Mr. Dudley Unit 6E1

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Visit the TeacherWeb® videos to learn about the features, modifications, and customizations available on your website. Click here to learn more. Weather and Water <div> <table bgcolor="#ffcc66" border="0" cellpadding="12" cellspacing="0" height="1394" width="661"> <tbody> <tr> <td colspan="4" bgcolor="#ffcc66" valign="top"> <div><font color="#ffffff"><strong><em><strong><em></em></strong></em></strong></font></div> <div> <p> The <strong>Weather and Water Course</strong> focuses on Earth’s atmosphere, weather, and water. A good understanding of meteorology as an earth science isn’t complete without an introduction to the physics and chemistry that drive weather. Understanding weather is more than reading a thermometer and recording air-pressure measurements. The course consists of nine investigations. Students first learn about atoms and molecules, changes of state, and heat transfer. Then they investigate the water cycle, air masses, and fronts, winds and severe weather. </p> <hr /> <div align="center"><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;"> </span><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;"><strong><span style="font-size: 18pt;">Mr. Dudley's Science Class </span></strong></span><strong><br /> <span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;"><span style="font-size: 18pt;">Will be doing the following:</span></span></strong><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;"></span></div> <p> </p> <ul> <li> Investigate the properties of Earth’s atmosphere and the processes that produce weather, including energy transfer, atmospheric pressure, and water cycle. </li> <li> Study principles that govern temperature, wind, humidity, precipitation, and severe weather. </li> <li> Collect and analyze local and global weather data using instruments and reports from various media. </li> <li> Investigate fresh water as a vital resource. </li> <li>Become familiar with and acquire vocabulary concerning these concepts: heat, radiation, conduction, convection, density, pressure, condensation, water cycle, drainage, and climate. </li> <li> Exercise language, social studies, and math skills in the context of science. </li> <li>Use scientific thinking processes to conduct investigations and build explanations: observing, communicating, comparing, organizing, relating, and inferring. </li> </ul> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#000000" valign="top" width="7%"> <div align="right"><font color="#ffffff"><!-- InstanceBeginEditable name="rownumber1a" --><font color="#ffffff"><strong>1.</strong></font><!-- InstanceEndEditable --></font></div> </td> <td colspan="3" align="left" bgcolor="#ffcc66" valign="top"> <div align="left"><!-- InstanceBeginEditable name="rownumber1b" --><strong>What Is Weather? (2 sessions)</strong><!-- InstanceEndEditable --></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="5%"><img src="http://lhsfoss.org/navigation/images/orange-suns_09.gif" alt="" height="83" width="33" /></td> <td valign="top"><!-- InstanceBeginEditable name="D1" -->• Links to On-Line Resources<br /> • Weather Chart Spreadsheet<!-- InstanceEndEditable --></td> <td valign="top"><!-- InstanceBeginEditable name="E1" -->• <em>Naming Hurricanes</em><br /> <!-- InstanceEndEditable --></td> <td valign="top"><!-- InstanceBeginEditable name="F1" -->• Continue with the video.<br /> • Explore weather topics.<br /> • Track weather reports.<br /> • Consider weather lore.<br /> • Contact the National Weather Service.<br /> • Explore careers in meteorology.<br /> • Use a spreadsheet to look at weather data.<!-- InstanceEndEditable --></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" bgcolor="#ffcc66" valign="top"> <hr /> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#000000" valign="top"> <div align="right"><font color="#ffffff"><!-- InstanceBeginEditable name="rownumber2a" --><font color="#ffffff"><strong>2.</strong></font><!-- InstanceEndEditable --></font></div> </td> <td colspan="3" valign="top"><!-- InstanceBeginEditable name="rownumber2b" --><strong>Where’s the Air? (3–4 sessions) </strong><!-- InstanceEndEditable --></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><img src="http://lhsfoss.org/navigation/images/orange-suns_09.gif" alt="" height="83" width="33" /></td> <td valign="top"><!-- InstanceBeginEditable name="D2" -->• Matter and Energy: Gas in a Syringe<br /> • Atmospheric Data: Elevator to Space<!-- InstanceEndEditable --></td> <td valign="top"><!-- InstanceBeginEditable name="E2" -->• <em>What’s in the Air?</em><br /> • <em>A Thin Blue Veil</em><!-- InstanceEndEditable --></td> <td valign="top"><!-- InstanceBeginEditable name="F2" -->• Weigh the air in a soccer ball.<br /> • Draw atmosphere posters.<br /> • Find out about atmospheric research from space.<br /> <!-- InstanceEndEditable --></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" bgcolor="#ffcc66" valign="top"> <hr /> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#000000" valign="top"> <div align="right"><font color="#ffffff"><!-- InstanceBeginEditable name="rownumber3a" --><font color="#ffffff"><strong>3.</strong></font><!-- InstanceEndEditable --></font></div> </td> <td colspan="3" valign="top"><!