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Grade 8 Earth Science
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Unit 2 - September/October
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September Week 4
Students should be able to research and construct a diagram that demonstrates the interaction of solar radiation, Earth’s atmosphere, and energy transfer (conduction, convection, and radiation).
Describe the effect of satellite technology on weather prediction/storm tracking, including hurricanes; evaluate the costs/benefits in terms of lives and property saved; predict the impact on storm preparedness if there were no weather satellites.
Predict the direction of local winds and relate these to the presence of fronts and high- and/or low-pressure systems or other atmospheric phenomena.
Read/interpret data from a thermometer/barometer/psychrometer (multiple-days); determine if there is a correlation between the data and observed weather phenomena
Identify types and origins of air masses, fronts and the accompanying weather conditions; collect evidence for how the motions and complex interactions of air masses results in changes in weather conditions.
Plan/conduct an investigation to predict weather based on cloud type, temperature, jet stream location, relative humidity, and barometric pressure
Read and interpret a weather map containing fronts, isobars, and isotherms and relate these factors to potential weather conditions occurring at specific locations.
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