Earth Science
NoHS 550 AMAZING EARTH. Patrick Stewart, narrator. Explores our planet’s catastrophic past and violent present. Discovery Channel, 100 min. $29.95
HmHS 550 EARTH SCIENTISTS AT WORK. Part 1: Pioneers in the Earth Sciences. Part 2: Today and Tomorrow. Madison, WI: Hawkhill Video, 1998, 44 min. $86.00
GnFA 550, ParMHS 551 GIFTS FROM THE EARTH: PLANET EARTH. The race for raw materials--Can civilization survive? Unarix Entertainment, 1996. color, 58 min. $19.95
NoHS, SkyHS 550 PLANET EARTH: FATE OF THE EARTH. Are we destroying the delicate balance of our four billion year old planet? Witness greenhouse effects, desertification, and nuclear winter. WQED, PBS Video, 57 min. $18.95
NoHS, SkyHS 550 PLANET EARTH: GIFTS FROM THE EARTH. Have we recklessly squandered all our valuable natural resources, or will Earth continure to provide? WQED, PBS Video, 58 min. $18.95
NoHS, SkyHS 550 PLANET EARTH: THE BLUE PLANET. Plunge deep below the surface of the sea to witness fiery lava spewing from fissures on the ocean floor, and discover incredible new life forms. WQED, PBS Video, 58 min. $18.95
NoHS, SkyHS 550 PLANET EARTH: THE CLIMATE PUZZLE. Gaze into a computerized crystal ball that shows the weather of the distant past—and the far-off future. WQED, PBS Video, 58 min. $18.95
NoHS, SkyHS 550 PLANET EARTH: THE LIVING MACHINE. Explores one of the most significant scientific developments of the 20th century, verification of a controversial theory called plate techtonics. WQED, PBS Video, 58 min. $18.95
NoHS, SkyHS 550 PLANET EARTH: THE SOLAR SEA. Peel back the surface of our sun and peer inside the star that gives Earth life. See the awesome power of the solar sea’s sunspots and flares. WQED, PBS Video, 57 min. $18.95
NoHS 550 PLANET EARTH: TALES FROM OTHER WORLDS. Visit the failed star Jupiter, probe the raging volcano of Io, and peer through acid rain clouds to see the surface of Venus. WQED, PBS Video, 58 min. $18.95
HmMS 551 ATMOSPHERE. Host Bill Nye. Five levels of atmosphere and how it protects the earth. Elk Grove village, IL: Disney Educational Productions, 1997, color, 26 min. $39.95
HmMS 551 EARTH’S CRUST. Host Bill Nye. How the earth’s surface and its inner mantle differ. Elk Grove Village, IL: Disney Educational Productions, 1997, color, 26 min. $39.95
NoHS 551 EYEWITNESS: NATURAL DISASTERS. Explores the forces that shape our planet and affect our lives, from hurricanes to volcanoes. Dorling Kindersley, 1997, 35 min. $19.95
ParMHS 551 GEOLOGY: Plate Tectonics. The Standard Deviants explore the crash and crunch factors that build mountains and keep things shaking. Falls Church, VA, Cerebellum Corp., 2002
ParMHS 551 GEOLOGY: The Basics. The Standard Deviants take a close look at planet Earth, its past and its rocks. Falls Church, VA, Cerebellum Crop., 2002
ParMHS 551 SPLENDORS OF THE SEA. 1992. $25.00
MiddMS 551 VOLCANO Expoldes the myths and takes you on a journey to the most inhospitable regions of the earth. Pittsburgh, PA: Doeling Kinderling Ltd/BBC Lionheart Television Intl, Inc, 1996 35 min. $20
MiddMS 551 WEATHER Takes you on a whirlwind tour of Earth's turbulent atmosphere and reveals the forces that make the day fair or foul. Pittsburgh, PA: Doeling Kinderling Ltd/BBC Lionheart Television Int, Inc., 1996. 35 min. $20
WiJSH 551.1 EARTH REVEALED SERIES: Annenberg Collection.
