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Earth science includes all fields of natural science related to the planet Earth. It is the branch of science dealing with the physical constitution of Earth and its atmosphere. This series investigates Earth's place in the universe, its formation as a planet, and its relationship to the sun.

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,
Earth Science
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
Layers of red sedimentary rock forming the cliffs to the Grand Canyon. Caption: (woman) Question of the day: How was the Grand Canyon formed?
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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.
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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
Wide shot of an active volcano at night. Text reads, "Geology, the study of the origin of the Earth, along with its rocks, minerals, landforms, and all of the processes that have affected them over the course of Earth's history."
Earth Science
Episode 1
9 minutes 29 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Split screen photos of a flat snowy area and the ocean. Text reads, Scientific methods. Step 1: Problem or Question. Why does the fresh water in ponds freeze before the salt water in oceans.
Earth Science
Episode 2
10 minutes 16 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Digital illustration of a triple beam balance scale with a beaker filled with blue liquid. Text above reads, what is the mass of the beaker and fluid?
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Episode 5
14 minutes 41 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Closeup of 2 beakers filled with 60 milliliters of clear liquid. Next to the beakers are a brown cylindrical object a black cube. Man in the background reaches his hands towards the objects.
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Episode 6
13 minutes 4 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Line graph shows Estimated Carbon Dioxide Emission from China. Text reads, "Given the overall trend shown in the line graph, would you expect an increase or decrease in carbon dioxide over the next 5 years? The overall trend indicates an increase in carbon dioxide.
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Episode 7
10 minutes 11 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Digital map of North America with a title overlay that reads, "Weather Map." A red letter L is visible near California, Washington, Mexico, Wyoming, and Mississippi. A blue H is visible near Texas, Missouri, and Tennessee.
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Episode 8
11 minutes 21 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Digital map of Earth with an overlay illustration of a flat sphere shape. Text reads, "Robinson Projection."
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Episode 9
6 minutes 26 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Digital heat map of the United States with title that reads, "Frequency of Damaging Earthquake Shaking Around the United States." The western U, S, is red, orange and yellow. The eastern U, S, is green, blue, and yellow.
Earth Science
Episode 10
5 minutes 15 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Closeup of a person's hand pointing at a spot on a globe in east Russia.
Earth Science
Episode 11
13 minutes 45 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Digital map of earth with longitudinal lines running all the way across. The time on the clock is labeled on bottom and the time differences are labeled on top. The middle section is labeled at 12:00 and 0 time difference.
Earth Science
Episode 12
5 minutes 15 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12