Next up is our weather unit! To begin, students will learn about winds. Students will use their knowledge of temperature, density and freshly learned pressure to understand how global winds form.
Today, students completed a P.O.E. (Predict, Observe, Explain) using a convection box demonstration. They also had to draw a diagram showing the movement of air. Here are some pictures of the demonstration!
Today, students completed a P.O.E. (Predict, Observe, Explain) using a convection box demonstration. They also had to draw a diagram showing the movement of air. Here are some pictures of the demonstration!
Afterwords, students were assigned a three part class/homework assignment. Students are presented with three images: the convection box from class, a flat image of the earth showing the Equator and North Pole, and a globe. Students are to indicated the hot/cold locations, draw arrows of air movement, and explain why air moves that way.
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Next class, students will learn about the Coriolis force and how this causes the wind patterns on Earth.
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