6th Grade Science Guide

Unit 4 6.3 Weather & Climate 3 Dimensions & Progressions

ocean currents and air in pressure centers. ● I can make predictions by linking current scientific satellite data to concerns about global climate change.

Activity: Predicting Weather

Objective

Overview

Materials

● Students will determine how weather variables can be used to predict the weather.

● Lesson Plan

● I can interpret charts, maps, graphs and data related to weather and climate.

Multiple Choice Assessment: 6.3.3 Formative Assessment

Activity: Do Warmer Seas Make Stronger Hurricanes?

Objective

Overview

Materials

● Lesson Plan ● Hurricane Data Dig Protocol

● Students will wrap up

● I can interpret charts, maps, graphs and data related to weather and climate.

the unit on weather and water cycle by examining how heat transfer, the coriolis effect, the water cycle, etc. all play a role in hurricane formation, travel, speed, and strength.

Activity: Modeling the Greenhouse Effect

Objective

Overview

Materials

● Emphasis of this lesson - we couldn’t exist on Earth without the Greenhouse effect. All the cycles on Earth, including hydrologic cycle are made possible

● Lesson Plan

● I can describe factors that contribute to the Greenhouse Effect