Weather
What is rain?
Find out where rain comes from.
What is the sun?
Find out about the sun.
What is snow?
Find out where snow comes from.
What are ice and frost?
Find out where ice and frost come from.
What is wind?
Find out how wind is formed.
What is a cloud?
Find out how clouds form and about different types of clouds.
What is fog?
Find out how fog is formed.
What is humidity?
Find out what humidity is and how it affects us.
What is a thunderstorm?
Find out where thunder and lightning come from.
What is a rainbow?
Find out how rainbow is formed.
What is the water cycle?
Find out about the journey water makes every day.
What are the seasons?
Learn about the four seasons and how they affect the world around us.
Why does it rain more in some places than others?
Find out why some places get more rain than others.
Why does it snow more in some places than others?
Find out why some places get more snow than others.
Why is the temperature different in different places?
Find out why the temperature is different in different places.
Why does weather change from season to season?
Find out why weather changes with the seasons.
How does rain affect daily life?
Find out how rain affects our daily lives and the world around us.
How does cold weather affect daily life?
Find out how cold weather affects our daily lives.
How does hot weather affect daily life?
Find out how hot weather affects our daily lives and the world around us.
How does the wind affect daily life?
Find out how windy weather affects our daily lives and the world around us.
How does fog affect our daily lives?
Find out how fog affects daily life.
What is hibernation?
Find out why some animals hibernate when the seasons change.
Why and when do animals migrate?
Find out how changing seasons and weather conditions cause animals to migrate.
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Landscapes
Changing cities: Aberdeen and the Deeside Way
Find out about how Aberdeen has grown and take a trip along the Deeside Way.
Changing cities: geocaching in Dundee
Find out about geocaching and how Dundee has changed over the years.
Changing land use: Glen Feshie
Find out more about land use in Glen Feshie.
Energy production: the John Muir Way
Find out more about different types of energy along the route of the John Muir Way.
Farming and industry: the Badenoch and Speyside Way
Find out about agriculture and industry on the Badenoch and Speyside Way.
Travel and transport: the A9 road by bus
Find out about transport on Scotland's longest road.
Travel and transport: canals
Find out about the canals between Glasgow and Edinburgh and how they work.
Transport and tourism: the Ayrshire coast and Stranraer
Find out about tourism in Ayrshire and transport along the coast between Glasgow and Stranraer.
Travel and tourism: the West Highland Line
Find out about travel and tourism on the West Highland Line.
Tourism: North Coast of Scotland
Find about life, travel and tourism along the north coast of Scotland.
Tectonic landscape
Learn about how tectonic landscapes are formed as Isla and Connor explore the Great Glen Way.
Volcanic mountains
Learn about how volcanic mountains are formed as Isla and Connor explore Edinburgh.
Igneous landscapes
Learn about how igneous landscapes are formed as Isla and Connor explore the Lothians.
Glaciated landscapes: mountain erosion
Learn about mountain erosion in glaciated landscapes as Isla and Connor explore Ben Nevis.
Glaciated landscapes: valley erosion
Learn about valley erosion in glaciated landscapes as Isla and Connor explore Cairngorms National Park.
Glaciated landscapes: deposition
Learn about deposition in glaciated landscapes as Isla and Connor explore Cairngorms National Park.
Coastlines: erosion
Learn about coastal erosion as Isla and Connor explore Orkney and the Caithness coast.
Coastlines: deposition
Learn about coastal deposition as Isla and Connor explore the coast around Aberdeen.
Islands: moorland and machair
Learn about moorland and machair as Isla and Connor explore North Uist.
Rock types
Learn about rock types as Isla and Connor explore the North West Highlands Geopark.
Limestone landscape
Learn about limestone landscapes as Isla and Connor explore the North West Highlands Geopark.
Forests
Learn about forests as Isla and Connor explore Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park.
Rivers: upper course
Find out about the physical features of the upper course of the River Tay.
Rivers: middle course
Discover the middle course of the River Tay and learn about its features and wildlife.
Rivers: lower course
Learn about life on the lower course of the River Tay and how features of this landscape formed.
Sustainability
What is renewable and non-renewable energy?
Discover the differences between renewable and non-renewable energy.
How is electricity generated?
Find out how power stations generate electricity from different energy sources, and how the electricity we use every day gets to our homes.
What are batteries and energy stores?
Learn how batteries store energy and how they can help make our energy use more sustainable.
What is biomass energy?
Learn how biomass can be used as a renewable energy source and find out about its advantages and disadvantages.
What are fossil fuels?
Learn how we use fossil fuels and why burning them causes climate change.
What is geothermal energy?
Learn how geothermal energy from underground can be used as renewable energy and find out about its advantages and disadvantages.
What is hydroelectricity?
Learn how hydroelectric dams generate renewable energy and find out about their advantages and disadvantages.
What is nuclear energy?
Learn how nuclear energy can be used to generate electricity and find out about its advantages and disadvantages.
What is solar energy?
Learn how solar energy is used to generate renewable energy and its advantages and disadvantages.
What is tidal energy?
Find out what causes tides and how their renewable energy can be used to generate electricity.
What is wave energy?
Learn how wave energy is being developed to generate renewable electricity and find out about its advantages and disadvantages.
What is wind energy?
Learn how wind turbines generate renewable energy and find out about their advantages and disadvantages.
What are new renewables?
Learn about some of the new developments in renewable energy and how these might help reduce climate change.
What is waste?
Waste is rubbish that is thrown in the bin or recycled. What else can you do with waste?
How do humans impact the environment?
Discover how humans have a positive and negative impact on the environment.
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Geography skills
Maps
A map is a two-dimensional drawing of an area which helps us plan routes.
- 6 videos
Scotland
- 8 videos