OpenSciEd Unit 6.3 · Lesson 20 · 20.A
Look for: reference central ideas from the text to supp…
From Teacher Edition
Facilitation guidance from the lesson plan — what to notice in student thinking and how to respond while teaching.
Building towards
20.A.1 Integrate text and media to gather additional information to clarify how ocean currents that circulate cooler and warmer waters to different latitudes affect air mass temperature and humidity.
What to look / listen for
Students to:
reference central ideas from the text to support their conclusions
use data from the text, such as precipitation amounts at different coastal cities to support their conclusions
reference at least 2 or more sources of data - text, maps, or visualizations - to support their conclusions
construct a plausible causal chain to explain why locations near that coast get more or less precipitation that includes the concepts of
ocean currents circulating warmer and cooler water to different locations
What to do
Examine students’ exit tickets to see if they are (1) making causal connections between ocean temperatures and air mass humidity, (2) using information from multiple sources, and (3) identifying important ideas about ocean circulation and temperature that would affect the chance of precipitation in a location. Use this information to adjust your approach and to prepare for the Consensus Discussion on day 2.