BHS Secondary Science

Climate

Earth Science

Quarter 2

McGraw Hill Module 11

RESOURCES

PACING: 6 DAYS

● Module Launch: 45 min ● Lesson 1: 90 min ● Lesson 2: 90 min ● Lesson 3: 90 min ● Lesson 4: 180 min ● Module Wrap-Up: 45 min

Module 11: Climate

● Phenomena: What is Climate? ● Lesson 1: Defining Climate ● Lesson 2: Climate Classification ● Lesson 3: Climate Changes and patterns ● Lesson 4: Impact of Human Activity

STANDARD

LEARNING PROGRESSIONS

ESS.3.6 ​ Analyze and interpret data ​ from global climate records to illustrate changes to Earth’s systems throughout geologic time and make predictions about future variations using modern trends. ​ Examples of data could include average sea surface temperature, average air temperature, composition of gasses in ice cores, or tree rings. (ESS2.D, ESS3.D).

● I am learning what evidence we have of past climates ● I am learning how climates have changed on Earth. ● I am learning about the chemistry of greenhouse gasses. ● I am learning which historical societal events have led to an increase of greenhouse gasses. ● I am learning how to use models in order to create predictions of future climate changes. ● I am learning how feedback loops work. ● I am learning the difference between negative and positive feedback loops. ● I am learning how each change in Earth’s surface produces a change in the surrounding climate. ● I am learning how each change in climate can produce a feedback loop. ● I am learning how to classify feedback loops as positive or negative ● I am learning how to predict

ESS.3.7 Engage in argument from evidence ​ to support the claim that one ​ change ​ to Earth’s surface can create climate feedback loops that cause changes to other systems. Examples of climate feedback could include ice-albedo or warming oceans. (PS3.B, ESS2.A)

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