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Dinosaur Train: Dinosaur Fossils
Dr. Scott explains the role of a paleontologist in a kid-friendly manner. He explains what fossils are, how they find fossils, and what they do with fossils after they find them. -
Beakman's World: What are Fossils?
Beakman explains what a fossil is and then acts like Dr. Louis Leakey to explain more about them. He uses an animation to show how they are made. -
National Geographic: Fossils
The video explains what are the two major category of fossils, how they are formed and how they can display the history of the past. -
Captain Planet and the Planeteers: Conserve Your Resources
The Planeteers explains how much the world's economy depends on fossil fuels. It is important to develop alternatives due to the scarcity of fossil fuels and to conserve our resources. -
Sign in or create an account to view this clipJurassic Park: Digging Process
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Scientists at Jurassic Park dig up a fossil and use a computer to identify that it is a velociraptor. They note certain characteristics of its bone structure and suggest it shares more in common with present-day birds than it does with reptiles. -
Sign in or create an account to view this clipCowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret: The Silence About Animal Agriculture
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Kip talks to members of an environmental organization about why they do not talk about the harmful effects that animal products have to the environment. The gases that are released when raising livestock for food and drinks are more harmful than other fossil fuels. Because of the increase in meat and dairy consumption, there is going to be a major increase in dangerous pollution. He notes that the industry is destroying oceans, animals, and other water consumption problems. But Kip is also worried about why the government is not talking about this. -
Sign in or create an account to view this clipAsk the StoryBots: A Geothermal Plant
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The rat explains what a geothermal power plant is and how it creates power from fossil fuels. -
Sign in or create an account to view this clipNational Geographic: Underwater Cenotes
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Corey the explorer went into underwater cenotes to find out more about Mayan civilizations and how they lived back then using the fossils and modern technology. -
Sign in or create an account to view this clipJurassic Park: Mr. DNA
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Hammond shows the crew a video that explains how Jurassic Park scientists acquired dinosaur DNA and cloned them. The video features Mr. DNA, a computerized DNA strand that explains what DNA is, illustrates its structure, and provides other details about it. This clip is an excellent introduction to DNA.
