Product Details

• Format: Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Cerebellum Corp
• VHS Release Date: April 5, 2000
• Run Time: 105 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6305214174
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #296,900 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Igneous textures and magmatic differentiation aren't the usual grist for comedy routines, but the energetic performers in this video do their best to make such topics entertaining. Promising a "hot flow of info," the energetic students in the video present hard science in an offbeat format, and while it sounds silly, it also happens to work. The video is no substitute for a course in geology, but the various skits and presentations do make principles of geology that a student has already learned easier to remember. The review takes the basic format of covering basic topics such as geologic time and minerals, and moves forward into fairly detailed discussions of geologic principles. Flashy graphics illustrate basic principles, and mnemonic devices abound. Perhaps remembering a routine centered on the concept that the Paleozoic era is the "Partying Era" sounds inane, but the silly sentence one uses for the drill will help a student remember the various eras that made up the Paleozoic. It's always easier to remember something that's totally off the wall, and the graphics, bad jokes, and wacky memory tricks will make those old standbys like felsic magma memorable. --Robert J. McNamara

Product Description

Learning about the structure of the earth can be a "rocky" experience. Geology Part 1 introduces you to important geological concepts, including the geological time scale, volcanos, weathering, types of rock and the rock cycle. Whether you're interested in becoming a geologist or a prospector, this tape answers all your geological questions.

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Standard Deviants Geology, February 28, 2006

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Gail K. Efting "forjoyofbooks" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Standard Deviants - Rockin' World of Geology - Part 1 [VHS] (VHS Tape)

There may be some confusion about the purpose of Standard Deviant videos. The stated goal of this series is "enhancing the academic SUCCESS of students everywhere". Each video is designed with the college student in mind, for review in preparation for exams, or as an introduction to a tough subject of study, and they accomplish that purpose AMAZINGLY well!

These excellent overviews present important concepts in a memorable way. Yes, they can be silly and irreverent (hence the series title, a delightful play on words) but it's all to make your retention stronger during those stressful testing moments. Videos cover lots of crucial material fast, with the idea that you can replay any section as often as you need to, until you "get it". All videos contain study techniques and reference cards to make test prep easier.

These videos are NOT designed to be used by an instructor as "additional support material" to be shown to their students, either in the classroom or out. They do not have collections of demonstrations, nor do they provide examples or explanations a good teacher wouldn't have given already. They are a STUDY TOOL, not a TEACHING TOOL. With all honor due to the previous reviewer, rating these useful and effective videos as a poor teaching tool is like rating an orange badly because it doesn't taste like an apple. It's unfair and misleading.

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Groan, February 8, 2005

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Julie M. Hoover "Julie Geology" (Durham, NC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Standard Deviants - Rockin' World of Geology - Part 1 [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Oh man, this video is the pits. If you want to lose street cred with your class then this is the one to show. It's trying to be like MTV but you end up just feeling really bad for the actors. If you can get past the gut instinct of, "What? What's happening here? Why are they sitting on a bunch of primary colored shapes? Who's that guy with the beard supposed to be?" then you might learn some geology but don't count on your students being so open minded. This video says it was made with college students in mind but take my advice and don't show it to any child who's learned to be sarcastic.