- DOWN TO EARTH. 1995, 22 minutes.
- EARTH BECOMES ALIVE. 1995, 25 min.
- EARTH’S INTERIOR. 1995, 25 min.
- THE SEA FLOOR. 1995, 25 min.
- THE BIRTH OF A THEORY. 1995, 23 min.
- PLATE DYNAMICS. 1995, 25 min.
- MOUNTAIN BUILDING. 1995, 35 min.
- EARTH’S STRUCTURES. 1995, 25 min.
- EARTHQUAKES. 1995, 25 min.
- GEOLOGIC TIME. 1995, 25 min.
- EVOLUTION THROUGH TIME. 1995, 25 min.
- MINERALS: THE MATERIALS OF EARTH. 1995, 25 min.
- VOLCANISM. 1995, 25 min.
- INTRUSIVE IGNEOUS ROCKS. 1995, 25 min.
- WEATHERING AND SOILS. 1995, 25 min.
- MASS WASTING. 1995, 25 min.
- SEDIMENTARY ROCKS: KEY TO THE PAST ENVIRONMENT. 1995, 25 min.
- METAMORPHIC ROCKS. 1995, 25 min.
- RIVERS, EROSION AND DEPOSITION. 1995, 25 min.
- LANDFORM EVOLUTION. 1995, 25 min.
- GROUND WATER. 1995, 25 min.
- WIND, DUST AND DESERTS. 1995, 25 min.
- GLACIERS. 1995, 25 min.
- WAVES, BEACHES AND COASTS. 1995, 25 min.
ParMHS 551.1 NATURE: THE VOLCANO WATCHERS. 1987. $25.00
HmHS 551.1 OUR DYNAMIC EARTH. Plate tectonics and volcanoes. Washington, DC: National Geographic Society, 1979, color, 23 min. $79.00
GnFA, NoHS, ParMHS 551.2, NaChHS 551 EYEWITNESS: VOLCANO. Witness the destructive effects of volcanoes and earthquakes—and the life-giving results of their aftermath. Dorling Kindersley, 1997, 35 min. $14.95
NaWMS 551.2 GEYSERS AND HOT SPRINGS. Ft. Collins, Colorado: Scott Resources, 1985.
HmHS 551.2 HAWAII: BORN OF FIRE. Hawaii’s active volcanoes. WGBH/Boston, NOVA, 1995, color, 60 min. $14.96
HmHS 551.2 KILLER QUAKE! The Northridge earthquake in Los Angeles, Jan. 17, 1994. WGBH/Boston, NOVA, 1994, color, 60 min. $14.96
HmHS 551.2 LIGHTNING! A high voltage trip into the most electically charged weather in the world. WGBH/Boston, NOVA, 1995, color, 60 min. $14.96
ParMHS 551.2 THE LIVING MACHINE.: PLANET EARTH. 1996. $25.00
NaWMS 551.2 MOUNT ST. HELENS. Maumee, Ohio: Instructional Video.
GnFA 551.2 MOUNT ST. HELENS: EXPLOSIVE EVIDENCE FOR CATASTROPHE. Institute for Creation Research. 58 min. $19.95
ParMHS VHS 551.2 NATURE TECH: EARTHQUAKES A look at the causes, effects, and study of earthquakes. New York: A&E Television Networks, c2003. 50 min $35 Nature Tech: Earthquakes
ParMHS 551.2 PREDICTABLE DISASTER: EARTHQUAKES. Shows devastation caused by earthquakes, and current techniques of monitoring and predicting. NOVA, color, 60 min. $35.00
GnFA 551.2 THE STORY OF AMERICA’S GREAT VOLCANOES. The story of America’s volcanoes, most of which are only quiet, not dead. Includes 11 different volcanoes. Questar Video, 1992. color, 55 min. $29.95
NaWMS 551.2 VOLCANOES. Maumee, Ohio: Instructional Video.
