(4:05) In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina gives us a real world example of how the Hydrosphere and Geosphere affect each other in the form of Weathering and Erosion. Think of Weathering as the force that makes a mess and Erosion as the force that cleans it up.
(3:59) Did you know that glaciers are the largest sources of freshwater in the world, and they can be found on every continent except for Australia? But how are glaciers formed, and how do they change the landscapes around them? Come find out in this fun and educational video!
(6:06) Glacial Ice sculpted New York's Finger Lakes Region - In this video Google Earth serves as a virtual spaceborne camcorder to capture the dramatic effects of past glacial ice sheets on the landscape of New York's Finger Lakes region.
(1:50) Brief overview of the Glacial activity responsible in the formation of Long Island
(3:47) Topographic maps are a little different from your average map. Once you get the hang of reading them, they help you visualize three-dimensional terrain from a flat piece of paper. Find out what you need to know in this REI Expert Advice Video.
Erosion and Soil
How do different surfaces of land impact how water moves? How does it impact erosion?
Erosion Brain Pop video
What is erosion and how does it relate to weathering?
Erosion Lab
How does water and wind impact our world?
Think about sand on a beach... and waves. What about wind.
Water Breaks Down Rocks
This video is about how water makes rocks smaller.
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Energy: The Coolest Things Sound Waves Do
Get ready to be blown away - just like the glass! It is amazing what sound energy can do!
3:22 Energy: The Sound Energy Song
This fifth grader changed the words to a song to be all about energy. She focused on her favorite - sound!
Energy: Sound Breaking Glass!
This short news video includes footage from Myth Busters! Ready to listen to this rock singer break glass with his voice?
Energy: Sound Energy in Grand Central Station
This short video shows the whisper walls in Grand Central Station. It is amazing how sound can travel!
Energy: Sound - Rubens' Flaming Tube with Myth Busters
The myth busters will show you how you can actually see sound waves! And as you know, please don't try building one of these on your own!
Energy: Alka Seltzer Experiment
Here are boys following the scientific method to figure out how Alka Seltzer will react to different situations (temperature, quantity, and surface area).
Energy: Diet Coke and Mentos Myth Busters
The Myth Busters figure out that Mentos may have a faster and bigger reaction because the candy is actually porous.
Energy: Diet Coke and Mentos Performance
There is a lot of science and math that needed to be considered to get this chemical reaction to work!
Energy: Diet Coke and Mentos
This news video shows the activity of dropping the Mentos into Diet Coke, creating a chemical reaction. Then they do an experiment to determine if the type of soda makes a difference in the reaction.
Energy: eSchool Today
This site is very straight forward with clear examples to help you understand the different kinds of energy!
Energy: Electrical Energy
Electrical energy can be a bit tricky to understand because things are happening within fields that we can't see. This video explains how electrical energy actually works with simple animations. It also make the connections to potential and kinetic energy.
Energy: Kids Zone
Learn about famous people in history that learned about energy. You can also learn about potential and kinetic energy along with electricity!
Energy: Rube Goldberg Alka Seltzer Challenge
This video shows how you can combine a chemical reaction with the Rube Goldberg devices! I had to watch a couple times to understand some of them. Their ultimate goal was to get the lit candle out.
Energy: Rube Goldberg example made by a kid!
Here is a Rube Goldberg machine made by a very scientific seven-year-old. He makes predictions of how successful his device will be. Will he succeed? Click to find out!
Energy: Rube Goldberg Machine by Steve Price
Watch Steve Price's performance on America's Got Talent. He certainly understands energy!
Energy: Rube Goldberg Machine Ideas
Looking to make your own Rube Goldberg machine? Here are lots of ideas to get you started! Remember that the machine should accomplish a simple task.
Energy: Rube Goldberg Machine OK Go - This Too Shall Pass
Are you looking for a music video that goes with an insanely interesting Rube Goldberg Machine? Well, you found it! Remember that these machines are very complicated ways to achieve a simple task. As soon as I started watching this the first time, I was wondering why the men had different colored paint on them. By the end, I understood why. Wow!!
