Different types of Climate, take 3

3/18/09
Wednesday

Earth Space Science
Periods: 1, 2, 3, 4/5, 6/7, 10
Time: 30 min

Indiana State Standards:ES. 1.17 Describe the development and dynamics of climatic changes over time, such as the cycles of glaciation.

Schedule

1 Entry Work Question 2-3 min
2. Go over Chap. 14., Sect. 2 assessment 10 min
4 Attention grabber activity 5-7 min
5 Independent work 15 min
6 Together work 15 min
7 Independent work 5 min

Lesson Plan

Entry Work Question: What are the summers and winters like in Continental climates? (Hint: we're in a continental climate!!)

Attention Grabber: Remind the students that we are finishing posters over cities that we have always wanted to visit.

Introduction: We are going to be making a poster of what the climate in your city looks like. "Let me show you what it should look like."

Together Work: Repeat what the students are supposed to have completed on their poster before the end of the period.
1. Pick a city that they've always wanted to visit, live in, or are curious about.
2. Write 2-3 sentences about why they picked this city.
3. Look up the climate type on page 364 in the textbook.
4. Draw a picture of what you think the climate looks like.
5. Write a 2 paragraph "letter home" of what the climate is like. Use the book for help.

Independent Work: The students are to finish their posters.