The Roles of Water in Earth's Surface Processes
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Provided by: The Wonder of Science|Published on: April 27, 2021
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Synopsis
- This video describes the importance of water in geologic processes and to life on Earth, the places we find water, the basics of the water cycle, and the physical properties of water.
- The first 2 minutes and 49 seconds of the video are appropriate for students to watch and the last 2 minutes and 37 seconds provide teaching suggestions for different grade levels.
Subjects: Chemistry, Biology, Earth and Space Sciences
Authors: The Wonder of Science, Paul Andersen
Region: Global
Languages: English
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Positives
- This video does a nice job of connecting the biological, chemical, physical, and geological importance of water on Earth.
- This video provides a good overview to start a lesson on the water cycle, water and geologic processes, weather and climate, or water in living systems.
Additional Prerequisites
- Stopping the video at 2 minutes, 45 seconds is suggested if you're showing it in class.
- The beginning of the video is only appropriate for some grades, as it is likely too advanced for very young learners.
Differentiation
- Connections could be made with social studies and history classes when discussing the impacts of major floods, storms, or droughts on human communities.
- Other resources related to this topic include this video on why ice floats in water, this article on how forests can protect water, and his experiment on how temperature affects the solubility of carbon dioxide in water.
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