*Unit 3Weather, Climate, and the Water Cycle

*Unit 3 Lesson 1 Vocabulary Words

*water cycle*evaporation*precipitation*atmosphere*condensation*runoff

*Develop Science Concepts Lesson

1

*What are the three states of matter commonly found on Earth?*What does it take for water on Earth’s surface to change state from liquid to gas?*What happens to the water in the pond during the long, hot, dry summer months?*Would water evaporate more quickly on a sunny or cloudy day? Explain.

*Do the MathCompare

Diameters

*1. How much bigger is an average droplet than a dust particle?*100 times bigger*2. How much bigger is a large droplet than

an average droplet?*5 times bigger*3. How much bigger is a raindrop than an

average droplet?*100 times bigger

*Develop Science Concepts Lesson

1

*Make your own model of the water cycle in your notebook. Make sure to include: precipitation, evaporation, runoff, condensation, transpiration, groundwater, and different types of bodies of water.

*Brain Pop Connections

*https://www.brainpop.com/science/earthsystem/watercycle/*https://www.brainpop.com/science/mat

terandchemistry/matterchangingstates/*https://www.brainpop.com/science/we

ather/clouds/*https://www.brainpop.com/science/ear

thsystem/groundwater/

*Unit 3- Lesson 3Vocabulary Words

*weather*barometer*humidity*anemometer*(Do the interactive glossary also)

*Weather Instruments

*Which Tool is Which?

Tool What it Measures

wind vane Wind direction

anemometer Wind speed

weather balloon

Weather condition high in the atmosphere

barometer Air pressure

hygrometer Humidity/relative humidity

*Tech Day

*Go to www.thinkcentral.com through google chrome*State: Florida*Broward Charter Schools*Franklin Academy Pembroke Pines*Log in…. Your username and password*Science Fusion*Unit 3*What happens during the water cycle?*What is the water cycle?`

*Develop Science Concepts

Unit 3- Lesson 3

*How is a cold winter day in Florida different from a cold winter day at the North Pole?*What are clouds made up of?*What factors help us describe the weather?

*Stratus Clouds

*Cirrus Clouds

*Cumulus Clouds

*Develop Science Concepts

Unit 3- Lesson 4

*The clouds in the sky are flat and layered. What kind of weather do you expect?*The clouds in the sky are white and feathery. What kind of weather do you expect?*The clouds in the sky are tall and dark with flat tops. What kind of weather do you expect?*What would it take for snow to become the most common form of precipitation in an area?

*Early Finishers

*Copy the Cloud Identification Chart pg. 121 into your notebook. Illustrate, label, and color the diagram.

*Unit 3- Lesson 4 Vocabulary Words

*Air pressure*Wind*Air mass*Front*Weather map*(You will be tested on these words and the 4

from lesson 3 this week.)*Complete your interactive glossary (picture,

sentence, capital letter, punctuation).

*Brain pop connections

*https://www.brainpop.com/science/weather/weather/*https://www.brainpop.com/science/weather/cli

matetypes/*https://www.brainpop.com/science/weather/win

d/*https://www.brainpop.com/science/weather/hur

ricanes/*https://www.brainpop.com/science/weather/thu

nderstorms/

*Brain Pop Connections

*https://www.brainpop.com/science/weather/tornadoes/*https://www.brainpop.com/science/weather/clouds/*https://www.brainpop.com/science/energy/temperat

ure/*https://www.brainpop.com/science/weather/humidity

/*https://www.brainpop.com/science/weather/snowflak

es/*https://www.brainpop.com/science/earthsystem/natu

raldisasters/

*Unit 3 – Lesson 4Develop Science

Concepts

*How does temperature affect the density of air?*What happens to air pressure when air

density is low?*How does the air pressure diagram on pg.

129 show that there is less pressure high in the atmosphere?*What can form when you open the

bathroom door after a hot shower?

*Lesson 4 Notes

*Land heats more quickly than water does. So in the day time the air above land is warm and the air above the sea is cooler.*Warm air rises and cool air sinks, which

causes a sea breeze.*Land loses heat faster than water does. So

at night it is the opposite. The air above land is cooler than the air above water, which causes a land breeze.