What is wind, and what does it have to do with the sun's energy? Wind is part of Earth's atmosphere; however, the geosphere and hydrosphere work together to create it. This is the focus of a video that explains how temperatures affect air pressure.

Concepts

wind, solar energy, the hydrosphere, air pressure, the atmosphere, the earth's atmosphere

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Stop the video after a vocabulary word is introduced to discuss and clarify its meaning

Classroom Considerations

• The seventh in a series of 22 videos that discuss Earth's spheres and natural resources 
• Concepts from the previous videos are reviewed at the beginning of the episode
• An investigation demonstrates how wind patterns (sea breeze and land breeze) work based on land and water temperatures

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Designed for Next Generation Science Standards

Cons

• None