High School Science

Meteorology

Earth Science

Quarter 3

McGraw Hill Module 9

Re-evaluate the Focus Question: How does heat drive weather?

Notebook

● Digital Journal, Science Notebook or Paper Submission ● Digital Journal, Science Notebook or Paper Submission

Evaluate

229

10 min

Formative Assessment Check: What makes one air mass different from another? Where do air masses form?

Phenomena Check In

5 min

What did we learn today that might help us to understand how technological innovations have helped us to understand and forecast weather more accurately?

● Digital Journal or Science Notebook

Engage

Lesson 2:

10 min

Weather Systems

Focus Question: Why do winds blow in the direction they do?

230

● Chromebook

Launch the Lesson: Weather Systems Interactive Content

● Gallery Walk Instructions ● Topic poster ● Reading Graphic Organizer ● Markers or

Explore & Expand

230 231 232 233 234 235 236

30 min

Part 1: Reading and Gallery Walk

Global Wind Systems pages 230-233 Divide students into small groups and assign sections of the reading to each group, then collaborate through the gallery walk process and have students each record important information using their graphic organizer Sections: Global Wind Systems pg.230 Visualizing the Coriolis Effect pg 231 Polar Easterlies Prevailing Westerlies

Colored Pencils

Trade Winds Jet Streams

Fronts Part 2:

● Chromebook

Interactive Content: Explore and Explain

20 min