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Every Rock Has A Story - YouTube Channel
Additional Resources for Episodes
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https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCl0Zrg9JFh5o4SPg94veh0w
Look for links to additional resources in the description below each YouTube video; click "SHOW MORE"
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Prof. Ethan Baxter, Boston College - Homepage
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https://sites.google.com/bc.edu/ethan-baxter
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Teachers & Parents Guide Video (2020)
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https://youtu.be/r4Oo09qrTxY
NGSS Topics
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Educational Resources
Consider linking videos to NGSS topics such as: Earth Systems; Energy; History of Earth; Human Impacts; Structure & Properties of Matter; Weather & Climate
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https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1upopaSncm1mwqDyO_IYxJt3VE081nAVP
https://ngss.nsta.org/AccessStandardsByTopic.aspx
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Photos of the Co-Hosts and Kids
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https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1tEzZDqDOT5OM_ZeOiWtLR7d4UnWiGfJP
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Photos and Videos of Featured Rock and Mineral Samples
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https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1XXvz7wrrAmaVDI1fEPQqYMZFHIyjQDaA
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COMPLETE EPISODE LISTRock/Mineral Type
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Ep. #NameSeasonVideo DurationSamples FeaturedCo-HostKidsFilmed OutdoorsFilmed in a LabIgneousMetamorphicSedimentaryOtherHuman MadeArt, Drawing, PaintingClimate and WeatherEnergyErosion & WeatheringEthan Sings!Food Fun SillinessFossils & Ancient LifeHistory of EarthHuman Impacts & SocietyHydrothermal Fluid Deposit
Mining
MountainsNSF ExpeditionOceansOuter SpaceRock from New England, USAScience Life LessonsStucture and Properties of Rocks/MineralsTectonicsVolcanoesWaterEp. #NameDescription
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SEASON ONE (2020) - best for K-2 to begin with
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1SHOOTING STAR20208:20Canyon Diablo MeteoriteXxx1SHOOTING STAREthan shows a 4.5 billion year old meteorite, and tells kids to be scientists by asking questions
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2DINOSAUR20206:34Dinosaur footprints sandstoneXxxxx2DINOSAUREthan shows sandstone with real dinosaur footprints
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3FOOLED20208:16Fools gold = pyriteXxxxxx3FOOLEDEthan tells the story of the gold rush of 1849, the disappointment of "fools gold", and the acid mine drainage left by abandoned mines
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4CONTINENT20208:33Granite, feldsparXxxxxx4CONTINENTEthan explains the different between rocks and minerals, shows wave-rounded granite, and tells how feldspar makes the oceans salty
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5LAVA20209:10Lava Flow from HawaiiXx5LAVAEthan recreates the tale of collecting lava in Hawaii
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6CLIMATE20209:40ChalkXxxxxxxx6CLIMATEEthan shows how chalk really is half gas, and that CO2 gas is like a warm blanket on the earth
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7ROAD Trip20207:45AsphaltXxxx7ROAD TripEthan shows that asphalt is an exciting and important earth material worth having in your collection too
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8GREEN20209:13Peridotite, olivineX8GREENEthan shows that the mantle is made of green peridotite, and how green peridoite was blasted out of the earth in a powerful volcanis eruption
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9PINK PLASTIC EGG?!20209:30plastic egg & oil shaleXXxxxxx9PINK PLASTIC EGG?!Ethan shows that plastic is a useful earth material made out of petroleum from things like oil shale, and the dangers of plastics in the environment
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10OCEAN WATER20208:42SerpentineXxxxxx10OCEAN WATEREthan shows that serpentine is loaded with water from the oceans, brought down deep into the earth
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11GOLD!20206:34Mariposite & Gold NuggetXxxx11GOLD!Ethan continues the story of the gold rush, and shows how the 49ers used green mariposite to find real gold… the mother lode
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12CRYSTAL CAVE20208:48Gypsum & SulfurXxxxx12CRYSTAL CAVEEthan shows a huge crystal of gypsum, and tells the tale of a famous cave in mexico with the largest crystals ever found, and gypsum is what walls are made of
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13CANONBALL20208:11Magnetite/EmoryXxxxx13CANONBALLEthan shows a magnetitc rock that is also part of the reason the North won the Civil War
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14UNKNOWN20208:56CarpholiteXxxxxxx14UNKNOWNEthan tells kids that science isnt about what you know, its about what you don’t know, and the fun and excitement of discovery through collaboration
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15THE LOST CONTINENT20208:24TrilobitesXxxxx15THE LOST CONTINENTEthan shows amzing fossil trilobites that help prove Boston is really part of Africa
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16ENERGY20209:28CoalXxxxxxx16ENERGYEthan tells how fossil fuels are made, how they have helped power our society for generations, and how they contribute to global warming
