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Mr. Hantman
Earth Science
Science 6B
Unit 3
Unit 4
Unit 5
Unit 1 - Weather & Climate
Section - 1.09
Meteorology
Lesson Goals
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Interpret weather symbols and isobars on a weather map to describe the weather in a given location.
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Develop a weather forecast for an area.
Lesson Standards
KCS.SUM.12
Demonstrate mastery of skills and knowledge.
Explain weather forecasts by interpreting weather data and symbols.
What is Meteorology?
How do Hurricanes Form?
Powerfull!
Section - 1.10
Forecast Like a Meteorologist
Lesson Goals
Describe typical weather details associated with cold, warm, stationary, and occluded fronts.
Lesson Standards
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MS-ESS2-5
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Collect data to provide evidence for how the motions and complex interactions of air masses results in changes in weather conditions.
Forecast like a Meteorologist
Meteorologists work in many different environments, but what they have in common is the ability to map weather conditions and use them to predict weather, project future weather conditions, and track patterns of weather.
Now that you've learned how air circulates and what fronts result in which weather conditions, you have graduated to apprentice meteorologist.
In this lesson's activity, you'll use information from a weather report to create a map and predict the weather. Are you ready to get started?
Questions
Weather and Climate
You have probably heard the words weather and climate, but you may not know that they aren't the same thing. The local weather is what determines the climate of an area. The weather can change on a daily basis, but the average weather conditions over a long period of time are known as an area’s climate.
Lesson Goals
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Define climate.
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Contrast weather and climate.
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Explain the influence of latitude on climate conditions and patterns.
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Name and locate on a world map the three main climate zones and explain variation in climate in terms of intensity of solar energy, wind, landforms, and ocean currents.
Lesson Standards
MS-ESS2-6
Develop and use a model to describe how unequal heating and rotation of the Earth cause patterns of atmospheric and oceanic circulation that determine regional climates.
Guiding Questions
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What is climate?
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Compare and contrast weather vs. climate.
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What do climatologists study?
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What are the three climate zones?
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Describe polar climates.
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Describe tropical climates.
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Describe temperate climates.
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What data did Dr. Köppen use to distinguish one climate zone from another?
Weather vs. Climate
What's the Difference?
Lesson Goals
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Explain the influence of latitude on climate conditions and patterns.
Lesson Standards
MS-ESS2-6
Develop and use a model to describe how unequal heating and rotation of the Earth cause patterns of atmospheric and oceanic circulation that determine regional climates.
Climate Around the World
You've become familiar with climate zone labels and descriptions used by climatologists to map global climate. You are the new climatologist at NOAA (National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration). You will examine average yearly temperatures and precipitation for a variety of cities around the world. Then you will analyze locations of the cities and decide what factors make their climates different from one another.
Guiding Questions
1. What is the average yearly temperature?
2. What is total yearly precipitation?
3. What does a climatologist do?
Factors Influencing Climate
You've read that climates on Earth are classified based on temperature and precipitation. Four main factors influence the temperature and precipitation of an area:
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Geographic location
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Closeness to bodies of water
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Ocean currents
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Altitude, or height above sea level
Lesson Goals
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Describe two possible results of global warming.
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Define global warming as an increase in the average atmospheric temperature.
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Explain how the greenhouse effect and the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere are thought to be connected to global warming.
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Lesson Standards
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MS-ESS3-5
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Ask questions to clarify evidence of the factors that have caused the rise in global temperatures over the past century.
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the atmosphere are thought to be connected to global warming.
Lesson Goals
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Explain how the greenhouse effect and the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere are thought to be connected to global warming.
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Lesson Standards
MS-ESS3-5
Ask questions to clarify evidence of the factors that have caused the rise in global temperatures over the past century.