Unit: Meteorology
Unit Description
Lessons
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Unit overview and assessments
To explain and clarify the use of Do Now (starter activities) and formative assessments in each lesson. |
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Does air have mass and volume?
Resources: 4 YWBAT: Perform classroom activities to determine if air has mass and volume. |
4,049
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The composition and importance of Earth's atmosphere
Resources: 3 YWBAT: 1.) Describe the composition of Earth's atmosphere 2.) Explain the role of Earth's atmosphere |
14,096
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The relationship between altitude and air pressure
Resources: 8 YWBAT: 1) State and explain the relationship between altitude and air pressure 2) State and explain the relationship between altitude and temperature |
12,824
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The Air Up There: Applying our understanding of air pressure to climbing Mt. Everest
Resources: 3 YWBAT: 1) State the factors that cause altitude sickness by applying your knowledge of air pressure |
2,353
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Absorbance of heat for land and sea (1-2 days)
Resources: 1 YWBAT: 1) Predict and determine the rates of heating and cooling of sand and water |
1,022
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Hot air balloons and types of heat transfer
Resources: 3 YWBAT: 1) Explain how a hot air balloon works 2) Identify the 3 ways that heat energy is transferred |
3,291
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The Formation of Wind (Land and sea breezes)
Resources: 4 YWBAT: 1)Determine the factors that lead to wind formation 2)Describe the causes of land and sea breezes |
17,090
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Wind formation: tying it all together
Resources: 2 YWBAT: 1.) State and explain the relationship between heat transfer, unequal heating of earth, characteristics of warm and cold air, and pressure variation in the formation of winds. |
2,528
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Phase Changes and The Water Cycle
Resources: 3 YWBAT: 1.) State the role of thermal energy in phase changes 2.) Apply your understanding of phase changes in creating a poster of the water cycle |
3,894
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Unit Resources
| No resources at this time. |
