Content Objective
Students will demonstrate knowledge of major air masses and frontal boundaries and what causes them while using a video clip, teacher explanation, and their text book.

E.ES.07.74 Describe weather conditions associated with frontal boundaries (cold, warm, stationary, and occluded) and the movement of major air masses and the jet stream across North America using a weather map.

Language Objective
Students will write to and draw to describe the different types of major air masses and what causes them by completing sentence frames and creating diagrams of each.

18. Cyclones are areas that have _______________ pressure than the surrounding areas because the air is ________.

19.The air in a cyclone is spinning _____________ and moving ______________ as it rises.

20.The weather associated with cyclones is ________________________.

21.Anticyclones are areas that have _______________ pressure than the surrounding areas because the air is ________.

22.The air in a anticyclone is spinning _____________ and moving ______________ as it rises.

23.The weather associated with anticyclones is ______________________.

HOMEWORK – Finish: sentence frames 1-13, Air masses diagram and warm and cold fronts diagram.

Quiz – Atmosphere

Content Objective
Students will demonstrate knowledge of major air masses and frontal boundaries and what causes them while using a video clip, teacher explanation, and their text book.

E.ES.07.74 Describe weather conditions associated with frontal boundaries (cold, warm, stationary, and occluded) and the movement of major air masses and the jet stream across North America using a weather map.

Language Objective
Students will write to and draw to describe the different types of major air masses and what causes them by completing sentence frames and creating diagrams of each.

10. A ______ is a place where ______________________________.

11.A cold front occurs when a ________ air mass collides with a _______ air mass and because the cold air is ____ dense than the warm air it ____________.

12.The type of weather associated with a cold front is __________ _____________________.

13.A warm front occurs when a ________ air mass collides with a _______ air mass and because the warm air is ____ dense than the cold air it _____________.

14.The type of weather associated with a warm front is __________ _____________________.

15.The other two types of fronts are the _________ and the _________.

16.In all four types of fronts, warm air ____________, __________form, and there is plenty of ______________.

17.On weather maps, the symbol for cold fronts is ____ and the symbol for warm fronts is ____.

HOMEWORK – Study for Quiz – Wind & Heat Transfer

Content Objective
Students will demonstrate knowledge of major air masses and frontal boundaries and what causes them while using a video clip, teacher explanation, and their text book.

E.ES.07.74 Describe weather conditions associated with frontal boundaries (cold, warm, stationary, and occluded) and the movement of major air masses and the jet stream across North America using a weather map.

Language Objective
Students will write to and draw to describe the different types of frontal boundaries and the weather associated with each of them by creating diagrams of each

1.Air masses are _____ that are characterized by their _____ content and their _____.

2.Air masses that come from over land are generally _____ and are called ____.

3.Air masses that come from over the ocean are generally _____ and are called ____.

4.Air masses that come from over polar regions are generally ____ and are called ____.

5.Air masses that come from the equator are generally _____ and are called ____.

6.When an air mass is from both the land and polar regions they are called ___ ___.

7.When an air mass is from both the land and equator they are called ___ ___.

8.When an air mass is from both the ocean and polar regions they are called ___ ___.

9.When an air mass is from both the ocean and equator they are called ___ ___.

HOMEWORK – Study for quiz on the Atmosphere (layers and composition)

1. Radiation is the type of energy transfer that brings the suns energy to Earth in waves through empty space or the atmosphere.
2. Conduction is the type of energy transfer that works best in solids as molecules pass energy on to the molecules next to them.
3. Convection is the type of energy transfer that works best in gases or liquids and is caused when molecules speed up and spread out, becoming less dense and moving upward.
4. 25% of the Sun’s energy that reaches Earth’s atmosphere is scattered or reflected back into space from the clouds.
5. 20% of the Sun’s energy that reaches Earth’s atmosphere is absorbed by ozone and other gases.
6. 50% of the Sun’s energy that reaches Earth’s atmosphere is absorbed by the Earth’s surface.
7. 5% of the Sun’s energy that reaches Earth’s atmosphere is reflected by the Earth’s surface.
8. Radiation balance in our atmosphere means that the amount of energy entering our atmosphere is equal to the amount of energy leaving.
9. If more energy enters our atmosphere than leaves our atmosphere gets warmer.
10. If more energy leaves our atmosphere than enters our atmosphere gets cooler.
11. The Greenhouse Effect  is caused by energy from the Sun getting trapped in Earth’s atmosphere.
12. The Greenhouse Effect is a good thing because it keeps the Earth warm even at night.
13. The Greenhouse Effect can be a bad thing if it traps too much heat and the radiation balance is off.

Movie – We watched the beginning of a movie “The Day After Tomorrow” in class and stopped to critique the good and bad science in it.  The students kept their notes in a T-chart format.

E.ES.07.71 Compare and contrast the difference and relationship between climate and weather.

E.ES.07.72 Describe how different weather occurs due to the constant motion of the atmosphere from the energy of the sun reaching the surface of the Earth.

