ESS2.5 Day 2

​ESS2.5 - analyze and interpret data to determine the impact of humans and other organisms on the water cycle, landforms (rain shadow effect), and atmospheric systems.

​​EQ:
How do humans and other organisms impact the water cycle, landforms, and atmospheric systems?

Draw

Engage: Create a quick sketch about how Deforestation, Agriculture, or Urban development impact the water cycle.

Explore:​
The atmosphere helps control Earth’s temperature. Carbon dioxide (CO₂) is a gas that traps heat in the air — it’s called a greenhouse gas. Some CO₂ is natural, but too much can make Earth’s atmosphere hold more heat, changing climate patterns.

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1. Graph the data with Year on the x-axis and two lines on the y-axis — one for CO₂ and one for temperature.

2. What happens to CO₂ levels over time?

3 What happens to average global temperature over time?

4. What pattern do you notice between the two lines on your graph?

5. How might human activity cause these changes?

6. How do these changes affect the atmosphere and weather?

​Explain:

Today we are going to discuss how

• Pollution- Industrial and agricultural wastes

• Climate Change

impact the water cycle.

​With your 1 2 partner, create a claim from the text about how industrial wastes impact the water cycle.

​Independently develop a claim from the text that describes how agricultural wastes impact the water cycle.

​What do you notice?


Anything strange?

​Yes, waste particles can help form clouds, just like dust or smoke, because clouds need tiny particles for water vapor to condense on. Larger-scale waste particles like pollution from burning fossil fuels also contribute to cloud formation by acting as condensation nuclei. This shows how both natural and human-made particles are essential for creating clouds.

How it works

• Heat from the sun causes water to evaporate from oceans, lakes, and rivers, turning it into an invisible gas called water vapor.

• This warm, moist air rises and cools down as it goes higher into the atmosphere.

• When the air gets cool enough, the water vapor needs a tiny particle to condense on, like dust, sea salt, or pollution from waste products.

• The water vapor clings to these tiny particles to form a tiny water droplet or ice crystal. Millions of these droplets or crystals together form a visible cloud.

• Particles from things like burning fossil fuels are a major source of these particles in the air, which are called condensation nuclei. 

​Organisms and the Atmosphere

Plants, animals, and microorganisms all play a part in the atmosphere.

Plants take in carbon dioxide and release oxygen, helping to balance gases in the air.

Animals breathe out carbon dioxide, and microorganisms release gases as they break down dead material. All these living things help keep Earth’s atmosphere in balance.

​What kind of impacts are these? How do you know?

​When Earth’s climate gets warmer, _____ water evaporates, causing some places to have _____rain and ______ while others have _____ rain and more droughts, changing the water cycle.

​Elaborate:


Let's watch the Brainpop "Climate Change"

​Evaluate:

You will be given a paper.
You must complete the written part and the visual part.


Be detailed! Use color!
Pretend I know nothing and you are creating this to help me understand.