6th Grade Science Guide

Unit 4 6.3 Weather & Climate 3 Dimensions & Progressions

● Lesson Plan ● Corn syrups ● Water ● Plastic Containers

● I can show how Earth’s weather and climate are infuenced by

● Students will make a model of air mass movements using corn syrup and water.

interactions that involve the sun using a model.

Activity: Front Animation

Objective

Overview

Materials

● I can compare and

● Students watch an

● Animation

contrast the difference between low and high pressure systems.

animation about Fronts. Students should write down observations, and compare their observations to what they’ve learned about temperature and pressure and air masses labs.

Activity: Isotherms Lab

Objective

Overview

Materials

● I can compare and

● Isotherms help us to

● Lesson Plan

contrast the difference between low and high pressure systems.

identify both warm and cold air masses. Isobars show areas of high and low pressure. In this lab, students practice drawing isotherms and isobars and locating air masses and areas of different pressures.

Activity: Global Circulation Patterns

Objective

Overview

Materials

● Videos

● I can describe how the unequal heating of earth leads to weather patterns.

● Students watch videos about differential heating, the coriolis effect, and winds.