-- InstanceBeginEditable name="rownumber3b" --><strong>Seasons and Sun (5 sessions) </strong><!-- InstanceEndEditable --></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><img src="http://lhsfoss.org/navigation/images/orange-suns_09.gif" alt="" height="83" width="33" /></td> <td valign="top"><!-- InstanceBeginEditable name="D3" -->• Cycles: Seasons<br /> • Cycles: Pacific Coast Day Length<br /> • Cycles: Pacific Coast Sunsets<!-- InstanceEndEditable --></td> <td valign="top"><!-- InstanceBeginEditable name="E3" -->• <em>Wendy and Her Worldwide Weather Watchers </em><br /> • <em>Seasons</em><!-- InstanceEndEditable --></td> <td valign="top"><!-- InstanceBeginEditable name="F3" -->• Experiment with solar heating.<br /> • Compare variables for cities at different latitudes on the FOSS<br /> CD-ROM.<br /> • Change Earth’s tilt on the FOSS<br /> CD-ROM.<br /> • Investigate day lengths and sunsets on the FOSS CD-ROM.<!-- InstanceEndEditable --></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" bgcolor="#ffcc66" valign="top"> <hr /> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#000000" valign="top"> <div align="right"><font color="#ffffff"><!-- InstanceBeginEditable name="rownumber4a" --><font color="#ffffff"><strong>4.</strong></font><!-- InstanceEndEditable --></font></div> </td> <td colspan="3" valign="top"><!-- InstanceBeginEditable name="rownumber4b" --><strong>Heat Transfer (5 sessions)</strong> <!-- InstanceEndEditable --></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><img src="http://lhsfoss.org/navigation/images/orange-suns_09.gif" alt="" height="83" width="33" /></td> <td valign="top"><!-- InstanceBeginEditable name="D4" -->• Matter and Energy: Thermometer<br /> • Matter and Energy: Molecules in Solids, Liquids, and Gases<br /> • Matter and Energy: Heat and Energy<br /> • Video Resources: Conduction through Metals<!-- InstanceEndEditable --></td> <td valign="top"><!-- InstanceBeginEditable name="E4" -->• <em>Thermometer: A Device to Measure Temperature</em><br /> • <em>Heating the Atmosphere</em><br /> <!-- InstanceEndEditable --></td> <td valign="top"><!-- InstanceBeginEditable name="F4" --> <p>• Test conduction through other materials.<br /> • Investigate heat capacity on the FOSS CD-ROM.</p> <!-- InstanceEndEditable --></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" bgcolor="#ffcc66" valign="top"> <hr /> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#000000" valign="top"> <div align="right"><font color="#ffffff"><!-- InstanceBeginEditable name="rownumber5a" --><font color="#ffffff"><strong>5.</strong></font><!-- InstanceEndEditable --></font></div> </td> <td colspan="3" valign="top"><!-- InstanceBeginEditable name="rownumber5b" --><strong>Convection (5 sessions)</strong><!-- InstanceEndEditable --></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><img src="http://lhsfoss.org/navigation/images/orange-suns_09.gif" alt="" height="83" width="33" /></td> <td valign="top"><!-- InstanceBeginEditable name="D5" -->• Matter and Energy: Heat and Energy<br /> • Video Resources: Convection Chamber<!-- InstanceEndEditable --></td> <td valign="top"><!-- InstanceBeginEditable name="E5" -->• <em>Density</em><br /> • <em>Convection</em><!-- InstanceEndEditable --></td> <td valign="top"><!-- InstanceBeginEditable name="F5" --> <p>• “Launch” solar balloons.<br /> • Practice calculating density.</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <br /> <table bgcolor="#ffcc66" border="0" cellpadding="12" cellspacing="0" height="1547" width="662"> <tbody> <tr> <td bgcolor="#000000"> <div align="right"><font color="#ffffff"><strong>6.</strong><!-- InstanceEndEditable --></font></div> </td> <td colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffcc66" height="21" valign="top"><!-- InstanceBeginEditable name="rownumber1b" --><strong>Water in the Air (8 sessions) </strong><!-- InstanceEndEditable --> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><img src="http://lhsfoss.org/navigation/images/orange-suns_10.gif" alt="" height="83" width="36" /></td> <td valign="top"><!-- InstanceBeginEditable name="A1" --> Students explore the forms that water takes in the atmosphere. They investigate how water gets in the air and how it condenses out of air. <!-- InstanceEndEditable --></td> <td valign="top" width="158"><!-- InstanceBeginEditable name="B1" -->• Water changes from gas to liquid by condensation.<br /> • Water changes from liquid to gas by evaporation of water; requires heat from the surroundings.<br /> <!-- InstanceEndEditable --></td> <td valign="top" width="103"><!-- InstanceBeginEditable name="C1" -->• Infer that water vapor is part of the air by observing condensation on surfaces.<br /> • Determine dew point by observing at what temperature condensation occurs.<br /> • Predict cloud formation from dew point and temperature data.<!-- InstanceEndEditable --></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" bgcolor="#ffcc66"> <hr /> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#000000"> <div align="right"><font color="#ffffff"><!-- InstanceBeginEditable name="rownumber2a" --><strong>7.</strong><!-- InstanceEndEditable --></font></div> </td> <td colspan="3" valign="top"><!-- InstanceBeginEditable name="rownumber2b" --><strong>The Water Planet (4 sessions) </strong><!