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Fronts, Storm Project
Fronts, Storm Project
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National Science Education Standards: As a result of activities in grades 5-8, all students should be able to develop an understanding about scientific inquiry, structure of earth system, and understandings about science and technology.
Air Pressure And Weather, Storm Project
Air Pressure And Weather, Storm Project
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Objective: Students will learn about relationships between air pressure and weather changes.
National Science Education Standards: As a result of activities in grades 5-8, all students should develop: understandings about scientific inquiry, structure of the earth system, and understanding about science and technology.
Decoding Metar Data, Storm Project
Decoding Metar Data, Storm Project
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Objectives: Students will decode a METAR report and convert the decoded METAR data to a station model plot.
National Science Education Standard: All students should develop an understanding of: abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry, properties and changes of properties in matter, understandings about science and technology, and structure of the earth system.
Mid-Latitude Cyclones, Storm Project
Mid-Latitude Cyclones, Storm Project
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National Science Education Standards: As a result of activities in grades 5-8, all students should develop an understanding about scientific inquiry, structure of the earth system, and understandings about science and technology.
Drawing Isobars, Storm Project
Drawing Isobars, Storm Project
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Objectives:
1. Students will be able to define and draw isobars to analyze air pressure variations.
2. Students will be able to identify highs and lows on the analyzed maps.
National Science Standards: As a result of activities in grades 5-8, all students should develop an understanding of: structure of earth system, science and technology, risks and benefits, and science and technology in society.
There's A Hole In My Umbrella: A Mini-Unit On Acid Deposition, Storm Project
There's A Hole In My Umbrella: A Mini-Unit On Acid Deposition, Storm Project
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Objective: Students will gain an understanding of acid deposit ion and the environmental impact it has both nationally and globally. National Science Standards: As a result of these activities, students in grades 9-12, will
• develop skills in scientific inquiry (standard A).
• observe changes in properties of matter (standard B).
• gain an understanding of environmental quality related to both natural and human-induced hazards (standard F).
• understand that science is a global challenge (standard F).
• evaluate results of scientific experiments and observations (standard F).
Reading Universal Time, Storm Project
Reading Universal Time, Storm Project
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National Science Education Standards: As a result of activities in grades 5-8, all students should develop an understanding about science and technology, and science and technology in society.
Reading And Using Meteograms, Storm Project
Reading And Using Meteograms, Storm Project
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Objectives:Students learn how hourly weather data is plotted on a meteogram, and how to interpret the data. They will relate meteogram data to surface weather maps.
National Science Education Standards: As a result of activities in grades 5-8, all students should develop an understanding of: abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry, properties and changes of properties in matter, understandings about science and technology, and structure of the earth system.
As a result of their activities in grades 9-12, all students should develop an understanding of Energy in the earth System: The sun is the major external source of energy; Heating …
Upper Air Plots, Storm Project
Upper Air Plots, Storm Project
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Objectives: Students will study air patterns at three different levels of the troposphere.
National Science Education Standards: As a result of activities in grades 5-8, all students should develop an understanding of: abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry, properties and changes of properties in matter, understandings about science and technology, and structure of the earth system.
Is Air Quality In The Index?, Storm Project
Is Air Quality In The Index?, Storm Project
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Objectives:
• Make predictions and explanations based from evidence.
• Identify sources of air pollution that affect air quality.
• Interpret and apply the Air Quality Index.
• Have the desire to share Air Quality information with others.
5-8 NSES Standards:
• Standard A: Inquiry •Standard D: Structure of Earth Systems
•Standard E: Science and Technology
•Standard F: Personal Health, Population, Resources, Environmental and Natural Hazards, Risks and Benefits, Science and Technology in Society
9-12 NSES Standards:
• Standard A: Inquiry
• Standard D: Geochemical Cycles, Origin and Evoluti
on of the Earth System
• Standard E: Science and Technology …
Factories - Friends Or Foes?, Storm Project
Factories - Friends Or Foes?, Storm Project
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Objective: Students will be able to role play various points of view considering placement of a factory and its effects on air quality.
National Science Education Standards:
Standard E - Understandings about science and technology
Standard F -
- Personal health
- Populations, resources, and environments
- Natural hazards
- Risks and benefits
- Science and technology in society
Standard G - Science as a human endeavor
There's A Whole Lotta Spillin' Goin' On!, Storm Project
There's A Whole Lotta Spillin' Goin' On!, Storm Project
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Unit Learning Objectives: The learner should be able to:
1. Compare and contrast hazardous chemical spills
2. Comprehend how hazardous chemicals affect the environment.
3. Explain the difficulty involved in cleaning up a
hazardous spill.
4. Explain how the chemical travels once it is released.
5. Assess how hazardous chemicals affect the human body and animal life.
6. Analyze a chemical spill and its affects on its
surroundings.
7. Create an emergency management system based on a real life situation
Evidence of Understanding: By the end of this unit, students should be able to demonstrate a clear understanding of hazardous …