Transcript Key Question

Weather Factor Lesson 8
Key Question
1. How do differences in air pressure
cause local winds?
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Student Objective
Monday, July 20, 2015
 Objective: SWBAT describe how air pressure
differences cause local winds.
 Homework: “Winds” Guided Reading & Study
Worksheet
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Warm Up
Think about a time when you have flown a
kite or seen someone else fly a kite.
(1) What made the kite fly?
(2) Write your own definition of wind.
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Today’s Activities
Review warm up
Review the “Land and Water” lab
CyberEd: “Weather and Atmospheric
Processes” – review of convection currents
Read and observe animation of land & sea
breezes (Slide 5)
– Complete the Land and Sea Breezes WS
CyberEd review to reinforce the lesson
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Activities
 View Animation: Land and Sea Breezes
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 Land & Sea Breezes Worksheet-Teacher guided
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Draw in the direction of air flow
Label the land & sea breeze
Indicate the areas of high and low pressure
 Think about:
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Why do clouds form over land during the day?
Why do the clouds disappear at night?
Why does the ocean temperature remain constant?
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What type of breeze is occurring?
Winds
What type of breeze is occurring?
Winds
Conclusions
 Often people fly kites at the beach
because there is a constant breeze along
the shore. Using today’s notes explain
why this local wind occurs.
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