Ms.

Fosters Lesson Plan for the Week of October 13th through October 17th

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Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Review for District
Test:
District Earth Cycles
Test
Intro to Weather &
Climate
(Anti-Bullying Day)
Weather & Climate
Continued

Climatic Interactions
Objectives SWBAT:.
Review how the
Earths tilt and
revolution
around the sun
cause our
seasons.
Demonstrate
and predict the
sequence of
events in the
lunar cycle and
correctly identify
the number of
weeks for each
lunar cycle and
each phase of
the moon.
Explain how the
Earth, Sun and
Moon align for
spring and neap
tides.
How the tides
are caused, the
role of both sun
and moon.

SWBAT:.
Describe the
effects
resulting from
cyclical
movements of
the sun, earth
and moon, tilt
of the Earths
axis and
revolution and
rotation of the
Earth..

Describe all
the phases of
the moon
using
appropriate
terms and
predict the
next Moon
Phase.
Recognize
various
configurations
of the sun,
moon and
earth to
identify solar
and lunar
eclipses.


SWBAT:
Describe how
clouds are
formed of water
vapor.
Explain
nucleation of
water droplets.
Define
convection
currents.
Describe high
and low pressure
and how this
effects water
droplets in the air
to form clouds..

SWBAT:
Identify how
the suns
energy is the
force that
drives wind
and ocean.
Describe how
warm ocean
waters provide
energy to fuel
weather
systems.

Explain how
the sun
provides
energy that
drives
convection
within the
atmosphere
and oceans.
.

SWBAT:
Describe convection
currents with in the
jet stream, global
winds and air
masses.
Explain how the
Coriolis effect
changes weather
patterns and what
effect it has on the
northern and
southern
hemisphere global
current patterns.
Identify prevailing
wind patterns and
describe their effect
on weather patterns.

P ENGAGE: Video on
seasons & tilt.

ENGAGE:

ENGAGE:.Cloud in a
Bottle Demonstration.

ENGAGE: Extreme
weather video.

ENGAGE: Ocean currents
interactions activity..
LA EXPLORE: Create a
concept map linking
EXPLORE: :

EXPLORE: Students will
answer questions on
EXPLORE:
Describe how
EXPLORE: Coriolis effect
with paper plate wheel. Do
Ms. Fosters Lesson Plan for the Week of October 13th through October 17th

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Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Review for District
Test:
District Earth Cycles
Test
Intro to Weather &
Climate
(Anti-Bullying Day)
Weather & Climate
Continued

Climatic Interactions
mass, Earth, moon, sun,
revolution and rotation
and how they relate to
seasons and tides.

EXPLAIN:
Go over recently missed
questions and explain
re-teach why the same
face of the moon always
faces Earth.

Go over the tilt of the
Earth always points
towards Polaris and
always in the same
direction.


EXPLAIN:

ELABORATE:

their own cloud
observations and then
share with their groups.
What was in the bottle
when we started? Where
did the water come from?
Where does
condensation come
from?

EXPLAIN: Water droplets
need to be cooled to form
clouds. There must be
dust or other substances
to act as nuclei or water
droplets will not form.

ELABORATE:

the Spring Tide
is caused by
the earth,
moon and sun
being in a line,
their gravities
all pulling on
the ocean at
the same time
and in the
same direction.
Describe how
neap tides are
when the sun
is at right angle
to the moon.
Tides are less
pronounced
during the 1
st

and 3
rd
quarter
phases.


EXPLAIN:

ELABORATE:..
drains turn the opposite
direction in the southern
hemisphere?

EXPLAIN: Surface currents,
how effected by earths
rotation, gyres, Gulf Stream,
deep ocean currents.

ELABORATE: Global
patterns of atmospheric
movement, influence on
local weather.
N EVALUATE/ASSESS:
Formative
assessment
based on
checking on the
progress of each
group as they
complete the
review activities.
EVALUATE/ASSESS:
Summative
Assessment
(test)
EVALUATE/ASSESS:
Formative
assessment
based on
checking on the
progress of
individuals and
then groups as
they complete
the activities.
Interactive
questioning
using popsicle
EVALUATE/ASSESS:
Walking
around to
verify all
students have
completed the
assigned
questions.
Interactive
questioning
using popsicle
sticks.

EVALUATE/ASSESS:
Walking around to
verify all students
have completed the
assigned questions.
Interactive
questioning using
popsicle sticks.


Ms. Fosters Lesson Plan for the Week of October 13th through October 17th

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Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Review for District
Test:
District Earth Cycles
Test
Intro to Weather &
Climate
(Anti-Bullying Day)
Weather & Climate
Continued

Climatic Interactions
sticks.
Group
representative
will present
findings for each
group.

Resources Review Sheets
for district test,
concept map.
District Test Cloud-in-a-Bottle
Exploration
worksheet
Weather Notes Climate Interactions
notes.