21-22 TES 3.3

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TES 3.3 Explaining Why It Rains

Today, you will write a scientific explanation to answer the question:

Why is more water vapor getting cold over West Ferris than East Ferris?

Use the words in the word bank to answer the questions below.

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What is condensation?

Sentence starter: Condensation is __________________

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What happens to water vapor molecules when it gets cold?

Sentence starter: When water vapor molecules get cold, ________________

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Where does condensation occur in the atmosphere?

Sentence starter: Condensation occurs in the __________________

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Why is more water vapor getting cold over West Ferris than East Ferris?

Sentence starter: More water vapor is getting cold over West Ferris because __________________

TES 3.3 Model

https://learning.amplify.com/modelingtool/#/tool/175/level/33_Raindrop_Formation_id_2965

Goto the model and follow the directions below

Use the words in the word bank to answer the questions below

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How does water vapor turn into a cloud?

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What happens to the liquid water molecules in a cloud when it is raining?

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Why is a cloud NOT raining?

Writing a Scientific Explanation (Paragraph)

Write a CER (Claim / Evidence / Reasoning) paragraph to answer the question below.

Question: Why does a lot of rain form over West Ferris than East Ferris?
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Question: Why does a lot of rain form over West Ferris than East Ferris?

Claim: A lot of rain forms over West Ferris because ____________________

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Evidence: How does your observations from the Demonstration: Low and High Atmosphere Cups support/prove your answer to the question?


Sentence starter: In the Low and High Atmosphere Cups demonstration, it showed _____________

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Evidence: How does your observations from the TES Simulation support/prove your answer to the question?


Sentence starter: In the TES simulation, it showed _____________

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Reasoning 1: Explain how why it rains more in West Ferris
  • What part of the atmosphere does the rain form?
  • What temperature is does is that part of the atmosphere?
  • Why does it rain a lot in West Ferris?
Sentence starters:
Rain forms in the _____________ part of the atmosphere, where the temperature is _____________
It rains more in West Ferris because _____________

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Reasoning 2: Explain why it rains less in East Ferris
  • Think about the amount of water vapor in the atmosphere in East Ferris
Sentence starter: It rains less in East Ferris because _____________