Content Objective
Students will demonstrate knowledge of the humidity and relative humidity and how a psychrometer works and how clouds form.

E.ES.07.11 Demonstrate, using a model or drawing, the relationship between the warming by the sun of the Earth and the water cycle as it applies to the atmosphere (evaporation, water vapor, warm air rising, cooling, condensation, clouds).

Language Objective
Students will write and draw to describe how a psychrometer works and how clouds form by taking notes while watching a video clip and a teacher explanation.

HOMEWORK – None

Content Objective
Students will demonstrate knowledge of the humidity and relative humidity.

E.ES.07.11 Demonstrate, using a model or drawing, the relationship between the warming by the sun of the Earth and the water cycle as it applies to the atmosphere and oceans.

Language Objective
Students will write and draw to describe the relationship between humidity and relative humidity by taking notes while watching a video clip and a teacher explanation.

HOMEWORK – None

Content Objective
Students will demonstrate knowledge of the water cycle and what causes it by completing a diagram while using a video clip, teacher explanation, and their text book.

E.ES.07.11 Demonstrate, using a model or drawing, the relationship between the warming by the sun of the Earth and the water cycle as it applies to the atmosphere and oceans.

Language Objective
Students will write and draw to describe the parts of the water cycle and what causes it by completing the following sentence frames.

“The water cycle is powered by ______.  When molecules of water on the surface are heated by the sun they __________ becoming a gas and move into the air.  When these gaseous water molecules cool in the air and they _____________ and turning back to a liquid they form ___________.  When the liquid drops clump together and get heavy they fall back to Earth as forms of __________________.“  When the water lands on the surface it will either ____________ and go back up into the clouds, or it will __________ and become ______________, or  will ________ and eventually make it’s way to the ocean.”

HOMEWORK – None

Content Objective
Students will demonstrate comprehension of how wind is formed by reading the section of the book with their cooperative learning groups.

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 three types of energy transfer by completing a directed reading activity and a crossword puzzle.

HOMEWORK – Study for quiz (1-3) Global and Local Winds

Today we did the M Step Math test in the morning and met with 1st, 2nd and 3rd hours in the afternoon.

Content Objective
Students will demonstrate comprehension of how the how local winds 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.

“Winds are generally named after__________________________________.”

“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.”

“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.” “

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

HOMEWORK – None

Today we did the M Step test in the morning and only met with 5th & 6th hours.

Content Objective
Students will demonstrate comprehension of how the how local winds 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.

“Winds are generally named after ______________________________________.”

“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.”

“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.” “

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

HOMEWORK – None

Content Objective
Students will demonstrate knowledge of the different types 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.

“_________ air rises from the surface near the Earth’s _______________ and sinks back to the surface near the _________ to create global convection cells.

“These convection cells are disrupted by the _______________ Effect which is caused by ______________________________________________.”

This causes winds in the northern hemisphere to __________________________________ and _________________________________ in the southern hemisphere.”

“The jet stream air currents are found ___________________________________ and move ___________ km/hour.”

“The trade winds are found ___________ _________ and travel from _________ to ________.”

“The westerlies are found ___________ _______ and travel from _________ to ________.”

HOMEWORK – None

Content Objective
Students will demonstrate knowledge of the different types 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 atmospheric heating by taking a quiz.

HOMEWORK – None

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 three types of energy transfer 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.”

HOMEWORK – Study for quiz (1-2) Atmospheric Heating

Same as yesterday just with different hours.  We are taking the M-Step during the morning.  In the afternoon on Tuesday we met with 5th and 6th hours.  Today in the afternoon we met with 1st and 2nd hours.