6th Grade Science Guide

Unit 4 6.3 Weather & Climate 3 Dimensions & Progressions

● Permanent markers in different colors ● Live feed of global winds and ocean currents ● Newsela - Coriolis Effect

demonstrate the Coriolis effect that shows how air and water currents travel across the earth.

Activity: Air Masses and Weather Patterns

Objective

Overview

Materials

● Students use real time data about air masses

● Lesson Plan

● Students can

demonstrate that weather occurs along boundaries of 2 air masses.

and fronts to see demonstrate that weather occurs along boundaries of 2 air masses.

Activity: Predicting Changes in Weather

Objective

Overview

Materials

● Students analyze and use weather data to see how weather scientists are so able to accurately predict the weather.

● Lesson Plan

● I can describe how your location on Earth affects climate and weather.

Ocean Currents and Sea Surface Temperatures

Objective

Overview

Materials

● Differential heating of Earth results in circulation patterns in

● Students use data to discover the link between ocean temperatures and currents that lead to changes in weather.

● Lesson Plan ● Moby Duck - ocean currents article ● Moby Duck Video

the atmosphere and oceans that globally distribute heat.

● I can show the

relationship between the rotation of Earth and the circular motion of