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17THOREAU’S PENCIL20207:35GraphiteXxxxxxxxx17THOREAU’S PENCILEthan shows graphite from a mine owned by the family of Henry David Thoreau in the 1800's
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18Messenger from the DEEP20208:41DiamondXx18Messenger from the DEEPEthan shows a real diamond and tells the story the deepest parts of the earth, what's down there, and how diamonds brings those messages
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19DINOSAUR SYRUP20205:17AmberXxxxx19DINOSAUR SYRUPEthan shows some amber, fossilized tree sap, and wonders if dinosaurs liked to it like we eat syrup
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20EXPLORING OUTER SPACE20209:53Meteorite & platinum nuggetXxxxxx20EXPLORING OUTER SPACEEthan shows the inside of a meteorite, tells the story of the dinosaurs demise, and wonders if people will ever mine the asteroids
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21Rusting the Earth20208:45Banded Iron Formation, Railway SpikeXXxxxxxxx21Rusting the Earth
Ethan shows how a rusty old nail came from 2.5 billion year of banded iron formation when the first rust formed due to the rise of oxygen… and links that to photosynthesis
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22Tree Rings of the Earth20209:23GarnetsXxxxx22Tree Rings of the EarthEthan shows several spectacular samples of his favorite mineral - garnet - and shows how garnet contains the a "tree ring" record of ancient mountains
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23The Softest Mineral20208:19Talc, MuscoviteXXxx23The Softest MineralEthan show talc and muscovite mica and uses an atomic scale model to show why talc is so soft and mica is more strong
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24iPhone Rocks20209:21Eudialyte, Lepidolite, ColtanXxxxx24iPhone RocksEthan discussed three key ingedients of cell phones, and show rocks where they can be sourced, including stories of each
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25Melting Snowball20207:34ConglomerateXxxxxxxx25Melting SnowballEthan shows a conglomerate from Boston that holds information about the melting of the "Snowball Earth" 600 millions years ago
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26Copper Campfire20207:04MalachiteXxx26Copper CampfireEthan tells the story of the first metallurgy when early humans unknowingly created copper from heating up malachite
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27Mission Mars20209:42Chalcopyrite, sphalerite, sulfurXxxxxxxx27Mission MarsEthan shows what you need to make brass, what happens when acids drain out of mines, and how that same acid weathering may have happened in a wet Martian past
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28Cave Paint20208:11OchreXxxxxxx28Cave PaintEthan shows red orche from Rousillion France, one of the very first paint pigments, and remnant of an ancient sea
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29Volcano Fuel20208:24Lawsonite blueschistXxxxxx29Volcano FuelEthan tells the story of water being carried deep into the earth in blueschist and how that water fuels explosive volacnoes
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30Feeling Dragged Down20208:47EclogiteXxxx30Feeling Dragged DownEthan tells how dense eclogite forms when water is realeased during subduction and how that eclogite serves as the primary driver of platetectonics
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31The Volcano Connection20207:54TuffXxxxxx31The Volcano Connection
Ethan shows a remnant of a massive erptuion 767,000 years ago, and how many rocks are linked together in the story of volcanos; a good lesson of how everything is connected
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32Glaciers Rock20209:53IceXxxxxxxx32Glaciers RockEthan explains that ice is a mineral too, and shows how the world's glaciers are melting and causing the seas to rise
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33Laboratory GEOchemistry20209:43Garnet schistXxxxxxx33Laboratory GEOchemistry
Ethan shows that geologists get to hike and hammer rocks, and also get to wear white coats an do geochemistry in the lab; explains how we use isotope geochemistry to date rocks
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34Big Apatite (sp?)20208:43ApatiteXxxxxx34Big Apatite (sp?)Ethan gets hungry and tells the story of apatite, your teeth, and what happens when we over-fertilize our crops
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35Pink20208:05Rose quartz, rhodochrositeXxx35PinkEthan shows several pink minerals, and talks about what makes them pink; includes a pink cave deposit
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36Makin Cement20208:12Concrete & shellXXxxxxx36Makin CementEthan shows that concrate is an important earth material, made from chalk or even shells, and is a major source of CO2 emissions
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37A Family of Minerals20208:33Andalusite, kyanite, sillimaniteXxxx37A Family of MineralsEthan shows three minerals made of the same ingredients, but at different conditions; lesson about how things like rocks can create family memories
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38Salty20208:45HaliteXxxxxxxxxx38SaltyEthan gets silly with salty chips, and shows halite from a salt mine, telling the story of salt from hot and dry closed basins, including salt farms
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39Blowing in the Wind20205:22VentifactXxxx39Blowing in the WindEthan shows a wind polished ventifact and talks about how wind can carry material across the oceans
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40Weathering and Recycling20207:25BauxiteXxxxx40Weathering and RecyclingEthan shows bauxite, the primary ore of aluminum, how it forms from weathering, and why its important to recycle aluminum
