The Theory of Continental Drift

In this video, we explore Alfred Wegener's theory of continental drift, which provided the foundation for the development of plate tectonic theory, explaining the major geologic processes on Earth.

[mikesammartano]

Thanks for watching, everyone! If you haven't already seen it, I published an updated version of this video a while back - check it out!


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[joesamson]

No paid promotion, no dramatic voice, no call to like and subscribe, no personal opinion, just great narration and well presented knowledge sharing! Kudos and thanks to you Sir!

[quieres]

The story is interesting but the ending hit me hard, it's pretty sad that he didn't see his work get recognized and taught all over the world. Truly a dedicated man

[liviamariabarreto]

I'm a Science/Biology teacher in a public school and your video helped me a lot to teaching continetal drift to my students. Thank you very much :)

[ACHistory]

Alfred Wegener was such a great person. It's sad that he died so tragically. He was out on his fourth expedition in the middle of Greenland, walking through the middle of nowhere, by himself, when he suddenly had an heart attack and died. His body was never moved, and is still in the middle of nowhere. His body is estimated to be buried under three-hundred feet of snow. The exact location of his base called "Eismitte", (German for "middle ice") is unknown today.

[alirm]

It was so hard to break down and digest in class. And here in 10 minuets I understood the whole theory. Thank you 🙏

[thenkaraimuthu]

I could feel the great work done by Alfred Wegener better through this video presentation. All children interested in geology will be immensely benefitted.

[suryadev]

Learning more on YouTube than in school 😂😂😄

[kreadkiwi]

Thank you for this interesting and straightforward presentation. I just had my 4th grader watch it as a primer for her lesson on Drifting Continents and she was all fired up. You never know when your contributions will help turn a small person into a future scientist!

[linneasandsberg]

I suddenly found geography interesting. Thanks for helping me, geography test in one week!

[the_mlg_pizza]

Just realized this vid was made in 2012, yet its quality is equivalent to that of a 2019 vid. Well done.

[Milly_]

RIP Mr Wegner 🙏. I'm his fan forever

[joyleenpoortier]

Well done 👍 I didn’t know how much work he did to prove his theory. RIP to a genius well before his time.

[Cyannosus]

Pangaea = supercontinent

Panthalassa = ocean when pangaea exists

[gangotrichattopadhyay]

This genius of a man Sir Alfred Wegner was the reason I started to love geography.
Now, I am in university pursuing a B.Sc Geography (Hons) degree. Your video just made me nostalgic.
Thank you :)

[shivercanada]

He was a true Genius! 100 years at least ahead of his time.

[Charles-SG]

Why would you dislike this? It’s educational.

[elsindo]

Very well explained.. I assume you are a teacher.. So simple yet so easy to understand.. Good job for you in making people cleverer than before..

[imranmeerab]

i bet u r here for home school
also remember when teachers said youtube is bad and today they are telling us to work on computers

[Birdmaster]

highest quality 2012 video on youtube i have ever seen. congratulations