Air Ocean
Timeline: 3 Weeks
Critical Concepts:
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Identify and describe the gas structure around the earth,
including atmospheric pressure.
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Compare and contrast convection, conduction and radiation.
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Describe how the energy of the sun drives the water cycle.
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Explain why different latitudes on earth receive different
amounts of solar energy.
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Locate the main wind patterns found in various parts of the
earth.
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Explain how water vapor in the atmosphere causes clouds, rain,
hail, sleet and snow
Readings Resources
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Sections:
1.1, 1.2, 1.3
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Sections:
2.1, 2.2, 2.3
Key Vocabulary:
Atmosphere
Troposphere
Ionosphere
Ozone Layer
Ultraviolet Radiation
Condensation
Conduction
Convection
Radiation
Hydrosphere
Wind
Precipitation
Dew Point
Humidity
Oxygen
Practice Problems:
Be aware of the due dates as they are given.
Dates given are subject to change.
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Test and Quiz |
Quiz during the week of April 2 |
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Laboratories Investigations:
Music of the Spheres: Get to know the world from the inside out.
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Question:
How is an ogre and the earth like an onion?
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Materials: Pens,
Pencils, Colored Markers, Paper, Note cards, Textbook,
Imagination
Rain In A Bottle:
Getting water to drink is easy, unless you live in a desert.
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Question:
Can you get the fresh water out of the dirty water?
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Materials:
Parts of 2- liter bottle, Dirty water, 2 cups, Ice (optional),
Sunlight
Heating Things Up: It takes more than the sun alone to get things
cooking
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Question:
What variables affect the rate, and amount of temperature
rise, in a solar cooker?
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Materials:
Black & White Construction Paper, Aluminum foil, 2 Cups, Plastic
bags, Apple, Thermometer, Timer
