Weather and Climate

Week of 3/17 - 3/21

Pre-assessment

Use for #12

Monday

• Pre-Assessment - In email!
• EXPLORE
  • Climate or weather -NASA
  • DOCUMENT - Fill out in groups of 2-4!
• One person make a copy and share with group. And share with me!
• EXPLAIN
  • Climate vs. weather
    • Brainpop: Weather (vue1)
    • Brainpop: Climate (vue1)

Tuesday

• Maine's Ice Age
• Why Glaciers Matter Part 1
• Glaciers Now and Then
  • NOW AND THEN ANSWERS

Wednesday

• Read Why Glaciers Matter
• Glaciers and Glacial Loss
• Muir Glacier's Retreat

Thursday

• Overview of Glaciers
• Complete Glacier WS!

Friday

• Proximity to Water and Specific Heat

Wednesday (shortened class)

• Review HW
• Preview Temp Data
  • Questions about weather and climate?

Thursday

• Local Temperature Variation
• Data Link

Friday (shortened class)

• Complete Local Data Analysis (Due Monday)

Week of 3/24 - 3/28

Monday

• PADLET Part 2
  • Period 1
  • Period 2
  • Period 3

Tuesday

• Discuss key points recorded on Padlet.
• How can we use trends to predict future events?
• Is the climate changing? How do we know?

Wednesday (shortened class)

• Review HW
• Preview Temp Data
  • Questions about weather and climate?

Thursday

• Claims, Evidence, and Reasoning

• Local Temperature Variation
• Data Link

Friday (shortened class)

• Complete Local Data Analysis (Due Monday)
  • Final Paragraph is OPTIONAL (needed for an A)
• Completed Graphs
• ANALYSIS #1

• ANALYSIS #2

• ANALYSIS #3

• CLICK EACH IMAGE TO ENLARGE

Week of 3/31 - 4/4

Monday

• Regional Data Analysis

Tuesday

• Regional Data Analysis

Wednesday

• Quiz on Climate Change

Thursday

• Heat Energy Day 1

Friday

• http://www.epa.gov/climatestudents/impacts/signs/glaciers.html