The Media Library of Genesee Valley BOCES

A trip from the top of Mount St. Helen's to the center of the earth. Discover a place where you can find volcanic rock even though there is not a volcano within a thousand miles

Concepts and terminology discussed include: continental drift, Pangea, Gondwanaland, seafloor spreading, tectonic plates, plate boundaries, divergent boundaries, convergent boundaries, mountain building, folding, faulting, and landforms. Includes guide

Footage of various rock formations and a field trip to a quarry, mine, and cave give viewers the ability to recognize specific rocks and minerals. Through graphics and animation, the layers of the earth are shown and rock formation is discussed

Concepts and terminology discussed include: geology, topography, orogeny, glaciation, erosion, deposition, plate tectonics, plateaus, faulting, and plains. Filmed on location: Grand Canyon, Yosemite, Death Valley, Bryce National Park, Colorado, and the Appalachian Mountains. -- publisher's web site

Imagine your backyard as it was 100, 200 or more years ago. Based on the book by Judi Kurjian

Examines how rocks are classified; how earth materials are carried by wind, water, and ocean currents; how to distinguish between clastic and non-clastic sedimentary rocks; how cementing agents keep individual rocks together; how running water carries rock particles; how geologists use sedimentary rock to study ancient life; and a look at evaporates such as salt and gypsum deposits

Designed to help teachers develop their own abilities to teach Earth science as a process of discovery and inquiry. Especially relevant to those who teach Earth science at the middle level (grades 6-9)

When Jeffrey starts a rock collection he identifies three types of rocks, sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous, and learns about their origins

Teaches the three major categories of rocks, how each category is formed, properties of minerals, and common types of rocks and their mineral makeup

Brings to life the classic concept of earth science while it builds the connections between earth processes and products