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An Introduction to Aerodynamics

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 88.06.09

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Weather Awareness

Beverly Stern

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III. Lesson Plans, For Four weeks.

Day 1. Discuss “What do we mean by weather?” Learn where students are.

Give students a copy of the text, a weather log, and a copy of that mornings New Haven Register’s weather report.

Explain main purpose of the unit, what is expected of them, and how they will be graded. (Parts A,D,E and F in Student Text).

Read and discuss section B, weather Log.

Either from reading instruments or the mornings weather report, fill out day l in the weather log.

If any time left, discuss the day’s weather report.

Day 2. Discuss day’s weather report and fill in day 2 in the weather log.

Discuss projects and project topics so that students can be thinking of what they want to do.

Begin to read and discuss Question 1:” How is Our Weather Dependent on the Earth’s Gravity and the Sun’s Energy?”

Use ratio concept to make a completed illustration of the relative distances of the planets to the Sun. Figure 1.

Day 3. Fill in day 3 in weather log.

Assign worksheet #1 using data from Figures 1 & 2.

Day 4. Fill in day 4 in weather log.

Assign worksheet #2 using data from Figures 1 & 2.

Day 5. Fill in day 5 in weather log.

Complete any work left from Worksheets 1 and 2.

Together read the rest of Question #1’s text, having students discuss it as you go along.

Make sure everyone knows Question #1 and its answers.

Day 6. Fill in day 6 in weather log.

Each student chooses a group project topic and an individual topic as part of it. Decide due dates for rough and final drafts of the one or two page individual reports and the group presentations.

Begin Question #2:” what are the four major components of weather?” Read and discuss the section on temperature.

Give Worksheet #3 on convection, body temperature, use of the Fahrenheit and Celsius scales, Earth’s temperature range, and other things related to temperature.

Use Winter Storms slides and audio, if available.

Day 7. Fill in day 7 in weather log.

Read and discuss section on humidity.

Assign worksheet #4 on humidity related problems.

Day 8. Fill in day 8 in weather log.
____ Read and discuss section on air pressure.
____ Assign worksheet #5 on air pressure questions and problems.

Day 9. Fill in day 9 in weather log.

Read discuss section on winds.

Worksheet #6 on wind related questions.

Day 10. Fill in day 10 in weather log.

Begin work on the third question, “How are storms created?” by reading and discussing the sections on frontal storms and thunderstorms.

Use When Lightening Strikes slides and script, if available.

Have students illustrate fronts and thunderstorms.

Day 11. Fill in day 11 in weather log.

Read and discuss tornadoes and hurricanes.

Students sketch tornado and hurricane patterns.

Give students a hurricane charting exercise.

Day 12. Fill in day 12 in weather log.

Read and discuss section on the fourth question, “What can we learn from weather reports?”

Use Weather Watchers video if available. Pass around and discuss different kinds of weather reports.

Give students an exercise on filling in a weather map with highs, lows, temperatures of various cities, and thunderstorm predictions.

Day 13. Fill in day 13 in weather log.

Use Global Weather video if available.

Rough of one or two page reports due. Spend class on these. Possibly in groups, possibly sending 1 or 2 students to library.

Day 14. Fill in day 14 in weather log.

Work in groups on group presentation of topics.

Day 15. Fill in day 15 in weather log.

Begin student reports.

Day 16. Fill in day 16 in weather log.

Continue reports.

Day 17. Fill in day 17 in weather log.

Complete reports.

Turn in reports.

Day 18. Fill in day 18 in weather log.

Plan a special review.

Day 19. Fill in day 19 in weather log.

Students turn in corrected worksheets.

Day 20. Fill in day 20 in weather log.

Take test and turn in weather log.

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Day 1.	Discuss “What do we mean by weather?” Learn where students are.
	Give students a copy of the text, a weather log, and a copy of that mornings New Haven Register’s weather report.
	Explain main purpose of the unit, what is expected of them, and how they will be graded. (Parts A,D,E and F in Student Text).
	Read and discuss section B, weather Log.
	Either from reading instruments or the mornings weather report, fill out day l in the weather log.
	If any time left, discuss the day’s weather report.
Day 2.	Discuss day’s weather report and fill in day 2 in the weather log.
	Discuss projects and project topics so that students can be thinking of what they want to do.
	Begin to read and discuss Question 1:” How is Our Weather Dependent on the Earth’s Gravity and the Sun’s Energy?”
	Use ratio concept to make a completed illustration of the relative distances of the planets to the Sun. Figure 1.
Day 3.	Fill in day 3 in weather log.
	Assign worksheet #1 using data from Figures 1 & 2.
Day 4.	Fill in day 4 in weather log.
	Assign worksheet #2 using data from Figures 1 & 2.
Day 5.	Fill in day 5 in weather log.
	Complete any work left from Worksheets 1 and 2.
	Together read the rest of Question #1’s text, having students discuss it as you go along.
	Make sure everyone knows Question #1 and its answers.
Day 6.	Fill in day 6 in weather log.
		Each student chooses a group project topic and an individual topic as part of it. Decide due dates for rough and final drafts of the one or two page individual reports and the group presentations.
		Begin Question #2:” what are the four major components of weather?” Read and discuss the section on temperature.
		Give Worksheet #3 on convection, body temperature, use of the Fahrenheit and Celsius scales, Earth’s temperature range, and other things related to temperature.
	Use Winter Storms slides and audio, if available.
Day 7.	Fill in day 7 in weather log.
	Read and discuss section on humidity.
	Assign worksheet #4 on humidity related problems.

Day 9.	Fill in day 9 in weather log.
	Read discuss section on winds.
	Worksheet #6 on wind related questions.
Day 10.	Fill in day 10 in weather log.
	Begin work on the third question, “How are storms created?” by reading and discussing the sections on frontal storms and thunderstorms.
	Use When Lightening Strikes slides and script, if available.
	Have students illustrate fronts and thunderstorms.
Day 11.	Fill in day 11 in weather log.
	Read and discuss tornadoes and hurricanes.
	Students sketch tornado and hurricane patterns.
	Give students a hurricane charting exercise.
Day 12.	Fill in day 12 in weather log.
	Read and discuss section on the fourth question, “What can we learn from weather reports?”
		Use Weather Watchers video if available. Pass around and discuss different kinds of weather reports.
		Give students an exercise on filling in a weather map with highs, lows, temperatures of various cities, and thunderstorm predictions.
Day 13.	Fill in day 13 in weather log.
	Use Global Weather video if available.
	Rough of one or two page reports due. Spend class on these. Possibly in groups, possibly sending 1 or 2 students to library.
Day 14.	Fill in day 14 in weather log.
	Work in groups on group presentation of topics.
Day 15.	Fill in day 15 in weather log.
	Begin student reports.
Day 16.	Fill in day 16 in weather log.
	Continue reports.
Day 17.	Fill in day 17 in weather log.
	Complete reports.
	Turn in reports.
Day 18.	Fill in day 18 in weather log.
	Plan a special review.
Day 19.	Fill in day 19 in weather log.
	Students turn in corrected worksheets.
Day 20.	Fill in day 20 in weather log.
	Take test and turn in weather log.