Pacing 10-26-09 to 10-30-09

STRAND: D: Processes that Shape the Earth
BODY OF KNOWLEDGE: E: Earth and Space Science

TOPIC VIII: Weather and Climate

SUNSHINE STATE STANDARD(S)
ESSENTIAL CONTENT
OBJECTIVES
INSTRUCTIONALTOOLS
NEXT GENERATION
SUNSHINE STATE STANDARDS
(Field Tested 2011)
Standard 1: The student recognizes that processes in the lithosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere interact to shape the Earth.
SC.D.1.4.1 The student knows how climate patterns on Earth result from an interplay of many factors (Earth’s topography, its rotation on its axis, solar radiation, the transfer of heat energy where the atmosphere interfaces with lands and oceans, and wind and ocean currents). AA

A. Factors Affecting Climate
1. Atmosphere composition and structure.
2. Hydrologic cycle
3. Weather
4. Air masses
5. Climate
6. Seasonal changes, cause of the seasons.
7. El Nino, la Nina.
8. Differential Heating of Earth.
9. Transfer of Energy
10. Hurricanes
11. Climate change and air pollution.

B. The Law of Conservation of Energy
1. Energy conservation during heat transfer
2. Convection

· Categorize different components of the atmosphere.
· Draw, label and describe the layers of the atmosphere.
· Compare and contrast climate and weather.
· Compare and contrast el Nino and la Nina.
· Design model that explains what causes the seasons.
· Explain the effect of fossil fuel consumption on the atmosphere.
· Analyze temperature changes in the last 20,000 years (p535).

Core Text Book:
Chapter 17

Vocabulary: (see page 2)

Technology: (see page 2)
1. Gizmos:
2. Water Cycle
3. Global Wind Patterns
4. Climate Zones

Strategies: (see page 2)
o ELL:
o Enrichment
o SPED:

Assessment: (see page 2)
1. Formal and authentic
2. Lab report
3. Class presentation

Labs:
1. Solar Energy, ISS, p77
2. What causes the seasons? ISS, p86.
3. Hurricane!, ISS, p89

Related Program: NA

Standard 7: Earth Systems and Patterns
SC.912.E.7.4




TOPIC VIII
INSTRUCTIONAL TOOLS

Vocabulary: climate, cold front, Coriolis effect, El Nino, greenhouse effect, jet streams, La Nina, latent heat, occluded front, precipitation, rain shadow, sea breeze, stationary front, subtropical highs, temperature inversion, troposphere, warm front, weather fronts, westerlies, weather

Technology:
5. Hurricane Formation
6. Animation of hurricane damage based on Saffir-Simpson scale.
7. Hurricane Dennis

Strategies:
1. Using a globe, guide students to determine the overall worldwide wind and weather patterns
2. Clarify misconceptions (It is the tilt of the axis, not the elliptical orbit that is the primary cause for seasons
· Misconception: The seasons are caused by the earth’s elliptical orbit.
· Misconception: Earth’s orbit is only slightly elliptical
· Misconception: The amount of solar radiation received throughout the year does not vary

o ELL/SPED: Relate formation of the solar system to the distance of earth from the sun, the tilt of earth’s axis, and the elliptical orbit of the planets around the sun. Explain how the tilt of the axis results in unequal heating of earth.

Assessment:
1. Ask students to create a model or a weather map and present their project in class




TOPIC VIII
GIZMO CORRELATION
BENCHMARK
GIZMO TITLE
SC.D.1.4.1
Coastal Winds and Clouds
Hurricane Motion
Seasons around World







NEXT GENERATION SUNSHINE STATE STANDARDS
EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE BODY OF KNOWLEDGE
Standard 7: Earth Systems and Patterns
The scientific theory of the evolution of Earth states that changes in our planet are driven by the flow of energy and the cycling of matter through dynamic interactions among the atmosphere, hydrosphere, cryosphere, geosphere, and biosphere, and the resources used to sustain human civilization on Earth.
BENCHMARK CODE
BENCHMARK
SC.912.E.7.4
Summarize the conditions that contribute to the climate of a geographic area, including the relationships to lakes and oceans.
























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Date
Pacing guide
Benchmark(s)
Data Driven
Benchmark(s)
Activities
Assessment(s)
Strategies
Traditional:
10-14-09 to 10-21-09

Block:
10-13-09 to 10-21-09

Standard 1: The student recognizes that processes in the lithosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere interact to shape the Earth.
SC.D.1.4.1 The student knows how climate patterns on Earth result from an interplay of many factors (Earth’s topography, its rotation on its axis, solar radiation, the transfer of heat energy where the atmosphere interfaces with lands and oceans, and wind and ocean currents). AA