Earth Science
Unit 1-Block 4
Weather & Climate
UNIT 1 SCHEDULE & COURSE OBJECTIVES
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Start Date
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Day
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Content Name
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Lesson Name
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Assignment Due
(if applicable) |
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4/3/13
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1
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1.01
Semester Introduction
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Unit
1: Weather 2
Lesson 1: Semester Introduction |
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4/3/13
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1
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1.02
Weather vs. Climate
1.02 Quiz |
Unit
1: Weather 2
Lesson 2: Weather vs. Climate |
1.02
Quiz
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4/4/13
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2
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1.03
Weather Influences
1.03 Quiz |
Unit
1: Weather 2
Lesson 3: What Influences the Weather |
1.03
Quiz
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4/4/13
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2
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1.04
Comparing Weather
1.04 Quiz |
Unit
1: Weather 2
Lesson 4: Comparing the Weather |
1.04
Quiz
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4/5/13
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3
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1.05
Climatic Zones
1.05 Quiz |
Unit
1: Weather 2
Lesson 5: Climatic Zones |
1.05
Quiz
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4/5/13
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3
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1.06
Lab: Cloud Formation
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Unit
1: Weather 2
Lesson 6: Laboratory: Cloud Formation |
1.06
Assignment
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4/5/13
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3
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1.07
Lab: Relative Humidity
1.07 Discussion |
Unit
1: Weather 2
Lesson 7: Laboratory: Relative Humidity |
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4/8/13
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4
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1.08
Biomes on Earth
1.08 Quiz |
Unit
1: Weather 2
Lesson 8: Biomes on Earth |
1.08
Quiz
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4/8/13
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4
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1.09
Greenhouse Effect
1.09 Quiz |
Unit
1: Weather 2
Lesson 9: The Greenhouse Effect |
1.09
Quiz
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4/8/13
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4
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1.10
Greenhouse Effect Analyses
1.10 Quiz |
Unit
1: Weather 2
Lesson 10: Greenhouse Effect Analyses |
1.10
Quiz
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4/9/13
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5
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1.11
Climate Change
1.11 Quiz |
Unit
1: Weather 2
Lesson 11: Climate Change |
1.11
Quiz
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4/9/13
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5
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1.12
Patterns of Climate Change
1.12 Quiz |
Unit
1: Weather 2
Lesson 12: Patterns of Climate Change |
1.12
Quiz
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4/10/13
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6
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1.13
Lab: Water & Soil 1
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Unit
1: Weather 2
Lesson 13: Laboratory: Temperature of Water and Soil 1 |
1.07
Discussion
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4/10/13
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6
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1.14
Lab: Water & Soil 2
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Unit
1: Weather 2
Lesson 14: Laboratory: Temperature of Water and Soil 2 |
1.13
Assignment
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4/11/13
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7
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1.15
Your Choice
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Unit
1: Weather 2
Lesson 15: Your Choice |
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4/11/13
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7
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1.16
Unit Test
1.16 Unit 1 Test |
Unit
1: Weather 2
Lesson 16: Unit Test |
1.16
Unit 1 Test
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UNIT 1 ESSENTIAL VOCABULARY:
Find images and the remaining definitions for each term and add to your study guide sheets. We will also do scavenger hunts during our class connects.
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Weather
The average weather conditions in an area; the
weather conditions in an area over time
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Climate
Long term weather patterns over an area
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Leeward
On the side away from, or sheltered from, the wind
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Windward
On the side toward, or exposed to, the wind
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Orograhic
lift
Orographic
lift occurs when an air mass is
forced from a low elevation
to a higher elevation as it moves over rising terrain. As the
air mass gains altitude
it quickly cools down adiabatically, which can raise the relative humidity to 100% and create clouds and, under
the right conditions.
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Rain Shadow: An area having relatively little precipitation
due to the effect of a barrier, such as a mountain range, that causes the
prevailing winds to lose their moisture before reaching it.
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Urban
Heat Island
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Precipitation (meteorology), rain sheet, hail,
snow and other forms of water falling from the sky.
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Greenhouse
Effect
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Electromagnetic
Spectrum & wavelengths of light
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Green
house gases Carbon dioxide
Water
Vapor
Nitrous
Oxide
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Dedrochronology:
The scientific method of dating
based on the analysis of patterns of tree rings, also known
as growth
rings. Dendrochronology can date the time at which tree rings were formed,
in many types of wood, to the exact calendar year.
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El
Nino-Southern Oscillation
La
Nina-Southern Oscillation
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UNIT 1-Watch it Now! Video Links
Please click on the link to watch the video on Climate vs Weather
UNIT 1 SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS
Earth
Climate and Weather
Locate
the features that influence weather on the satellite image of US
NASA: What influences Planetary Weather
National
Geographic Global Warming Quiz
Ashden-Sustainable
Energy Solutions
Rainwater
Harvesting
Extreme
Ice Survey
Ted
Talk-Extreme Ice Survey
DIFFERENCES
between el nino and la nina
LAST BUT NOT LEAST: The Voki Inspirational Messages
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