| Date/Day | Unit 4 Lesson 4 |
| TOPIC | Hurricanes |
Opening (I Do)
| Standards Addressed | d. Construct an explanation for variations in global weather patterns such as El Nino, hurricanes, and monsoons and design solutions to minimize the impact of these systems on human populations
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Learning Targets Related to Standard(s) Success Criteria | Learning Target: I can explain how the heat capacity of the ocean affects special weather events -explain the causes and effects of hurricanes
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Introduction/ Connection:
Direct Instruction | Warm up: Discuss Recent Hurricanes
Notes: Causes of Hurricanes |
Work Period (We Do, You ) | Guided Practice Independent/ Collaborative Practice/
| Article: Hurricanes and Climate Change, CER protocol
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Differentiation |
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Formative/Summative Assessments (We Check)
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Closing (We Check)
| Summarize/ Share | Review/Compare claim, evidence and reasoning |
Instructional Focus | Reading and writing | Article: Hurricanes and Climate Change |