WEATHER AND WATER

WEATHER AND WATER

THE FIRST UNIT THAT THE STUDENTS WILL BE LEARNING IS WEATHER. THEY WILL BE ABLE TO ANSWER THE ESSENTIAL QUESTION: WHAT IS WEATHER? WE ARE PRESENTLY INVOLVED WITH A NATIONAL STUDY ON HOW STUDENTS LEARN SCIENCE. WE WILL BE LEARNING NINE DIFFERENT INVESTIGATION USING THE FOSS KITS.WE WILL BE LEARNING HOW TO MAKE WEATHER REPORTS BY GOING OUTSIDE AND USING WEATHER EQUIPMENT. THEY ALSO WILL LEARN ABOUT HOW CLOUDS ARE FORMED THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF CLOUDS. THE STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND HEAT TRANFER,CONVECTION,WATER CYCLE,GASES IN THE ATMOSPHERE,AIR PRESSURE,WIND AND AIR MASSES. WHO KNOWS WE MIGHT HAVE THE NEXT GREAT METEOROLOGIST IN OUR 6TH GRADE.

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