DOWNLOAD COURSE
CONTENTS
Grade Levels; Time Required; Objectives;
Disciplines Encompassed; Key Terms;
Prerequisite Knowledge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Scenario. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Part 1: Understanding the absorption of energy
at the surface of the Earth.
Question: Does the type of the ground surface
influence its temperature? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Part 2: How a change in water phase affects
surface temperatures.
Question: How important is the evaporation of
water in cooling a surface? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Part 3: Determining what controls the temperature
of the land surface.
Question 1: If my town grows, will it impact the
area’s temperature? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Question 2: Why are the summer temperatures in
the desert southwest so much higher than at the
same latitude in the southeast? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Appendix A: Bibliography/Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Appendix B: Answer Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Appendix C: National Education Standards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Appendix D: Problem-Based Learning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Appendix E: TRMM Introduction/Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Appendix F: Temperature Tables
Phoenix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Pittsburgh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Appendix G: Glossary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
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