Earth Science Instructional Guide

Earth and Space Science

Atmosphere

Quarter 3

McGraw Hill Module 8

● Atmospheric Composition Mini Stations Lab

Explore & Expand

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25-30 mins (5-7 mins per station)

Atmospheric composition mini station lab and graphing activity. - Could potentially group students into groups of 4 and have each

student do a different reading and then switch readings around the group.

● Atmosphere Layers Notes

Atmosphere Layers Information and Notes - Have students use the textbook

20mins

page 200-201 to read about the atmospheric layers and summarize the information in their notes.

Go over the Question at the bottom of the notes paper.

Conduction, Convection, Radiation - Have students either Read pages 203-204 in their textbooks or, Print off Pages 203-204, or Have students utilize the “Explore and Explain: Energy Transfer in the Atmosphere” online platform. - As students read, have them make

● Blank paper or students’ INB

25 minutes

a graphic organizer that compares the three methods that transfer solar energy.

● Flashlight (incoming

Elaborate

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40mins

The greenhouse effect: - Have students watch the following video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v =fYqdKiT0Eqo - Have students map out the

solar radiation)

● Pan of water (refection of energy back to space) ● Dark

greenhouse effect on a piece of paper and draw arrows to show how much radiation is absorbed,

construction paper (earth surface)