Earth's Atmosphere

- Weather Pre-Test

Weather Record

Weather Record 2

MS-PS3-3

Apply scientific principles to design, construct, and test a device that either minimizes or maximizes thermal energy transfer.*


MUST DO BOTH:

OR

Choose 1:



MS-ESS2-1

Develop a model to describe the cycling of Earth’s materials and the flow of energy that drives this process.


1.1 Read: "Cycles of our Earth System"

Chapter 1 PowerPoint Link

Cycle Fillable

***Be sure to take notes on the three types of cycles. ***

OR

Earth's Atmosphere Foldable

OR

Erosion

OR

Data in the Classroom: El Nino

OR

Data in the classroom: Coral Bleaching

MS-ESS2-4

Develop a model to describe the cycling of water through Earth’s systems driven by energy from the sun and the force of gravity.

MS-ESS3-2

Analyze and interpret data on natural hazards to forecast future catastrophic events and inform the development of technologies to mitigate their effects.






MS-ESS2-5

Collect data to provide evidence for how the motions and complex interactions of air masses results in changes in weather conditions.


Weather Record

Estimating Wind Speed

Quiz 6 and 8

Weather Lab

7. Fronts

11. Tracking Storms

MS-ESS2-6

Develop and use a model to describe how unequal heating and rotation of the Earth cause patterns of atmospheric and oceanic circulation that determine regional climates.


MS-ESS3-5

Ask questions to clarify evidence of the factors that have caused the rise in global temperatures over the past century.


MS-PS3-4

Plan an investigation to determine the relationships among the energy transferred, the type of matter, the mass, and the change in the average kinetic energy of the particles as measured by the temperature of the sample.