SkyHS 551.2 VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES.
HmHS 551.2 VOLCANOES: EXPLORING EARTH. Encyclopedia Britannica Ed. Corp., 1973, color, 20 min. $49.95
HmHS 551.2 WARNING: EARTHQUAKE. Encyclopedia Britannica Ed. Corp., 1976, color, 23 min. $49.95
HmHS 551.21 EXTREME DISASTER: INFERNOS OF DESTRUCTION. The power of volcanoes is recorded as they destroy villages in Hawaii and Iceland. Seattle, WA: Real World Pictures, 1998, 48 min.
HmHS 551.21 EXTREME DISASTER: REAL VOLCANOES. The fury of Mt. St. Helens eruption, rare footage of Pacific Rim volcanoes. Seattle, WA: Real World Pictures, 1997, 48 min. $13.50
HmHS 551.21 HALEAKALA NATIONAL PARK. The volcanic crater of Haleakala, on the island of Maui, Hawaii, contains seven distinct ecosystems. Venture Productions, 1996, 22 min. $6.95
HmHS 551.21 HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK. Host, Russell Shimooka. Located on the big island of Hawaii, this is one of the few places in the world where you can see volcanic activity close up. Venture Productions, 1996, 22 min. $6.95
HmHS, HmMS 551.21 RING OF FIRE. Examines the circle of volcanoes and seismic activity that rings the Pacific Ocean. Whittier, CA: Finley-Holiday Films, 1991, 40 min. $29.95
HmHS 551.21 VOLCANO: NATURE’S FURY. Narrated by Stacy Keach. A firsthand look at volcanoes, including Mt. Pinatubo in the Philippines and Japan’s Mount Unzen. Washington, DC: National Geographic Video, 1997, 60 min. $19.95
HmHS VHS 551.21 Volcano's Deadly Warning Explores the theory that volcanoes give off a seismic signal before eruptions and documents specific cases in which predicted volcanic activity occurred. South Burlington, VT : WGBH Boston Video, c2002. 60 min. 20.00
HmHS 551.22 THE ALASKAN EARTHQUAKE, 1964. Destruction of homes and businesses on Good Friday, March 27, 1964. Washington, DC: Creative Arts Studio, 198-, 20 min. $29.95
HmMS 551.22 EARTHQUAKES. Causes of earthquakes, the damage they do, and how scientists predict them. Wynnewood, PA: Schlessinger Media, 2000, color, 23 min. $39.95
HmHS 551.3 EROSION AND WEATHERING. Encyclopedia Britannica Ed. Corp., 1968, color, 17 min. $49.95
NaWMS 551.3 GLACIERS: DEPOSITIONAL FEATURES. Maumee, Ohio: Instructional Video.
NaWMS 551.3 GLACIERS: EROSIONAL FEATURES. Maumee, Ohio: Instructional Video.
NaWMS 551.3 RUNNING WATER: EROSION, DEPOSITION AND TRANSPORTATION. Maumee, Ohio: instructional Video.
ParMHS 551.3 SHAPE OF THE LAND, THE. Shows how water, wind, earthquakes, etc., shape caves, valleys and coastlines. Bethesda, MD, Discovery Communications, 1997.
ParMHS 551.3 TORNADO CHASERS. 1995. $25.00
NaWMS 551.3 WEATHERING AND EROSION. Maumee, Ohio: Instructional Video.
NaWMS 551.3 THE WORK OF THE WIND. Maumee, Ohio: Instructional Video.
