The Media Library of Genesee Valley BOCES

Important concepts and terminology discussed in this video include: geologic time, era, period, Precambrian, Paleozoic, Mesozoic, Cenozoic, changes in Earth's life and climate, rock layering, unconformity, absolute age, and relative age. -- publisher's web site

Fossils provide a window through which we can peer into the past. This program illustrates the different processes by which fossils are formed, what fossils tell us about the past, and how scientists interpret fossils. On location footage takes students to major fossil dig locations. Important concepts and terminology discussed include: fossil, mold, cast, imprint, petrification, index fossil, trace fossil, and paleontology. -- publisher's web site

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

Terminology and concepts conveyed in this program include: continental drift, tectonic plates, plate boundaries, volcanic activity, mountain building, deposition, folding, faulting, landforms, molten rock, and lava. -- publisher's web site

Key geological concepts and terminology are discussed in 4 20-minute videos. In the 1st, A Journey Through Geologic Time, this includes geologic time, era, period, Precambrian, Paleozoic, Mesozoic, Cenozoic, changes in Earth's life and climate, rock layering, unconformity, absolute age, and relative age. In the 2nd, Earth's Changing Surface, this includes s: continental drift, tectonic plates, plate boundaries, volcanic activity, mountain building, deposition, folding, faulting, landforms, molten rock, and lava.