Zixth Grade » graph http://zixthgrade.edublogs.org Mr. Zehring's Sixth Grade Blog Mon, 11 May 2009 20:36:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 This Week in Zixth Grade http://zixthgrade.edublogs.org/2008/09/15/this-week-in-zixth-grade/ http://zixthgrade.edublogs.org/2008/09/15/this-week-in-zixth-grade/#comments Mon, 15 Sep 2008 17:26:27 +0000 Joel Zehring http://zixthgrade.edublogs.org/?p=269 We’re half way through September and we’re ready to kick off a new unit: Earth’s Weather Patterns. This week we’ll work to answer this question: What makes up the atmosphere? If you come across any useful links, post them in the comment section to share with our classmates.

Objectives

  • Map the composition of the atmosphere.
  • Identify the layers of the atmosphere.
  • Recognize how the sun affects the atmosphere.
  • Main Idea and Details: Look for the details that describe the atmosphere.
  • Technology: Create a plain text file and save it in a new folder on a networked drive.

Key Vocabulary

  • atmosphere
  • troposphere
  • stratosphere
  • mesosphere
  • thermosphere
  • exosphere

Assignments

  • Investigate: Layers of the Atmosphere lab report and graph on page 245
  • Atmospheric layers diagram
  • Reading Support 48-49
  • Plain text files saved on district server
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