Sixth Grade Integrated NGSS

Weather, Climate and  Change

 

What are the world weather patterns and how do they change over time?

SIXTH GRADE - GLOBAL WEATHER PATTERNS

OBJECTIVE:
  Students look at surface movement maps (atmosphere and oceans)
  Chart regions 3 times in one week.
  Summarize global weather patterns

QUESTION:  What are the world weather patterns and how do they change over time?

MATERIALS
   InternetImage result for global weather patterns - https://earth.nullschool.net/


   Regional worksheets
       Africa
       Europe
       Middle East      
       Antarctica
       Arctic
       North America
       South America
       Asia
       North Pacific
       Pacific
       Indian
       Australia
       World summary 

Students  use internet to use sites that can help them plot surface and air currents to determine if weather patterns move in a certain direction and influence by stable conditions  (ice, warm water or air).   



 

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