Content Objective
Students will demonstrate comprehension of what happens to the Sun’s energy as it approaches Earth by completing a bell ringer using teacher explanation and their text book.

E.ES.07.11 Describe the relationship between the warming of the atmosphere of the Earth by the Sun and convection within the atmosphere and oceans.
E.ES.07.13 Describe how the warming of the Earth by the Sun produces wind and ocean currents.

Language Objective
Students will speak to describe what happens to the Sun’s energy as it approaches Earth by completing the following sentence frames.

4.  “ __________ of the Sun’s energy that reaches Earth’s atmosphere is scattered or reflected back into space from the clouds.”

5.  “ __________ of the Sun’s energy that reaches Earth’s atmosphere is absorbed by ozone and other gases.”

6.  “ __________ of the Sun’s energy that reaches Earth’s atmosphere is absorbed by the Earth’s surface.”

7.  “ __________ of the Sun’s energy that reaches Earth’s atmosphere is reflected by the Earth’s surface.”

HOMEWORK – None