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Earth Science: Program Three

27 minutes 9 seconds

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Do the continents move? In this segment, students learn the relationship between a molten core, plate tectonics, and continental drift. Part of the "Earth Science" series.

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Illustration of the Earth. Caption: Noon is when the sun is highest in the sky.
Earth Science
Episode 1
31 minutes 43 seconds
Grade Level: 6 - 9
Matter - icons representing solid, liquid, and gas.  Caption: of a solid, a liquid, or a gas,
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Episode 2
29 minutes 9 seconds
Grade Level: 6 - 9
Two parallel peaks of rock with a line of magma rising between them. Arrows point to each of the peaks. Divergent boundaries occur on the sea floor. Caption: The magma quickly hardens and forms.
Earth Science
Episode 3
27 minutes 9 seconds
Grade Level: 6 - 9
Map of Earth against starry sky with the tectonic plates outlined around the continents. Caption: is covered by ten major tectonic plates,
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Episode 4
31 minutes 44 seconds
Grade Level: 6 - 9
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Episode 5
32 minutes 54 seconds
Grade Level: 6 - 9
Earth with a thin halo labeled as greenhouse gases. Caption: Greenhouse gases are mostly water vapor and carbon dioxide.
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Episode 6
26 minutes
Grade Level: 6 - 9
Trees, water, mountains, desert, and plain with river. Caption: Biomes are like little kingdoms.
Earth Science
Episode 7
30 minutes 13 seconds
Grade Level: 6 - 9
Cart ascending roller coaster track. Caption: What are the reservoirs for the carbon cycle?
Earth Science
Episode 8
28 minutes 48 seconds
Grade Level: 6 - 9
Still image from: Earth Science: The Branches of Earth Science (Module 1, Topic 1)
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Grade Level: 7 - 12
Still image from: Earth Science: Implementing the Scientific Method (Module 1, Topic 2)
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Episode 2
10 minutes 16 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12