EW08

Working Draft of Learning Objectives: Students will be able to...

 * Determine the effects of heat and density on weather patterns.
 * Describe how the topography of Earth affects weather patterns.
 * Explain how winds are predictable on Earth.
 * Interpret weather maps.
 * Analyze weather maps to predict weather patterns.
 * Explain how seasonal changes affect weather patterns.

Working Draft of Essential Learning Activities/Strategies/Technologies

 * Convection Currents and Density
 * Clouds and Rain (Weather in a Bottle)
 * Coriolis Effect applied to Hurricanes
 * Prevailing Winds and Trade Routes
 * Reading Weather Maps
 * Elements of Weather Forecasts

Resource Materials:
http://science.howstuffworks.com/hurricane.htm http://science.howstuffworks.com/tornado.htm http://science.howstuffworks.com/radar.htm http://www.weatherclassroom.com/home_students.php http://www.usatoday.com/weather/resources/basics/wworks0.htm http://education.usgs.gov/common/secondary.htm

[|Seasons & Ecliptic Simulator] [|Weekly Weather Maps] [|Pick your day Weather Map] Great site to observe weather patterns [|Weather Symbols & Visual]

[|http://www.education.noaa.gov] Online Radar Maps Online Hurricane Images & Tracking Online Sea Surface Temperature Mapping Powerpoint Weather Reports
 * Text- Science Spectrum** CH 20.2 Wind, Clouds; CH 20.3 Weather & Climate, Weather Maps

Instructional Objectives:
//Determine the effects of heat and density on weather patterns.//
 * Convection Currents
 * types of weather associated with warm and cold fronts.

//Describe how the topography of Earth affects weather patterns. Explain how winds are predicable// on Earth.
 * Coriolis Effect
 * Prevailing Winds
 * Hi/Lo pressure and winds

//Interpret weather maps. Analyze weather maps to predict weather patterns.//
 * weather fronts, high/low pressure, temperature, wind direction and precipitation

//Explain how seasonal changes affect weather patterns.//

Essential Learning Activities/Strategies/Technologies:
Convection Currents Hurricane Tracking Weather Fronts/Maps

Supplementary Learning Activities/Strategies/Technologies:
Make convection current fan over a candle Vortex in a bottle activity [|Weather Prediction Activity]

[|Ed Heads Weather Map] [|Make Clouds]

Technology Integration:
[|Weather Mapping Powerpoint Activity (GROUP)]

Prior Learning (from S8 Anchors):
S8.D.2.1 Explain how pressure, temperature, moisture, and wind are used to describe atmospheric conditions that affect regional weather or climate.
 * S8.D.2.1.1 Explain the impact of water systems on the local weather or the climate of a region (e.g., lake effect snow, land/ocean breezes).
 * S8.D.2.1.2 Identify how global patterns of atmospheric movement influence regional weather and climate.
 * S8.D.2.1.3 Identify how cloud types, wind directions, and barometric pressure changes are associated with weather patterns in different regions of the country.