Monday - Wednesday Period 2,4, and 9
Tuesday - Friday Period 3,5, and 10
Thursday - Real world - special day
Day 1 - Start with the skyward assignment I forgot to open over the weekend. Try - http://www.glencoe.com/sites/common_assets/science/virtual_labs/ES14/ES14.html
Demonstration with balloons on Earth’s air composition, both warm and cold air, plus we will discuss air pressure. We will review the reasons for air movement on our planet. We will demonstrate evaporation, identifying the cause, looking at the difference between salt and fresh water. Students will take notes on the formation of clouds. We will look at the four classification of clouds, where clouds form and why. We will end with the identification of water currents around the world. Students will be asked to take the knowledge of air movement and apply it to water movement. Before students return to science class they will be asked to read the rubber duck story from my web page and complete the skyward questions.
Day 2 - Review atmosphere material and discuss the rubber duck story. We will then focus today on the reasons why the ocean is in motion. We will continue by discussing how the atmosphere and the ocean currents combine to create the climate and changing weather. We will look at fronts, relative humidity, temperature, micro climates, and climate changes. We will be using data to justify weather predictions. Homework will be to look at the data sites shared in class and to work on a prediction of the weather next week. Students will be asked to fill in their predictions on a shared spreadsheet document before Monday of next week.
MS-ESS2-4. Develop a model to describe the cycling of water through Earth's systems driven by energy from the sun and the force of gravity
MS-ESS2-5. Collect data to provide evidence for how the motions and complex interactions of air masses results in changes in weather conditions.
Thursday will be short classes because of the Real World field trip to GHS.
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