NASA's Earth Minute: Cloudy Forecast
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Grades6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12Earth and Space Sciences
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What it is
- This engaging, concise video allows students to understand the importance and complexity of clouds to our planet's climate.
Teaching tips
Positives
- This video is short and easy to understand.
- This video also highlights how something seemingly simple (clouds) can be more complex when examined in a different context (climate change).
Prerequisites
- Students should have a basic understanding of clouds and weather.
- It may help students if they understand how the climate is changing.
Differentiation & Implementation
- Science classes can use this video to talk about climate change when learning about different cloud types.
- Other resources related to this topic are this video What Is a Cloud?, and this video How to be a Cloud Detective.
From the scientist review
This resource accurately explains how important and complicated clouds are to the climate of the planet. It does an excellent job of explaining why clouds are so complicated and why they are so important to climate science and understanding climate change. This resource is recommended for teaching.
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