GLE 0607.8.1 Design and conduct an investigation to determine how the sun drives atmospheric convection.

GLE 0607.8.2 Describe how the sun’s energy produces the wind.

GLE 0607.8.3 Investigate the relationship between currents and oceanic temperature differences.

GLE 0607.8.4 Analyze meteorological data to predict weather conditions.

607.8.1 Recognize how convection currents in the atmosphere produce wind.

607.8.2 Design an experiment to investigate differences in the amount of the sun’s energy absorbed by a variety of surface materials.

607.8.3 Design an experiment to demonstrate how ocean currents are associated with the sun’s energy.

607.8.4 Analyze ocean temperature data to demonstrate how these conditions affect the weather in nearby land masses.

607.8.5 Interpret data found on ocean current maps.

607.8.6 Use data collected from instruments such as a barometer, thermometer, psychrometer, and anemometer to describe local weather conditions.

SPI 0607.8.1 Analyze data to identify events associated with heat convection in the atmosphere.

SPI 0607.8.2 Recognize the connection between the sun’s energy and the wind.

SPI 0607.8.3 Describe how temperature differences in the ocean account for currents.

SPI 0607.8.4 Interpret meteorological data to make predictions about the weather.