HmHS 551.4 CITY OF CORAL. The beauty and wonder of a Caribbean coral reef. WGBH/Boston, NOVA, 1983, color, 60 min. $14.96
GnFA 551.4 THE CORAL REEF. Diamond Entertainment Corp. 30 min. $19.95
CaVHS, CaVMS, GnFA, MarSH, SkyHS 551.4, ParMHS 551.5EYEWITNESS: DESERT. Dorling Kindersley Vision, 1996, 35 min. $24.95
HmMS 551.4 FINITE OCEANS. Narrated by Roger Payne. A look at how fragile the ocean ecosystems are, and what is happening to them. Bethesda, MD: Discovery Enterprises, 1995, 60 min. Gift
NaWMS 551.4 GEOMORPHOLOGY. Maumee, Ohio: Instructional Video.
NaWMS 551.4 LET’S EXPLORE A CAVE. Maumee, Ohio: Instructional Video.
NaChHS 551.4 WHERE THE WATERS RUN. Characteristics and importance of this natural resource. A companion to Living Waters. Moody Video, 28 min.
MiddMS 551.4 MYSTERIES UNDERGROUND No information provided. Washington, DC: National Geographic Society, 2006. 60 min $20
WiJSH 551.41 CONTINENTS ADRIFT. 16 min.
HmHS 551.42 DRY TORTUGAS NATIONAL PARK. This tropical ocean environment, 70 miles west of Key West, Florida, offers shipwreck and coral reef diving, salt water fishing, and historic Fort Jefferson. Venture Productions, 1996, 22 min. $6.95
NoHS 551.42 EYEWITNESS: ISLAND. Island journeys from tropical paradises to some of nature’s bleakest outposts. Dorling Kindersley, 1997, 35 min. $19.95
NoHS 551.43 EYEWITNESS: MOUNTAIN. Explores the formation of mountains, the diverse creatures that inhabit them, and the idea of mountains as holy places, a bridge to the heavens. Dorling Kindersley, 1997, 35 min. $19.95
HmHS 551.43 GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK. Ice-climbing up the rugged peaks, America’s largest elk herds, and snowmobiling in geyser country. Venture Productions, 1996, 22 min. $6.95
HmHS 551.43 ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK. Experience winter in the Rockies of northern Colorado, snowshoe around Bear Lake to look for winter wildlife. Venture Productions, 1996, 22 min. $6.95
HmHS 551.43 YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK. Explore the majesty of America’s first national park, dedicated in 1872. Venture Productions, 1996, 22 min. $6.95
HmHS 551.43 ZION NATIONAL PARK. The names Angel’s Landing, Great White Throne, and West Temple indicate the reverence and awe these Utah mountains inspired in the early Mormon pioneers. Venture Productions, 1996, 22 min. $6.95
HmHS 551.44 MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK. Located in south central Kentucky, Mammoth Cave is the largest cavern in the world. Venture Productions, 1996, 22 min. $6.95
CaPub 551.44 MYSTERI MYSTERIOUS LIFE OF CAVES. Explore the beauty and danger found in some of the world's most exotic caves. Boston, WGBH Boston Video, c2002, color, 60 min. $20.00
NoHS, ParMHS 551.46 THE BLUE PLANET: PLANET EARTH. 1996. $25.00
HmHS 551.46 CHANNEL ISLANDS NATIONAL PARK. Located off the coast of California, this four-island park is home to sea lions, seals, and whales. Venture Productions, 1996, 22 min. $6.95
HmHS VHS 551.46 Dive to the abyss Introduces the mysteries of life thousands of feet below the ocean's surface, looking at black smokers, giant sharks, vampire squid, and other creatures. Alexandria, Va. : PBS Home Video, 2004, c2002. 60 min. 25.00
HmHS 551.46 EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK. Visit gator holes, mangrove glades, and swamps in this semi-aquatic environment on the southern tip of Florida. Venture Production, 1996, 22 min. $6.95
CaVHS, CaVMS, GnFA, MarSH, NaSMS, NoHS, SkyHS 551.46 EYEWITNESS: OCEAN. Dorling Dindersley Vision, 1997, 35 min. $24.95
HmMS 551.46 OCEAN LIFE. Host Bill Nye. Ocean’s food chain and ecosystems. Elk Grove Village, IL: Disney Educational Productions, 1997, color, 26 min. $39.95
HmMS 551.46 OCEANS. Properties of ocean water, importance of tides, and topography of the ocean floor. Wynnewood, PA: Schlessinger Media, 2000, color, 23 min. $39.95
CaVHS 551.46 OCEANS ALIVE, PART II: MARINE MAMMALS 1 & II AND ESTUARIES. Idaho Public Television, 40 min.
