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Jet Streams Instructional VideoJet Streams Instructional Video
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PBS
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6th - 8th
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0:28
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Jet Streams

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Winds that flow at high altitudes for many miles, sometimes around the entire Earth, obtained the name jet streams. Scholars view three different visualizations of jet streams: one focusing on North America, one focusing on Asia, and the other showing Earth.

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Concepts

wind

Additional Tags

science

Instructional Ideas

  • Review what each color means before sharing the videos
  • Discuss the various patterns from a straight line to a more wave-like or snake-looking structure

Classroom Considerations

  • Videos contain no sound

Pros

  • Provides support for leveled readers and non-visual learners
  • Designed to integrate with Google Classroom

Cons

  • None

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