Summary
What’s the best time to build a sandcastle? Tim and Moby can help you figure that out as they introduce you to tides. In this BrainPOP movie, you’ll learn how Earth, the Moon, and the Sun all work together to cause shifts in Earth’s main bodies of water. You’ll discover how tides can be used to power machinery and make electricity! You’ll also find out why most water-lined places have two high tides and two low tides every day. Okay, so your sandcastle still won’t last forever, but you might get a few more hours out of it!
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Ages 7+
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Teaching resources
Discussion questions
A few questions to talk through after watching Tides:
- What is one new thing you learned about tides?
- Can you explain it to a partner in your own words?
- Where might you see this in the real world?
- What is one question you still have?
Quick work-a-long
Try it:
- Write one sentence explaining tides.
- Draw or give one example of your own.