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The Teek and Tom Educator’s Guide includes 10 lesson plans — two supplementing each episode. The lessons allow students to build knowledge of and skills associated with important Earth science concepts. Through the exploration and investigation of NOAA data, visualizations, and content, the lessons support the videos in telling a cohesive story of key Earth systems, and how those systems impact each other.
Each lesson is aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), national standards for math, national standards for English and language arts, and the College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Framework for Social Studies State Standards. These standards reinforce the interdisciplinary nature of ocean, weather, and climate studies, and support the teaching of these topics. The lessons engage students in content that is locally relevant; and use the 5E model (Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, Evaluate) to provide a structure for students to connect science ideas with their own experiences, and apply their learning to new contexts.
Scroll down to view and download the individual lessons in the guide, or download the entire Educator’s Guide.
Lesson 1: What Should I Wear Today?
Students explore the similarities and differences between climate and weather, investigate climate characteristics, and develop explanations of climate and weather.
(Supplements Episode 1)
Lesson 2: It’s All about the Weather…and the Climate
Students investigate the factors that influence precipitation and temperatures of locations on Earth, and make decisions based on climate information.
(Supplements Episode 1)
Students demonstrate how water absorbs energy differently than land and air, then examine real-world examples of the ocean’s effect on land temperatures.
(Supplements Episode 2)
Students investigate the relative amounts of salt and freshwater on Earth and do a simple water evaporation experiment associated with Earth's water cycle.
(Supplements Episode 2)
Lesson 5: There’s Something in the Air
Students are introduced to atmospheric rivers, and investigate weather events that are powered by the atmosphere and moisture from the ocean through “recipes” for thunderstorms, snow storms, lake effect snow, and rain shadows.
(Supplements Episode 3)
Lesson 6: Recipes for Disasters: Tornadoes and Hurricanes
Students learn about atmospheric conditions needed to form tornadoes and hurricanes, and review a climate extreme map to find if weather extremes might impact their local area.
(Supplements Episode 3)
Lesson 7: Planetary Toolbox: Eyes in the Skies
Students learn about tools used to observe atmospheric conditions, track and predict the impacts of hurricanes, and develop emergency action plans to be implemented before a hurricane makes landfall.
(Supplements Episode 4)
Lesson 8: Planetary Toolbox: Eyes in the Ocean
Students investigate tools to collect data about the ocean floor, water temperature, salinity, ocean currents, and marine creatures. They compare tools’ weaknesses and strengths, and select tools to investigate a remote part of the ocean.
(Supplements Episode 4)
Students investigate data about carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and the resulting warming of the Earth and the ocean. They construct a “futures wheel” to identify multiple layers of consequences of a warming ocean.
(Supplements Episode 5)
Lesson 10: Taking Care of Earth
Students demonstrate what they have learned about the connections between the ocean and atmosphere in a presentation to an imaginary Galactic Council.
(Supplements Episode 5)
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