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HS, Earth Science Std 2: Describe effects on weather of energy transfer within and among the atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, and lithosphere.

Lesson Plans: The Ocean and Weather: El Nino and La Nina Students will learn about when and where these weather changes occur, and about the effects they have on everything in their wake. Physical Characteristics of the Troposphere Students will learn about environmental trends in the troposphere- temperature, dew point, pressure and wind speed- by checking their hypotheses against data collected by weather balloons launched from the NOAA ship R/V Ronald H. Brown September 15, 2001 by Dr. Rob Cifelli from Colorado State University. Cruise Conditions: Graphing and Statistics Lesson Plan Students will graph some of the weather conditions at 10N, 95W for the 18-day period when the Ronald H. Brown NOAA research vessel was stationed there. Ocean Influences on Climate Lesson Plan Students will graph average monthly temperatures at two island groups, and analyze the data for similarities and differences. Weather and Climate Lesson Plan Students will be able to distinguish between weather and climate Correlating Atmospheric Data Lesson Plan Students will examine data presented on several different graphs to explain anomalies and make correlations. Landslides "Students will understand how to design an experiment and how to control different variables in an experiment, how different soil materials can produce varying types of landslides, how scientists can predict where landslides could occur, and what El Niño has to do with landslides." El Niño To understand that El Nino is caused by changes in the atmospheric and ocean content. The Big Wet "Students will understand the northernmost areas in Australia are characterized by a climate known as “tropical wet and dry,” the temperatures are always warm, with a six-month dry season and a long rainy season known as “the big wet,” and other areas in the world have similar climates." Understanding Weather and Climate "Students will understand infrared rays from the sun enter Earth’s atmosphere, the gas carbon dioxide (CO2), which is given off by green plants, traps the sun’s warmth within Earth’s atmosphere, the greenhouse effect is important to life on Earth because it provides our planet with the warmth it needs for animal and plant life to thrive, and the burning of certain fuels creates excess CO2, which traps even more heat within Earth’s atmosphere, possibly creating a phenomenon known as global warming, which may be harmful to life on Earth." Climate Controls "Students consider how various parts of the world and the U.S. are affected by climate controls such as world air currents."

Resources: Exploring Planets: More than 25 hands-on science activities are provided in classroom-ready pages for both teachers and students for exploring Earth, the planets, geology, and space sciences. Discoveryschools.com Teachnology Space and Astronomy Lesson Plans The Space Place A great site from NASA to explore with your students. Don't miss the Goodies for Teachers area for printables and lesson worksheets. NASA Spacelink Use this website to start your search of the NASA collection of educational materials, such as classroom lessons, online activities, and multimedia resources. NASA Explores Express Lessons and Online Resources Lesson Plan Central An educator's guide to lesson plans, worksheets, web links, and more.
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