Analyze weather maps and use data to write Chapter 7: Section 1 in the Air, Performance task: Role: You are a currents are caused a current weather report and weather Section 2 Air Masses and Fronts p. meteorologist that is producing a TV by the sun. forecast. 184-197, and Section 4 Forecasting special on weather geared to 6th At the equator evaporation the Weather p. 206-209 grade students. (Science exceeds condensation. practice/Literacy RST) Excessive evaporation Glencoe Tennessee Science Grade 6 Chapter 10 Atmosphere, p. makes sea water more TWE, Audience: Executives for the salty and dense causing it Weather Service and 6th grade to sink. Chapter 11 Weather, p. 322-342 students. At polar regions, excessive condensation makes water Situation: National test scores in less dense and salty Recommended activities: science have indicated that teachers causing it to remain at the need resources to help them teach surface. (For labs and investigations, allow the National Standards on climate Such temperature-related, students to identify independent and and weather. You will develop a density differences cause dependent variables and controls, massive movements of teaching module that includes what tools are needed to do the ocean water. gathering, how measurements will be background information, labs and recorded, provide evidence to support Currents have an impact activities that will help teachers and explanations or solutions and how on the climate of a region. students understand the National many data are needed to support a Standards. Warm water currents make claim.) the surrounding areas warmer than expected, Product: You will create a booklet cold water currents with content information on climate produce the opposite Science Activity a Day: and weather. You will need to effect. explain how the tilt of the affects Ocean currents p. 169 Differential heating and the amount of solar energy, which cooling of land and water will in turn affect the climate of an Temperature inversions p. result in onshore and area. You will also explain how the 186 offshore breezes that affect heating of land and water affects local weather conditions in formation p. 187 weather patterns and weather events coastal areas. such as tornados, thunderstorms, Meteorological data display Warm air rises p. 188 and hurricanes. In addition to the patterns that can be used to predict future weather booklet you will develop a weather conditions. forecast to demonstrate how this Labs: information helps to predict and
currents are caused by the sun. At the equator evaporation exceeds condensation. Excessive evaporation makes sea water more salty and dense causing it to sink. At polar regions, excessive condensation makes water less dense and salty causing it to remain at the surface. Such temperature-related, density differences cause massive movements of ocean water. Currents have an impact on the climate of a region. Warm water currents make the surrounding areas warmer than expected, cold water currents produce the opposite effect. Differential heating and cooling of land and water result in onshore and offshore breezes that affect local weather conditions in coastal areas. Meteorological data display patterns that can be used to predict future weather conditions. Analyze weather maps and use data to write a current weather report and weather forecast. Chapter 7: Section 1 in the Air, Section 2 Air Masses and Fronts p. 184-197, and Section 4 Forecasting the Weather p. 206-209 Glencoe Tennessee Science Grade 6 TWE, Chapter 10 Atmosphere, p. Chapter 11 Weather, p. 322-342 Recommended activities: (For labs and investigations, allow students to identify independent and dependent variables and controls, what tools are needed to do the gathering, how measurements will be recorded, provide evidence to support explanations or solutions and how many data are needed to support a claim.) Science Activity a Day: Ocean currents p. 169 Temperature inversions p. 186 formation p. 187 Warm air rises p. 188 Labs: Performance task: Role: You are a meteorologist that is producing a TV special on weather geared to 6th grade students. (Science practice/Literacy RST) Audience: Executives for the Weather Service and 6th grade students. Situation: National test scores in science have indicated that teachers need resources to help them teach the National Standards on climate and weather. You will develop a teaching module that includes background information, labs and activities that will help teachers and students understand the National Standards. Product: You will create a booklet with content information on climate and weather. You will need to explain how the tilt of the affects the amount of solar energy, which will in turn affect the climate of an area. You will also explain how the heating of land and water affects weather patterns and weather events such as tornados, thunderstorms, and hurricanes. In addition to the booklet you will develop a weather forecast to demonstrate how this information helps to predict and
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