-- InstanceEndEditable --></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><img src="http://lhsfoss.org/navigation/images/orange-suns_10.gif" alt="" height="83" width="36" /></td> <td valign="top"><!-- InstanceBeginEditable name="A2" --> Students identify the elements of the water cycle and the distribution of water over Earth. Through a game and a multimedia simulation, they follow the path a water molecule might take as it travels in the water cycle. <!-- InstanceEndEditable --></td> <td valign="top"><!-- InstanceBeginEditable name="B2" -->• Most of Earth’s water is in the oceans as salt water.<br /> • Earth’s fresh water is found in many locations, including in the atmosphere, lakes, rivers, groundwater, and glaciers.<br /> • A water molecule might follow many different paths as it travels in the water cycle.<!-- InstanceEndEditable --></td> <td valign="top"><!-- InstanceBeginEditable name="C2" -->• Engage in simulations to follow the movement of a molecule of water through the water cycle.<br /> • Explain with words and drawings how evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and other processes produce many variations of the water cycle.<!-- InstanceEndEditable --></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" bgcolor="#ffcc66"> <hr /> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#000000"> <div align="right"><font color="#ffffff"><!-- InstanceBeginEditable name="rownumber3a" --><strong>8.</strong><!-- InstanceEndEditable --></font></div> </td> <td colspan="3" valign="top"><!-- InstanceBeginEditable name="rownumber3b" --><strong>Air Pressure and Wind (8 sessions)</strong><!-- InstanceEndEditable --></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><img src="http://lhsfoss.org/navigation/images/orange-suns_10.gif" alt="" height="83" width="36" /></td> <td valign="top"><!-- InstanceBeginEditable name="A3" --> Students investigate the relationship between changing air pressure and wind. They assemble and explore a pressure indicator and learn about barometers. Using knowledge developed in previous investigations, they come up with models of wind. They build an anemometer to measure local wind and use pressure maps to make weather predictions.<!-- InstanceEndEditable --></td> <td valign="top"><!-- InstanceBeginEditable name="B3" -->• Pressure exerted on a gas reduces its volume and increases its density.<br /> • Differential heating of Earth’s surface by the Sun can create high- and low- pressure areas.<br /> • Wind is a movement of air from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure.<br /> • Local winds, called sea breezes, land breezes, mountain breezes, and valley breezes, blow in predictable ways determined by local differential heating.<br /> • Wind speed is measured with an instrument called an anemometer.<br /> • Air pressure is represented on a map by contour lines called isobars.<!-- InstanceEndEditable --></td> <td valign="top"><!-- InstanceBeginEditable name="C3" -->• Apply pressure to a system and observe the compression of gas. <br /> • Build an anemometer and use it to gather data.<br /> • Interpret a pressure map.<br /> • Describe the relationship between changing air pressure and wind.<br /> • Explain how differential heating of Earth by the Sun creates local winds.<!-- InstanceEndEditable --></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" bgcolor="#ffcc66"><hr /> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#000000"> <div align="right"><font color="#ffffff"><!-- InstanceBeginEditable name="rownumber4a" --><strong>9.</strong><!-- InstanceEndEditable --></font></div> </td> <td colspan="3" valign="top"><!-- InstanceBeginEditable name="rownumber4b" --><strong>Weather and Climate (6 sessions) </strong><!-- InstanceEndEditable --></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><img src="http://lhsfoss.org/navigation/images/orange-suns_10.gif" alt="" height="83" width="36" /></td> <td valign="top"><!-- InstanceBeginEditable name="A4" --> Students revisit severe weather and consider it in relation to air masses and fronts. Climate is introduced and climate regions are discussed. Students revisit the water-cycle multimedia simulation with the global-warming variation, in which Earth’s average temperature has increased 2–5°C. They analyze the results.<!-- InstanceEndEditable --></td> <td valign="top"><!-- InstanceBeginEditable name="B4" -->• Air masses are large bodies of air that are uniform in temperature and humidity.<br /> • A front is a boundary that separates two air masses. <br /> • Weather conditions usually change as a front passes by.<br /> • Climate is the average weather over a long period of time in a region.<!-- InstanceEndEditable --></td> <td valign="top"><!-- InstanceBeginEditable name="C4" -->• Model and explain what happens when two air masses of different densities meet.<br /> • Explain how a global temperature increase could affect the water cycle and Earth’s climate.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <br /> <br /> </div> Or, would you like to view and optionally restore one of these previous versions? Password: Forgot your password?

Mr. Dudley Unit 6E1

Weather and Water

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