GEOL 109 | The Earth and Life Through Time

Student-Curated Geology Video Collection

41 Items From Category "Life, Evolution, and the Fossil Record"

When Will the Next Mass Extinction Occur?

Summary The video “When will the next mass extinction occur?” is a short informative film about Earth’s history of major mass extinctions that occurred since the beginning of time. It p...

Four Ways to Understand the Earth’s Age

Summary In this video, they use a comparative method to help people grasp how old the Earth is. They utilize a timeline approach to key world events and compare them to...

Charles Darwin – The Theory Of Natural Selection

Summary Through a cartoon demonstration, this video explains Charles Darwin's theory of natural selection. The video ...

Five fingers of evolution – Paul Andersen

Summary Life is created and altered through evolution throughout years. Five processes are covered within the video: population, mating, mutation, movement and natural selection. Also c...

Formation of New Species by Speciation

Summary The video I chose focuses on the process of speciation, the change in gene pools and how it all happens. It goes into detail showing how speciation started all the way back when...

Myths and Misconceptions about Evolution

Summary This video offers explanations to dissolve some of the myths and misconceptions about evolution, including the meaning of "survival of the fittest" and "natural...

Rocks and Minerals

Summary This video covers the three main rock types: metamorphic, igneous, and sedimentary. Details about each type of rock are discussed, including what it is made of and how it formed...

The Single-Celled Organism That Almost Wiped Out Life on Earth

Cyanobacteria are single-celled organisms that led to the Great Oxygenation Event and paved the way for complex life. There was no free oxygen in the atmosphere 3.5 billion years ago and anaero...

Domains and Kingdoms of Life

Summary  Within 2:43 minutes viewers are able to learn the three domains of life on Earth (Bacteria, Archaea and Eukarya) along with the four kingdoms (Protists, Plants, Fungi ...

Examining The Four Key Pieces Of Evidence For Evolution

Summary The video, "Evidence for Evolution" displays the four primary categories that provide evidence for evolution. This video discusses fossils, anatomical evidence, embryolog...

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