Energy: Rube Goldberg machines - How to Get Started
These 7 steps will help you get thinking about your machine! There are great tips and suggestions so you can be successful!
Energy: Schoolhouse Rock
This songs tells about how people get energy from different things.
Energy: Star Wars Electricity
Can it get any better than this? Star Wars and science combined into one! Have fun completing circuits at this site. Does it make you think of electricity testing that we did on the rocks and minerals?
Energy: Wint-o-green Lifesavers Activity
This site will give you directions on how to do this activity. It also explains why you see what you see!
Ecology 4 - Living and Nonliving Things for Kids: Life Science for Children
3:38 We all know that some things are alive, and some things are NOT alive, but have you ever thought about what makes something alive or not alive? Living things are called organisms, and anything from a blue whale to a spot of mold can be a living organism! Believe it or not, there is some scientific disagreement about what exact characteristics make something living or nonliving, but the four criteria in this video will help you make the right call the majority of the time.
Ecology 4 - Characteristics of Living Things - What makes something alive?
3:38 Characteristics of Living Things
For an organism to be considered alive it must have all of these traits:
Ecology 4 - Producers, Consumers, and Decomposers introductory video
Examples and definitions of producers, consumers, and decomposers.
Ecology 4 - Fabulous Food Chains
3:24 Everyone eats, right? But how does that food get the energy to power you? In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina talks about the way energy moves, or flows, through an ecosystem and how that movement forms Food Chains!
Ecology 4 - Decomposers video
We've all been victimized by decomposers: Lettuce rots and bread becomes moldy. Bacteria and fungi often consume our food before we've had a chance to. However, if we stop to consider the important work that decomposers do, we may applaud their presence. This video segment from Interactive NOVA: Earth describes the role of decomposers in the living world.
Ecology 4 - Food Chains
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Go to Task One - How Does Energy Move Through a Food Chain?
How does energy flow through a food chain? This casual video may make you think the next time you eat something!
Ecology 4 - Food Chains Compilation: Crash Course Kids
16 minutes
So today, let's just watch some videos about how we get energy. And how one animal gets energy from another animal, or a plant. It's all about food chains and food webs in this Crash Course Kids Compilation.
Ecology 4 - Learning About Food Chains
6:35 A fun Science lesson for kids about Food Chains. Learn all about producers, consumers, and all other important facts about food chains from some funny talking animals and plants like Frederick the Tree and Barry the Cow! ENJOY!
The Food Chain Game
Drag the parts of the food chain to their correct place.
Ecology: The Seven Life Processes
What are things that all organisms can do? Read the information and study the diagrams. You'll be an expert in no time!
Ecology: Chameleon Adaptation
Here is a wickedly amazing video that shows how a chameleon can change color!
Ecology 4 - What's Eating You: Producers, Consumer, Decomposers
1:42 This video helps students understand producers, consumers, and decomposers. It also helps students learn about adaptations.
Ecology - 4 Beneath the Waters of Cocos Island
Cocos Island, a remote volcanic summit in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, serves as a beacon for hungry predators, including thousands of hammerhead sharks that travel here each year in search of prey. This video segment from NOVA: Island of Sharks depicts some of the common predator-prey interactions that take place in the nutrient-rich waters surrounding the island.
Ecology 4 - Adaptations for Predators and Prey
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Scroll down to Task Two
In a food chain, animals that are eaten by other animals are called prey. Animals that hunt and eat other animals are called predators. Watch this short video to see real life examples of predators and prey. As you watch, ask yourself:
Can an animal be both predator and prey?
Ecology: Falcon Cam
Find out what is happening with Rochester's falcons!
Ecology: Wildlife Cams
On this site, you can choose from so many different wildlife cameras! Check out lots of wildlife!