SkyHS 551.46 UNDERSTANDING OCEANS. Linda Duvoisin. Explore the characteristics of the ocean’s personality, from the volatile crosscurrents to endangered sea creatures. 50 min.
NaChHS, ParMHS 551.47 KILLER WAVE: POWER OF THE TSUNAMI. Racing across the ocean at 600 mph, they hit the shore like a bomb. National Geographic, color, 1997, 60 min.
HmHS 551.48 BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK. River and desert environments along the Rio Grande River in southwest Texas. Venture Productions, 1996, 22 min. $6.95
GnFA, MarSH 551.48 EYEWITNESS: POND & RIVER. Dorling Kindersley, 1996, 35 min. Gift
HmMS 551.48 LAKE AND POND. Host Bill Nye. Where does all that water come from? And other freshwater questions. Elk Grove Village, IL: Disney Educational Productions, 1997, color, 26 min. $39.95
HmMS 551.48 THE WATER CYCLE. Evaporation, condensation, and precipitation are described. Wynnewood, PA: Schlessinger Media, 2000, color, 23 min. $39.95
HmMS 551.48 WATER CYCLE. Host Bill Nye. Most of the water on the planet has been here since the earth was formed. Elk Grove Village, IL: Disney Educational Productions, 1997, color, 26 min. $39.95
NaChHS 551.5 CYCLONE: NATURE AT ITS MOST TERRIFYING. Chronicle of some of the world’s most shocking storms. National Geographic, 60 min.
NaWMS 551.5 DANGER’S EDGE. Deals with hurricanes, the damage they do, forecasting, and preparedness. Atlanta, GA: The Weather Channel, 1992, color, 22 min.
MiddMS 551.5 LIGHTNING! Takes you on a high voltage trip into the most electrically charged weather in the world. South Burlington, VT: NOVA Video, 1995. 60 min $25
GnFA, NaWMS, NoHS, ParMHS 551.5 EYEWITNESS: WEATHER. From hurricane to heat wave, weather is the most closely watched wild card in nature—yet it still baffles us. Dorling Kindersley, 1997, 35 min.$14.95
NaWMS 551.5 THE ENEMY WIND. Tornadoes, their behavior and how they are generated. Atlanta, GA: The Weather Channel, 1992, color.
HmMS 551.5 METEOROLOGY. How meteorologists gather and interpret weather data. Wynnewood, PA: Schlessinger Media, 1998, color, 23 min. $39.95
GnFA 551.5 NATURE’S RAGE. Reader’s Digest Video, 1997, 120 min. $29.00
ParMHS DVD 551.50 The Weather Contents; wind, wet, cold, heat England BBC Video 2006 color 2 disc set 230 min. $30.00 Investigative reporter Donal MacIntyre
GnFA 551.51 HOLE IN THE OZONE. Chevron Electronic Classroom, 20 min. $10.00
HmHS 551.55 HURRICANE! Fly into the eye of one of the worst hurricanes ever. WGBH/Boston, NOVA, 1989, color, 60 min. $16.95
HmMS 551.55 HURRICANES AND TORNADOES. Study phenomena from their early beginnings to the full-blown storms. Wynnewood, PA: Schlessinger Media, 1998, color, 23 min. $39.95
HmHS 551.55 NATURE’S DEADLY FORCE: EXTREME DISASTERS. Natural disasters including hurricanes, tornadoes, and earthquakes. Seattle, WA: Unapix Entertainment, 1997,
HmHS 551.55 TORNADO! Follow a team of storm chasers into the heart of a storm. WGBH/Boston, NOVA, 1985, color, 60 min. $14.96
