Learner Express: Modules for Teaching and Learning
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Two continental plates collide, creating heat and pressure that bend rock and create mountain ranges. View Video
Geologist Andy Kurtz describes how lichens and plants speed the process of soil accumulation. View Video
How do geoscientists determine the approximate age of a rock? (example: Uranimum-235) View Video
Soil composition is important in determining its qualities such as flow rate, which can be demonstrated by pouring water through containers. View Video
A student's reasonable misconception is compared to the current scientific consensus in interpreting the evidence for the formation of the Himalayas. View Video
One type of sedimentary rock is formed when materials such as gravel, sand, silt, and clay are deposited in new locations. View Video
Fifth grade students start an investigation into how sound waves (P and S waves) can be used to reveal the structure of the Earth. View Video
Second grade students do a classroom activity that simulates how seismic waves travel through solids and liquids in the Earth. View Video
Slow Flowing Solids Explain Tectonic Plate Movement View Video
On the Big Island of Hawaii, lava from volcanoes forms new rock. Physical and chemical processes contribute to the weathering of rock into sediment and soil. View Video
The solar system started to form when clouds of dust and gas collapsed, under the force of gravity, into a flat, spinning disk. View Video
The opening of the Atlantic Ocean between two tectonic plates at a spreading ridge separated the two continents. View Video