an excellent video to show during a physics or astronomy lesson on traveling through space.
Experience an authentic space shuttle launch with this video, and make sure to play it loud with a high-quality sound system so that your students can feel the vibrations and hear the sounds as if they were present there. This video captures the shuttle launch without any added sound or music.
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Get your students up and moving with this Solar System Scavenger Hunt Activity. The printout comes with all the items and worksheets needed to successfully implement this activity into your elementary school classroom. Students search the classroom to find the solar system fact cards and then answer the questions on the worksheet.
Students have a difficult time actually understanding how big or small planets are or distances to and from planets compared to other terrestrial bodies in space. This video does a great job comparing both size and distance and will help students with their spatial reasoning. How small we are compared to the universe?
Students will draw and diagram the different phases of the moon depending on how the Earth, Sun, and Moon are positioned relative to one another. Students also get a chance to practice the moon phases and their names. Finally, they get to demonstrate their understanding by drawing their own moon phases.
If you are about to teach a lesson on black holes and the Roche Limit, this might be a fun science video to watch with your students.
EarthScience.xyz is a website that teaches earth science to students. It is a step by step book containing all the information needed to learn about the Earth. Teachers can have access to all the labs and assignments that are taught at Snowflake High School. There are tons of high-quality graphics, animation, and videos that will make presenting geology, meteorology, oceanography, paleontology and astronomy to students engaging and fun.