CURRICULUM MAP

School: Central/Liberty

Teacher(s):

Grade/Level: 5

Discipline: Weather Forecasting

Year:	Day 1	Day 2	Day 3	Day 4	Day 5
Content Theme Topic Area	What is Air?	What is Air?	What is Air?	Air Movement	Density of Air
Outcomes Essential Questions	LWDAT infer that air takes up space and has weight	LWDAT describe the make-up of the atmosphere	LWDAT compare the atmosphere with a greenhouse atmosphere	LWDAT understand why air rises and how the earth is warmed unevenly	LWDAT understand how heat affects the density of air
Skills	NJCCCS 5.4	NJCCCS 5.8 A,B	NJCCCS 5.8 B	NJCCCS 5.8	NJCCCS 5.8
Assessment	Science Notebook pp. 205-206	Journal Entry: Describe what you expect to find as you ascend to different levels of the troposphere	Science Notebook P 210	Science Notebook p. 211	Science Notebook p. E-213
Key Resources	Discovery Works E-6 & E-7 Science Notebook pp. 205-206	Discovery Works E-10 to E-13	Discovery Works pp. E-14 & E-15	Discovery Works E-16 & E-17	Discovery Works E-18 to E-20