Unit 5: Meteorology (Block Periods)
Week
5
March 8-12
6
March 15-19
CAHSEE
7
March 22-26
8
March 29April 2
9
April 5-9
10
April 12-16
11
April 19-23
Block 1
Block 2
1. Ocean Test Corrections
2. Ch. 17 Inquiry & Video
3. Lecture: Atmosphere
Characteristics (17.1)
1. Warm Up
2. Lecture: Heating the
Atmosphere (17.2)
3. Atmosphere Poster
1. Warm Up
2. Lecture: Cloud Types and
Precipitation (18.3)
3. Cloud Type Poster
1.
2.
3.
4.
Block 3
1. Warm Up
2. Lecture: Temperature
Controls (17.3)
3. Lab: Heating Land &
Water
Chapter 17 Homework: Read Chapter 17 (pg. 476-495); Do Chapter 17 Assessment #1-30
(pg. 499-500)
1. Ch. 17 HW Due
1. Warm Up
No School Friday
2. Ch. 17 Quiz
2. Lecture: Cloud Formation
3. Ch. 18 Inquiry & Video
(18.2)
4. Lecture: Water in the
3. Lab: Recipe for a Cloud
Atmosphere (18.1)
Ch. 18 HW Due
1. Warm Up
Ch. 18 Quiz
2. Lecture: Pressure
Ch. 19 Inquiry & Video
Centers and Winds (19.2)
Lecture: Understanding
3. Lab: Analyzing Pressure
Air Pressure (19.1)
Systems
Chapter 18 Homework: Read Chapter 18 (pg. 504-523); Do Chapter 18 Assessment #1-30
(pg. 527-528)
1. Warm Up
1. Ch. 19 HW Due
No School Thursday
2. Ch. 19 Quiz
2. Lecture: Regional Wind
& Friday
Systems (19.3)
3. Video
3. Activity: Observing Wind
Wed. Minimum Day
Patterns
Chapter 19 Homework: Read Chapter 19 (pg. 532-549); Do Chapter 19 Assessment #1-29
(pg. 553-554)
Spring Break
Homework: Spring Break Extra Credit Project
1. Ch. 20 Inquiry & Video
2. Lecture: Air Masses
(20.1)
3. Lecture: Fronts (20.2)
1. Warm Up
2. Lecture: Severe Storms
(20.3)
3. Video
1.
2.
3.
4.
Ch. 20 HW Due
Ch. 20 Quiz
Ch. 21 Video
Lecture: Factors That
Affect Climate (21.1)
Chapter 20 Homework: Read Chapter 20 (pg. 558-579); Do Chapter 20 Assessment #1-37
(pg. 583-584)
1. Warm Up
1. Warm Up
1. Ch. 21 HW Due
2. Lecture: World Climates
2. Lecture: Climate Changes 2. Unit Notes Due
3. Meteorology Test
(21.2)
(21.3)
4. Quarter 3 Benchmark
3. Climate Poster
3. Review
Chapter 21 Homework: Read Chapter 21 (pg. 588-605); Do Chapter 21 Assessment #1-32
(pg. 609-610)