Positives

• The video uses diagrams to simplify the complex topic of global wind patterns.
• A full transcript of the video is available.
• Teachers can share this resource on Google Classroom.

Additional Prerequisites

• Teachers need to create a free account to use Khan Academy.
  

Differentiation

• Science classes could use this resource in lessons on global wind patterns, convection, air pressure, density, Earth's biomes, or wind energy.
• Earth science classes could discuss how climate change might affect global wind patterns and the various biomes they create.
• The video mentions that water-covered areas and land-covered areas absorb heat from the sun differently. Teachers could ask students to predict how rising sea levels could affect global wind patterns.
• This video could be used with this real-time interactive map that displays global wind speed and direction.
• Other similar resources include this NASA video that highlights the importance of wind and this resource that describes how wind and other factors affect climate.