Access Point Number | Access Point Title |
SC.912.E.7.In.4 | Describe variations in climate due to geological locations, such as on mountains and the nearness to large bodies of water. |
SC.912.E.7.Su.4 | Identify the climate conditions in different parts of the world. |
SC.912.E.7.Pa.4 | Recognize that weather (climate) is different in different locations. |
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Lesson 4: Interannual Variability- El Nino & La Nina | This lesson covers: •The El Niño-Southern Oscillation cycle •How El Niño/La Niña events affect Florida •How El Niño/La Niña events affect productivity off the coast of Peru |
Climates of Coastal versus Inland Cities | This lesson challenges students to compare the climates of two cities, one coastal and one inland, that are located at the same latitude. Students will create illustrated posters that will be analyzed by the class during a gallery walk. |
Land Versus Water Specific Heat Activity | This activity has been designed as an inquiry lab to introduce weather and weather patterns. The students will explore the concept of weather through one of the factors that causes the weather that surrounds us, wind production. |
Effects of Earth's Surface Features on Climate | In this lesson, students will investigate the ability of water to retain it's temperature, and explain how the proximity of an area to an ocean or lake will contribute to the climate of an area. Students will measure the temperature of three beakers; one empty, one with water, and one with sand to determine how quickly their temperatures will change over specific time period. |
Down By the Sea | In this lesson, students will create 3 graphs showing the average monthly temperatures of 6 cities. Cities at similar latitudes are paired together on a graph. One city represents inland conditions and the other represents ocean-side conditions at that latitude. There are 2 versions of the activity. Version A for independent learners asks them to formulate a conclusions about how proximity to an ocean affects a community's climate. Version B for developing learners, follows each graph is the same set of 3 questions which are designed to focus student attention on the temperature differences experienced between inland and ocean-side communities. In the final portion of the activity, students are asked to come up with general temperature patterns for inland vs. ocean-side communities. |
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Climate Conditions and Features | Learn to differentiate and describe how geologic features affect the climate patterns of a region in this interactive tutorial. |
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Hurricane Dennis and Meteorology Majors | A discussion focusing on the predictions that underestimated the storm surge from Hurricane Dennis on the Florida panhandle. Download the CPALMS Perspectives video student note taking guide. |
How do Landforms and Water Impact Climate? | A climatologist rains down information about how physical factors form regional climates. Download the CPALMS Perspectives video student note taking guide. |
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Solving Systems of Equations, Oceans & Climate | <p>Angela Dial discusses how she solves systems of equations to determine how the composition of ocean floor sediment has changed over 65 million years to help reveal more information regarding climate change.</p> |
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How Does Melting Ice Affect Sea Level? | In this activity, students investigate the effects of melting ice sheets and ice caps on sea level by constructing a pair of models and seeing the effects of ice melt in two different situations. |
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Will an Ice Cube Melt Faster in Freshwater or Saltwater? | With an often unexpected outcome from a simple experiment, students can discover the factors that cause and influence thermohaline circulation in our oceans. In two 45-minute class periods, students complete activities where they observe the melting of ice cubes in saltwater and freshwater, using basic materials: clear plastic cups, ice cubes, water, salt, food coloring, and thermometers. There are no prerequisites for this lesson but it is helpful if students are familiar with the concepts of density and buoyancy as well as the salinity of seawater. It is also helpful if students understand that dissolving salt in water will lower the freezing point of water. There are additional follow up investigations that help students appreciate and understand the importance of the ocean's influence on Earth's climate. |
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Climate Conditions and Features: | Learn to differentiate and describe how geologic features affect the climate patterns of a region in this interactive tutorial. |
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How do Landforms and Water Impact Climate?: | A climatologist rains down information about how physical factors form regional climates. Download the CPALMS Perspectives video student note taking guide. |
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Will an Ice Cube Melt Faster in Freshwater or Saltwater?: | With an often unexpected outcome from a simple experiment, students can discover the factors that cause and influence thermohaline circulation in our oceans. In two 45-minute class periods, students complete activities where they observe the melting of ice cubes in saltwater and freshwater, using basic materials: clear plastic cups, ice cubes, water, salt, food coloring, and thermometers. There are no prerequisites for this lesson but it is helpful if students are familiar with the concepts of density and buoyancy as well as the salinity of seawater. It is also helpful if students understand that dissolving salt in water will lower the freezing point of water. There are additional follow up investigations that help students appreciate and understand the importance of the ocean's influence on Earth's climate. |
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How do Landforms and Water Impact Climate?: | A climatologist rains down information about how physical factors form regional climates. Download the CPALMS Perspectives video student note taking guide. |