1. the power of the earth
Earth: The Power of the Planet
douban score: 9.4
this documentary, also known as "autobiography of the earth", was filmed and produced by the BBC team for three years, and visited all over the world to explore the process and reasons of the earth's evolution in the past 4.5 billion years.
Dr.Iain Steward, the narrator of the documentary, is a famous British geographer. He tells us the story of the earth in detail, explaining it easily and easily, interspersed with live demonstrations by real people, which is very convincing.
The documentary * * * has five episodes, in which children can learn about the formation history and components of the earth: it turns out that the four forces of volcano, atmosphere, glacier and ocean have combined to shape our great planet, and they are also the source of human beings and all life.
Episode 1: Volcano
Episode 2: Atmosphere
Episode 3: Ice
Episode 4: Oceans
Episode 5: Rare Earth
Whether it is geographical span, exploration design or The picture is extremely beautiful, with a large number of overlooking prospects, which is very open.
unlike many nature documentaries, this film doesn't look at the earth from the perspective of human beings, but from a long macroscopic geological development history. Man is just a fragment of what has happened to the earth in the past 4.5 billion years. So, is it human beings who want to protect the earth? Or do humans have to protect themselves? It deserves further consideration.
2. How Earth Made Us in How Earth Made Us
Douban Rating: 9.2
This documentary shows the influence of the magical power of the earth on human development through television for the first time. The BBC production team traveled all over the world and collected the historical traces of human civilization influenced by four natural factors: water, gold (inside the earth), fire and wind.
The narrator is Iain Stewart, a geographer. He leads the audience to explore how the earth has changed human life from the perspectives of geology, geography and climate.
The documentary * * * has five episodes. The first four episodes tell about the influence of four natural forms of the earth on human beings, and the last episode analyzes how human activities have changed the face of the earth. The film well explains the interdependence between human beings and the earth.
Episode 1: Deep Earth
Episode 2: Water
Episode 3: Wind
Episode 4: Fire
Episode 5: Human Planet
The film closely combines the telling of historical stories with gorgeous photography. Aerial photography, special effects, simulated scenes, etc. are all exquisite. After reading them, they are very moved and shocked, and they have new ideas about nature and history.
3. Orbit-Earths exotic journey
Douban score: 9.1
The revolution and rotation of the earth are a bit abstract, and it is also a bit difficult for high school students to learn. The BBC has made another feat this time. Their producers followed the earth on a complete voyage around the sun and witnessed the changes brought to the earth by this year's strange journey.
this documentary shows the whole process of the earth's orbit around the sun for the first time, and presents the basic geographical knowledge by CG animation and personal experience, so that the movement of the earth is more familiar, intuitive and beautiful, which is worth seeing by students.
In the documentary, from changing seasons to destructive climate phenomena, scientists travel around the sun to feel the ultimate experience brought by navigation; They also tried to explain to the audience how the earth's orbit has changed in the long river of time, and how these subtle changes have had a decisive impact on the earth ...
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Simple, vivid and excellent popular science works. Meteorology, geography and space are all covered, far from being as boring as when I was studying.
4. Set out for the deep sea
Oceans
Douban score: 8.9
This is a BBC ocean series geography popular science documentary, and it is also a comprehensive documentary focusing on biology, exploration, scientific research and environment.
The British scientific investigation team spent nearly 1 years and went deep into the unknown areas of the seabed for research and exploration. In the whole process of scientific research, scientists have made unprecedented explorations in the seven major regions of the earth and nearly 1111 depths of the seabed within the global ocean. They recorded countless incredible latest discoveries, and the scientific research of these discoveries is of great significance. They not only filled the gaps in the previous records of marine biology, But also opens a new chapter in marine research ...
This series is always * * * Includes 8 episodes:
episode 1, The Sea of Cortez
episode 2, The Southern Ocean
episode 3, The Red Sea
episode 4, The Atlantic Ocean
episode 5, The Indian Ocean
No. 6 episodes of the Indian Ocean-Coastal Waters
7 episodes of the Mediterranean Sea
8 episodes of the Arctic Ocean
5. Rise of the mainland
Douban score: 8.5
Get to know the ocean knowledge, and then get to know it. This documentary is still from the BBC, and the explanation is still from Professor Iain. It mainly introduces the formation process of several major plates of the earth: the formation of Africa, Australia, America, Asia and Europe, and the unique geography and landforms.
episode 1: Africa
Africa is the place where human beings were born. It seems to have existed since ancient times, but this is not the case. Scientists found that after Africa split from the ancient continent, it caused today's various faces, wildlife, poverty and wealth, and even ancient civilizations.
episode 2: Australia
Australia, in our impression, is remote and isolated. It seems that it will remain unchanged for millions of years, but in fact Australia has a completely different history. Scientists began to explore and study, and found some clues that could reveal the past under the scorched desert soil.
episode 3: The Americas
America, including North America and South America. Scientists reveal how the American continent was separated from the ancient continent, and how the history of the American continent promoted the evolution of species and created the America we know today.
episode 4: Eurasia
Eurasia is the largest continent on earth, extending from the west coast of Portugal to the Pacific coast of Russia, with a population of 4.6 billion. Scientists began to reveal the process of the formation of this giant continent. Various evidences show that the Eurasian continent was born in a series of huge collisions, like cars colliding slowly, which eventually led to the birth of civilization ...
6. National Geographic: Rivers and Life Series
Douban score: 8.5
This documentary is from the National Geographic Documentary Channel. This paper introduces the six most famous rivers in the world: Amazon River, Nile River, Mississippi River, Ganges River, Yangtze River and Rhine River, and looks for the source, history and changes of these rivers.
The documentary mainly explores the changeable relationship between human beings and the river system, stringing people's lives with rivers and showing how millions of people living in the river basin are influenced by these rivers.
In addition to knowing the aborigines, modern traders, artists and craftsmen who live in harmony with the great rivers, you can also learn how major cities have adopted cutting-edge technology in the 21th century. To prevent these ancient rivers from causing floods ...
the documentary * * * has six episodes:
episode 1: Amazon
episode 2: Ganges
episode 3: Mississippi
episode 4: Nile
Rivers nurture human beings, and human beings use them to transform rivers. The fate of rivers is similar, but the difference is only the degree and the culture derived from different places.
7. BBC: Magic Monsoon
Wonders of the Monsoon
Douban score 9.7
Monsoon, one of the greatest natural wonders on earth, will be learned in geography classes in junior and senior high schools. Monsoon shapes wildlife in different regions and breeds diverse cultures in different regions. This five-episode BBC documentary, from the ecological point of view of monsoon system, leads the audience to understand people and animals in the monsoon region at the macro and micro levels, and introduces the strange natural landscape from Himalayas to northern Australia.