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Project Earth Science: Meteorology


By: P. Sean Smith and Brent A. Ford
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Type of Product:NSTA Press Book
Average Rating:
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Publication Title:Project Earth Science Series
Publication Date:1/1/2001
Pages:238
Stock Number:PB103X
ISBN:978-0-87355-123-6
Grade Level:Middle School, High School
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Description

The forecast for learning meteorology is bright! With nineteen hands-on activities, ten readings, and a thorough resource guide, Project Earth Science: Meteorology brings the atmosphere right into the classroom. Designed for small budgets, Meteorology is teacher-written and classroom-tested, with ready-to-use, self-directed activities. These activities require students to make clouds and hail; build weather maps; and understand the causes of smog, ozone depletion, and acid rain.

Whether it’s exploring basic principles or following real-world examples, your students will agree—discovering how weather works was never this much fun!

Ideas For Use

Each activity includes a student unit—ready for duplication—and a teacher’s guide. The student section contains background information that introduces the concept behind the activity. It also includes a set of questions to assess student comprehension. These questions are designed to aid understanding, with an emphasis placed on having students draw conclusions about what they have experienced.

Additional Info

Science Discipline: (mouse over for full classification)
Global climate change
Water cycle
Sun
Air
Water
Energy sources
Clouds
Pressure
Temperature
Wind
Pollution
Absorption
Reflection
Analyzing data
Collecting data
Interpreting data
Measuring
Modeling
Predicting
Scientific habits of mind
Using scientific equipment
Using technology
Technological design
Intended User Role:Curriculum Supervisor, High-School Educator, Middle-Level Educator, New Teacher, Teacher
Educational Issues:Assessment of students, Classroom management, Curriculum, Inquiry learning, Instructional materials, Teacher content knowledge, Teacher preparation

Contents

•Acknowledgments

•Introduction

•Overview of Project Earth Science

•About Project Earth Science: Meteorology

•Getting Ready for Classroom Instruction

•Key Concepts

•Project Earth Science: Meteorology and the National Science Education Standards

ACTIVITIES
 Activity 1 - Weather Watch
Demonstration 2 - Making Gas
Activity 3 - The Pressure’s On
Activity 4 - The Percentage of Oxygen in the Atmosphere
Activity 5 - It’s in the Air
Activity 6 - Why Is It Hotter at the Equator Than at the Poles?
Activity 7 - Which Gets Hotter: Light or Dark Surfaces?
Activity 8 - Up, Up, and Away!
Activity 9 - Why Winds Whirl Worldwide
Activity 10 - Recycled Water: The Hydrologic Cycle
Activity 11 - Rainy Day Tales
Activity 12 - A Cloud in a Jar
Activity 13 - Just Dew It!
Activity 14 - Let’s Make Frost
Activity 15 - It’s All Relative!
Activity 16 - Moving Masses
Activity 17 - Interpreting Weather Maps
Activity 18 - Hail in a Test Tube
Activity 19 - Chasing Hurricane Andrew

READINGS
Reading 1 - Earth’s Atmosphere
Reading 2 - El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO)
Reading 3 - The Facts About Ozone
Reading 4 - Air Pollution and Environmental Equity
Reading 5 - Weather and the Redistribution of Thermal Energy
Reading 6 - Global Warming and the Greenhouse Effect
Reading 7 - Environmental Effects of Acid Rain
Reading 8 - Weather’s Central Actor: Water
Reading 9 - The Inner Workings of Severe Weather
Reading 10 - Flash to Bang

APPENDICES
sciLINKS
Resources
Standards Organizational Matrix
Poetry Credits


This Title Also Available as Part of a Set:
Set: Project Earth Science Series (set of 4 books)
Buy any three Project Earth Science books and get the fourth FREE!
Set includes Geology, Astronomy, Physical Oceanography, and Meteorology.
Member Price: $67.08 Nonmember Price: $83.85

Book Series
View other books in the Project Earth Science Series.
Project Earth Science: Astronomy
Project Earth Science: Geology
Project Earth Science: Physical Oceanography

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National Standards Correlation

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  • Physical Science
    • Light, heat, electricity, and magnetism
      • Light can be reflected by a mirror, refracted by a lens, or absorbed by the object.
  • Earth Science
    • Properties of earth materials
      • Earth materials are solid rocks and soils, water, and the gases of the atmosphere.
    • Objects in the sky
      • The sun provides the light and heat necessary to maintain the temperature of the earth.
    • Changes in earth and sky
      • Weather can be described by measurable quantities, such as temperature, wind direction and speed, and precipitation.
    • Structure of the earth system
      • Water, which covers the majority of the earth's surface, circulates through the crust, oceans, and atmosphere in what is known as the "water cycle."
      • Water evaporates from the earth's surface, rises and cools as it moves to higher elevations, condenses as rain or snow, and falls to the surface where it collects in lakes, oceans, soil, and in rocks underground.
      • The atmosphere has different properties at different elevations.
      • Clouds, formed by the condensation of water vapor, affect weather and climate.
      • Global patterns of atmospheric movement influence local weather.
      • Oceans have a major effect on climate, because water in the oceans holds a large amount of heat.
    • Earth in the solar system
      • The sun is the major source of energy for phenomena on the earth's surface, such as growth of plants, winds, ocean currents, and the water cycle.
    • Energy in the earth system
      • The sun is the major external source of energy. (9-12)
      • Global climate is determined by energy transfer from the sun at and near the earth's surface. (9-12)
      • The greenhouse effect is the warming effect on the air caused by heat rising from the surface of the Earth and being trapped by gases in the troposphere. (9-12)
  • Science as Inquiry
    • Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry
      • Use appropriate tools and techniques to gather, analyze, and interpret data.
      • Develop descriptions, explanations, predictions, and models using evidence.
      • Think critically and logically to make the relationships between evidence and explanations.
  • Science in Personal and Social Perspectives
    • Changes in environments
      • Pollution is a change in the environment that can influence the health, survival, or activities of organisms, including humans.
    • Natural hazards
      • Internal and external processes of the earth system cause natural hazards (disasters), events that change or destroy human and wildlife habitats, damage property, and harm or kill humans.


Customer Reviews
Excellent Resource
  Reviewed by: Renee (Canaan, CT) on July 15, 2008
  I teach grade 6 math and science and the state standards require a unit on understanding how large bodies of water affect weather. The book includes great background information and wonderful lab activities. I highly recommend this book for anyone teaching a weather unit.

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