Look for: reference central ideas from the text to supp…

20.A.2 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.

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

Focus students on integrating or corroborating their evidence sources to support their ideas. Listen specifically for students to draw conclusions that show progress toward these disciplinary core ideas components:

• Weather and climate are influenced by interactions involving sunlight, the ocean, and atmosphere, which vary by latitude.
• The ocean is a major influence on weather and climate through its absorption and global redistribution of energy from the sun through ocean currents.
• Because these patterns are so complex, weather can only be predicted probabilistically.
• INear the Air Mass Map, draw a causal chain diagram to help students articulate how warming of the ocean, ocean currents, evaporation, and air mass movement cause precipitation events.