GEOL 109 | The Earth and Life Through Time

Student-Curated Geology Video Collection

19 Items Tagged "GEOL109-SS18"

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...

Why We Should Stop Building Dams

Summary This video shows a different side of dams, what many think of as clean hydroelectric power. Many points are made about the negative effects dams have on their surrounding enviro...

The Carbon Cycle

Summary: The video describes the carbon cycle at an introductory level. It describes the natural carbon cycle, and each step of the process while highlighting the fact that through this...

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...

Pangaea Pop-Up

Summary This video discussed the breakup of our Earth’s continents by the shifting of tectonic plates, which created the well-known supercontinent Pangaea. It gives an in-depth descript...

The Carbon Cycle: Carbon, Humans and the Environment

Summary This video begins by explaining  how carbon dioxide (CO2) gets into our atmosphere, including the roles of photosynthesis and greenhouse gases in the carbon cycle. Th...

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