| WEATHER
AND WATER COURSE MATRIX |
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FOSS
CD-ROM |
FOSS
READINGS |
EXTENSIONS |
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6. |
Water
in the Air (8 sessions) |
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Video Resources: Cloud in a Bottle
• Atmospheric Data: Weather-Balloon Launch |
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Dragon’s Breath
• Observing Clouds
• Weather Balloons and Upper-Air Soundings
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Investigate transpiration.
• Observe a weather-balloon launch.
• Take a second look at the pressure/ temperature relationship.
• Explore evaporation.
• Collect local radiosonde data. |
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7. |
The
Water Planet (4 sessions) |
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Cycles: Water Cycle |
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Earth: The Water Planet |
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Play the inflatable globe game.
• Take a field trip. |
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8. |
Air
Pressure and Wind (8 sessions) |
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Climate Factors: Local Wind
• Matter and Energy: Gas in a Syringe
• Atmospheric Data: Weather-Balloon Launch
• Atmospheric Data: Elevator to Space |
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What Is Air Pressure?
• Where the Wild Wind Blows
• Laura’s Big Day |
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Write a poem about wind.
• Build a wind sock.
• Build a wind vane.
• Make airplane or mountain-climbing observations.
• Reduce pressure in a bottle. |
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9. |
Weather
and Climate (6 sessions) |
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Video Resources: Solar Balloon
• Video Resources: Weather Satellite
• Climate Factors: Weather and Landforms
• Climate Factors: Climate Regions
• Cycles: Water Cycle |
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Severe Weather
• Is Earth Getting Warmer? |
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Use the weather satellite on the CD-ROM.
• Check out local water.
• Do an urban heat island project. |
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