6th+Sci+Atmosphere


 * Subject/Course:** Science

**Grade Level:** 6

**Standard: Atmosphere**

**SPI or Check for Understanding (#): 0607.8.1** Analyze data to identify events associated with heat convection in the atmosphere

**Assessment Topic:** What causes heat convection in the atmosphere?

**Essential Question (s):** What causes the wind? Where might the earth be the hottest and why? Where might the earth be the coolest and why? Why is the sand hotter than the water when you go to the beach? Why does warm air rise and cool air sink? How can air moving affect the weather? **Subject/Course:** Science

**Grade Level:** 6

**Standard: Atmosphere**

**SPI or Check for Understanding (#): 0607.8.2** Recognize the connection between the sun’s energy and the wind

**Assessment Topic:** Sun’s energy and wind

**Essential Question (s):** What causes the wind? How is the earth heated unevenly by the sun? Where are the most sunrays absorbed? Why does warm air rise and cool air sink? **Subject/Course:** Science

**Grade Level:** 6

**Standard: Atmosphere**

**SPI or Check for Understanding (#): 0607.8.4** Interpret meteorological data to make predictions about the weather

**Assessment Topic:** Predict the weather using meteorological data

**Essential Question (s):** What does rising pressure mean? What kind of weather does low pressure systems bring? What does humidity mean? What weather can be predicted after a cool front? What weather can be predicted after a warm front?


 * Grade Level: 6**
 * Standard: Atmosphere**
 * SPI of Check for Understanding (#): 0607.8.3**
 * Describe how temperature differences in the ocean account for currents.**
 * Assessment Topic: How does temperature differences create current?**
 * Essential Question (s):**
 * Why is there different temperatures in the ocean?**
 * What is the difference in deep currents and surface currents?**
 * Why is the salenity different at different depths in the ocean?**
 * Compare and contrast the California Current and the Gulf Stream.**