Download Blog 2017_ Week 4 Jan 30

Week 4 _Jan 30th – Feb 3rd
Essential Question for the Week:
How does the composition and structure of the Earth's atmosphere
protect life and insulate the planet?
Standards_ SE64a.Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information about how the sun, land,
and water affect climate and weather. Analyze and interpret data to compare and contrast the
of Earth’s atmospheric layers (including the ozone layer) and greenhouse gases. (Clarification
statement: Earth’s atmospheric layers include the troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, and
thermosphere.)
SE64b.Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information about how the sun, land, and water
affect climate and weather. Plan and carry out an investigation to demonstrate how energy from
the sun transfers heat to air, land and water at different rates. (Clarification statement: Heat
transfer should include the processes of conduction, convection and radiation.)
Monday, January 30th
CW: Bill Nye _ climate
Meteorology Pretest using composition notebooks
HW: NONE
Tuesday, January 31st
CW: Atmosphere & Wind Webquest
Link for questions 1 - 12: www.kidsgeo.com
Link for questions 13- 24: www.weatherwizkids.com
HW: Complete, if needed
Wednesday, February 1st
CW: Layers of the Atmosphere Notes
Atmosphere graphing activity
HW: NONE
Thursday, February 2nd
CW: Directed Reading Chapter 15 Section 1
HW: Complete, if needed
Friday, February 3rd
CW: Atmosphere Strip Activity
HW: NONE