Weather You Like It Or Not
Timeline: 3 Weeks
Critical Questions:
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Describe weather as the conditions of the
atmosphere at a given location for a short period of time.
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Describe how fronts are associated with large
weather areas and can lead to severe weather.
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Identify and use weather maps including
symbols to predict future weather.
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Students will understand that climate is the
characteristic weather that prevails from season to season and year
to year.
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Compare substances that enter the atmosphere
naturally and from human activity and explain how these substances
might affect weather, climate, and living things.
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Students will use and interpret graphs and
data tables to make predictions and understand trends.
Readings Resources:
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Sections: 2.2 -2.3
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Section: 3.1- 3.3
Key Vocabulary:
Jet Stream
Carbon Dioxide
Methane
Climate
High Pressure
Temperate
Low Pressure
Green House Gases
Polar
Stationary Front
Adaptation
Tropics
Weather Occluded Front
Isotherm
Air Mass
Station Model
CFC’s
Front Meteorologist
Practice Problems: Be aware of the due
dates as they are given. Dates given are subject to change.
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Due Date |
Completed/Grade |
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Handout #1 |
April
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Handout #2 |
April / May |
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Handout #3 |
May
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Test and Quiz |
Quiz after Ch. #1 materials
and test during the week of May |
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Laboratories Investigations:
- Question: Can you make an accurate forecast for
tomorrow’s weather?
- Materials: Weather maps, Computer, Weather map
symbols appendix in book
Climate Connection: Take a spin around
the Google globe to pushpin point out what is happening in climate
science.
- Question:
How will the choices you make today, affect your worlds
tomorrow?
- Materials: Role play scenarios,
Earth climate data, Computer, Google Earth