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41UltraHigh Temperature!!!!20208:46GneissXxxxx41UltraHigh Temperature!!!!Ethan gets silly with a microphone and shows rocks from the hottest roots of ancient mountains, so hot they started to melt
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42Rivers and Oceans20209:24Red sandstone, ripple marksXxxxxxx42Rivers and OceansEthan shows sandstone wth layers and wave ripples, and how one of the samples relates to the opening of the Atlantic Ocean
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43Fixing our Mistakes20209:58calcite var. Iceland sparXxxxxx43Fixing our Mistakes
Ethan shares his own mistakes, and suggests a way people might fix the mistake of global warming with Iceland Spar; good lesson that making mistakes is OK, and to learn from them, and try to fix them
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44Finding Light in the Darkness20208:14scheelite oreXxxxxxx44Finding Light in the DarknessEthan shows an ore of tungsten that glows in UV light; analogy not to despair when things seem dark in life, rather try to look at things another way to find the light
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45Collecting Your Rock
2021 (Spring)
5:44NAActon, MA, USAxx45Collecting Your RockEthan shows you how to find your own rock, no matter where you are
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46Making Your Story
2021 (Spring)
9:52NAxx46Making Your StoryEthan shows how to create your own rock story
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47Melting Mountains
2021 (Spring)
8:32aplite/pegmatitexxxx47Melting MountainsEthan describes the story of the rock he collected in Ep. #45 all about the molten roots of ancient mountains
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48600 Million Years in 10 Minutes
2021 (Spring)
10:00numerousEastern MA, USAxxxxxxxxxxx48600 Million Years in 10 MinutesEthan takes us on a tour of Eastern Massachusetts, covering myriad geological and climate events spanning 600 million years
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SEASON TWO (2021)
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49Cool Mud20219:22ice rafted debrisDanielle LeBlancxxxxxxx49Cool MudCo-Host Danielle LeBlanc shows us ice rafted debris from the Atlantic Ocean, a key to past ice sheets
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50Window to the Past20218:20basaltVictor Guevaraxxxxx50Window to the PastCo-Host Victor Guevara tells the story of how he was first inspired by geology, looking at the window of his school
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51Sugar Tight20219:50Martian meteoriteNashaya 12 yr oldxx51Sugar TightEthan tells of a flaming meteor that landed in India... after its long journey from Planet Mars... this rock is really from MARS!
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52Diatomaceous Breath20219:05diatomeceous earthHilary Palevskyxxxxxx52Diatomaceous BreathCo-Host Hilary Palevsky takes us into the ocean where tiny fossils produce oxygen for us to breathe
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53Wits End20219:18conglomerate gold oreShuhei Onoxxxx53Wits EndCo-Host Shuhei Ono takes on a journey into the deepest mine on the planet, in search of gold and oxygen
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54Dinosaur Family20217:48Hadrosaur eggMateo 8 yrs oldxxxx54Dinosaur FamilyEthan tells the story of an ancient family of Hadrosaurs... and what they left behind
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55Magical Rocks20219:52numerousNora 8 yrs oldxxx55Magical Rocks7-yr old Nora talks with Ethan about her own rock stories, and a few on the table as well
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56Jaws20218:47tylosaurus jawJose Cuevasxxxxxx56JawsCohost Jose Cuevas shows us a Mosasaur jaw and tells how they patroled the ancient seas
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57Shake n' Bake20219:12pseudotachyliteDaniel 4 yrs oldxxx57Shake n' BakeEthan shows a rock that records the story of ancient Earthquakes
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58Rock Fishing20219:17submarine basaltImani Guestxxxxx58Rock FishingCo-host Imani Guest talks about her work as a volcanologist, including rocks she fished off the seafloor near Hawaii
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59Back to the Bronx20219:45schist and gneissAdrian Castroxxxxxx59Back to the BronxCo-host Adrian Castro talks about the rocks where he grew in New York City, and how they tell of ancient smashing continents
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60Sabertooth20219:24sabertooth skullRonita 10 yrs oldxxx60SabertoothEthan takes us for a sticky, and perlious meal, with the megafauna fossils of the La Brea Tar Pits
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61Rock Stars202111:32NAnine kids ages 4-12xxxxxx61Rock StarsNine incredible kids, ages 4-12, tell their own rock stories in the greatest episode of all
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62Mangrove Muck20218:40mangrove mudJuliet Seftonxxxxxx62Mangrove MuckCo-host Juliet Sefton shows us trpical mangrove mud and what it reveals about changing sea levels
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63Cookin' Rocks20219:36chlorite schistEmmanuel Codilloxxxxxx63Cookin' RocksCo-host Emmanuel Codillo shows us how he makes his own rocks in the laboratory
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64Submarine Adventure20219:27black smokerHeather Olinsxxxxxxx64Submarine AdventureCo-host Heather Olins takes us on a submarine journey to see hydrothermal vents on the bottom of the ocean
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65Bad Day For T-Rex20219:42K-Pg boundary shaleAdelyn 7 yrs oldxxxxx65Bad Day For T-RexEthan shows us the rock that spans one of the most devastating mass extinctions of all
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SEASON THREE (2022) - New England Regional EMMY Nominated!
