While clouds may not make for the most enjoyable weather, they play an important role when it comes to regulating the temperature of the earth. Watch this video and learn how these giant masses of water droplets actually help to cool the planet in face rising global temperatures.

Concepts

clouds, climates, temperature, climate change, carbon dioxide, greenhouse gases, the greenhouse effect, global warming

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Integrate this resource into an environmental science unit on climate change
• Flip your science classroom by assigning this video and assessment as homework, holding a class discussion about it the following day

Pros

• Colorful animations help to engage the viewer and visually support the material being presented
• Accompanying the video is a short assessment with five multiple choice and three free-responses questions
• Resource allows teachers to customize their own lessons based on the video

Cons

• None

Common Core

SL.7.2 SL.8.2 SL.9-10.2 SL.11-12.2 RST.6-8.9 RST.9-10.9 RST.11-12.7 RST.11-12.9