MS-ESS2-6

SCUSD NGSS Curriculum Guide ====**MS-ESS2-6: Develop and use a model to describe how unequal heating and rotation of the Earth cause patterns of atmospheric and oceanic circulation that determine regional climates. ** [Clarification Statement: Emphasis is on how patterns vary by latitude, altitude, and geographic land distribution. Emphasis of atmospheric circulation is on the sunlight-driven latitudinal banding, the Coriolis effect, and resulting prevailing winds; emphasis of ocean circulation is on the transfer of heat by the global ocean convection cycle, which is constrained by the Coriolis effect and the outlines of continents. Examples of models can be diagrams, maps and globes, or digital representations.] [//Assessment Boundary: Assessment does not include the dynamics of the Coriolis effect.//] ====

Science Background for the Teacher:
[overview of relevant science background for teacher]

Key Vocabulary:

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Possible Assessments (formative and/or summative):
Selected questions from Holt textbook End of unit assessment and project-based assessment from Investigation Earth Systems.

Key Student Activity:
Selected investigations from Unit 1 and 2 (Investigating Earth Systems Vol. 1, AGI)

and Unit 4 (Investigating Earth Systems Vol 2, AGI)

Key Teacher Demo/Activity:
Demo with hot plates (convection current)

Common Student Misconceptions:
[Descriptions of common student mistakes or misconceptions related to this topic.]

Things to Avoid/Correct:
[Descriptions of imprecise language or other mistakes related to this topic that might have to be corrected at a higher grade band.]

====Other Resources (text, video, simulations, activities, models, etc..): ====


 * Bay Area Earth Science Institute (BAESI) baesi.org
 * http://www.learner.org