Don't be afraid of thunderstorms! Watch a video that explains the science behind thunder and lightning. The speaker relates real-world experiences to the main components of a thunderstorm.

Concepts

thunder, thunderstorms, lightning

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Create a worksheet to pair along with the video that viewers complete as they watch
• Flip the classroom and have viewers watch and take notes on the video outside of class, ready for a whole-class discussion the next day

Classroom Considerations

• Video is the 24th of 26 in an Earth science series
• Take note of comments and other ads on YouTube

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Instructor is enthusiastic
• Images help support the content being presented in the video

Cons

• Presents content very quickly

Common Core

RI.2.7 RI.3.7 RI.4.7