Weather
Overview-
The major theme
through out the unit is the effect of the Sun’s energy on the creation of
weather systems. Students collect and analyze local weather data over time to
note relationships between current data such as temperature, humidity,
barometric pressure, wind speed and direction, and cloud types and the existing
weather and predict future weather.
Big Ideas-
The major theme
through out the unit is the effect of the Sun’s energy on the creation of
weather systems. Students collect and analyze local weather data over time to
note relationships between current data such as temperature, humidity,
barometric pressure, wind speed and direction, and cloud types and the existing
weather and predict future weather.
Big Ideas-
- The Earth heats unevenly due to varying directness of the
sun’s rays, different surfaces (water, soil, sand), different altitudes, and
different lengths of day (exposure to the sun’s energy). - Uneven heating causes uneven air pressure resulting in air
movement (wind) - The warmer the air the more water vapor it can
hold. - The atmosphere has properties that can be measured and
observed and recorded in station models. - Heat energy from the sun causes water to change state and be
continually recycled. - Climate is the average of the weather over many
decades.