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WEATHER AND WATER COURSE MATRIX
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CD-ROM
FOSS READINGS
EXTENSIONS

6.
Water in the Air (8 sessions)
• Video Resources: Cloud in a Bottle
• Atmospheric Data: Weather-Balloon Launch
Dragon’s Breath
Observing Clouds
Weather Balloons and Upper-Air Soundings
• Investigate transpiration.
• Observe a weather-balloon launch.
• Take a second look at the pressure/ temperature relationship.
• Explore evaporation.
• Collect local radiosonde data.

7.
The Water Planet (4 sessions)
• Cycles: Water Cycle • Earth: The Water Planet • Play the inflatable globe game.
• Take a field trip.

8.
Air Pressure and Wind (8 sessions)
• Climate Factors: Local Wind
• Matter and Energy: Gas in a Syringe
• Atmospheric Data: Weather-Balloon Launch
• Atmospheric Data: Elevator to Space
What Is Air Pressure?
• Where the Wild Wind Blows
• Laura’s Big Day
• Write a poem about wind.
• Build a wind sock.
• Build a wind vane.
• Make airplane or mountain-climbing observations.
• Reduce pressure in a bottle.

9.
Weather and Climate (6 sessions)
• Video Resources: Solar Balloon
• Video Resources: Weather Satellite
• Climate Factors: Weather and Landforms
• Climate Factors: Climate Regions
• Cycles: Water Cycle
Severe Weather
Is Earth Getting Warmer?
• Use the weather satellite on the CD-ROM.
• Check out local water.
• Do an urban heat island project.
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