the atmosphere and Students will use the Science Starter 65 oceans, producing winds These lessons will continue during the 4th six weeks Gateways 8th grade Unit 5 sequencing cards to Water Cycle and ocean currents. 8.10A Lesson 2 Winds and Air (extra week due to complexity of content and having 38 show their Science Starter 91 Pressure days in the 4th six weeks) understanding of Conduction, Identify how global T.E 369 - 394 how wind forms. convection , and patterns of atmospheric ENGAGE students daily by Students will participate in radiation. movement influence local this lesson to investigate Reflection Brainstorming with your class to elicit their ideas – weather using weather winds and areas of high and Students will about the wind and what causes it to blow. Ask them maps that show high and low pressure. Use RM 5 describe how the to tell you if they have noticed any trends. What – low pressures and fronts. 15 in CD or uneven heating of direction is the wind blowing when they walk to 8.10B and school? When they walk home? Earth’s surface oceans affects air. Identify the role of the ELABORATE / EVALUATE Students will include Reviewing about solar energy, and the using or oceans in the formation of Research El Niño and La illustrations and the weather systems such as Niña and how they cause importance of air Watching and discussing how the uneven heating hurricanes. 8.10C changes in the weather. convections to of the earth by the sun creates our weather. weather Earth’s Students will recognize that convection is the movement of heat in the air and that the oceans retain and release heat through evaporation and condensation. Collecting daily weather data and recording it in a weather table. Students will analyze the data at the end of the weather lessons. Students will make an anemometer and a barometer. Interacting of the presentation to have a better understanding of the relationship between air pressure and wind. Teachers will facilitate learning and discovery students’ to reinforce skills and concepts EXPLORE / EXPLAIN- Teacher will demonstrate for students to observe convection as a result of differentiated heating. EXPLORE / EXPLAIN Teacher will guide students – in to have students better understand the type of weather related to high and low pressure systems.
the atmosphere and oceans, producing winds and ocean currents. 8.10A Identify how global patterns of atmospheric movement influence local weather using weather maps that show high and low pressures and fronts. 8.10B Identify the role of the oceans in the formation of weather systems such as hurricanes. 8.10C These lessons will continue during the 4th six weeks (extra week due to complexity of content and having 38 days in the 4th six weeks) ENGAGE students daily by Brainstorming with your class to elicit their ideas about the wind and what causes it to blow. Ask them to tell you if they have noticed any trends. What direction is the wind blowing when they walk to school? When they walk home? Reviewing about solar energy, and the using or Watching and discussing how the uneven heating of the earth by the sun creates our weather. Students will recognize that convection is the movement of heat in the air and that the oceans retain and release heat through evaporation and condensation. Collecting daily weather data and recording it in a weather table. Students will analyze the data at the end of the weather lessons. Students will make an anemometer and a barometer. Interacting of the presentation to have a better understanding of the relationship between air pressure and wind. Teachers will facilitate students’ learning and discovery to reinforce skills and concepts EXPLORE / EXPLAIN- Teacher will demonstrate for students to observe convection as a result of differentiated heating. EXPLORE / EXPLAIN – Teacher will guide students in to have students better understand the type of weather related to high and low pressure systems. Science Starter 65 Water Cycle Science Starter 91 Conduction, convection , and radiation. Gateways 8th grade Unit 5 Lesson 2 Winds and Air Pressure T.E 369 - 394 Students will participate in this lesson to investigate winds and areas of high and low pressure. Use RM 5 – 15 in CD or ELABORATE / EVALUATE Research El Niño and La Niña and how they cause changes in the weather. Students will use the sequencing cards to show their understanding of how wind forms. Reflection – Students will describe how the uneven heating of Earth’s surface and oceans affects air. Students will include illustrations and the importance of air convections to Earth’s weather
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