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INVESTIGATIVE SCIENCE WEATHER & CLIMATE UNIT PLAN Essential Questions: How does the atmosphere affect life on Earth? How do human activities affect the atmosphere? Standards: Describe the flow of energy to and from the Earth. Distinguish between weather and climate. Explain the effect of heat transfer on climate and weather. List the factors that determine climate. Demonstrate the effect of the Earth’s rotation on the movement of water and air. Explain the causes and effects of climate changes over long periods of time. 1 Relate thermal energy to the formation of weather 2 Identify weather systems based on data including pressure, moisture, and temperature VOCABULARY TO KNOW: Heat capacity Layers of Atmosphere Troposphere Stratosphere Mesosphere Thermosphere Exosphere Ozone Layer CFCs (chlorofluorocarbons) Weather vs. Climate Greenhouse gases Greenhouse effect Precipitation Coriolis effect Fronts: warm/cold Isobars Isotherms 3 Explain the causation of weather systems in terms of energy and earth’s rotation. Make immediate predications based on present data. 4 Apply past and present data to predict future weather patterns and events and justify the predictions in terms of energy transfer between various systems. ACTIVITIES & LABS Graphing the Earth’s Atmospheric Layers Foldable: Layers of the Earth’s Atmosphere Graphic Organizer: Coriolis Effect Isobars/Isotherms Maps Weather station activity Clouds Activity/Lab Global Climate Change Project Greenhouse Effect Lab Review Exam STUDENT SURVEY-WEATHER AND CLIMATE UNIT Circle where your current knowledge level is: 1 2 Relate thermal energy to Identify weather systems the formation of weather based on data including pressure, moisture, and temperature NAME___________________________ 3 Explain the causation of weather systems in terms of energy and earth’s rotation. Make immediate predications based on present data. 4 Apply past and present data to predict future weather patterns and events and justify the predictions in terms of energy transfer between various systems. On the following, circle which matches your opinion the most: 1. Understanding the components of the atmosphere and how energy is transferred throughout the atmosphere is _____________________ to me. Not important at Not very Neutral Important Very important all important 2. Understanding the causes and effects of global climate change is _________________ to me. Not important at Not very Neutral Important Very important all important 3. I would like to know more about the causes and effects of global climate change and what I can do to help solve the problem. Completely Disagree Neutral Agree Completely agree disagree STUDENT SURVEY-WEATHER AND CLIMATE UNIT Circle where your current knowledge level is: 1 2 Relate thermal energy to Identify weather systems the formation of weather based on data including pressure, moisture, and temperature NAME___________________________ 3 Explain the causation of weather systems in terms of energy and earth’s rotation. Make immediate predications based on present data. 4 Apply past and present data to predict future weather patterns and events and justify the predictions in terms of energy transfer between various systems. On the following, circle which matches your opinion the most: 1. Understanding the components of the atmosphere and how energy is transferred throughout the atmosphere is _____________________ to me. Not important at Not very Neutral Important Very important all important 2. Understanding the causes and effects of global climate change is _________________ to me. Not important at Not very Neutral Important Very important all important 3. I would like to know more about the causes and effects of global climate change and what I can do to help solve the problem. Completely Disagree Neutral Agree Completely agree disagree