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Ocean, Atmosphere, and Climate

Lesson 2.6: The Climates of Peru

Lesson purpose: to provide students with a targeted review and exploration of key concepts and ideas�

Please refer to this lesson’s Materials & Preparation section in the digital Teacher’s Guide or the print Teacher’s Guide for information about preparing to teach this lesson, including any applicable safety notes. Below are links to resources used in this lesson.

Ocean, Atmosphere, and Climate Simulation

"Climates of Peru" in the Amplify Library

Printable Article: "Climates of Peru"

Ocean, Atmosphere, and Climate Investigation Notebook, pages 65–79

Ocean, Atmosphere, and Climate Glossary

Ocean, Atmosphere, and Climate Multi-Language Glossary

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Warm-Up

Activity 1

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Investigation Notebook

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Investigating Peru’s Diverse Climates

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Today, you’ll work in pairs to complete activities that will help you review ideas about what determines the air temperature in a place. First, let’s watch a short video about currents.

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In the Warm-Up, you read an article about a particular region of Peru.

Next, you and your partner will use the Sim to investigate the region you read about.

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The Sim is a model that does not show exact locations, so you will focus on locations in the Sim that are similar to regions of Peru.

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Investigating Peru’s Diverse Climates

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Green Group

Blue Group

Purple Group

First, use Currents Map mode to investigate Peru’s rain forest. Then, model the rain forest using Surface Test mode. Next, discuss the questions with your partner.

Use Currents Map mode to investigate upwelling near Peru’s coast. Then, discuss the questions with your partner.

Use Currents Map mode to compare Peru’s rain forest and its coastal desert. Then, discuss the questions with your partner.

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Investigation Notebook

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pgs 71–73

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Since different groups focused on different regions of Peru, you’ll share what you found with the class.

Let’s hear from each group.

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Which location has the warmer air temperature: Tarapoto or Neuquén? Why?

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Which location has the warmer air temperature: Tarapoto or Lima? Why?

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Which location has the warmer air temperature: Recife or Lima? Why?

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What determines a location’s air temperature?

Let’s summarize what we’ve learned from this activity.

👉Teacher action:

Ask volunteers to summarize their ideas. Help students make connections to the following key concepts, as appropriate:

1. Energy from the sun is transferred to Earth’s surface. Some of that energy is then transferred to the air above the surface.
2. The closer a location is to the equator, the more energy it receives from the sun. Therefore, a location’s air temperature is affected by its distance from the equator.
4. When an ocean current comes from the equator, it brings warmer-than-expected water to the places it passes, and that water is warmer than the nearby air. When an ocean current comes from a pole, it brings colder-than-expected water to the places it passes, and that water is colder than the nearby air.
5. Energy transfers from warmer substances to colder substances. Warmer currents transfer energy to cooler air, and warmer air transfers energy to cooler currents.

👉Teacher action (to introduce the homework):

If needed, make additional time to explain the optional Self-Assessment. If students do not have access to Amplify Science at home, provide them with copies of Investigation Notebook pages 78–79.

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Self-Assessment

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For this activity, you will have a chance to reflect on your learning so far.

Remember, these are the same questions you will revisit at the end of every chapter.

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Investigation Notebook pgs 78–79

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End of Lesson

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