How do different materials absorb the sun's energy? This is the focus of a video that discusses how land, water, and the atmosphere absorb the sun's energy. Darker colored objects absorb the sun's energy (heat) while lighter colored objects reflect the sun's energy.

Concepts

energy, absorption, ecosystems, energy flow, reflections

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Create an experiment that shows the concepts represented in this episode

Classroom Considerations

• The seventh of 13 in a series of videos that discuss ecosystems and the flow of energy
• Concepts from the previous videos are reviewed at the beginning of the episode
• A investigation on how the land and water absorb the sun's energy is demonstrated at the beach 

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Designed for Next Generation Science Standards

Cons

• None