Scientists question how the oceans and the atmosphere get along. An installment in a longer science series investigates this relationship and current research exploring the types of materials that oceans release into the atmosphere. Scholars enjoy a firsthand look at how the ocean affects weather and other atmospheric characteristics.

Concepts

bacteria, oceans, the atmosphere, oceanography, global warming, lipids

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Continue researching the topic using the provided resource links: California Precipitation, Observing Earth, Cloud Seeding
• Have pupils write three questions they still have after watching the video lesson

Classroom Considerations

• Uses many new vocabulary words that may be challenging for English learners

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Interviews current researchers about their discoveries
• Provides an option for closed captioning to aid in note taking

Cons

• None

Common Core

SL.9-10.2 SL.11-12.2 RST.9-10.7 RST.11-12.7