MS-ESS2.C-2
What's The Weather?
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COMBINED RATING
4.5 Stars
TEACHERS (2)
4.5
STUDENTS (0)
0.0
LENGTH
15 Minutes
GRADES
6
7
8
CAPABILITIES
Text-to-Speech Support
Saves Progress
Description
"What's The Weather?" is an interactive weather prediction game that intuitively teaches students about The Water Cycle and Weather Patterns. Help out the Weather Investigation Bureau in solving interesting cases with different weather conditions!
Vocabulary Words
weather
low pressure
high pressure
precipitation
wind
water cycle
evaporation
Instructions
Play through this interactive game to learn about The Water Cycle and Weather Patterns. Suitable for Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8.
Main Concepts
Weather is defined as the conditions of the atmosphere at a particular place and time.(MS)
Thermal energy transfers via conduction and radiation between the ocean and the air above it.
Weather characteristics include: temperature, air pressure, humidity, precipitation, wind speed and direction.
Local weather patterns are determined by the movement of water in the atmosphere.
The flow of air as wind on Earth is related to heating from the Sun.
Dense air masses are cool and dry, while less dense air masses are warm and humid.
Air masses cool as they rise over landforms such as mountains, causing water vapor to condense and fall as precipitation.
Wind moves from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure.
Gravity pulls denser air masses downwards, causing less dense air masses to rise.
The complex patterns of the changes and the movement of water in the atmosphere are major determinants of local weather patterns.
Earth's water cycle involves the processes by which water circulates between the oceans, atmosphere, land, and living organisms.
Wind is moving air.
The water cycle includes condensation, the process in which water vapor changes into liquid water.
Water is located in oceans, rivers, lakes, swamps, groundwater, aquifers, and ice.
The water cycle includes evaporation, the process in which liquid water changes into water vapor.
The water cycle includes precipitation, the process in which liquid water or ice falls from the sky.
Discussion Questions
Before the Game
What is weather? How would you describe the weather outside today? What are three terms we use to describe weather conditions?
After the Game
What role does the sun play in determining the weather? What causes wind? How do cool and warm air masses differ? What are three weather examples in the game that illustrated cause and effect?
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