Lesson Plans
Week of 12/04/06 Earth and Space Science
Hurm
Hon
Accel
Objectives
Monday
Interpret
meteorological data.
Analyze information
from meteorological
instruments and online
sources to predict
weather patterns..
Analyze atmospheric
energy transfers.
Describe how weather
and climate involve the
transfer of energy in and
out of the atmosphere.
Analyze the
mechanisms that drive a
weather phenomena
(e.g., El Nino,
hurricane, tornado)
using the correlation of
three methods of heat
energy transfer.
STANDARDS POSSIBLY COVERED DURING THE WEEK: S8.D.2.1 Explain how pressure, temperature, moisture, and
wind are used to describe atmospheric conditions that affect regional weather or climate. Reference: 3.5.7.C
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
PCA: Check signed hw.
Weather mapping.
PCA: Atm layer lab due.
Weather mapping.
PCA: Weather mapping.
PCA: Weather mapping.
PCA: Prep for quiz.
-Walk around to check
hw.
-Ss complete warm up on
overhead related to station
models.
-Answer lab questions
individually when walking
around.
-Continue with atm layer
lab: data plotting,
graphing, and quest.
-Cool down problem or sci
fair questions.
-Warm up problem.
Station model in
stratosphere.
-Collect winter forecast
challenge sheets.
-Discuss the atm layer lab.
-Oxygen in atmosphere pre
lab notes.
-Overhead notes on oxy
lab.
-Cool down problem or sci
fair questions.
-Warm up problem about
lab setup.
-Oxygen in the atmosphere
lab.
-Discussion of %’s
gathered by groups.
-Overhead notes on data
collected. Calculate
average. Make a box
and whisker and stem
and leaf.
-Cool down or sci fair
questions.
-Warm up problem about
atmospheric heating.
-Overhead notes on
heating of the atmosphere.
-Introduction of
differentiated instruction
labs: radiation,
conduction, and
convection.
-Cool down problem or sci
fair questions.
-Pre class quiz. Quiz on
all the pre class/warm up
problems during the past 3
weeks.
-Exit problem for the week
or sci fair questions.
-HW: Defining
vocabulary in article on
climate. 20 words and
definitions. Due
Monday.
HW: Atm labs due
tomorrow unless with a note
from parent.
HW: Composition of atm
questions from ch 26.
HW: Heating of atm
questions from ch 26.
HW: Study for quiz.
HW: Test on 12/15 on
sections within ch 26, 27, 29,
and 30.
Objectives
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Interpret
meteorological data.
Analyze information
from meteorological
instruments and online
sources to predict
weather patterns..
Analyze atmospheric
energy transfers.
Describe how weather
and climate involve the
transfer of energy in and
out of the atmosphere.
Analyze the
mechanisms that drive a
weather phenomena
(e.g., El Nino,
hurricane, tornado)
using the correlation of
three methods of heat
energy transfer.
STANDARDS POSSIBLY COVERED DURING THE WEEK: 3.4.7.D; 3.4.10.D; 3.5.7.C; 3.5.10.C; 3.5.12.C; and a variety
of 8th grade and 11th grade assessment anchors.
PCA:
PCA:
PCA:
PCA:
PCA:
-Walk around to check
hw.
-Ss complete warm up on
overhead related to station
models.
-Answer lab questions
individually when walking
around.
-Continue with atm layer
lab: data plotting,
graphing, and quest.
-Cool down problem
Warm up problem. Station
model in stratosphere.
-Collect winter forecast
challenge sheets.
-Discuss the atm layer lab.
-Oxygen in atmosphere pre
lab notes.
-Overhead notes on oxy
lab.
-Cool down problem.
-Warm up problem about
lab setup.
-Oxygen in the atmosphere
lab.
-Discussion of %’s
gathered by groups.
-Overhead notes on data
collected. Calculate
average. Make a box
and whisker and stem
and leaf.
-Cool down
-Warm up problem about
atmospheric heating.
-Overhead notes on
heating of the atmosphere.
-Introduction of
differentiated instruction
labs: radiation,
conduction, and
convection.
-Cool down problem
-Pre class quiz. Quiz on
all the pre class/warm up
problems during the past 3
weeks.
-Exit problem for the week
-HW: Defining
vocabulary in article on
climate. 20 words and
definitions. Due
Monday.
HW: Atm labs due Wed.
HW: Composition of atm
HW: Heating of atm
HW: Study for quiz.
HW: Test on 12/15 on
questions from ch 26.
questions from ch 26.
sections within ch 26, 27, 29,
and 30.