MiddMS 551.55 HURRICANE! NOVA flies into the eye of one of the worst hurricanes ever-Hurricane Gilbert-and the data gathered during this flight. South Burlington, VT: NOVA Video, 1989. 60 Min $25
CaPub 551.553 KILLER TORNADOES. Killer Tornadoes: Professional and amateur film of 147 twisters that ripped through Alabama, Kentucky and Ohio during a 24-hour period. The big tornadoes: Personal stories and shots of the destruction of an immense twister that erased parts of Wichita Falls, Texas. Seeking the tornado: U.S. National Weather Service storm spotters follow storms to pinpoint tornado activity. (Vol. 2 only) St. Laurent, Quebec, Canada: Madacy Entertainment Group, 1996, 90 min. $30.00
NaSMS 551.57 CLOUDS. Wynnewood, PA: Schlessinger Media, 1998, color, 23 min. $30.00
NoHS, ParMHS, SkyHS 551.6 THE CLIMATE PUZZLE: PLANET EARTH. Examines milestones in climate science that reveal a half million years history of Earth’s weather. National Academy of Sciences, 1996, 58 min. $25.00
MiddMS 551.6 WONDERS OF THE WEATHER From the jet stream to the Gulf stream, Bethesda, MD: Discovery Communications, Inc. 1996. 60 min $25
HmHS 551.6 UNDERSTANDING WEATHER AND CLIMATE. Center for Humanities, 1986, color, 52 min., 4 parts (filmstrip transfer). $9.95
ParMHS 551.6 WATER AND WEATHER. 1987. $15.00
WiJSH 551.6 WEATHER, WONDERS OF: TORNADO. TLC, 1996, 30 min.
WiJSH 551.6 WEATHER, WONDERS OF: HURRICANE. TLC, 1996, 30 min.
WiJSH 551.6 WEATHER, WONDERS OF: LIGHTNING. TLC,
ParMHS 551.7 TALES FROM THE OTHER WORLDS. 1996. $25.00
ParMHS 551.7 FATE OF THE EARTH. 1996. $25.00
NoHS 552 EYEWITNESS: ROCK AND MINERAL. Shatters the stone’s reputation for being “rock solid.” Discover how rocks keep a constantly changing record of our planet’s fascinating history. Dorling Kindersley, 1997, 35 min. $19.95
HmHS 552 HOW SOLID IS ROCK? Underground rock can both break and flow. Encyclopedia Britannica Ed. Corp., 1968, color, 22 min. $49.95
HmHS 552 AN INTRODUCTION TO ROCKS AND MINERALS. Scott Resources, 1988, color, 20 min. $62.35
HmHS 552 THE ROCK CYCLE. The geologic processes that create, change, and break down the materials of the earth’s crust. Ft. Collins, CO: Scott Resources, 1990, color, 15 min. $62.35
HmHS 552 ROCKS AND MINERALS. Illustrates the three basic types of rock, and how rocks and minerals are used in our daily lives. Venice, CA: TMW Media Group, 1994, color,18 min, $19.95
NaSMS 552 ROCKS & MINERALS. Southwest USA rock formations. Bethesda, MD: Discovery School, 2002, color, 26 min. $24.00
WiJSH 553.28 THE REFINERY FILM. Chevron. 30 min. Gift
ParMHS 553.5 QUARRIES. Shows how rock has been mined and used from ancient Egypt to today., Modern Marvels, Actuality Productions, 45 min.
CaVHS 553.8 GEMS AND MINERALS: THE ULTIMATE ROCK VIDEO. Shows the spectacular gems and minerals housed in the Smithsonian Museum. Denver, CO: Lumivision, 1989, 45 min.
CaVHS 557 DIVE TO THE EDGE OF CREATION. Plate tectonics and deep sea life forms. National Geographic Society, 1980, 59 min.


