Eighty thousand tons of material enters Earth's atmosphere every year. The video, part of a playlist from Brain Scoop on Fossils and Geology, focuses on meteorites. It defines the three types and explains which are most and least common. It presents how they get knocked into Earth and what we learn from studying them.

Concepts

meteorites, meteoroids, meteors, orbiting, mars

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Map the location of meteorites found in your area
• Discuss the difference between a meteor, meteorite, and meteoroid

Classroom Considerations

• Relies on prior knowledge of the layers of the earth and atmosphere

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Includes subtitles in seven languages for easier note taking
• Presenter's enthusiasm is contagious

Cons

• None

Common Core

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