Learning Sequence 3
Worldwide Weather
Why do storms move in predictable patterns around the world?
Students zoom out to explore how and why storms move around the world due to atmospheric circulation caused by the uneven heating of the Earth.
Resources
- Teacher Guide
- Designed to guide you through each section of the curriculum by providing step-by-step instructions for lessons, sample videos of activities, background science content, and NGSS connections.
- All Student Activity Sheets for Lessons 12-15
- Each lesson has activity sheets that you can download separately (see below), or you can download all of the activity sheets used in a learning sequence using the link above.
- Digital Student Activity Sheets for Lessons 12-15
- Designed to be used with online learning management systems, like Google Classroom. Check out the Digital Worksheet Guide for more instructions on how to use these worksheets. Make sure to log into your Google account before copying any of the sheets to your drive.
- Powerpoints
- Powerpoint slides have been developed for each section of the curriculum to help organize and guide your students through lessons and activities.
- Summative Assessments
- Each learning sequence includes a corresponding summative assessment with answer keys; these assessments allow you to make sense of student learning, identify productive thinking, and identify incomplete or inaccurate ideas.
- Digital Summative Assessments
- As with the Digital Student Activity Sheets, these assements are designed to be used with online learning management systems, like Google Classroom. Check out the Digital Worksheet Guide for more instructions on how to use these tools. Make sure to log into your Google account before copying any of the sheets to your drive. Make a direct copy here: Learning Sequence 3 Worksheet; Drawing 1; Drawing 2.
- GLOBE Connections
- For each learning sequence, we have developed GLOBE Connections that include ideas for student research and environmental explorations that utilize GLOBE protocols, the GLOBE Visualization Tool, and connect with GLOBE schools from around the world.
Additional background information
- What Is the Coriolis Effect?
- Seasons and Why the Equator is Warmer than the Poles
- What causes the seasons?
- Heat from the Earth's Interior Does Not Control Climate
- Science Talk Video: Worldwide Weather
- This video was created for teacher background information and workshop purposes (not as a visual tool for your students).
Lesson 12 Student Activity Sheets
Copy Lesson 12 Digital Student Activity Sheet to your Google Drive
Copy Lesson 12 Drawing 1 for Digital Student Activity Sheet to your Google Drive
Copy Lesson 12 Drawing 2 for Digital Student Activity Sheet to your Google Drive
Links used in Lesson 12
- Time-lapse of North American storm movement: March to April (2 minutes)
- Time-lapse of North American storm movement: January to February (2 minutes)
- NASA global rainfall and snowfall video
Lesson 13 Student Activity Sheets
GLOBE Temperature and Latitude Data Cards
Annual Mean Temperature Graphic
Copy Lesson 13 Digital Student Activity Sheet to your Google Drive
Copy Lesson 13 Drawing 1 for Digital Student Activity Sheet to your Google Drive
Copy Lesson 13 Drawing 2 for Digital Student Activity Sheet to your Google Drive
Lesson 14 Student Activity Sheets
Copy Lesson 14 Digital Student Activity Sheet to your Google Drive
Copy Lesson 14 Drawing 1 for Digital Student Activity Sheet to your Google Drive
Copy Lesson 14 Drawing 2 for Digital Student Activity Sheet to your Google Drive
Copy Lesson 14 Drawing 3 for Digital Student Activity Sheet to your Google Drive
Copy Lesson 14 Drawing 4 for Digital Student Activity Sheet to your Google Drive
Links used in Lesson 14
- NASA global rainfall and snowfall video (optional)
Lesson 14 Virtual Resources
- Convection Demonstration video (1.5 minutes)
Lesson 15 Student Activity Sheets
Copy Lesson 15 Digital Student Activity Sheet to your Google Drive
Links used in Lesson 15
Additional Teacher Resources for Lesson 15
- Supplemental Teacher video for Coriolis effect activity (3.5 minutes)