1-22-2012 Connecting to Climate and Weather Online

Continuing my way through the standards, offering links, lessons, and ideas to help teach the 

Core Curriculum Content Standards

Science Grades 6-8

5.4 Earth Systems Science: All students will understand that Earth operates as a set of complex, dynamic, and interconnected systems, and is a part of the all-encompassing system of the universe.

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F. Climate and Weather: Earth’s weather and climate systems are the result of complex interactions between land, ocean, ice, and atmosphere.

By the end of grade	Content Statement	CPI#	Cumulative Progress Indicator (CPI)	RESOURCES
6	Weather is the result of short-term variations in temperature, humidity, and air pressure.	5.4.6.F.1	Explain the interrelationships between daily temperature, air pressure, and relative humidity data.	Atmosphere Global Warming Satellite Meteorology WeatherSpark Hurricanes and Hurricane Observations BrainPop Weather San Francisco Weather FOSS Weather and Water Water Planet NOAA Weather dude It's a Breeze Atmospheric Science Meteorology Classroom Activities Climate and Weather Unit Read a Climograph Water and Climate Info Climate Map Climate Classification US Climate at a Glance US Climate Page World Climate Atmospheric Sciences Franklin's Forecast The Earth in Near Real Time National Weather Hazards Climate and Weather Data Climate Data Directory Meteorology Reading Weather Maps Storm Prediction Center Tornado Project Nature's Fury Weather Interactives What's Up with the Weather? Weather Online Weather World Reasons for the Seasons Seasons Reasons The Seasons Observe Seasonal Changes
6	Climate is the result of long-term patterns of temperature and precipitation.	5.4.6.F.2	Create climatographs for various locations around Earth and categorize the climate based on the yearly patterns of temperature and precipitation.
8	Global patterns of atmospheric movement influence local weather.	5.4.8.F.1	Determine the origin of local weather by exploring national and international weather maps.
8	Climate is influenced locally and globally by atmospheric interactions with land masses and bodies of water.	5.4.8.F.2	Explain the mechanisms that cause varying daily temperature ranges in a coastal community and in a community located in the interior of the country.
8	Weather (in the short term) and climate (in the long term) involve the transfer of energy and water in and out of the atmosphere.	5.4.8.F.3	Create a model of the hydrologic cycle that focuses on the transfer of water in and out of the atmosphere. Apply the model to different climates around the world.

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