Subject: Earth Science Grade Level: Gifted 6Th

Lesson Plan

Subject: Earth Science Grade Level: Gifted 6th

8-30-15 to 9-4-15

Content Standard: S6E4. Students will understand how the distribution of land and oceans affects climate and weather. a. Demonstrate that land and water absorb and lose heat at different rates and explain the resulting effects on weather patterns.

S6CS4. Students will use tools and instruments for observing, measuring, and manipulating equipment and materials in scientific activities.

Vocabulary: Engineering Method, barometer, thermometer, anemometer, wind vane, hygrometer, air pressure, humidity, weather

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Alternative
Station
Team
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GROUP STUDENT NAMES
GROUP STUDENT NAMES –

Webquest documents

http://www.vocabulary.com/lists/11804#view=notes

. / Beginning
May include: Opening, warm up, review, anticipatory set, etc / Middle
May include: Instruction, checking for understanding, independent or group practice / End
May include: Closing, assessments, extension of lesson, etc.
Monday
Vocabulary quiz on Friday / Opening:
GOFAR assessment
/ Middle:
TASK 1: GOFAR assessment
TASK 2: Finish incomplete work in Science Interactive Notebook / Ticket out the door
Homework; pg 504-507. Write and answer question 1-4
Tuesday / Opening: / What is weather?
TASK 1: Students will complete webquest http://questgarden.com/q/peachtree /
Wednesday / Opening: / TASK 1: Students will complete webquest http://questgarden.com/q/peachtree / Class discussion
Project: Log weekly weather using chart below- Due Date September 8th
Thursday
/ Test on weather vocabulary / Discuss results of test
Friday
Creating an Anemometer / Opening: scientific method and engineering method / Middle: STEM DAY
Create Anemometer / Closing:
Marzano’s Essential 9 (Highlight Strategies Used)
· Identifying Similarities and Difference
· Summarizing and Note-taking
· Reinforcing Effort and Providing Recognition
· Homework and Practice
· Nonlinguistic Representations
· Cooperative Learning
· Setting Objectives and Providing Feedback
· Generating and Testing Hypotheses
· Cues, Questions, and Advance Organizers / Multiple Intelligence (Highlight Accessed Intelligences)
· Verbal-Linguistic
· Logical-Mathematical
· Visual-Spatial
· Bodily-Kinesthetic
· Musical
· Interpersonal
· Intrapersonal
· Naturalistic

1. atmosphere the envelope of gases surrounding any celestial body

2. atmospheric phenomenon a physical phenomenon associated with the atmosphere

3. cirrus a wispy white cloud at a high altitude

4. cloud a visible mass of water or ice particles suspended at a considerable altitude

5. cumulus a globular cloud

6. dew point the temperature at which the water vapor in the air becomes saturated and condensation begins

7. evaporation the process of becoming a vapor

8. front the side that is forward or prominent

9. hail precipitation of ice pellets

10. humidity wetness in the atmosphere

11. hurricane a severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds

12. nimbus a dark grey cloud bearing rain

13. precipitation the falling to earth of any form of water

14. pressure the exertion of force to a surface

15. rain water falling in drops from vapor in the atmosphere

16. sleet partially melted snow (or a mixture of rain and snow)

17. snow precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals

18. stratus a large dark low cloud

19. tornado a violently destructive windstorm occurring over land

20. weather atmospheric conditions including temperature, precipitation

21. wind air moving from high pressure to low pressure

LOCAL WEATHER

Name______Class Period______

Week of ______to ______

Date / A / A / A / A / A
Time / A / A / A / A / A
Barometric Pressure / A / A / A / A / A
Temperature / A / A / A / A / A
Relative Humidity / A / A / A / A / A
Wind Direction / A / A / A / A / A
Wind Speed / A / A / A / A / A
Precipitation / A / A / A / A / A
General Weather Conditions / A / A / A / A / A

Name: ______

Meteorology Webquest....

Directions: Complete the webquest!

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/meteorology

What is the definition of meteorology?

http://www.windows2universe.org/earth/Atmosphere/overview.html

What is the atmosphere?

What percentage of each gas makes up the atmosphere?

Define Weather:

Define Temperature:

The atmosphere is divided up into 5 layers. For each layer list 3 important characteristics. Also define included vocabulary words for some layers.

Troposphere:

Tropopause:

Stratosphere:

Ozone Layer:

Mesosphere:

Thermosphere:

http://www.windows2universe.org/earth/Atmosphere/ionosphere.html

Ionosphere:

What 2 things are possible because of the ionosphere?

Aurora:

http://www.windows2universe.org/earth/Atmosphere/exosphere.html

Exosphere:

http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/fw/prs/def.rxml

What is air pressure?

What units are used to measure air pressure?

What is a barometer?

http://www.usatoday.com/weather/wbaromtr.htm

How does a mercury barometer work?

What is an aneroid barometer? How is it different from a mercury barometer?

http://www.eoearth.org/article/Albedo

1) What is the definition of albedo?

2) What has an albedo of 100%? 0%?

3) Use the table of reflectivity to give examples of things with low, medium and high albedos.

http://www.wisc-online.com/objects/ViewObject.aspx?ID=SCE304

4) Click on the begin link and then click on Radiation. Define Radiation.

5) Click on the link for Conduction, define conduction.

6) Click on the link for Convection, define convection.

http://www.sciencemadesimple.com/sky_blue.html

7) Scroll down until “why is the sky blue”. Describe why the sky appears blue.

8) Why does the sun appear white if you are in space?

9) Why is the sunset red?

http://earthguide.ucsd.edu/earthguide/diagrams/greenhouse/

10) Describe the greenhouse effect in 4 steps. Begin with the step when solar energy first moves through the earth’s atmosphere.

http://www.propertiesofmatter.si.edu/Density_Creates.html

11) How is the convection in the room like the convection of wind?

http://serc.carleton.edu/details/images/10044.html

12) Draw a blank globe on this page. Draw lines for 0, 30, 60 and 90 degrees of latitude in the North and the South).

- Draw in the convection cells that move between the latitudes and include the direction of the winds on the surface of the earth.

- Label the NE and SE Trade winds, Easterlies, Westerlies, Doldrums and Horse Latitudes.

http://www.uwf.edu/atc/projects/coriolis/main.swf

13) Use this website to describe the coriolis effect. Describe below. When you are complete, move through the rest of the webpage and take the quiz at the end. This page is really helpful!

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/vanished/jetstream.html

14) Click on “giving rise to the jet stream”. Move through the animation. Sum up what causes the jet stream in 2-3 broad sentences.

15) Now click go to the above link again and click on “jet stream FAQ”.

How would you define jet stream?

At what altitude does it occur?

Length/width/thickness?

Does it affect weather?

Does the jet stream always travel from the west to the east?

http://www.classzone.com/books/earth_science/terc/content/visualizations/es1903/es1903page01.cfm

Describe and diagram the following.

Land Breeze:

Sea Breeze:

http://www.kidsgeo.com/geography-for-kids/0099-mountain-valley-breezes.php

Describe and diagram the following.

Valley Breeze:

Mountain Breeze:

The Engineering Design Process

Name:

Identify the Problem

Thermometer Lab

Explore

Design

Create

Try It Out

Make It Better