High School Science

Climate

Earth Science

Quarter 4

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: Defning Climate ● Lesson 2: Climate Classifcation ● Lesson 3: Climate Changes and patterns ● Lesson 4: Impact of Human Activity

STANDARD

LEARNING PROGRESSIONS

● 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.3.6 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).

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)