Lesson 5: Weather and Climate
Objectives: Students will be able to explain how scientists measure and predict weather and how these weather patterns form.
Important Words:
- Weather - Climate - Front - Air Mass - Temperature - Air Pressure - Humidity
- Drought - Global Warming - Precipitation
EXPLORE the National Center of Atmospheric Research resource on weather and climate:
Learn
Apply Your
Knowledge
Practice
Explore
Review
Assess
Watch the following videos on weather:
Watch the following video on climate:
Watch the following videos on climate change:
Complete the vocabulary review sheet by filling in the important words from above, a definition of the word, and a picture/image of the word.
Vocabulary
Graphic Organizer
Complete the graphic organizer for measuring weather using what you learned from the Learn section.
Complete the online lab experiment about mineral
identification.
If you need extra help, review this video on weather predictions:
Review your notes from the videos, vocabulary review sheet,graphic organizer and labs.
Logon to Edmodo and complete the quiz for 1)Predicting Weather and 2) Global Warming on CK-12 Science Practice:
Username: Firstname + Student id
(Ex: Kevin12345678)
Password: Falcon + Birthday
(Ex: Falcon05311985)
For extra review, login to Edmodo and explore the resources on the CK-12 Science Application.
