1. Weather and Climate Unit Part 1: Introduction to Weather and Climate Key Learning: The unequal heating and cooling of the Earth’s surface causes our weather and climate differences. Unit Essential Question: What causes weather and climate differences?

2. Weather and Climate Unit Part 1: Introduction to Weather and Climate Concept: Weather and Climate Lesson Essential Questions: 1. How does the Sun’s energy get distributed around the Earth? 2. How do I describe the climate of an area? 3. What factors influence the climate of an area? 4. How are weather and climate different? Vocabulary: Weather Climate Latitude Climograph Convection Current Altitude/Elevation You will be able to answer these questions by the end of Part 1 You should already know what these words mean. You will be able to use them in your responses and discussions throughout the unit

3. Weather and Climate Unit Part 1: Introduction to Weather and Climate Homework Assignment # 1 In the Weather and Climate readings and assignments… Read pages 2-5 and complete the assignment on page 6

4. Weather and Climate Unit Part 1: Introduction to Weather and Climate Warm Up # 1 (Part A): What do you notice about the warmer ocean temperatures? Where are they located? Why are they located there? What kind of heat energy transfer is this?

5. Weather and Climate Unit Part 1: Introduction to Weather and Climate Warm Up # 1 (Part B): Draw the currents (you may use color): Wind Currents Ocean Currents

7. Bill Nye: Climates

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9. Weather and Climate Unit Part 1: Introduction to Weather and Climate http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/GlobalMaps/ view.php?d1=CERES_NETFLUX_M

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11. Weather and Climate Unit Part 1: Introduction to Weather and Climate Complete Summary # 1: Pick one of the sets of data below, circle it, complete the yearly averages, and draw a climograph to represent the data. Then, describe the climate of that city and where it might be located.

12. Weather and Climate Unit Part 1: Introduction to Weather and Climate Homework Assignment # 2 In the Weather and Climate readings and assignments… Read pages 7-9 and complete the assignment on page 10

13. Weather and Climate Unit Part 1: Introduction to Weather and Climate Warm Up # 2: How might the climate of your area change if you moved farthernorth and away from the ocean?

14. Weather and Climate Unit Part 1: Introduction to Weather and Climate Complete the chart and answer the questions that go along with the reading. Type of Storm Where/How it Form Characteristics

15. Weather and Climate Unit Part 1: Introduction to Weather and Climate Complete Summary # 2: If you were caught in one of the four storms you read about, which would you rather it be? Why?