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The dialogue in this video is conversational, which can help keep students engaged.
Words on the screen drive home the most important parts of the video.
Prerequisites
Students should understand Earth's place in our solar system.
Please review the Scientist notes, which highlight that the video oversimplifies the content somewhat, so you should let students know there are other gases in the atmsophere such as water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, argon, and others.
Differentiation & Implementation
While watching, students can draw a diagram of the atmosphere, adding notes for each layer.
To make connections to climate change, teachers can introduce greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and their impact on the climate. This activity may be helpful for introducing the gases.
Teachers can make climate connections and connections to social studies by highlighting the ozone layer and discussing the Montreal Protocol. This video may be useful.
Teachers can use the quiz as a pre- and post-assessment.
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