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Lesson |
Inquiry |
Class Work |
Homework |
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11/25
12/2 |
1. Thinking About Catastrophic Events |
1.1. Group Concept Map
1.2. 1.2 Using a Globe and World Map |
Group Map
World Map |
Reading pg 6-7, 2 L bottles
Reading pg 8-11 |
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2. Introducing Storms |
2.1 Modeling a Vortex |
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Reading pg 18-25, Student Sheet 2.1 |
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3. Heating Earth’s Surface |
3.1 Investigating Rates of Heating & Cooling |
Student Sheet 3.1a
Student Sheet 3.1b |
US Weather Maps
Reading & Questions pg 31-33 |
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4. Heat Transfer and the Movement of Air |
4.1 Investigating the Temperature of Air
4.2 Investigating How Warm Air and Cool Air Move |
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5. Convection Currents in the Air |
5.1 Investigating the Effects of Colliding Air Masses |
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6. Temperature, Pressure, & Cloud Formation |
6.1 Observing Evaporation and Condensation
6.2 Modeling the Effects of Air Pressure on Cloud Formation
6.3 Reading Weather Maps |
Observations Table 6.1, Read Hurricane Formation p 72
Observations Table 6.2, Read p 76-77
Hurricane Video |
Hurricane Mitch p 78-79
Student Sheet 6.2
Student Sheet 6.3 |
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7 Ocean Currents and Global Climate |
7.1 Investigating the Effects of Temperature on Ocean Currents
7.2 Investigating Surface Currents |
SS 7.1a Investigating the Effect of Temperature on Ocean Currents
SS 7.1b Storms Review |
Complete SS 7.1a, Read “El Nino Stirs Up the World’s Weather: p 92-95
Complete SS 1.7b
Study for Exam |
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8 Storms Assessment |
8.1 Storms Exam |
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