Content Objective
Students will demonstrate knowledge of the differences in air pressure and air temperature at different elevations by completing an activity with their cooperative learning groups after reading in their textbooks and watching a video clip.

E.EF.07.12 Compare and contrast the composition of the atmosphere at different elevations.

Language Objective
Students will write to compare the differences in air pressure and air temperature at different elevations by completing the following sentence frames.

“In our atmosphere, as altitude increases, air pressure _____________.  This is because ___________________________________________________.”

“In our atmosphere, as altitude increases, temperature _____________.  This is because ___________________________________________________.”

HOMEWORK – None