NASA's Earth Minute: Cloudy Forecast
Provided by: NASA|Published on: April 27, 2021
Grades: 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Type: Videos
Subjects: Earth and Space Sciences
Authors: NASA
Region: Global
Languages: English
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Synopsis
- This engaging, concise video allows students to understand the importance and complexity of clouds to our planet's climate.
Teaching Materials
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.
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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