Earth Sciences Video Library

The Earth Sciences Video Library features streaming videos of Stanford-produced features as well as movies supporting classroom instruction. We are currently switching the videos over to the Quicktime Streaming format. Videos that haven't been switched are in the Real Player format.

These videos are offered under the Fair Use Doctrine for distance education and classroom support. Viewing of copyrighted materials requires SUnet ID authorization and is limited to Stanford IP addresses.

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National Geographic's Sky Monsters They lived for 150 million years but, as big a force as pterosaurs were in the history of life, they have largely remained a mystery to scientists. Now, with the help of amazing special effects and engineering, learn about remarkable new discoveries that have shed light on the lives of these creatures. Witness as a team of engineers reconstruct and fly a mechanized pterosaur to illustrate how an animal that large could have ever flown. Featuring Margot Gerritsen. Produced by National Geographic. 1 hr 30 min				QT

Stanford @ Sea Details the Stanford @ Sea program. 7 min.				QT

A Private Universe What causes the phases of the Moon? What are the reasons for the seasons? If you ask any number of people questions like these, almost every one of them will have some ideas that make sense to them. But how do people get their ideas? Are their ideas scientifically accurate? And if not, how could you help them understand a more scientific view? It turns out that many people share the same inaccurate ideas. This is understandable. Our casual observations of the sky lead us to believe what we think we see, and not what is scientifically accurate. 20 min.				QT


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Earth Sciences Video Library

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