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STANDARD
DIGITAL RESOURCES
DISCOVERY EDUCATION TECHBOOK
Compare the
composition, properties
and structure of Earth's
atmosphere to include:
7.E.1.1
mixtures of gases and
differences in
temperature and
pressure within layers.
Reading Passages
● History of Earth’s Atmosphere
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What is Air
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Problems in the Atmosphere
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Tour of Earth’s Atmosphere
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Molecule for Life ( Ozone Layer)
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Greenhouse Effect (Why it is important for life)
Activities
● Temperature and Pressure Investigation
Video Segments
● Earth’s Atmosphere: Properties
● Earth’s Protective Atmosphere
● Evolution of Earth’s Atmosphere (Full Video)
● Troposphere and Stratosphere
● The Atmopshere
● Layers of the Atmosphere
● Greenhouse Effect
● Carbon in the Atmosphere
● Mercury’s Topography and Atmosphere ( for comparison activity)
● Probe Reaches Titan’s Atmosphere
● Conditions of Air at High Altitude
● Investigating Weather and Climate Using Balloons
Interactive Videos/Explorations
● The Air up There
Images
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Ozone molecules being formed
Ozone Layer (location)
Ozone Layer blocks UV light
Greenhouse Effect
Constructed Response
● Structure and Composition
Review Sheet
● Structure and Composition- Review
BRAINPOP
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Earth’s Atmosphere - Good Intro
Ozone Layer
Greenhouse Effect
OTHER INTERNET RESOURCES
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Lessons/Activity on Atmosphere- printables
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Where do I belong in the Atmosphere- Interactive
Virtual Layer lab
DISCOVERY EDUCATION TECHBOOK
Conclude that the good
health of humans
requires: monitoring the
7.E.1.6
atmosphere, maintaining
air quality and
stewardship
Video Segments
● Composition of the Atmosphere
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Dependence on Fossil Fuels
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Carbon in the Atmosphere: The Greenhouse Gas
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Ozone: Harmful and Helpful
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Earth’s Atmosphere
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Fossil Fuels
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The Greenhouse Effect
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Testing the Greenhouse Effect
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How to Help Our Restless Atmosphere
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Video Quiz: Weather Smart; Climate
Reading Passages
● What is Air
● Ozone: The Good and the Bad
● The Clean Air Act
● To Blast or Not to Blast
● Global Warming and Arctic Animals
Images
● Greenhouse Effect
● Ozone Pollution: Newspaper Headlines
Activity/Interactive Video/Exploration
● What’s in the Air
● The Air up There
● Climate Changes
Constructed Response
Composition of Air
Review Sheet
Composition of Air
BRAINPOP- These are good as introductions to concepts or for
remediation for students who need to see it again.
● Our Fragile Environment: Air Pollution
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○ Covers causes of air pollution
Our Fragile Environment: Natural Resources
○ Covers the different natural resources
Energy Technology: Fossil Fuels
○ Covers what they are and how they are used
Our Fragile Environment: Global Warming
○ Defines Global Warming
Earth System: Greenhouse Effect
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○ Defines Greenhouse Effect
Our Fragile Environment: Humans and the Environment
○ Stewardship- 3 C’s different from Reduce-Reuse-Recycle
OTHER INTERNET RESOURCES
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The Air We Breathe
Learning to Give: multiple lesson links
○ Good stewardship lessons
DISCOVERY EDUCATION TECHBOOK
Explain how the cycling
of water in and out of
the atmosphere and
7.E.1.2
atmospheric conditions
relate to the weather
patterns on Earth.
Activities
● Science Lab: Weather; Water Cycle- Computer based
● Observing Evaporation and Condensation- Hands on
Interactive/Exploration/Skill Builder
● Energy Transfer and the Water Cycle
● The Water Cycle
Reading Passages
● Water-Drop Odyssey
● The Rain Man
● Weather and Climate
● Where is the Water
● The Water Cycle
Videos
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Water Cycle
How weather is produced
Climate and Precipitation
Role of Sun and Moisture in the Weather
Constructed Response
● Energy Transfer and the Water Cycle- good to do after having taught
Standard 7.E.1.5
BRAINPOP
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Water Cycle- Good review or remediation.
OTHER INTERNET RESOURCES
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Precipitation Education- NASA website
DISCOVERY EDUCATION TECHBOOK
Reading Passages
● Ocean Motion
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Tornado Warning
Video Segments
● Weather: Fronts and Effects
Explain the relationship
between the movements
of air masses; high and
low pressure systems,
and frontal boundaries
7.E.1.3 to storms (including
thunderstorms,
hurricanes, and
tornadoes) and other
weather conditions that
may result.
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Weather Fronts and Weather Maps
Weather the Chaos that Surrounds us- Whole video- some clips listed
separately below
Air Masses
Types of Air Masses
Weather in Air Masses
Air Mass Boundaries; Fronts
Warm Fronts
Cold Front
Earth Science for Students; Weather- whole video..good clips as well
The Atmosphere in Motion
How Weather Systems move from Place to Place
How a Hurricane Forms
Storm Surge
Warning Signs of Tornadoes and Thunderstorms
How Thunderstorms Form
Birth of a Tornado
Interactive Videos/Explorations
● Weather, Seasons and Climates
● Make it Rain
BRAINPOP
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Hurricanes
Tornadoes
Thunderstorm
OTHER INTERNET RESOURCES
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Modeling Air Masses and Fronts-Lab
DISCOVERY EDUCATION TECHBOOK
Explain the influence of
convection, global winds
7.E.1.5 and the jet stream on
weather and climatic
conditions.
Reading Passages
● The Weather and Climate
Video Segments
● Heat Energy and the Atmosphere
● Sailing Around the World Using Global Winds Part 1
● Sailing Around the World Using Global Winds Part 2
● Heat Energy and the Atmosphere
● Surface Wind and Convection Currents
● Jet Stream
● Air Pressure, Jet Streams, Trade Winds
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Image
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Jet Streams
Northern Hemisphere- US
Northern Hemisphere - World
Constructed Response
● Energy Transfer and the Water Cycle- good to do after having taught
Standard 7.E.1.2
BRAINPOP
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Weather
Wind
OTHER INTERNET RESOURCES
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Intellicast- Jet Stream maps
DISCOVERY EDUCATION TECHBOOK
Predict weather
conditions and patterns
based on information
obtained from:
• Weather data collected
from direct observations
and measurement (wind
speed and direction, air
7.E.1.4
temperature, humidity
and air pressure)
• Weather maps,
satellites and radar
• Cloud shapes and
types and associated
elevation
Reading Passages
● Weather Map
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It Takes All Kinds
Activities
● I’m a meteorologist - Hands on
Video Segments
● Weather Fronts and Weather Maps
● MythBuster- Running in the Rain- This could be used instead of hands
on activity
● Brief History of Weather Prediction
● Weather Forecasts
● Meteorology
● Clouds and Forecasting
● Understanding Weather
Interactive Videos/Explorations
● Weather, Seasons and Climates
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Weather Patterns
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Weather Forecasting
Constructed Response
● Meterology
Review Sheet
● Meteorologist
BRAINPOP
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Clouds- Good intro
OTHER INTERNET RESOURCES
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Weather Forecasting- good for intro or review.