Alignment SEPUP Title to HCS/SC Key Concepts Advance Prep Teaching Assessment Activity Core and Processes periods Notes to teachers & Key Question Number Curriculum 68 Prevailing wind Get overhead projector, 1-2 What is the pattern of 6-1.2 Worldwide Wind Students use a computer arrange for internet prevailing winds on 6-4.9 simulation to identify wind access, copy student different parts of the direction and speed, sheets earth? mapping wind patterns. 68a SC Essential Summarize the McDougal Littell Science 2-3 How does an air 6-4.4 relationship of the The Effect of moving air 277, 279, 244 (barometer) mass form? movement of air masses, pressure What happens when Choice of activities Teacher’s masses; high and low systems, and frontal air masses collide? pressure systems, and boundaries on weather. frontal boundaries to TEXTBOOK 9 storms and other weather conditions. Week Gather local weather maps, copy 69 Weather maps, 2-3 Procedure: CS 6-4.4 Forecasting Weather student sheets Students work in groups to weather fronts, 6-4.5 interpret a weather map high and low What information is 6-4.6 and construct a weather pressure systems found on a weather report, finally presenting map? How can a the report to the class. weather map be used to Stu- dents use this forecast weather? information to forecast the weather. next day’s 70 Weather, Overhead projector, 2-3 ET: Q3 6-1.2 People and Weather Students analyze reports atmosphere, weather calculators, copy student 6-4.5 from a hydrologist, careers sheets Discuss the relationship climatologist, and between human meteorologist about the population growth and 10 imaginary town of . They changes in the local consider the role people weather. Week play in affecting a region’s weather. Review and Assess 4-5 Benchmark
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 9 68 Worldwide Wind Students use a computer simulation to identify wind direction and speed, mapping wind patterns. Prevailing wind Get overhead projector, arrange for internet access, copy student sheets 1-2 What is the pattern of prevailing winds on different parts of the earth? 6-1.2 6-4.9 68a SC Essential The Effect of moving air masses, pressure systems, and frontal boundaries on weather. TEXTBOOK Summarize the relationship of the movement of air masses; high and low pressure systems, and frontal boundaries to storms and other weather conditions. McDougal Littell Science 277, 279, 244 (barometer) Teacher’s Choice of activities 2-3 How does an air mass form? What happens when air masses collide? 6-4.4 69 Forecasting Weather Students work in groups to interpret a weather map and construct a weather report, finally presenting the report to the class. Stu- dents use this information to forecast the next day’s weather. Weather maps, weather fronts, high and low pressure systems Gather local weather maps, copy student sheets 2-3 Procedure: CS What information is found on a weather map? How can a weather map be used to forecast weather? 6-4.4 6-4.5 6-4.6 Week 10 70 People and Weather Students analyze reports from a hydrologist, climatologist, and meteorologist about the imaginary town of . They consider the role people play in affecting a region’s weather. Weather, atmosphere, weather careers Overhead projector, calculators, copy student sheets 2-3 ET: Q3 Discuss the relationship between human population growth and changes in the local weather. 6-1.2 6-4.5 Review and Assess 4-5 Benchmark
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