Content Objective
I can understand how wind is formed by creating a diagram after watching video clips, the teachers explanation and my 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 write to describe the causes and types of wind by completing the following sentence frames.

“Wind is caused by ________________, which generally occurs due to _______________.”

“The two main types of wind are ____________________, which occur over large areas and _________________ which occur over relatively smaller areas.”

“Wind is caused by differences in air pressure, which generally occurs due to uneven heating of the atmosphere.”

“The two main types of wind are global wind, which occur over large areas and local wind which occur over relatively smaller areas.”

HOMEWORK – None