This unit focuses on the Earth’s atmosphere, Weather patterns, historical trends, and the use of data to predict future weather conditions are emphasized.
Looking ahead...... Objectives or goals in this Unit 23. Explain the processes of evaporation, condensation, precipitation, infiltration, transpiration, and sublimation as they relate to the water cycle (ESS-M-A10) Already covered but we will expand on this as we talk about weather and climate. 24. Investigate and explain how given factors affect the rate of water movement in the water cycle (e.g., climate, type of rock, ground cover) (ESS-M-A10) 25. Explain and give examples of how climatic conditions on Earth are affected by the proximity of water (ESS-M-A11) 26. Describe and illustrate the layers of Earth’s atmosphere (ESS-M-A11) 27. Identify different air masses, jet streams, global wind patterns, and other atmospheric phenomena and describe how they relate to weather events, such as El Niño and La Niña (ESS-M-A12) 28. Use historical data to plot the movement of hurricanes and explain events or conditions that affected their paths (ESS-M-A12) 29. Make predictions about future weather conditions based on collected weather data (ESS-M-A12) 43. Identify the processes involved in the creation of land and sea breezes (ESS-M-C6) 44. Describe how unequal heating of Earth’s surface affects movement of air masses and water in the atmosphere and hydrosphere (ESS-M-C6) 45. Explain how seasonal changes are caused by the tilt of Earth as it rotates on its axis and revolves around the Sun (ESS-M-C7) 46. Illustrate and explain how the angle at which sunlight strikes Earth produces changes in the seasons and length of daylight (ESS-M-C7) 47. Compare the relative distances from Earth to the Sun on the first day of summer and the first day of winter (ESS-M-C7) STRUCTURE OF THE ATMOSPHERE WEBQUEST: http://www.kcvs.ca/site/projects/climate_files/atmosphere/atmosphere.swf ATMOSPHERE SIMULATION: http://aim.hamptonu.edu/outreach/flash/atmosphere.swf https://www.mindmeister.com/53464544/the-water-cycle What causes seasons? see below http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/seasons/en/ Comments are closed.
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