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.

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...

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 is a fun video for younger students to help explain how things can move, fast and slow. It helps reinforce the concepts of fast and slow.

Veritasium demonstrates a PyroBoard.  A PyroBoard is a flame that is bounced around by sound waves.  Through the experiment you can actually see...

Exploring Earth's Magnetic Magic: Reading Passage and Experiment

 

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This video is awesome.  It discusses why it would be impossible for Godzilla to exist.  It talks about all of the largest animals to ever exists...

Enhance your fossil unit with this concise and engaging video that explores the intriguing process of fossil extraction from rock. Witness the...

Egg drop competition instructions and material list. It contains follow up questions.

This is a good video to help introduce or reinforce differing physical and cultural regions within Arizona.

Discover the fascinating world of seismology with this educational video found on EducationalResource.org...

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...

I have actually been to the Arenal Volcano.  It is a beautiful site.  The volcano erupted sending down a pyroclastic cloud killing several...

I show this volcanic eruption when trying to discuss the different types of eruptions.  This one is called a lava dome eruption. Lava Dome...

Veritasium does a good job following the scientific method in order to find out what a candle flame is actually made out of.  Your 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...

Have you ever wondered what sound actually looks like?  In this NPR video, your students will actually get to see real sound waves as air is...

During my unit on volcanoes, I have the students do some research on some famous volcanoes.  Mt. Vesuvius is one.  This video shows a quick tour...

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 Earth Science or Physical Science lab, students will gain an understanding of the three types of thermal energy transfer, conduction,...

This video isn't so much about Thor's hammer as it is about the density of dying stars.  I am only assuming that Vsauce, the video creator, did...

Experience the awe-inspiring power of a strombolian eruption with this fascinating video found on ...

If you are teaching physical science and have often tried to come up with a great explanation about why objects hit the ground at the same time if...

Ignite your students' curiosity about transferring heat energy through conduction, with this engaging worksheet and lab! Designed for young...