This product includes Part 2 of a Full Year of Earth Science Curriculum Lesson Plans.

Each of the 4 Units in Part 2 contains a PowerPoint presentation, Notes Outline and Homework Assignment. In total, there are 4 PowerPoint Presentation Lesson Plans, 4 Notes Outlines, 4 Homework Assignments and 4 Vocabulary Lesson Plans. All individual components of this curriculum can be purchased and viewed separately in my main catalog.

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Part 2 Earth Science Lesson Plan topics include:

Earths Atmosphere
This Lesson Plan covers the following topics: The Atmosphere, Structure of the Atmosphere, Weather, Air Temperature, Temperature Scales, Air Pressure, Measuring Air Pressure, Air Pressure Factors, Moisture in the Atmosphere, Measuring Moisture in the Atmosphere, Psychrometer, Relative Humidity, The Wind, Measuring the Wind, The Coriolis Effect, Zones of Convergence and Divergence, Cloud Formation, Precipitation

Weather Systems
This Lesson Plan covers the following topics: Weather Systems, Energy in the Atmosphere, Electromagnetic Spectrum, Evaporation, Three Stages of Water, Heat of Fusion, Heat of Vaporization, Latent Heat Energy, Synoptic Weather Maps, Weather Station Symbols, Air Masses, Weather Fronts, Front Symbols, Natural Hazards, Tropical Storm Formation, Tropical Storm Categories

Water Cycle and Climates
This Lesson Plan covers the following topics: The Water Cycle and Climates, The Water (Hydrologic) Cycle, Groundwater, Permeability, Capillarity, Rainfall and Stream Flow, Factors Affecting Stream Flow, Watersheds (Drainage Basin), How Heat Energy Travels, Insolation, Angle of Insolation, Duration of Insolation, Variations in Day Length, Variations of Insolation, Absorption of Insolation, Reflection of Insolation, Terrestrial Radiation, Greenhouse Effect, Insolation Temperature Lag, Climate, Factors that Affect Climate

Environmental Awareness
This Lesson Plan covers the following topics: Balance of Nature, Pollution, Pollution Example, Technology and the Environment, Pollution Classification, Air Pollution, The Carbon Cycle, Sources of Emissions of Air Pollutants, CO2 Content of Earths Atmosphere is Increasing, The Greenhouse Effect, Acid Rain, Water Pollution Sources, Ground Pollution Sources, Energy Pollution, Human Population Growth, Human Population Density, Renewable Resources, Nonrenewable Resources, The Future

My PowerPoint presentations have been made to be both informative on curricular topics and visually stimulating for all students. 100% of my students prefer to receive and discuss new topics via PowerPoint (compared to reading textbooks, lectures, or copying information off of the board). I have found that this method works extremely well with both mainstreamed and inclusion students. When I taught in a traditional HS, I provided a notebook with all the slides for students who needed to take a second look at a slide or were absent for the day.

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