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Grade 6, Science Std # 1: Identify global patterns of atmospheric movement, including El Nino, the Gulf Stream, the jet stream, the Coriolis effect, and global winds that influence local weather.

Lesson Plans: The El Nino Effect Using the Internet Students will identify, analyze, and use patterns such as cycles and trends to understand past and present events and predict possible future events. Students will identify and analyze systems and ways their components work together of affect each other. Biomes: Extreme Climate Students will discuss important terms related to global warming, create a web, and write a paragraph explaining the role of the Arctic in the world climate. Create Your Own Sailing Adventure Students will understand how hot and cold currents work. Highs and Lows The movement of air masses can be confusing and difficult for students to conceptualize. Understanding: Oceans Students will understand the following all the oceans on Earth are really one "world ocean". Introduction to Satellite Oceanography This unit is an introduction to infrared satellite imagery and is designed to be used as a classroom exercise. It begins with an introduction to infared satellite imagery and explains two sample images. It then gives some uses of satellite imagery and suggests questions that can be answered with the images provided at the end. A Model of Earth's Atmosphere Students make a model of the four layers of Earth's atmosphere that represents the characteristics of each layer.

Resources: El Nino - An Introduction Good NASA reference related to El Nino. El Nino This site gives information about El Nino such as an introduction, definition, maps, compares El Nino years to non-El Nino years, and the economic impacts. El Nino Theme Page This is a very informative site developed by NOAA. The site includes graphs, impact information and the benefits of El Nino. What is La Nina? La Nina is characterized by unusually cold ocean temperatures in the Equatorial Pacific, compared to El Nino, which is characterized by unusually warm ocean temperatures in the Equatorial Pacific. Forecasters Fear El Nino Year Informative article about El Nino. This page includes links, puzzles, questions and cross curricular ties. Celebrate the Year of the Ocean Eighteen activities for students to practice their math, geography, science, and language skills while learning about the world's oceans!
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