3. Student Learning Map

  • Topic:Weather and Climate
  • Subject(s):Science
  • Days:30
  • Grade(s):6
Key Learning: The distribution of land and water contribute to the differences in climate and weather on Earth's surface.
Unit Essential Question(s):
 
 
How do land and water systems work together to impact climate and weather?
   
Concept: A. Weather Events
Concept: B. Wind Systems
Concept: C. Weather Forecasting
Lesson Essential Question(s):

How can we describe the major types of weather events? (A)
Lesson Essential Question(s):

How do temperature and air pressure affect global wind patterns? (A)
Lesson Essential Question(s):

How does technology help forecasters predict the weather? (A)
Additional Information:

Resources:

Vocabulary Report

  • air mass -
  • wind -
  • Butterfly effect -
  • anticyclone -
  • anemometer -
  • meteorologist -
  • isobar -
  • conduction -
  • cyclone -
  • front -
  • convection -
  • isotherm -
  • hurricane -
  • weather balloon -
  • wind-chill factor -
  • local wind -
  • weather satellites -
  • lightning -
  • occluded front -
  • global wind -
  • symbol -
  • temperature -
  • sea breeze -
  • weather map -
  • stationary front -
  • weather station -
  • land breeze -
  • monsoon -
  • storm -
  • Coriolis Effect -
  • storm surge -
  • latitude -
  • thunderstorm -
  • tornado -
  • jet stream -
  • weather -
  • radiation -
  • temperature -
  • wind belt -