Teacher Preparation Videos
Weather and Water

The FOSS Teacher Preparation Videos help you prepare to teach the FOSS modules. They include teacher guide information, safety precautions, set up procedures, and classroom footage. Click on the name of the video clip you wish to view from the list below. Select "Play All" to view the entire Teacher Preparation Video.

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Select a chapter from the list below.
An Introduction to FOSS Middle School (2:16)
Assessment (5:07)
Weather and Water Course Introduction (1:45)
Teacher Guide Overview (5:38)
Multimedia Overview (4:17)
Investigation 1 - What Is Weather?
Introduction (1:13)
Getting Ready for Part 1: Into the Weather (1:38)
Conducting Part 1: Into the Weather (2:43)
Getting Ready for Part 2: Local Weather (4:18)
Conducting Part 2: Local Weather (4:09)
Investigation 2 - Where's the Air?
Introduction (1:06)
Getting Ready for Part 1: The Air around Us (4:05)
Conducting Part 1: The Air around Us (8:02)
Getting Ready for Part 2: Earth's Atmosphere (2:31)
Conducting Part 2: Earth's Atmosphere (4:14)
Investigation 3 - Seasons and Sun
Introduction (0:59)
Getting Ready for Part 1: How Much Sunshine? (1:06)
Conducting Part 1: How Much Sunshine? (3:12)
Getting Ready for Part 2: Sun-Earth System (2:21)
Conducting Part 2: Sun-Earth System (5:10)
Getting Ready for Part 3: Sun Angle and Solar Heating (3:34)
Conducting Part 3: Sun Angle and Solar Heating (4:45)
Investigation 4 - Heat Transfer
Introduction (0:57)
Getting Ready for Part 1: Heating the Earth (3:39)
Conducting Part 1: Heating the Earth (6:59)
Getting Ready for Part 2: Conduction (3:15)
Conducting Part 2: Conduction (8:42)
Investigation 5 - Convection
Introduction (0:49)
Getting Ready for Part 1: Density of Fluids (8:10)
Conducting Part 1: Density of Fluids (9:48)
Getting Ready for Part 2: Convection in Water (2:06)
Conducting Part 2: Convection in Water (6:05)
Getting Ready for Part 3: Convection in Air (2:30)
Conducting Part 3: Convectionin Air (2:32)
Investigation 6 - Water in the Air
Introduction (1:14)
Getting Ready for Part 1: Is Water Really There? (2:26)
Conducting Part 1: Is Water Really There? (2:26)
Getting Ready for Part 2: Evaporation and Humidity (1:37)
Conducting Part 2: Evaporation and Humidity (4:35)
Getting Ready for Part 3: Condensation and Dew Point (1:47)
Conducting Part 3: Condensation and Dew Point (7:18)
Getting Ready for Part 4: Clouds and Precipitation (2:03)
Conducting Part 4: Clouds and Precipitation (7:34)
Getting Ready for Part 5: Weather Balloons (2:31)
Conducting Part 5: Weather Balloons (5:08)
Investigation 7 - The Water Planet
Introduction (1:00)
Getting Ready for Part 1: Water-Cycle Game (2:51)
Conducting Part 1: Water-Cycle Game (8:23)
Getting Ready for Part 2: Multimedia Water-Cycle Game (1:37)
Conducting Part 2: Multimedia Water-Cycle Game (3:11)
Investigation 8 - Air Pressure and Wind
Introduction (0:45)
Getting Ready for Part 1: Air-Pressure Inquiry (3:15)
Conducting Part 1: Air-Pressure Inquiry (5:38)
Getting Ready for Part 2: Wind Models (1:51)
Conducting Part 2: Wind Models (4:37)
Getting Ready for Part 3: Measuring Wind (7:52)
Conducting Part 3: Measuring Wind (4:18)
Getting Ready for Part 4: Pressure Maps (0:42)
Conducting Part 4: Pressure Maps (1:38)
Investigation 9 - Weather and Climate
Introduction (0:56)
Getting Ready for Part 1: Air Masses (2:21)
Conducting Part 1: Air Masses (5:25)
Getting Ready for Part 2: Air Masses and Weather Maps (1:55)
Conducting Part 2: Air Masses and Weather Maps (6:52)
Getting Ready for Part 3: Climate (1:56)
Conducting Part 3: Climate (2:56)
Getting Ready for Part 4: Global Warming (2:21)
Conducting Part 4: Global Warming (3:39)