Meteorology

LMS

Evans, GA

Grade Six

CCBOE

Unit #6

Climate & Weather

All assignments are listed in the Assignment Log on this website as well as in the classroom.

Students are responsible to get work for absences, and have three days to complete it.

Assignment Log Study Guide

Textbook -

Terms you need to know should always be #1 in the science section of your binder. If you review them each night, they will not seem so foreign to you on a test or project!

Chapters 13 & 14

Bonus Room

Extra Credit by definition is extra. It does not replace required assignments. It is available for each nine weeks in the Bonus Room and must be turned in by due date

DUE DATE for this term is

MAY 1, 2009

No Exceptions

Guiding Question

How does the sun interact with the earth to produce weather and climate?

Standards

S6E2. Students will understand the effects of the relative positions of the earth, moon & sun.

c. Relate the tilt of the earth to the distribution of sunlight throughout the year and its effect on climate.

S6E4. Students will understand how the distribution of land and oceans affects climate & weather.

a. Demonstrate that land & water absorb and lose heat at different rates and explain the resulting effects on weather patterns.

b. Relate unequal heating of land & water surfaces to form large global wind systems and weather events such as tornadoes & thunderstorms.

c. Relate how moisture evaporating from the oceans affects the weather patterns & weather events such as hurricanes.

S6E6. Students will describe various sources of energy and their uses and conservation.

a. Explain the role of the sun as the major source of energy and its relationship to wind and water energy.

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GPS Topical Essential Questions

	How does the tilt of the earth affect the seasons & Earth's climate?
	How does an ocean affect the weather & climate of adjacent land?
	How does the sun's heating of water in the tropics affect the climate in the rest of the world?
	What happens to water after it evaporates from the oceans & land?
	How does the sun's energy cause wind & hurricanes?

	Cool Weather
	Web Weather for Kids
	The Weather Dude
	The Water Cycle
	The Weather Channel
	NOAA
	NOAA Severe Weather
	Tornado Facts
	National Hurricane Center
	FEMA
	FEMA for Kids
	N.G. Forces of Nature
	Weather Wiz Kids
	Superstorm