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Aging Diamonds?

Aging Diamonds?

In this video from Nature, geological detectives use ancient diamonds to learn more about Earth's inner layers. OER Level

6-12

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Clouds and Currents

Clouds and Currents

Learn about cloud formations over the Sierra Nevada Mountains in this video from Nature. OER Level

6-12

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Creating an Island Paradise

Creating an Island Paradise

In this video segment from Nature, learn the geological process by which the next Hawaiian island will be formed. OER Level

6-12

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Diamond Formation

Diamond Formation

An expert describes the carbon composition of diamonds, as well as the conditions necessary for diamond formation in this video segment from Nature. OER Level

6-12

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Diamonds Everywhere

Diamonds Everywhere

This Nature video offers an introduction to the socio-economic value of diamonds. OER Level

6-12

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Fire Cloud

Fire Cloud

Firefighters fight a raging fire on a wild horse range in Montana in this video segment from Nature. OER Level

3-12

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Forming the Burren

Forming the Burren

This video segment from Nature describes how glaciers eroded the bedrock of Ireland’s landscape. OER Level

6-12

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Glaciated Landscape

Glaciated Landscape

In this video from Nature, learn about the many different features and effects of glaciers in Ireland. OER Level

6-12

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Hawaiian Coastal Cliffs

Hawaiian Coastal Cliffs

This video segment from Nature explains the geologic forces behind the creation of Hawaii’s dramatic shoreline. OER Level

6-12

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How to Build an Island from Scratch

How to Build an Island from Scratch

Learn how the Hawaiian Islands were formed by a geothermal hotspot and resulting volcanic activity in this video segment from Nature. OER Level

6-12

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Inclusion Conclusions

Inclusion Conclusions

Learn where diamonds originate and how inclusions trapped within diamonds help geologists determine their age in this video segment from Nature. OER Level

6-12

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A Land Born in Fire

A Land Born in Fire

In this Nature video, follow geologists as they retrieve samples from a fresh batch of Kilauea's molten lava. OER Level

6-12

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Lava Landscapes

Lava Landscapes

Learn how volcanic activity affects the surrounding land in this video from Nature. OER Level

2-6

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Runnin' with the Devil

Runnin' with the Devil

This video segment from Nature takes viewers to a road race in Death Valley. OER Level

6-12

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Stormy Seas

Stormy Seas

Understand what happens when lava meets the ocean in this video from Nature. OER Level

2-6

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Vibrant Volcanoes

Vibrant Volcanoes

This lesson from the Nature film "Kilauea: Mountain of Fire" introduces students to plate tectonics, as well as volcanoes and the effects of volcanic activity.

2-4

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Volcanic Views

Volcanic Views

This video from Nature describes many aspects of Kilauea’s volcanic activity on Hawaii’s Big Island. OER Level

2-6

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Water Erosion

Water Erosion

In this video from Nature, learn about the erosive action of water on the Hawaiian landscape and human efforts to limit it. OER Level

6-12

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Waves of Destruction

Waves of Destruction

Learn about the anatomy of a tsunami in this segment from Nature. OER Level

6-12

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You Can Die Here

You Can Die Here

Learn about the environmental conditions of Death Valley in this video from Nature. OER Level

6-12

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