Alignment SEPUP Title to HCS/SC Key Concepts Advance Prep Teaching Assessment Activity Core and Processes periods Notes to teachers & Key Question Number Curriculum 56 Climate, ocean Overhead projector, 1-2 Pr: GI 6-1.2 Ocean Temperatures temperatures, calculators, Explain why hurricanes 6-4.7 Students investigate the latitude form over ocean areas copy student sheets range of mean ocean with water temps above surface temperatures 26.5oC around the globe, then map and discuss patterns. 3 57 Climate, ocean Copy student sheets, 1-2 How do oceans 6-4.7 Oceans and Climate currents, role-play props (optional) affect climate? SB 6-4.8 Week Students learn more climatologist, E-42 AQ 3 about how oceans affect hydrologist climate. A role play discusses the identification of the and how data is gathered. 58 Climate, Get heat lamp (optional) 1 What three factors 6-4.7 sun’s The Causes of Climate energy, oceans, affect climate? SB 6-4.8 Students read about more landforms, literacy AQ 4 6-4.9 factors affecting climate, 6-1.2 including the sun’s energy. 59* Climate, salinity, Need safety goggles, 1-2 How well do 6-1.2 Water as a Solvent solvent overhead projector, prepare different liquids 6-4.2 Students compare the containers of tap and dissolve the same solubility of solids in three distilled water solid? different solvents, and 4 learn about water as the universal solvent and that Week most water on earth contains salts. 60 States of water (solid, safety goggles, gather hot 1 Quick check: Q2 6-4.2 Students learn how water liquid, gas), water plate, plastic bottle and Discuss the 6-4.3 changes from one phase to vapor, clouds, board, beaker, matches, relationships between another. Teachers model condensation, incense, tongs, ice, black the changing states of changes in the state of evaporation, water paper, chart paper water and the water water and the water cycle. cycle, literacy cycle.
SEPUP Activity Number Title Key Concepts and Processes Advance Prep Notes to teachers Teaching periods Assessment & Key Question Alignment to HCS/SC Core Curriculum Week 3 56 Ocean Temperatures Students investigate the range of mean ocean surface temperatures around the globe, then map and discuss patterns. Climate, ocean temperatures, latitude Overhead projector, calculators, copy student sheets 1-2 Pr: GI Explain why hurricanes form over ocean areas with water temps above 26.5oC 6-1.2 6-4.7 57 Oceans and Climate Students learn more about how oceans affect climate. A role play discusses the identification of the and how data is gathered. Climate, ocean currents, climatologist, hydrologist Copy student sheets, role-play props (optional) 1-2 How do oceans affect climate? SB E-42 AQ 3 6-4.7 6-4.8 Week 4 58 The Causes of Climate Students read about more factors affecting climate, including the sun’s energy. Climate, sun’s energy, oceans, landforms, literacy Get heat lamp (optional) 1 What three factors affect climate? SB AQ 4 6-4.7 6-4.8 6-4.9 6-1.2 59* Water as a Solvent Students compare the solubility of solids in three different solvents, and learn about water as the universal solvent and that most water on earth contains salts. Climate, salinity, solvent Need safety goggles, overhead projector, prepare containers of tap and distilled water 1-2 How well do different liquids dissolve the same solid? 6-1.2 6-4.2 60 Students learn how water changes from one phase to another. Teachers model changes in the state of water and the water cycle. States of water (solid, liquid, gas), water vapor, clouds, condensation, evaporation, water cycle, literacy safety goggles, gather hot plate, plastic bottle and board, beaker, matches, incense, tongs, ice, black paper, chart paper 1 Quick check: Q2 Discuss the relationships between the changing states of water and the water cycle. 6-4.2 6-4.3
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