6.3 Lesson 3
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15 questions
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Hailstorms often happen during the warmer months. How is it possible for hail to form and fall from the sky when the temperature is not cold enough for water to freeze?
Hailstorms often happen during the warmer months. How is it possible for hail to form and fall from the sky when the temperature is not cold enough for water to freeze?
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How could we find out if the air up high is colder than the air near the ground?
How could we find out if the air up high is colder than the air near the ground?
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How high up in the atmosphere do you think we would need to go to find out if it gets colder up there?
How high up in the atmosphere do you think we would need to go to find out if it gets colder up there?
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What are some ways we could put tools that record such measurements up in the air? (Show video after)
What are some ways we could put tools that record such measurements up in the air? (Show video after)
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How does the air higher up compare to the air near the ground? Write 1 prediction.
How does the air higher up compare to the air near the ground? Write 1 prediction.
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What are some patterns you notice in the weather data collected by the balloon?
What are some patterns you notice in the weather data collected by the balloon?
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What site did you get to analyze? (Salem, Amarillo, Wilmington, or Albany)?
What site did you get to analyze? (Salem, Amarillo, Wilmington, or Albany)?
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What are some patterns you notice with your partner about your assigned data? Document any patterns you notice in the data for January, April, July, and October.
What are some patterns you notice with your partner about your assigned data? Document any patterns you notice in the data for January, April, July, and October.
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Now work with another pair who has a different data set. Document any patterns (similarities) you notice across the data sets for the 2 sites.
Now work with another pair who has a different data set. Document any patterns (similarities) you notice across the data sets for the 2 sites.
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What claim can you now make about the relationship between the temperature of the air and the distance from the ground (altitude)? Support your claim with evidence from your analysis of the data.
What claim can you now make about the relationship between the temperature of the air and the distance from the ground (altitude)? Support your claim with evidence from your analysis of the data.
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Quick Write - What do we know about temperature and the kinetic energy of particles of matter?
Quick Write - What do we know about temperature and the kinetic energy of particles of matter?
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How can we represent the temperature differences between the molecules that make up air high up in the atmosphere and those that make up air closer to the ground?
How can we represent the temperature differences between the molecules that make up air high up in the atmosphere and those that make up air closer to the ground?
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What did you figure out about the question?
What did you figure out about the question?
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If we gathered data by moving closer to the ground, what do you think we would see in that data?
If we gathered data by moving closer to the ground, what do you think we would see in that data?
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If we looked at weather balloon data taken at 12:00 noon instead of 12:00 midnight, what do you think we would see in that data?
If we looked at weather balloon data taken at 12:00 noon instead of 12:00 midnight, what do you think we would see in that data?