E.ES.07.73 Explain how the temperature of the oceans affects the different climates on Earth because water in the oceans holds a large amount of heat.

HOMEWORK – Study for quiz on Atmosphere (Wednesday)

1. Wind is caused by differences in air pressure, which generally occurs due to uneven heating of the atmosphere.
2. The two main types of wind are Global Winds, which occur over large areas and Local Winds which occur over relatively smaller areas.
3. Winds are generally named after the direction they blow from.”
4. Sea Breezes are formed during daytime when the Sun is up and the land is warmer than the sea.  This causes a convection current in which the air above the land rises and the cool air over the sea moves in to take it’s place.
5. Land Breezes are formed during night time when the Sun is down and the sea is warmer than the land.  This causes a convection current in which the air above the sea rises and the cool air over the land moves in to take it’s place.
6. A sea breeze blows from the sea and a land breeze blows from the land.
7. .Warm air rises from the surface near the Earth’s equator and sinks back to the surface near the poles to create global convection cells.
8. These convection cells are disrupted by the Coriolis Effect which is caused by the Earth’s rotation on it’s axis.
9. This causes winds in the northern hemisphere to curve to the right and curve to the left in the southern hemisphere.
10. The jet stream air currents are found at high altitudes and move 400 km/hour.”
11. The polar easterlies are found between the poles & 60 degrees latitude in both hemispheres and travel from east to west.
12. The westerlies are found between 30 degrees & 60 degrees latitude in both hemispheres and travel from west to east.
13. The trade winds blow from 30 degrees to the equator in both hemispheres.
14. Ocean currents are much like wind, but they occur in the worlds oceans.
15. Currents are caused when denser water sinks and less dense water rises (another example of convection).
16. Water can be denser if it is colder and/or more salty.
17. The surface water on the west coast of Europe is warmer because of the North Atlantic Current.
18. Examples of how climates can be affected by ocean currents include  the west coast of Europe is warmer and wetter than North America at the same latitude.

Content Objective
Students will demonstrate knowledge of ocean currents and what causes them while using a video clip, 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 a
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. E.ES.07.73 Explain how the temperature of the oceans affects the different climates on Earth because water in the oceans holds a large amount of heat.

Language Objective
Students will write to describe the different types of ocean currents and what causes them by completing the following sentence frames.

14.Ocean _________ are much like wind, but they occur in the worlds oceans.

15.Currents are caused when _____ water sinks and less _____ water rises (another example of convection).

16.Water can be denser if it is _____ and/or more ______.

17.The water on the east coast of Europe is ________ because of the North Atlantic Current.

18.Examples of how climates can be affected by ocean currents include  ____________________.

HOMEWORK – Complete sentence frames (1-18) and finish the Local Winds diagram.

Content Objective
Students will demonstrate knowledge of global winds and what causes them by completing a diagram while using a video clip, 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 a
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 different types of global winds and what causes them by completing the following sentence frames.

7. 7. _________ air rises from the surface near the Earth’s _________ and sinks back to the surface near the _________ to create global convection cells.
8. “These convection cells are disrupted by the _______________ Effect which is caused by ____________________.”
9. “This causes winds in the northern hemisphere to __________________ and ____________ in the southern hemisphere.”
10. “The jet stream air currents are found _____________________________ and move ___________ km/hour.”
11. “The polar easterlies are found between ___________ & _________ latitude in both hemispheres and travel from _________ to ________.”
12. “The westerlies are found between ________ & ______ latitude in both hemispheres and travel from ______ to ________.”
13. The trade winds blow from ____________ to the ________ in both hemispheres.”

HOMEWORK – Complete sentence frames

Content Objective
Students will demonstrate comprehension of how the how Sea Breezes and Land Breezes are formed by creating a diagram using a teacher explanation, PowerPoint, video clips,  and their text book.

E.ES.07.11 Describe the relationship between the warming of the atmosphere of the Earth by the Sun a
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 Sea Breezes and Land Breezes by completing the following sentence frames.

3. “Winds are generally named after______________________________________.”

4. “Sea Breezes are formed during ____________________ when the Sun is__________ and the _____________ is warmer than the ____________.  This causes a ___________ current in which the air above the __________ rises and the cool air over the _________ moves in to take it’s place.”

5. “Land Breezes are formed during ____________________ when the Sun is__________ and the _____________ is warmer than the ____________.  This causes a ___________ current in which the air above the __________ rises and the cool air over the _________ moves in to take it’s place.”

6. “A __________ breeze blows from the sea and a _________breeze blows from the land.”

HOMEWORK – Complete sentence frames and the diagram of the Land Breezes and Sea Breezes.

Content Objective
Students will demonstrate comprehension of how wind is formed by creating a diagram 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 write to describe the causes of the two types of wind by completing the following sentence frames.

1. “Wind is caused by ________________, which generally occurs due to _______________.”
2.  “The two main types of wind are ____________________, which occur over large areas and _________________which occur over relatively smaller areas.”

HOMEWORK – None