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