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66Continent Quest202210:19schist Maureen LongLuisaWestern MA, USAxxxxx66Continent QuestCo-host Maureen Long takes us to the very edge of North America, hidden in western Massachusetts
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67Laser Blast Fossil Fun202210:24chertDan IbarraKacieBrown Univxxxx67Laser Blast Fossil FunCo-host Dan Ibarra shows us how he blasts ancient fossils with a laser to reconstruct Earth's past climates
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68Grand Canyon202210:39limestoneBecky FlowersShemiGrand Canyon, USAxxxxx68Grand CanyonCo-host Becky Flowers takes us into the Grand Canyon to find rocks revealing its true age
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69Squishing Mantle Rocks202210:55peridotite Rachel BernardLeoAmherst Collegexxxx69Squishing Mantle RocksCo-Host Rachel Bernard shows us rocks from Earth's mantle and how powerful microscopes show how they are deformed
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70Supervolcano202211:28welded tuffBecks BendickCamYellowstone NP, USAxxxxx70SupervolcanoCo-host Becks Bendick takes us to Yellowstone to see how this sleeping volcano rests, and how to tell when its wakes up
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71Caves and Climate202211:30speleothemKathleen JohnsonNifemiUC Irvinexxxxx71Caves and ClimateCo-host Kathleeen Johnson takes us in deep caves around the globe where speleothems record Earth's changing climate
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72Glacial Dinosaur Breakfast Cereal Rock202210:52sandstone cobbleJustin RichardsonAriWestern MA, USAxxxxx72Glacial Dinosaur Breakfast Cereal RockCo-host Justin Richardson digs for rocks in this episodes of surprising connections
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73Early Life on Earth and Mars202212:22stromatoliteTanja BosakPeterMITxxxx73Early Life on Earth and MarsCo-host Tanja Bosak takes us to Australia and to Mars where she is hunting for signs of ancient life
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SEASON FOUR (2023-2024) - New England Regional EMMY Nominated!
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74Jurassic Coast202314:02ammoniteAnjana KhatwaLydiaLyme Regis, Englandxxxxxx74Jurassic CoastCo-host Anjana Khatwa tells the tale of Mary Anning, an early paleontologist whose work wasnt appreciated until the efforts of a young girl in 2022
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75Fossil Fascination202313:52brachiopodsCameron MuskellyMaviNW Georgia, USAxxxxxx75Fossil FascinationCo-host Cam Muskelly leads us on a fossil hunt, starting in Cam's museum-like room and into the hills of Georgia
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76Dinosaur Egg X-Ray202313:58dinosaur eggJessica MaisanoAmyU Texas, Austinxxx76Dinosaur Egg X-RayCo-host Jessie Maisano shows us how to x-ray a dinosaur egg to find out what's inside
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77Lab Rocks202318:28garnet - Dora MairaSteph WalkerEricBCxxxxxx77Lab RocksCo-host Steph Walker leads us through a real geochemistry where we meet all the people who work together there
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78Drilling for Ice202414:19Ice core - DenaliHanna BrooksCaidenU of Mainexxxxx78Drilling for IceCo-host Hanna Brookes shows us deep cores of ice recording ancient climate and human pollution
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79Gorge Erosion202414:13shaleNicole FernandezTateIthaca, NY, USACornell Univxxxxx79Gorge ErosionCo-host Nicole Fernandez measures the chemistry of water to track increasing erosion and weathering
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80Trouble with Brick202414:42brickPraveen KumarAugustaBCxxxx80Trouble with BrickCo-host Praveen Kumar explores the air pollution cretaed by the manufacture of bricks in Bangladesh
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81Clean Water from Clay202415:03kaoliniteAli SalifuEmmanuel & HatemBCxxxxxx81Clean Water from ClayCo-host Ali Salifu shows us kaolinite clay from Ghana and how it might be used to create clean water filters