See how estimation is essential to making temperature weather maps. Scholars use ratios and rates of change to estimate temperatures at locations where temperature readings have not been made. They connect this idea to linear functions.

Concepts

meteorology, estimation, rate of change, ratios

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Team up with an Earth Science teacher for the lesson

Classroom Considerations

• Decide whether to allow graphing calculators (listed as optional)
• Learners should have knowledge of linear functions, rates of change, and ratios

Pros

• Includes worksheets with graphs and diagrams
• Teacher notes have additional extension questions

Cons

• Does not indicate how weather maps are actually made (i.e, using technology)

Common Core

HSF-IF.A.1