Let's look into volcanoes, what are they? how do they form? what do they do for us?
Watch the video "what makes volcanoes erupt" to get a understanding of what volcanoes are and how they work
Watch the video "explosive eruption" to see what a volcano looks like when erupting in real time
Could we throw our trash in volcanoes?? Find out in the last video "What if we dumped our trash in volcanoes"
In Yellowstone National Park in the United States, there is what is called a SUPER VOLCANO!
Don't fear the Super Volcano poses little threat to the United State however it is very interesting to investigate.
What is a super volcano?? Watch the video "Supervolcanoes 101"
Yes the super volcano in Yellowstone is still active but it posed no threats of exploding, however it does create some beautiful water features. You can't smell the videos but Yellowstone smells like rotten eggs from the sulfur in the volcano under ground. Use the link "hydrothermal features" to learn more about the beautiful water features that exist in the park due to the volcano
Watch the link "Webcams" to see a LIVE stream of Old Faithful the parks most popular geyser if you are lucky you just might see it erupt! (it erupts every hour and a half!!)
Let's explore earthquakes and why they are so unpredictable!
Watch the video "Earthquakes Prediction" to learn how earthquakes occur and why we struggle to predict them sometimes
Watch the video "Top 10 Strongest Earthquakes" to see what a earthquake looks like when it occurs
Now it's your turn to take down a city with a earthquake! Open the link "" and click "Play game" the game will first show you want you need to know to play then allow you to simulate earthquakes on a map.
Look at the link "Latest Earthquakes" to see what earthquakes have occured in the United States during the month of Oct 2020
Hurricanes and Tornadoes are similar yet VERY different.
Watch the video "How do Hurricanes Form?" to learn about hurricanes
Watch the video "What causes a Tornado?" to learn about tornados
Watch the video "Hurricane vs. Tornado" to see how the two compare
Explore the live map using the link " Tornado Tracks" to see where tornadoes are occuring in the United States
Explore the live map using the link " NHC Active Tropical Cyclones" to see where hurricanes are occuring in the United States
Check out all the crazy things that can occur without gravity!
- Watch the video "Ok Go -Upside Down and Inside Out" to see the Ok Go group singing without gravity.
- Watch the video "Ok Go - Upside Down and Inside Out BTS - How We Did It" to see how the group created the video.
- Read about what Zero Gravity is and how it affects the human body!
You might have wondered...could the movie "UP" really happen?? Could a person be lifted off the ground with just balloons?? Could you cross the ocean using balloons??
Watch this series of videos to see what would happen if you used the right science and balloons to float!
Wonder about what life is like in a coral reef?
Check out the link "Coral Reef Game" to play around under the sea and see how life is different for the reef organisms
Check out the link "Coral Reefs 101" to watch a video that explains Coral Reefs in depths
Check out the link "Coral Reef Ecosystems" to read more about the reefs
Explore the "Shark Tracker" link, use this site or download the app to track sharks, sea turtles,dolphins and other sea life, all throughout the world. Look at the size weight, and see where they have traveled since being tagged.
Watch the "OSEARCH" video clips to learn more about the tagging and tracking programs that Ocearch is doing to learn more about sea life.
Watch the video "Should Zoos Exist?" to explore how zoo can be harmful and helpful at the same time. Zoo's have been a long part of history and do play a important role in understanding wildlife however they can do more bad then good if not operated successfully.
Check out "SD Zoo LIVE cams" to see what the San Diego Zoo Animals are up too!
Look a the link "Animals & Plants" to see what animals can be found at the San Diego zoo and learn what important research is being done with the animals there by exploring the link "Our Mission"
Check out the video "Wildlife on a PA log" to see what happens on this log that has fallen over the creek.
You will see a variety of wildlife using the log for a variety of uses, this goes to show how important a animals habitat is to them and how just one small section of the forest is shared and used by so many different animals.
Take a minute to think about some of the wildlife you see around Delaware and think about how different animals in Delaware are using the same space to survie.
Go explore the Delaware state park YouTube page to learn more about what wildlife calls Delaware home
Let's look at how the Brandywine Zoo is helping our wildlife in both captivity and the wild!
Read about the conversation efforts in the article "Conservation Reading"
Check out what animals call the Brandywine Zoo home in the "Our Animals" link
See how the zoo uses trail cams to learn more about the wildlife near you, using the link "urban wild"
Explore what impact you have on the world and how you can help minimize the footprint you leave behind!
Use the carbon footprint calculator and the water footprint calculator to see how much waste and impact you have by just living you everyday life. Learn how to limit you waste as well!
Use the Bald Eagles DDT link to explore how humans almost wiped out the population of nation's bird!